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Crafty Topics
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Great Home Decor Websites
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Free illustrated instructions covering the making of bedding, blinds, curtains, cushions, ornamental trimmings, curtain tie-backs, window top treatments and finishing touches. There is also a sewing guide which will teach you all the basics of binding, piping, seams, stitches and more. Site also has a forum where members share tips on completing the projects on the site and other topics related to window coverings.
http://alternative-windows.co.uk/index.htm
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
Never presume that 2 windows are exactly the same size even if they look identical. Take all the measurements in either inches or centimetres. DO NOT MIX THE TWO.
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Artistic, handmade lamp shades with high quality armatures. Information about the lighting fixtures, the creative process, picture gallery and online shop.
http://www.zonneke.com/en/
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
Bring color into your house with coloured lighting.
You can change the mood just by enlighting the right lamp.
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Individually produced, high-resolution, high-fidelity giclee cards and paintings of trees to awaken the common thread of universal consciousness that runs through all of us - an acknowledgment of sameness of experience, of unity, enlivening the viewer to be conscious of the multi-dimensional levels of life.
http://www.rlhdesign.com/
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
Art brightens up any room. Make sure to put it at eye level and in an area that compliments it (and visa versa).
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Blog site for fun, vintage-style home decorating ideas, thrifting, gifting, crafting and collecting on a budget. Includes thrift store, flea market and antiques resources for western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.rn
http://web.mac.com/thriftshopromantic/iWeb/
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
Thrift stores are a great source for seriously inexpensive, yet interesting vintage fabrics - and it helps to think outside the box when you shop. Vintage sheets work well repurposed as curtains, tablecloths, chair covers... even as a pretty liner for gift boxes in place of tissue paper.
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Fabric Wall Hangings. Quality fabric stretched over framed canvas to create a feature to adorn your home or office walls. Most are 'Limited Editions', using unique fabrics from all over the world.
http://www.kimtdesigns.com
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
You do not always need a sewing machine! Think outside of the square! Create that masterpiece without all of the fuss. Simple ideas are sometimes the best!!
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Handcrafted fine cotton fabric lampshades with beautiful prints of seascapes, beaches, sea shells, lighthouses, coastal wildflowers and others by seascape, using Inkjet Photo Transfer Technique on Fabric.
http://www.artistic-interior-lights.com
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
When printing from your computer onto ink jet cotton fabric make sure you use pigment inks, not dye based inks. I used dye based inks first with an existing printer and the images started to fade in less than six months.
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We specialize in our committment to you, our customer. We strive to bring you the most current trends, while keeping overhead low and stock high. We stock brand names that you will recognize like Delta™ Ceramcoat®, Plaid™ FolkArt® and Apple Barrel®, DecoArt™ Americana® and Patio Paint®, Silver Brush, Loew-Cornell, Royal/Langnickle, Bette Byrd, Fredrix Canvas, Bienfang papers, Also among our stock you will find Dremel Tools, XActo, Offray Ribbon, Tejas Lace and AirbAirbrushes from Paasche.
Editor's Note: J & R Industries only sells craft supplies on a wholesale basis.
http://www.jandrind.com
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
Create a new look for any room in your home. Cover your current lampshades (or purchase self-adhesive shades) with yarns, ribbons or feathers for a whole new effect on your room.
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Specializing in American artisan handcrafted home decor, with each piece being one-of-a-kind or limited edition. Many unique and original designs. We also offer many themed categories and a wonderful gift section. You'll enjoy the vast array of incredible items and you won't be disappointed.
http://www.uniquedecoronline.com
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
Personalize your home decor. Use family artwork. Old photographs in black and white or sepia tones can be a great personal accent and contrast to your favorite color splashed on the walls in virtually any room. Hang multiple photos in identical plain black frames for a contemporary look, or mix it up with various unusual frames for a different effect.
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Discount fabric to beautify your home for less. Upholstery and drapery fabric from fine fabric designers including Covington, Richloom, P. Kaufmann and Waverly Fabrics. For both the professional and the occasional interior decorator, our line of quality discount fabric will help to appoint your living space in style - and on a budget.
Editor's Note: This site also has several patterns including instructions to make the curtains shown with this listing.
http://www.onlinefabricstore.net
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Home Decor Crafty Tip
When assessing colors for a new room design, begin with the pattern that you have planned for the furniture. The most predominant color should predominate in the rest of the room and the other colors in the pattern should be represented in the approximate proportion that they exist in the pattern - in the form of secondary colors and color accents. Voila!
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