Susan Peters

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Here's how to create this elegant, easy Christmas Tree: 1,000 mini white lights 150 - 200 clear, plastic icicles (The Dollar Store usually has a good variety) FiberFill Artificial Snow Begin by putting lights on tree, starting from the top down. Be sure to use lots and lots of lights - 1,000 is good for a medium-sized tree. You want the tree to glow through the snow once you' ...

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Ingredients: 1 16oz package refridgerated sugar cookie dough (if you’re a neurotic perfectionist you can make the cookie dough from scratch; if you’re a extremely pressed for time and not a perfectionist, use vanilla wafers) l lb. box C&H Pure Cane Powdered Sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened yellow food coloring OR just buy a can o ...

How many hollow-core doors are in this room?  Actually there are four. Two on the wall and the two tables in the back of the room! I'm going to refer you to one of my blogs on Active Rain: A Table for All Seasons. Since Thanksgiving is coming up many of you are trying to figure out how to set up an extra table. This is the easiest extra seating solution in the world! Buy a hollow-core ...

Who woulda thunk it? A hollow-core door is transformed into an architectural back drop for photographic art. This is a project we did for our last listing. It was a large contemporary home in Redmond with very little detail. We knew artwork was going to be important and the problem was we didn't have enough big artwork for the space. So we took two hollow-core doors, painted them the same ...

If you own a house built in the seventies you know what I'm talking about. Don't despair! A piece of plywood, a few feet of molding, a rich color (red is the new black), and you have a stunning yet inexpensive transformation! INSTRUCTIONS  1. Remove the door & door hardware and place across two sawhorses; 2. Have Lowes or Home Depot cut a piece of plywood the exact size you n ...

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Richard Lawson-Nature Photographer. If you like the picture I am using this month on my email, take a look at Richard Lawson’s website. He is one of my very favorite people and an extraordinary nature photographer.

Would you trust Alan Greenspan for real estate advice? “According to Barbara Walters that would be a big mistake. Twenty years ago, Barbara was going to buy an apartment…”