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One Year!
One Year It’s been one year – 365 days that 3ten.ca has been up and running. You are all to thank, web surfers, recipe tasters and sewing triers! Over 70 posts, over 7000 page views and over 4000 visit – here are some of the top posts! Above you’ll find my very own recipe – Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies – make them, eat them, love them! Project The DIY: Barn Door is a Pinterest hit! I love the idea of not only making something, but…
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DIY: Patio Tablecloth
This DIY patio tablecloth is my tentative answer to not finding a table for our deck. I’m sure you know my troubles trying to find a suitable patio table…this is a quick and easy solution and can actually be used to make any tablecloth! What You Need Fabric Thread Serger Buttons Ribbon Washers I made my DIY patio tablecloth a bit big for the table because I want it to fit picnic tables when we go camping, too. I made it 50 inches by 85…
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DIY: Patio Table
DIY Patio Table Summer starts tomorrow and what we needed was a patio table! Last year we purchased 4 chairs from Home Depot but we didn’t like any of their tables, nor any tables anywhere for that matter. Our plan, we’ll build one ourself! The small problem…time. Where does all the time go? In need of a quick fix, I remembered that we had this ugly folding table in the basement – the pervious owner had left it (and after looking at it, you can…
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Home Improvement: Lighting
Home Improvement Lighting Lights are a great way (like barn doors) to update your home. When we moved into our home a couple of years ago (man, time flies!) the lights were not so nice. Boob lights, as they are most commonly called, flooded our ceilings and ancient-looking wall sconces decorated our walls. Some people may like those styles,however, we say flat out YUCKY!! Time to update… The light above is actually a DIY project my husband competed. Using old fashioned filament lights and electrical…
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DIY: Barn Door
DIY Barn Door A barn doors is an awesome way to make a statement in any room or any house. This project helps you make your own for about $150 (if you already have some of the right tools) instead of buying one for upwards of $1500! First, you need to decide where you want your bard door – we are using ours as a closet door. Second, decide how big you want the door. We use 2x8s – and 6 of them (about $30-$40).…
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Recipe: Chewy Country Cookies
One of the best holiday gifts to give – cookie mix in a jar! They’re fun to make and even more fun to receive. Mix it up for a baby shower with pink and blue m&ms, or orange ones for Halloween…even all red for Valentine’s Day. Bakerella has inspired me and I was struck with the creativity this project can offer…soon I hope to come up with brownies in a jar. What You Need 1 Ball jar – or an 8 cup mason jar –…
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Personalized Dishes!
So…you may have come across this on Pinterest. Sharpie and dishes – bake and you have permanent design! The fun thing is, it actually works on black dishes with silver Sharpies, or even purple Sharpie on white. Try it! Okay, let’s get started. What You Need oven safe dish contrasting sharpie oven oven mitts cooling rack To start, preheat your oven to 350. Wash your dish and ensure it’s completely dry. You can even use a bit of rubbing alcohol on the spot you’re going…
