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Lavender shortbread

February 1, 2016
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cookies & cakes, fave food, live

My sisters are amazing cooks. Kylie created the most delicious Christmas spread I've ever tasted and Michelle (the youngest), kept us supplied with her homemade shortbread cookies throughout the holiday period. When we got back from Australia, we found ourselves…

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

December 10, 2015
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get organized, live

Marie Kondo's book about decluttering caught my attention the minute I heard the title. However, books on decluttering are, in fact, contributing to the continuing problem of clutter in my house. In the past, I've tried throwing out ten things…

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DIY Living Succulent Wreath

November 20, 2015
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This lovely and affordable wreath, made on a square frame, was originally intended to hang on my front door for the holidays. I spent an hour or so putting it together. I made sure I did every step properly. I…

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DIY Painted Pumpkins and other Halloween spookiness

October 26, 2015
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I'm painting instead of carving this Halloween. Pearlized paint from my local craft supplies shop, transformed these grocery store pumpkins into magical fairy tale creations. It was an easy job which I did over the course of an evening to…

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(Fall) Flowers at my place

October 21, 2015
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live, post & beam beach house remodel, style it

Changing the flowers at my place is an easy way to decorate for Fall. Chrysanthemums are an inexpensive flower to use when bringing Fall colors into the house. I've combined pink Spider Chrysanthemums alternating with rust colors of the same…

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New look!

October 1, 2015
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Welcome to my new look blog. I've been thinking about how I wanted to update "Trace" since the beginning of summer, but it took me a while to pin down how I wanted it to change, and how to go…

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flowers at my place – modern roses

August 24, 2015
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live, post & beam beach house remodel, style it

I'm not sure what I was thinking when I bought roses this week. Roses do not like the heat and Los Angeles's heat wave does not look like letting up any time soon. These pretty yellow flowers were tightly closed…

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DIY succulent garden

July 13, 2015
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A modern succulent garden can be a quick affordable DIY. I love the lines of this bowl for our mini indoor/outdoor garden. Even though it doesn't look it, it's a melamine bowl from Target. (more…)

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DIY indoor orchid garden

June 11, 2015
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Beautiful containers filled with multiple orchids can run into the hundreds of dollars but they look amazing. This arrangement was put together for a fraction of the cost of one created by a florist and took hardly any time to…

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use what you have – restyle at home

February 12, 2015
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live, style it

What do you do when you get tired of seeing the same old decorative bits and pieces on your shelves, your coffee table, and your dining table? Do you shop online at www.onekingslane.com? Drive to your nearest Home Goods store?…

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Tracey Dale is a writer, currently working on her first novel. She is a former broadcast journalist, TV host, corporate speaker, advertising executive, and Miss Australia. Based in Los Angeles, she is married to actor, Alan Dale (Entourage, Captain America 2, Lost, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo).

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