DIY Spotted Horse Bookends

While I haven’t been riding in oh, let’s just round down and call it 20 years, I still am amazed and in awe of these gorgeous creatures.  They are a little scary too for those of us who are not exactly expert riders. My daughter Abbie’s room has quite a few horse accents in it,

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Painted Vintage Dresser + Homemade Chalk Paint

When I saw this dresser recently while thrifting, I knew I needed it. I wasn’t sure however if I would be able to let her go once she was done! I did a bit of research after bringing her home, and it looks like this dresser is probably WWII or prior due to the wood

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Inspiration Monday Party | Awesome Food + Features!!

  Welcome back to Inspiration Monday Party Dress… we are ready to BOWL our way into SUPER INSPIRATION!!   We hope you are enjoying your Super Bowl Sunday!   We wanted to let you know that we had over 800 projects link up last week… that is truly amazing!   Thank you so much for

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DIY Knotted Leather Hanging Planter

Do you love to pop into your favorite thrift stores and just see stuff you cannot live without? (daily, weekly, yearly, if it’s frequent that’s a relief & hopefully will justify how often I go!) Oh good. I know, and I feel the same way. The thrill of the hunt is hard to beat, and while

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Inspiration Monday Party |

Welcome back to Inspiration Monday! We’re so happy you stopped by to party with us today.   Need some inspiration? You’ve come to the right place! Check out all the fabulous and creative ideas below. Of course, if you are a blogger, link your latest creations and have your work seen on 7 different blogs!

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DIY Bohemian Style Woven Tapestry

Do you ever wish you had a super cool tapestry for a table or your wall? And perhaps it looks like something you would find in an amazing shop full of Bohemian fabulousness. But you made it, and it was easy, and thrifty as well. Are you in? Inspired by so many gorgeous woven wall

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Day #9: Breakfast for Dinner Ham + Cheese Casserole

  Nothing seems to get devoured faster than a good egg and potato casserole at a potluck, gathering or family meal. I have made this version for years, and it is our go to recipe for potlucks, family breakfasts, and a night my kids look forward to, breakfast-for-dinner night. Which we do a few times

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Stay the course when you feel like giving up

While January and a New Year holds so much hope and promise, sometimes we are just not feeling it. Or see it, no matter how hard we look. Maybe we are exhausted from battle, and an ongoing challenge rolled right into the New Year with no regard to our wishes for it to be over.

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Inspiration Monday Party | Fabulous Foodie Features!!

Welcome back to Inspiration Monday! We’re so happy you stopped by to party with us today.   Need some inspiration? You’ve come to the right place! Check out all the fabulous and creative  ideas below.  Of course, if you are a blogger, link your latest creations and have your work  seen on 7 different blogs!

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Day #8: DIY Anthro Inspired Rope Basket

  Making a basket out of rope couldn’t be easier when the base happens to be a $1 mesh garbage can from the dollar store.  I found mine at Dollar Tree.   Using up a few different types and widths of rope I had on hand, some paint and a few other items from the

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Day 7: How to Make Pretty Retro Pot Holders

  Hello crafty friends! I hope this finds you enjoying your January and hopefully enjoying our 31 day challenge to make, organize, decorate and cook our way thru the month with a No/Low Spend plan! Of course, the winter bugs have arrived at casa twelveOeight, so it seems as though it has taken me 12

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Day 6: How to Make Your Own Cake Mix (gluten free option too!)

Hello friends! I am really excited to share one of my favorite make-your-own-mix recipes today for Chocolate Cake Mix, with a gluten free option too! There have been many times I have opened my pantry to find one last cake mix on hand, and with a sigh of relief I can whip up a quick

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Day 5: How to Clean and Update Those Gross Vent Covers

  I have to admit, I had not really gotten down and looked at my floor vents until a couple years ago. Yeah, it was a little gross! But when I did finally check them out their were really dirty and rusty. And buying beautiful new vent covers (especially for a whole room or home)

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Day 4: All You Need Is Love {free printable!!}

  Hello from the house of runny noses and coughs, I seem to forget that we always catch a cold in early January. Similar to forgetting exactly how fun it is to give birth, get a root canal, or cough until you pee your pants… Our New Year Week of Sickness has blindsided me yet

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Day 3: How long should I keep paperwork for?

So…this is one that I am super duper guilty of, that is not asking this question, and therefore never throwing paperwork away.  Like, I am fairly certain I still have my ticket stub from Madonna’s Virgin Tour, yes it was quite a while ago. And a cancelled check for something. And bank statements, so many

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Inspiration Monday Party | Happy New Year + Features!!

Happy New Year, party friends! We’re so happy to have you join us for the first party of 2015. We look forward to partying with you all year long…with loads of inspiration, yumminess and FUN! Be sure to tweet the post(s) you link up using our hashtag. We love to search the hashtag and retweet

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Day 2: Quinoa Enchilada Casserole

Welcome to Day 2 of our No/Low Spend Challenge!! I am SO sorry we are a couple days behind, we have been sick but are getting much better at casa twelveOeight…   A large part of our budgets each month is food. Since we have just started our No Spend/Low Spend Challenge for the month

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Top DIY Projects + Reader Favorites for 2014!!

  Happy last day of 2014 friends!! I don’t know about you, but to me that just looks and sounds crazy!  But we are here again, saying farewell to another year, and welcoming in a wonderful new year full of hope, promise, and some projects we can work on together!! I want to thank you

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Welcome to twelveOeight! I’m Tanya and I am so glad you are here. If you are ready to start loving the home you have now, then join me on my mission. One thrifty project at a time we can make our today homes our dream homes.

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