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May 9, 2012

Happy Mother’s Day to Me from Bealls

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

I am the proud momma of four children and the over the top grandmomma to my sweet baby girl.  However, these offspring are spread out from coast to coast. And they are so spread thin time-wise that they rarely make it to see me on Mother’s Day. Thus Mother’s Day will be quiet for me [...]

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The big event happened on Friday afternoon, when 16 top-tier bloggers from around the US gathered in New York City at the invitation of Sear’s and KMart to celebrate the launch of the Sandra by Sandra Lee collection. Entrepreneur, TV star and bestselling author Sandra Lee was the perfect hostess for this soiree ~ entertaining, charming [...]

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I just got back from NYC after a blissful 2 days with the Kmart/Sears team at the Sandra Lee launch!!! My creative energy is on fire. Sandra made a comment about my blog { “This is pure genius.” } and about me as a writer { Rebecca is the hands down winner of wordsmithing.” } [...]

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April 14, 2012

Kitchens I Want to Cook In Someday

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

I spent a wonderful part of Sunday afternoon creating a new board on Pinterest!!! I am spending more and more time there and have now included time for it in my weekly calendar!!! Oh yes I did!!!

I know that you are feeling the same way…just admit it now and save us both a lot of [...]

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I am so thrilled to show you my DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #24 ~ My Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Christmas Tree for 2011. Most of the decorations are from the Dollar Tree. They had some awesome and beautiful ornaments this year!!! I did add a few of the blue ornaments from the Midnight Clear [...]

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The DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #23 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less candelabra I found for a steal at Goodwill. By now you should have discovered that I love my local Goodwill store. I could decorate a mansion pretty well with the things I find there. This candelabra is no exception. It was brass before…now [...]

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The Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #19 is using lots of glass to bring sparkle and shine into the decorating scheme. I found these tall glass goblets at my favorite decorating store…Goodwill. I had been looking at them in the stores for over $20. I picked these two up for under [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #18 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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My DIY Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Christmas Decor Vignette #18 is an inexpensive way to get some glamour into your decorating scheme. I so wanted a large mirror over the mantle this year. Mirrors large enough to work here are very pricey indeed!! So I found this 30′ X 48′ frame at a yard [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #17 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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The DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #17 and Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less idea today is magnolia leaves rimmed in silver. They turned out so amazingly awesome, it is one of my favorites this year.

It is very easy to do…you clip some branches of magnolia leaves and draw around the edges with a silver (or gold) [...]

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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear DIY Holiday Decor from #KmartHoliday #cBias

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This was the most fun I have had in years…adorning my beloved Florida home was a thrilling pastime for me over the past few weeks as I lovingly blessed each and every inch of her. I used natural elements accented by decorative items from Kmart to achieve the look. I crafted and created and painted [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #15 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #13 is indeed an Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less. I covered two books from Goodwill with newsprint. I placed a set of blue beads in a leaded glass tray I own and put a 2 for $1 Dollar Store candle behind it. It is a quick and easy and oh so [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #14 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #14 my Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less firepit from Kmart completes my holiday decor with flair. In Florida the lanai is a vital part of the indoor/outdoor living space…so it is amazing to have the tree lit and the firepit going. It adds a glow to the entire house!!!

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #13 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Photo Jewelry Ornaments

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I thought I would do a little crafting tutorial as my DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #15. I designed these Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Photo Jewelry Christmas Ornaments quickly and easily with an EZ Photo Resizer kit from Photo Jewelry Making.com.
I made these with my artwork inside. I am placing these on my little twig [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #12 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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I am thrilled to share today’s DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #12. Isn’t that an Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less?I know it is hard to believe, but it is so inexpensive. I found the chest of drawers several years ago and refurbished it earlier this year as part of my Ghosts of Furniture Past. The mirror [...]

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