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Crown Royal Jacket
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The Crown Royal Jacket in All Its Glory Here it is—the Crown Royal Jacket, fully finished and ready to shine! To add a fun detail, I altered a Crown Royal bag and transformed it into a breast pocket. Thankfully, I managed to complete the entire jacket just in time for Mardi Gras. As you…
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Step by Step how to build a Pizza Oven
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How to build a Forno, wood fired brick oven History The term al forno refers to a traditional Italian style of cooking that relies on wood-burning ovens and open-flame grills. Over time, the brick oven—with its arched doorway and wooden board used to slide food in and out—has become a signature symbol of this…
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Feather Hair Piece
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Mardi Gras time is here! There is still time before Fat Tuesday, 3/8, to enjoy carnival Big Easy style. In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to make a feather head piece for just around five dollars. I have seen similar items sell for $25 or more depending on the type of feathers and…
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Got Corks?
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If you like wines, then you have plenty of these lying around. I made a square bulletin board with our first collection of corks. When a hoop came loose on one of our wine barrel cocktail tables in the garden I had another idea. See our Mannenkin Pis? You can buy your own here…
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Mosaic Dining Table
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What to do when you find that a gust a wind causes your market umbrella to shatter your glass patio table? Well you could have a piece of glass or acrylic cut to fit. But that’s not very fun or interesting. While we were picking up the tiny pieces of tempered glass I had…