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Tag: decoupage

Posted on April 3, 2021April 4, 2021

An Easter chick’s newspaper decoupage makeover

So long, pastel pink. Hello black and white.

Posted on January 16, 2017September 24, 2020

Valentine’s Day | Hearts on a string decoration

Valentine's Day decorations are generally not my thing. Most of the mass-produced ones out there are way too saccharine sweet and frilly for me. So this year, I decided I'd make my own Valentine's Day decor: something with a vintage industrial vibe that I wouldn't mind actually hanging in my house. I started with these …

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Posted on October 17, 2015June 1, 2020

Makeover | Painting and decoupaging pumpkins

Over the years I have collected a hodgepodge of fake pumpkins and gourds from thrift stores and garage sales. Some are Styrofoam. Some are plastic. One is really heavy (and I have no idea what it's made of). This year, I decided to give them a makeover. I started by basecoating them all in white. …

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Posted on March 22, 2015September 24, 2020

Crafting | Decoupaged chicks

I don't decorate much for Easter these days. Primarily because most of my Easter decorations look something like this: I admit I have a huge soft spot for kitschy flocked holiday decorations (which is why I own these chicks in the first place). But I don't do pastels anymore. And most Easter decorations are some …

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photo of Lisa Cestkowski

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Welcome to Wisconsin Magpie. I’m Lisa, the creator of this site.

A history nerd and profligate collector, I spend way too much of my free time at thrift stores and garage sales, salvaging other people’s castoffs. When I’m home, I’m attempting to use power tools I have no idea how to operate and undertaking craft projects well beyond my skill level. Sometimes they actually turn out.

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