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lilybee

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Decorating on a teeny budget is my thing. Recycling and Reusing and Repurposing are my friends. If I can curbside, Craigslist or dollar store it so much the better.

Why? Well there's the warm glow of satisfaction that comes from bagging an brilliant bargain, or figuring out a new, unexpected angle on something.

I am also the child of a man who makes McGuyver look like a slack-jawed fumblethumbs, so I come by my love of the low-budget-revamp/tinker honestly.

 


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Push Pin Wall Art

By lilybee

A few packs of push pins, a pin board, a dash of inspiration (and possibly a little too much time on your hands at work) And Voila! Gloriously geeky wall art!

created on: 12/31/08

It's Mario. and push pins. and genius. Golf claps and whoop whoops to you, clever chaps at  the Student Computing Center at the University of the Fraser Valley.

Personally I just don't think I'd have the pushpin-application chops to do this freehand like these guys, but maybe some square lined paper would keep things from going wonky.

Have a peek at the close ups, they really are pretty awe-inspiringly » READ MORE

December 31, 2008
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Nice Color... What Does it Mean?

By lilybee

Grey and Brown, and occasionally white that instantly tuns to Grey-Brown. Those are the colors of winter in the city, and frankly... Blah. Which makes the idea of Color Therapy really appealing. The main idea is that the colors that you surround yourself with can change your emotional, spiritual, and even physical well-being. Which makes sense really, this time of year I am completely drawn to yellows and (eyewateringly bright) pinks, which according to Color Therapy is just what is needed to counteract the winter blahs.

created on: 12/30/08

So here's a breakdown of what colours mean and how they affect you:

Red is a powerful colour, it's associated with vitality and ambition and can help overcome negative thoughts. But it's also associated with anger, and too much can cause irritability and » READ MORE

December 30, 2008
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lowquacity

September 19, 2008

thanks for the compliment lilybee... i finally found out what 'faucet' means when i looked it up the dictionary..hehehe

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lillyblue42

July 15, 2008

DOes that feel good on feet?  it seems like it would, and uv got some great ideas...Friends?

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David Rowtree

June 25, 2008

Hi Lilybee, thanks for the salutations, I'm still feeling my way around here at the moment but hope to be a contender!

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TheAnticraft

June 08, 2007
Oh lilybee... just wait until you find out about Canadian summers...
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origamifreak

April 07, 2007
Hey lilybee
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Bjorkfansoph

March 27, 2007
Thanks for the compliment.  The carpeting I discovered here on Curbly, it's www.flor.com