Picnic Perfect

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Yet another awesome repurpose of a vintage suitcase!  Keep in your vehicle for those spontaneous (chaos calming) picnics. This one was made using a vintage quilt purchased from Craig’s List, an owl shaped trivet (thrift store find) and a company giveaway picnic kit. The suitcase was in near perfect condition, too nice to disassemble.  The [Read On]

Gavin’s Room Mood Board and Source List

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As many of you know I use a website called Olioboard to create mood boards as well as compete in competitions to win cool prizes. I will also be using this site to create mood boards for projects I am planning and for source lists for projects that I have completed. Here is a mood [Read On]

Inspiring Children to DIY

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  Digging a “Barbie Swimming Pool”leads to a lifelong devotion for DIY By Denise aka ”Mom” Long ago, before the Barbie section at Toys R Us, I set out to make a real swimming pool for my beloved Barbie’s.  My young mind dreamed all night of how beautiful it would be and how much fun my [Read On]

Cozy Corners

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In light of World Book Day approaching, on March 1st, I was inspired to write a post about what “we” in the Child Care Industry call “Cozy Corners.” These little spaces are also known as book nooks, literacy centers, libraries, and soft spaces. Cozy Corners are essential in Child Care centers and in fact when [Read On]

My Mom’s Master

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My mom, Denise, is a guest author here on Chaotically Creative and today I want to showcase her beautiful Master bedroom in her home located in Historical Harriman, Tennesee. The house was built in 1898 and has tons of history. Although she has many antique and primitive accessories I think the bright colors bring in [Read On]