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For today's Throwback Thursday I'd like to report on a post I did almost a year ago (10 months): The Mug Garden .  If you remember, or if you don't that's okay, that was the last post in our Mug Week. I bought mugs, wrote on them with paint, and then planted succulents and bamboo in them. There was some concern about how these would actually work as there is no drainage for the water. I wasn't completely sure if these plants would stay alive or not. Do mugs work for succulents? I had no idea. So this has been the longest Pinstrosity experiment yet, but today I wanted to show you what these look like at this exact moment (or...about 2 minutes ago when I took the picture): The succulent in the blue mug bit the dust (haha, that was the "hope" mug...does that mean I let my hopes die? Haha! Okay, lame jokes done), but these others are doing great! I hadn't realized just how much they had grown until just now. Cool beans! Once they get much larger I'll n...

It's another awesome Use It Up project! This one is a submission from Amber! Back in October I purchased a 10 pack box of 16x20 foam boards to recreate the DIY canvas pin ( like this one)   that I have seen over and over. I had collected almost half a dozen 16x20 prints from Shutterfly from multiple free large prints offers over the years. Tonight I put the first one together and finished a 'command' center by my garage door. Looks fantastic! Makes me want to pull out the stack of canvases I bought (it was 7 for $4! Couldn't resist stocking up!) and play around with them! Thanks Amber!

Today we have an awesome Use It Up Pin Spin from Christina to show you! Here's her submission: Hello, Pinstrosity ladies! From the moment I found your charming corner of the internet I was hooked. I love your kind and positive attitudes and the way you are solution-oriented without taking yourselves too seriously. It's the perfect mix. And I have finally gotten my act together enough to send a submission! Happy day. I'm renovating a nook in our house into a tiny art studio for myself, and I've been having so much fun coming up with artsy, girly decor. I decided to combine these two pins to make my own fabulous mobile for my corner (because who says mobiles have to be only for babies?) : http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f7/d8/b2/f7d8b223cb37daad33e0946dbfde3efe.jpg https://www.etsy.com/listing/50510845/lace-imprint-egg-jewelry-plate-m-dish I rolled out some air dry paper clay I had leftover from an assignment in an art class I'm taking, and made the lace i...