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Dukes and Duchesses

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home improvement homefront social spark · Written by Randi Dukes

Installing a New Bathroom Faucet #MoenDIYer

installing a new bathroom faucet

This post brought to you by Moen, Incorporated. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m always a bit intimidated by anything having to do with plumbing {besides changing the washers in the leaky faucets} but this week I replaced a bathroom faucet without any help … and it looks fabulous! I installed the Moen Boardwalk Centerset […]


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creative projects Halloween/Harvest · Written by Randi Dukes

12 Creative Spider Treats and Crafts for Halloween

spider treats and crafts for halloween

Last year, our playgroup celebrated Halloween with an Itsy Bitsy Spider party.  Although I hate spiders in real life, I’m kind of partial to them at Halloween and I love all the fun spider ideas I’ve seen.  If you’re planning a Halloween party, here are some fun spider treats and crafts to add to your […]


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creating with kids creative projects nature/seasons social spark · Written by Randi Dukes

A Haunted Bug House #EEKologist

haunted bug house

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Orkin Ecologist. All opinions are 100% mine. My youngest son, Luke, loves bugs.  If it creeps and crawls, he wants to catch it, study it, and make it his pet.  We’ve often said that he’ll grow up to be a famous ecologist or […]


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creative projects Halloween/Harvest · Written by Randi Dukes

DIY Paint Brush Homemade Halloween Costume

This DIY paint brush costume post contains affiliate links. It’s that time of year when I go crazy trying to come up with a fun homemade Halloween costume idea for my kiddos! This year, two of the kids went with pretty run of the mill costumes but Lila wore one of my DIY creations: a […]


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creative projects Halloween/Harvest · Written by Randi Dukes

11 Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin

how to carve a pumpkin

I love this time of year: big orange pumpkins everywhere and so many fun and original ideas for decorating them!  Carving is fun but there are so many unique ideas if you want to avoid that.  If you’re still looking for some fall and halloween decorating inspiration, I’ve gathered up eleven clever, unique ways to […]


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outings · Written by Randi Dukes

10 Things to Do and See at the State Fair of Texas

Chevy provided me with tickets to the State Fair of Texas but all opinions are my own.  #SilveradoStrong If you haven’t been to the State Fair of Texas this year, you have this weekend left to catch it!  We took in the sights this week and I have a list of ten things you have […]


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homefront painting social spark · Written by Randi Dukes

An Ombre Scallop Patterned Dresser {with Shape Tape™}

frog tape shape tape

This post brought to you by FrogTape brand painter’s tape. All opinions are 100% mine. Don’t you love it when a project turns out just like the picture you have in your mind?  This painted dresser is just as I envisioned it and is perfect for my daughter’s room!  Let me show you how easy […]


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creative projects Halloween/Harvest · Written by Randi Dukes

A Modern Neon Halloween Wreath

This modern neon Halloween wreath is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Sharpie, but all opinions are my own. #pmedia #NeonSharpie  http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO. This project is a blending of two things I absolutely love: bright, neon colors and Sharpies {oh, how I love Sharpies!}.  I strayed from the standard […]


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in the kitchen · Written by Randi Dukes

10 Ways to Make Stromboli

stromboli recipes

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Hillshire Brand Company but all opinions are my own. #pmedia #buy3save3 With seven people living in our house and a calendar full of activities, I love quick but delicious recipes.  Stromboli is a popular dinner at our house and it […]


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Halloween/Harvest in the kitchen parties/entertaining · Written by Randi Dukes

Spooky Treats for Halloween Celebrations

halloween celebrations

These spooky treats for Halloween celebrations were created as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias® #cbias. I love holidays and I especially love hosting theme parties and creating fun treats for my kids.  With Halloween approaching, I thought they’d enjoy these simple but spooky treats that are perfect for Halloween celebrations. I bought […]


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creative projects duct tape Halloween/Harvest · Written by Randi Dukes

Duct Tape Owl Pumpkin

This duct tape owl pumpkin is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand provided by ShurTech Brands, LLC for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Carving pumpkins is always lots of fun but this Halloween I also did something a bit different and decorated pumpkins with Duck Brand Duck Tape®. Duct tape […]


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creating with kids creative projects Halloween/Harvest · Written by Randi Dukes

Pumpkin Carving

pumpkin carving

Since my kids were small {and maybe even before we had kids}, we’ve carved pumpkins almost every single year.  It’s a tradition that I love and one that creates fun fall memories for our family. Once the kids get old enough to manage, I like to let them carve their own pumpkins so this year […]


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thrifty treasures travel vintage · Written by Randi Dukes

Junking at Round Top

round top

I spent the day at our Hometalk blogger meet-up in Round Top yesterday and while I recover from the long drive and all the walking, I thought I’d share a little sneak peek at our day.  It was so fun except for one problem: phone coverage was sporadic and we missed meeting up with some […]


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creative projects inspiration thrifty treasures vintage · Written by Randi Dukes

12 Ways to Repurpose Old Suitcases

repurpose old suitcases

It’s time for another repurposing post … and this time I have 12 fabulous ways to repurpose old suitcases! Clever Ways to Upcycle Old Suitcases How amazing is this suitcase hotel?  The details are so quaint.  I wonder if I could do this with an old suitcase and some dollhouse supplies from the craft store? If […]


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randi dukes

I’m Randi, a mom of five living in Dallas. I love strong coffee, long lists, bright colors, thrift stores, repurposed junk, and power tools.

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