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DIY Pom Pom Cake Toppers

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:17:51 +0000

It’s true. I love making cake toppers! Since baking cakes is not my specialty… it has become super important to make sure I can place something on top to make it look fabulous. I’ve made bat cake toppers, a mini-cake bunting and now I am going to show you how to make your own pom [...]

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Monday Funday Link Party {22}

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:00:05 +0000

Happy Sunday and a very special Happy Father’s Day to all of those fabulous men in your lives! Did you do anything to celebrate your special guy? Mine is enjoying a long Sunday nap, watching the US Open, and then going to help out at our church’s vacation bible school. Not too exciting, but very [...]

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Pottery Barn Knock-Off Clock

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:31:34 +0000

Pottery Barn Knock-Off Clock was submitted by Decorate Me Diana We sure are enjoying all of the fabulous projects that you are submitting to us each week! Last Saturday we shared the vibrant, fun, and helpful envelope closure pillow tutorial. We are back this week with something totally different, but equally brilliant… A Pottery Barn [...]

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4th of July Free Printable Labels

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:30:36 +0000

Howdy! It’s Jennifer from Delightfully Noted and you know what that means…..it’s time for another free printable! Can you believe the 4th is just right around the corner? To help celebrate I created these 4th of July printable labels for y’all. These “Pop, Boom, Pow” labels are the perfect way to dress up little treat bags [...]

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Burlap Cork Board

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:30:45 +0000

This post was seen first on Crafts Unleashed. So it is pretty obvious that I love burlap. When I think about it, it is actually really plain, but like any canvas , once you add a little paint it comes alive and takes on an entirely new life. That is exactly what it has [...]

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Monday Funday Link Party {21}

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:00:01 +0000

It’s Sunday evening ya’ll and you know what that means…time for the Monday Funday link party! We are so happy that you have joined us! We have had quite a busy week, with school coming to an end for all of our kiddos. Trish was busy with her last preschool end of the year party [...]

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A Simple Envelope Closure Pillow Tutorial

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:06:12 +0000

This simple envelope closure pillow project was submitted by The Happy Housie. I can’t tell you how excited I am to share this simple envelope closure pillow tutorial that was submitted by the Happy Housie. See, I firmly believe that pillows can dramatically change the look of any room and pillow covers are [...]

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Creamy Pasta with Asparagus and Bacon

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:30:19 +0000

Hey there! It’s Liz from Love Grows Wild, and I’m back with another delicious meal idea for you! Today I’m sharing my recipe for Creamy Pasta with Asparagus and Bacon. In my opinion, you can never go wrong with a good pasta dish, and this one is awesome! It starts with a delicious creamy garlic [...]

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Wood Monogram Twig and Burlap Wreath

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:30 +0000

I live in the South. I have a strong southern accent { just ask Laura from Finding Home, bless her heart }. I love the South and all the traditions it has. One of those is monograms…we love them. As little girls, they are on our dresses { when we aren’t wearing smocked dresses } [...]

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Monday Funday Link Party {20}

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:00:35 +0000

Happy Sunday! We hope y’all have had a wonderful week and fabulous weekend! All of our kids are counting the days down this week until SUMMER! They are all officially done with school on Friday! Trish will have both girls in elementary school next year..bye bye preschool. I will have a middle schooler and high [...]

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Decorating the Whole Wall … Tips and Ideas

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:57 +0000

We love our readers! We really enjoy showcasing their fabulous projects, ideas, and tutorials through our Submit a Tutorial page. This incredible project, complete with tips and ideas submitted by Laura at Finding Home is incredible. It is all about… Decorating the Whole Wall Sweet Laura says… “Sometimes we fool ourselves that there is not [...]

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HGTVGardens…An Exciting New Way To Discover Gardening…and Chickens

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:30:55 +0000

This is a sponsored post for HGTVGardens but all opinions are ours, see our full disclosure. I love watching HGTV…yep..it’s true…shocking I know! So when I found out about the new HGTVGardens.com site , I was super excited to find out more… { source HGTVGardens } Exactly what is HGTVGardens? HGTVGardens is a new interactive, online gardening [...]

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Cheer Party… Peace, Love, Cheer!

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:30:26 +0000

My oldest, Ann, is turning nine this week and I just can’t believe how fast it is all going!! I also realized that I never shared her adorable cheer party from last year with you guys… shame on me. What a bad blogger!! Better late than never, right?! Most of the decorations for the party centered [...]

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Monday Funday Link Party {19}

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Sun, 26 May 2013 23:00:09 +0000

Happy Memorial Day friends and welcome to Monday Funday where you can find tons of DIY Ideas! Trish and I would like to say ” Thank You! “ to all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the freedoms we enjoy. Our sermon in church this morning was lead by one of our [...]

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Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles

Trish & Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:18 +0000

Hi There! It’s Karyn from Pint Sized Baker here to share a great summer treat that everyone is sure to love… strawberry yogurt popsicles! Is it getting hot where you are? Here in the Mid-Atlantic, the weather has been very nice. Not too steamy yet, but I know those days are coming! My Little Cup [...]

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