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Also known as Fondant Fancies or French Fancies, these fancy confections would be served at the end of dinner or with coffee and tea

All the women of Downton Abbey would want to offer this rather beautiful treat with their tea service. We’ve all had a difficult time waiting for The Downton Abbey movie to release and are excited to throw a pre screening tea party the night before the national release and you’re invited! Additional information for the pre screening is included at the bottom of this post. To keep ourselves occupied, we’ve been thumbing through this delectable cookbook and are looking forward to preparing a couple of these recipes for our guests here at The Secret Garden Tea Room and Gift Shop. I feel a tea party coming on. More importantly though, I am jazzed that I’m able to share this second...

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Licious Ceiling Vent Covers

Decorative Cold Air Return Vent Covers . and functional, Fancy Vents change the look of any area with an easy to install vent cover perfect for a wall or ceiling. Check out our vent cover selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our wall décor shops. Air Vent Grille Cover 300 x 200mm (11 x 8inch) White Ventilation Cover, Metal, with Insect Protection , Wall and ceiling air vent grilles are produced in many shapes, types and sizes as used in the European and world construction industry. See more ideas about Air vent covers, Air return vent cover and Return air grill. . These can replace the ugly A/C vents in the ceiling of the...

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Are you ready to see how to change the life of an IKEA RAST Dresser Hack?

I am not talking just painting the drawers and changing the hardware – but a true IKEA RAST dresser hack that converts into this beautiful new piece of furniture. Materials: IKEA RAST 3-drawer dresser Drawer pulls Wine bottle holder Wine glass holder Castor wheels This is the before. And after! It’s a complete wine cart with space for bottles, wine glasses and accessories. Even a table top for us to conveniently mix our drinks. So…without further ado … let’s show you what we did. IKEA RAST dresser hack: DIY wine cabinet We started by assembling the sides of the dresser. Once completed, we added a bottom, and inserted a wine bottle holder made of wood and metal from Marshalls for...

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