NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A bit of Easter decor

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Holidays are just plain special to me. I just think there’s something awesome about having a reason to celebrate and establishing traditions. Having Henry bumped my holiday craziness up a few notches. I have a gaggle of wonderful memories of holidays from my childhood and am now understanding that it’s because my parents really worked […]

Pennant quilt

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Pennant quilts are making me a bit of a one-trick pony. But this is a pony I’m okay with riding. My most recent pennant quilt was made for my friend Amanda, who asked me to make something in red, coral, pink and aqua. I immediately remembered my hoard of my very favorite fabric line – […]

Groovy tie-dyed Easter eggs

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These eggs are seriously groovy, dudes.   And they are not to be confused with the eggs I shared on Monday that are dyed from silk neckties. (A little confusing, right?) These have the look of the T-shirts I tie-dyed at Girl Scout camp in the mid-nineties. In other words, they are nostalgic to me. And […]

Zero-mess Easter eggs using thrifted neckties

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When Henry and I were making confetti Easter eggs, we also tried our hands at two other types of egg decorating that I’ll share this week. Today’s Easter egg project is something I’ve tried and loved before – silk-dying eggs with neckties. I actually shared this concept a few years ago after being inspired by the silk […]

“Find your rainbow” watercolor and glitter artwork for St. Patrick’s Day

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This post brought to you by Duck Brand. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s March, Mother Nature. Stop the madness. I held off on the weather complaints on this blog. I really tried to keep myself from going there. Yes, there was a lot of snow this year. Yes, it was horribly cold. But I […]

A quickie monogram pillow

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It’s time for a quickie. (Snort. Giggle.) I don’t know why that makes me laugh every time. Wait. Yes, I do. Because I’m an 8th grade boy trapped in a grown woman’s body. I ought to be ashamed of myself. But I’m not. (See above.) After I started working on the nightstands, I decided the […]