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Who doesn't love these grainsack towels from Ikea? I was down to my last one this morning and wanted to give it a quick French-y look. I flipped through my Pinterest pins and decided to use this great Three French Hens one.

I'm pretty sure my sister Kathy (from CreativeHomeExpressions) has used this same image on some of her beautiful pillows. It's so versatile - great for spring, fall and the holidays.

I used TAP paper to transfer the image onto the towel. I just can't say enough about this paper. So easy to use and you can't see any remnants of the paper like you do with traditional transfer paper. Yup, I'm hooked!

Here's my new towel hanging off the kitchen island!

Jeanine

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Remember those candle tins I picked up at Goodwill over the weekend? Here's the before:

And here they are now:

I printed out some French script onto label paper. Then I used my Cricut to cut out the circles.

I hand-stamped the French crowns on each circle and added some rhinestone bling. All I had to do was peel and stick to get them on my tins.

I think they're going to be perfect for dressing up our outdoor table!

Jeanine

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The winner of my book giveaway as picked by Random.Org is:

#11 Deb from DragonFly Treasure!

Congrats Deb! I'll be in touch to get your mailing address.

Jeanine

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I popped into our local Goodwill and church thrift store this morning. Came home with some goodies for about $10.

I'm hoping to give the laundry sign a spray paint makeover soon. It's still way too cold here to paint. I'm also planning on adding a French image to it using TAP paper.

The tins are actually citronella candles from Crate & Barrel. They were 99 cents each. I'm going to add a pretty image to the tops of them so they don't look so drab.

I also got two boxes of brand new Better Homes & Gardens' napkin rings, a little metal pail, a doily and some plain white napkins. I'm hoping to use the TAP paper for the napkins too. Thinking a nice Spring-y image would work well for them.

Jeanine

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**There is still time to enter my giveaway here.**

I've been wanting to make a fabric bunny banner for quite a while now. Last night, I decided to give it a go using this great bunny silhouette from The Graphics Fairy.

First thing I did was trace my pendants onto some muslin. Then I printed out my image onto TAP (Transfer Artists Paper) paper. It was the first time I've ever used it and I must say I'm hooked already!

I first heard about TAP from Susan at Homeroad. You can use it like regular iron-on transfer paper, but it can also be used to transfer images onto wood, metal - you name it! I got mine off of eBay but Amazon also sells it.

I love that the image doesn't look like it was ironed on. It almost looks like a silkscreen. I don't see any edging; it's like the image just melted onto the fabric!

I finished up my bunnies by adding little cotton tails. I'm hanging it with some twine and clothes pins.

Jeanine

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I have a habit of holding onto old food jars and bottles. I clean them out, peel off the labels and then wait for inspiration to strike.

Since my countdown to Spring has begun, I decided to make some cheery Spring/Easter bottles.

I printed my images onto label paper, so I just had to peel and stick.

I gave the taller one more of a rustic look with the twine and lace. I added a pretty blue seam binding to the smaller one.

Both got rhinestone embellishments and are filled with faux moss. You probably can't tell but the smaller one has some Easter eggs in it.

Yup, I'm ready for Spring!

Jeanine