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You need more light in the room but you can't place another fixture in there and there really isn't anyplace to put a table lamp or another source of light really isn't practical.

Here are 5 tricks that will help you brighten up your home.

These Halloween candles are just as twisted and add an eerie macabre to your decorations.

Added to your dining room table or placed on a side table you will have people wondering what happened and how you achieved the look. 

And how did you? Very easily.

Terrariums have gone in and out of fashion over the last 150 years since Dr. Nathaniel Ward discovered that you could grow plants in glass enclosures.

If you are matting a fine piece of quality and expensive art then you should take the time and effort to do it properly with museum quality matting, but if you just want to slap something on the wall or display it for a short period of time then this is ideal.

Cheap, fast and easy you can make your home made art and photos look professional with this matting method.

You would think that commercial plant cleaners are how you get that glossy shine that you see in green houses and at florist but it probably isn't.

Why do some flowers seem to last so much longer than others and is there a secret potion that you can put in the vase to make them stay fresh?

Do you know if you are getting the best deals from florists or grocery stores when you get flowers and are there any special questions that you should be asking them?

There are tricks and secrets, some florist don't want you to know, but I'll tell you.

I wrote about orphan creamers on April 14th and teased that I would tell you how I use orphan sugar bowls latter. Well later it is. Re-purposing items is one of the hall marks of a thrifty lifestyle but it doesn't have to mean that you can't have any loveliness in your life.

Vintage and antique sugar bowls that have elaborate handles on their sides often look like miniature trophies. While I am using glass and crystal ones here, these suggestions can also work for lovely ceramic or silver sugar bowls. You can often find sugar bowls at thrift stores and garage sales for under $1.

 

When I was an antique dealer I had a shelf full of orphaned glass cream and sugar sets.( I don't know why we called them orphans when technically they were un-matched but orphans they were).