| One of the less frequently written about
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| | hung to give you an idea:
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| styles is western or prairie decor. If
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| | 2. Platters, plates, casserole dishes
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| this style is for you, you may be able to
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| | (flat things) can be hung from ribbon
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| relate to the following question asked of
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| | loops off of cup hooks.
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| me. And check out my answer to see if
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| | 3. Horseshoes (if you have those) can be
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| there's anything you'd like to add to
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| | made into a wreath by tying them together
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| your decor!
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| | with bandanas.
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| Q: My husband and I live on a ranch in
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| | 4. Bandanas can be used for lots of
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| Southeastern Wyoming in a 100 yr old plus
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| | decorating, including stitching them
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| house that was a outlying house for
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| | together to make curtains, valances,
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| cooking and housing for the Swan Land and
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| | table runners, placemats, etc.
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| Cattle Company ranch that encompassed
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| | 5. Worn out boots of all kinds can be
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| acres from the Colorado Wyoming border to
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| | great decor. Hang them on the wall with
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| beyond Wheatland. Since its purpose was
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| | their toes pointed out and use these has
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| more utilitarian, the house is basically
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| | hooks - maybe in eth bathroom for towels,
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| a rectangle, long rooms with windows, old
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| | or by the door for coats. Plant them with
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| stovepipe holes covered over, few
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| | dirt and plants from your yard -
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| electrical outlets, not many redeeming
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| | including small trees. These make great
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| features!
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| | Christmas trees.
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| That being said, my husband and I love it
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| | 6. What "clear glass" stuff do you
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| because of the history, but I would like
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| | already own (candlesticks, bowls, plates,
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| to "fancify" it somewhat. I love the
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| | - whatever). These have more decorating
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| Cottage style, but because we are
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| | uses than I can list here. If you tell me
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| ranchers, would like to do more in the
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| | what you have, I'll give you some ideas.
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| way of Western style as in when the
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| | Now about "natural" stuff:
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| pioneers first came to this area. There
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| | 1. Stones are an awesome decorating tool.
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| is virtually no money for doing anything
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| | They can be used to fill bowls, as flower
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| and in order to get to flea markets and
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| | frogs, to make stone sculptures for your
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| such I have to travel between 1-3 hours
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| | table - put a photo between two stones to
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| away. Can you get your creative juices
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| | hold it up. 2. Branches are also great
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| flowing and help me out?
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| | decorating tools. I used a bunch of them
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| I am wanting to change from white
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| | to make a chandelier in my house -
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| interiors to deep jewel tones, such as
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| | hanging crystals from them.
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| purples, golds, rusts. I have two other
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| | 3. You can remove thin bark from limbs
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| friends who are wanting to do the same
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| | and cover your window frames (if you have
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| style era. We are even jokingly
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| | enough bark) or your switchplates (if you
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| considering doing a book as there is
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| | don't).
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| nothing out there that really addresses
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| | 4. Nuts, cones, seeds - all that natural
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| this era unless you consider the "Cattle
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| | stuff can be used as decor - plus some of
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| Baron" look in a few books.
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| | them (like seeds) can be mixed in paint
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| Michelle
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| | to give it texture.
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| A: Using what you already have, plus
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| | 5. You can always frame grasses, pressed
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| "stuff" from nature would work with this
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| | flowers, or moss. Or you can use those
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| style and budget. Starting with what you
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| | same materials to trim out picture frames
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| have:
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| | and mirrors.
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| 1. Pitchers, pots and pans, measuring
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| | 6. Nests of all kinds - bird nests, wasp
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| cups - anything with looping handles can
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| | nests, bee hives - even critter nests
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| be hung from cuphooks on your walls as
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| | attached to limbs, can be used as
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| art (plus a great place to store them). I
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| | accents. So can bird houses, if you have
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| have some pictures of copperware I've
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| | those.
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