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glam·our/ˈglamər/

Noun:	The attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing or special: "the glamour of Monte Carlo". Beauty or charm that is sexually attractive.
Synonyms:	glamor - charm - enchantment - fascination - magic

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West Elm had a mirrored garland that I really wanted-but it was about $40! I thought about the extra mini circle mirror pieces that I had on hand and figured that I could make one myself. I spent my Saturday night putting my glue gun through some serious work. I plan on buying more mirror pieces in squares to make another one. The sparkle & shine it gives when the lights hit it is magical.

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spar·kle/ˈspärkəl/

Verb:	Shine brightly with flashes of light.
Noun:	A glittering flash of light.
Synonyms:	verb.  glitter - scintillate - twinkle - shine - glisten - gleam noun.  glitter - scintillation - flash - twinkle - glint

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The other project that kept my Saturday so exciting was this accordion flower garland! My fingers are sore from all the folding & from the hot glue. I have been stalking the tree pick section at Michael's this week-love the sparkle & glitter.

Now I need to buy some hooks to hang these two garlands on our fireplace...

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deck/dek/

Noun:	A structure of planks or plates, approximately horizontal, extending across a ship or boat at any of various levels, esp. one of those...
Verb:	Decorate or adorn brightly or festively: "Ingrid was decked out in her Sunday best".
Synonyms:	decorate - adorn - ornament - embellish - garnish - trim

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LaVaughn is one HAPPY man! The one thing that was missing from this house on our list when we were house hunting was a deck. This house had so much more then we thought we could afford-so no deck was not a big deal. We have been wanting to add a deck for a while and thank goodness we were able to add one this month. This is where LaVaughn was able to do some designing-I stepped back. He did an amazing job, the deck is so nice.

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gift/gift/

Verb:	Give (something) as a gift, esp. formally or as a donation or bequest: "the company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity".
Noun:	A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present: "a gift shop".
Synonyms:	verb.  give - endow - present - donate - grant - endue noun.  present - talent - donation - offering - endowment

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November 4th was our 16th anniversary-this was my gift from LaVaughn. I love it. West Elm's Parsons Mirror table-it's just beautiful. I bought him what he loves-TOOLS.