Brown Butter Pumpkin Spice Treats

   Brown Butter Pumpkin Spice Treats combine the ooey gooey goodness of marshmallows (my kids love that) and the nutty, rich flavor of browned butter which mama adores.  There are a few variations of this recipe out there, this is mine, and I love not only how pretty they are, speckled with pumpkin pie spice. 

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Fall Crockpot Recipes For Busy Cooks

The days just seem to get more and more busy around the twelveOeight house in the fall, and I love every minute of it.  The leaves changing color in my neighborhood, making yummy soups and casseroles, planning out a few visits to local pumpkin patches and more pumpkins than we know what to do with.   Amidst

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DIY Chevron Doormat

We all love a great deal, but you just cannot beat some of the great stuff you find at the Dollar Store.  I came across this doormat yesterday at my local Dollar Tree and I knew exactly what I was going to do with it.  Paint it of course…and what better way to fancy up

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Goose Creek Candle Co. Review & A Giveaway Too!

  I am so excited to bring you my first giveaway here at twelveOeight! The lucky winner will walk away with a fabulous candle from the American Heirloom series from Goose Creek Candle Co. ~and~ a $50 Visa card for being so fantastic.  Not bad!   We all know how awesome Visa cards are, but let me tell

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Caramel Apple Muffins

  Fall baking and comfort foods are in full swing at the twelveOeight casa.  Are you ready for the “official” first day of fall? I recently made cupcakes, and will be making more cupcakes this next week for my daughter’s 2nd birthday.  I wanted to make something that was basically a muffin, but delicious enough

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How Fabric And Paint Transform Goodwill Furniture

  Finding a solid table to refinish, or a great chair to paint can be challenging enough.  But to find a super retro piece, or in this case two pieces was a momentous occasion for me.  If you have not taken the super easy Stylescope quiz at Home Goods check it out and find out

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How To Make Chai Tea Latte Mix

I was a bit skeptical a few years ago when I began to see recipes pop up for homemade Chai Latte Mix.  I’m not a coffee or tea snob, but I love coffee, good tea and excessive amounts of Diet Coke.  So with that much caffeine in my life I felt as though I would

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Gluten Free Banana Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

If you have to bring a dessert to a party, and don’t want any leftovers, this is your cake my friends.  And, by using my favorite Gluten Free baking mix by Bob’s Red Mill, this scrumptious dessert has no gluten.  If you would like to make it with regular wheat flour, just replace the gluten

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DIY Home Decor On A Budget: Chic Glass Vase

Most of us who are frugal refer to ourselves as being cheap, however frugality does not mean that we do not like to shop, spend, or even splurge.  I believe (and this is just my opinion I could be terribly wrong) that the difference lies in value.  Value is placed on things that are important

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How To Make Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

  Pumpkins, apples, sweaters, boots, baking, candles, comfort food, family, friends….FALL! I have waited long enough to whip up a big batch of my favorite Pumpkin Coffee Creamer.  My boys even love this stuff.  We had a lot of fun making it together today while the September winds blew a few leaves around our yard, and

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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Sprinkle Cookies

  When I removed gluten from my diet just under a year ago, I was unsure of how I was going to continue to cook for my family and still enjoy my favorite foods.  It’s in everything it seems like, especially when you cannot have it.  I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about 20 years ago, and

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How To Make A Modern Mirror

  If you were asked what your decorating style is, what would you say? Contemporary, Traditional, Modern, Shabby, Country, French Country…most of us blur the lines more than we realize (especially DIY’ers!) Blurring the lines seems to be my official style, and I love to combine shabby with high-tech.  Modern with soft, a little unexpected

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Shabby Tray Upcycle How To

Hello there! Hope this finds you off to a fabulous week and enjoying a beautiful early September day.  I am hanging out with Lisha & Kyle today at One House One Couple (they are renovating awesomspice, please go say hi and check out how far they have come!) Today I am sharing how to upcycle

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Guest Posting @ Mom It Forward Today- DIY Fall Table Runner

Happy Monday! I hope all y’all are having a wonderful morning, and would like to invite you over to see how I made this Fall Table Runner.  I am Guest Posting over at Mom It Forward today, and hope you can join us for some Awesomespice Fall craftiness!   xoxo, Tanya 😉   

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How To Make A Felt Chevron Wreath For Fall

 If you love chevron, wreaths, and fall, then we are going to have a fab time getting crafty today.  And,  you will end up with an inexpensive super cute new fall wreath!     I have really enjoyed my yellow and white chevron pillows in my living room all spring and summer, but they are

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DIY Burlap Projects That Make Me Swoon

It’s officially September now, and I am now allowing myself to get really excited about fall.  My mums have been purchased and just need to be planted, I am beginning a bit (and I do mean a bit) of organizing and window washing as summer winds down and reality has returned.   I have been compiling a

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Why I Love Wearing Glasses, A Confession

I have worn glasses since I was 12 years old.  Now, we are not talking the chic, sophisticated 12 years old that I know you were.  What I am referring to is an awkward trying-to-be-cool-but-clueless kid who was lost in a sea of plastic frames and photo-grey options.  Not to mention the unicorn sweater and

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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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