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Ask the Experts: What Graphics Tablet to Buy?

May 14, 2013 by Steph Calvert 2 Comments

We got an interesting ask the experts style question about graphics tablets from photographer Natalie Chiles this week. If you’ve been considering a drawing tablet for your workstation, read on for my answer! Let’s Ask the Experts: Hey there-Do you use a graphics tablet and pen for editing/creating on your computer? I have found myself [...]

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Tips on How to Clean A White Board

January 24, 2013 by Steph Calvert Leave a Comment

I realized this week I had no idea how to really clean a white board. I came to this sad realization when I finally unpacked my big dry erase board I use to keep track of long term projects. It’d been sitting in a box with dry erase notes and doodles on it for four [...]

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Hit Your Reset Button

November 4, 2012 by Steph Calvert Leave a Comment

Sundays are all about recharging and getting yourself ready for the coming week. Get to church, get your mind right, get prepared for the tasks at hand. Think about all of the chaos in your life right now. Pick one area you can make an impact on right now. Then hit its reset button. For [...]

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Tips for Ergonomic Workstation Setup

October 30, 2012 by Steph Calvert 1 Comment

Having been on a computer all day every day since about 1996, I’ve picked up a few tips for ergonomic workstation setup! Ergonomics has to deal with designing to fit the human body in the best possible way. If your work space isn’t a good fit for your own personal ergonomics, you can start to [...]

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Make Your Own Laundry Soap the Simple Green Way!

July 2, 2012 by Steph Calvert 3 Comments

Make Your Own Laundry Soap with Simple Green

Wondering how to make your own laundry soap? It’s ridiculously simple to make your own laundry soap if you have a bottle of Simple Green All Purpose Cleaner in your house! Last weekend, I went to the garage to do laundry and found I had run out of my usual Tide laundry soap. A quick [...]

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Paper Crafts: Custom Paper Table Runner Tutorial

June 27, 2012 by Steph Calvert 4 Comments

Paper Crafts: Custom Party Table Runner by Hearts and Laserbeams

Paper crafts are one of the quickest ways to customize a theme party. Today’s paper crafts tutorial will show you how to make a custom table runner perfect for any theme party in about 20 minutes! I’m not kidding! Paper Crafts: Paper Table Runner You’ll need: Enough sheets of scrapbook paper to reach the entire [...]

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Coaster Craft – Wine Painted Log Coasters Tutorial

June 26, 2012 by Steph Calvert 4 Comments

Wine Painted Coaster Craft Tutorial by Hearts and Laserbeams

I’ve got a super fast and easy handmade coaster craft to share today! I came up with this coaster craft for last week’s forest party. I needed a fun party favor for my blogging friends and it turned out to be cute and delicious to make! Wine Painted Coaster Craft You’ll need: red wine (think inexpensive [...]

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(B)log Lumberjack Theme Forest Party!

June 25, 2012 by Steph Calvert 14 Comments

Blog Forest Party by Hearts and Laserbeams

I had some friends that write blogs over for a forest party last week! Uh… What’s a forest party? Let me explain! I was just going to have the gals over to chat with my friends Nicole Longstreath of The Wardrobe Code and Heather Keiser of style-assistant about what they do. But a couple of weeks [...]

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How to do Carpet Cleaning

June 23, 2012 by Steph Calvert 1 Comment

So let’s say you’ve lived somewhere for three years and have really nasty carpets and you’re wondering how to do carpet cleaning. A few weeks ago, I was wondering how to do carpet cleaning. I was planning on having some blogging friends over for a party and my floors were… less than presentable. I had [...]

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