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Donna Erwin

Apr 3
3 min

No-Sew Tyvek Face Mask Directions

Want to help make face masks but don't have a sewing machine? Get the directions here!

Stacie Benefield

Jul 27, 2018
2 min

Photos That Are Making A Comeback: How Can I Preserve And Display My Polaroids?

Digital cameras have given photographers the ability to create art like never before. But Polaroid cameras have been making a come back in recent years. C...

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Stacie Benefield

Jun 21, 2018
2 min

We Came, We Saw, We Framed It: Bits and Bops You Never Thought To Frame

Millennial home decor is obsessed with custom framing and we're living for it. The bad store-bought frames of yore are out and custom picture framing is in. ...

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Stacie Benefield

Jun 19, 2018
2 min

Increase Your Productivity With These 5 Home Office Decorating Tricks

One of the biggest challenges of having a home office is finding the right balance between "office" and "home." You want your home office to be a place of pr...

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By Jen Gramm, Tru Vue® Director of Marketing

Nov 15, 2017
1 min

Tru Vue ® Framing Competition Finalist Donna Erwin

For Donna Erwin of Columbia River Gallery in Troutdale, OR, being a finalist in The 6th Annual Tru Vue® Framing Competition is familiar territory. She was al...

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Stacie Benefield

Aug 23, 2015
4 min

Much of professional decorating is a bit of a mystery—but some of it is just plain math.

Looking for some decorating rules of thumb? Check out the GREAT information shared here by Upscale Consignments! Many people might not think about math an...

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Blog post by artist, Ginger Whellock

Apr 20, 2014
4 min

In the Zone

"I think Ginger does an excellent job of describing "the zone". I love it when I am in my zone!" - Donna Erwin Many artists speak of the Zone and I use t...

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Blog post by artist, Ginger Wellock

Sep 28, 2013
3 min

Why You Should Move Things Around! (I couldn't agree more!)

The other day, in a fit of energy, I moved furniture around the house kind of like a kid with a doll house. Unsatisfied, I moved it all back, then tried agai...

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by Cathy Donovan Wagner, Retail Maven

Aug 23, 2013
3 min

Five Reasons Why You Must Celebrate

Celebrate? Really? Whenever I turn the TV news on, I am reminded of all that is wrong in our world. There seems to be precious little to celebrate about. Y...

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