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I'm embarking on a journey I've never taken before. I'm going to attempt to upholster dining room chairs and I'm terrified!

We swapped dining sets with my father-in-law over the weekend. This is a pretty oak dining set but the cushions are killing me. See what I mean?

I've never upholstered anything before so I've been busy bookmarking blog posts and Pinterest pages on how to do it. Some say to just add the new fabric over the old fabric; others say scrap the old fabric and padding and start fresh. I haven't decided which to do yet, so any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

I also have to work on getting a few water rings off the table. I'm planning to use mayonnaise over the weekend.

Wish me luck!

Jeanine

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The official start of spring is just a mere 10 days a way. I can hardly contain my excitement as this winter has definitely wiped me out. It was gorgeous here this weekend so I started adding some spring touches about the house.

Found this great chalkboard image on Pinterest.

I keep this little birdy out year round, but even he's ready for spring!

Peat pot and eggs under my favorite cloche.

Another cloche. This one holds a wooden bunny.

A nest rests in this huge crown that is actually a candle holder. I re-did the wood tray too. Originally it had a Frenchy design in the middle but I changed things up by covering the bottom of the tray with vintage dictionary paper.

These little bunny salt and pepper shakers are from the Pottery Barn outlet. Still looking good after about 5 years!

I have more decorations and such to put out, but I'm glad I got started with these simple spring touches.

Jeanine

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I picked up some plain white napkins at our local church thrift store last week. I wanted to dress them up a bit, so I broke out the TAP paper again and came up with this sweet touch for Easter.

I've used this image on several projects. I bought it off Etsy a couple of years ago and I never get bored of it.

I like that it's not overly Easter-ish, so I can use them year-round.

And of course who doesn't love a little French touch with the Le Lapin!

It took me literally 10 minutes to do four of them. I have two more left to finish. Thankfully, there is plenty of time before Easter!

Jeanine

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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