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Category: Grand Schemes and Other Plans

Persephone

Posted on: January 22, 2020 Last updated on: March 11, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
  Whenever my story is toldMy pain belongs to my motherNeither my freedom nor my captivity my ownTrapped in a bargain I never choseMy life a casualty in a longer war In all the sorrow and the painI’ve had to…
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Big News to Share!

Posted on: July 3, 2017 Last updated on: March 11, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
Y’all, I have been sitting on some major changes over here. And FINALLY I get to share what I’ve been working on for the last three years. With my business partner Meredith, I’ve started a subscription box company that specializes…
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If the thought of Trump hurts you…

Posted on: November 14, 2016 Last updated on: March 15, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
I’m going to get a little political here, but mainly in a mental health way. Ever since Trump became the Republican nominee, I’ve been operating from a triggered place. Now, don’t stop listening even if you read “trigger” and get…
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Bedroom Makeover Reveal!

Posted on: October 3, 2016 Last updated on: March 15, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
Here it is in all it’s glory. My long discussed, long awaited, final bedroom makeover reveal. I finished many of these projects a while ago, so sharp eyed instagram followers might even recognize some of these changes, but it took…
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How to make an upholstered wingback headboard

Posted on: August 16, 2016 Last updated on: November 9, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
So, I promised this a couple weeks ago already, but travel and doctors appointments and first days of school have foiled all my good intentions. But I’m getting my feet back underneath me, so let’s pick up where we left…
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How to make an Upholstered Bedframe

Posted on: July 22, 2016 Last updated on: March 19, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
My bedroom makeover project has been finished for a while now, but with all of the horrors of the last couple of years, I couldn’t do the work to share it. There’s a tremendous amount of work to pull together…
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Fourth Wave Tshirts

Year of Pleasures: Feminist T-Shirts

Posted on: August 18, 2015 Last updated on: March 24, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
My friend Noelle launched a T-shirt company last year and I’ve become obsessed with it. Like, the first T-shirt I bought because I’m a supportive friend and the design was awesome. Every single other T-shirt I bought for me. (And…
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Rhinestone Shoes

Seen Elsewhere

Posted on: April 23, 2014 Last updated on: May 19, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
My slow down here at the blog doesn’t mean I haven’t been creating. I mentioned I’ve been working on my Master Bedroom, but I’ve also been working at a new gig as part of the Darice design team at Live.Craft.Love.…
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Quilt Inspired Bib Necklace

Quilters Bib Necklace

Posted on: March 6, 2014 Last updated on: May 20, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
Remember all that great stuff I got at CHA? This is what I made with it, and now I need your help. The grand prize is $1000, and the winner is determined by votes. I need you lovely people to…
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Chipped Nails

Why I don’t fix my nails

Posted on: January 23, 2014 Last updated on: May 26, 2020 Written by: Reese Dixon
A lifestyle blogger knows that she’s going to receive criticism for what she puts out there. A blogger like me who regularly blogs elsewhere about the most controversial possible issues in life knows that I have to put on my…
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