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Tara Jacobsen

Tara is a blogger, artist, Mom to three kids, 2 dogs, 1 cats. Grandberry to 2 beautiful grandbaby girls! Her BA in Psychology from Kent State has served her well in the new Dementia caregiver role she has taken on and her creativity is what keeps her sane!

I thought it would be fun to use my tag punches for making a a snazzy pocket in my junk journal. It turned out even better than I thought! I used the tag punches to embellish my journal pocket AND add some dangly ribbons to stick out the bottom! How I Thought of This One! …

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I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to use only magazine images and Distress water based dye ink to make backgrounds, papers and ephemera for a daily journal page! Collage ideas for using magazine collage with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads in your mixed media artwork. Challenge “Rules” I am making a “challenge …

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I LOVE Halloween and this year I made some super easy and cheap Halloween decorations for my mantle that came out amazing! Tips and ideas for how to make your Halloween mantle spooky and fun! My Halloween Mantle Before I knew this year that I wanted to make some cool decor items for my my …

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Tips and ideas for how to use embossing in your magazine collage pages. I used three different kinds of embossing techniques in this page and I LOVE how it turned out! It added some fun extra texture and color to the page. How To Use Embossing In Magazine Collage Full Video What Is Embossing? Embossing …

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Tips and ideas for how to control ants, fleas, mosquitos and other pests in your yard. All natural solutions to keep your family, pets and house safe from insects! Using Essential Oils, Borax, Coffee Grounds and spices, you can help keep your home bug free. Natural Solutions For Outdoor Pests If you live anywhere but …

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I love using banners and bunting on my mantle during Halloween to add a pop of color and fun! Full tutorial for how I used a mix of authentic vintage elements, free Halloween printables, Tim Holtz papers and ephemera, beads and ribbons to make this wicked cool banner! Full Halloween Banner Tutorial Video The Halloween …

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Looking for an easy way to keep track of your loved ones medications? This free printable PDF chart lets you record pills they take, doses, time of day and physician. Great for trips to doctor’s offices, hospitals or nursing home stays. I never knew that I would need a list of Mom’s medicines. While she …

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I LOVE the look of those fancy black, white and gold pumpkins and wanted some for my mantle this Halloween. I decided to paint some wooden pumpkins with acrylic paint and highlight them with gold accents. This may be my most beautiful Halloween craft ever! How To Paint Black, White and Gold Pumpkins Video Wooden …

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Tips and ideas for how to make a spooky Halloween sign using metal letters and a repurposed old sign. This is one of my favorite Halloween crafts of all time… so cool and super cheap to do! It is so fun that you can use things that are out of season to make stunning DIY …

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Tips and ideas for how to use acrylic paint and tissue paper to make fun and colorful Halloween backgrounds for crafts, decor, junk journals or mini albums. VIDEO :: How To Make Gel Plate Tissue Paper For Halloween Halloween Decorating and Papercrafts Okay, I admit it, I am sucker for Halloween Decorating! I was born …

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All my best tips and ideas for how make these super easy and cheap paper mache letters. I got them at Michaels and used gel plate tissue paper to fancy them up! These were the easiest homemade project I have ever made! You could grunge them up to make them look more vintage! Spooky Halloween …

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Starting a gratitude journal will change your life and open your eyes to everything around you that is good with the world. But sometimes you can get “stuck” figuring out what to feel grateful for. Here are tips and ideas along with journal questions that can get your wheels turning for your gratitude journal! What …

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