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Anthropology: The academic study of humanity. Concerns include human life and origins.

Anthropologie: The retail study of humanity. Concerns include influencing human behavior while relieving said humans of their hard-earned cash …

When the Anthropologie store showed up in our Chicago Lakeview neighborhood, I didn’t give it a second thought. It was a place I’d stroll through while waiting for my prescription to be filled at the CVS next door.

Honestly, it was too rich (read: pricey) for my stay-at-home-wages. Wages paid out in hugs and kisses.

Now, the pre-stay-at-home-Linda who was paid in hard cold cash? Yeah, that successfully businesswoman Linda? She would’ve jumped up and down for joy when the Anthropologie opened. And she would’ve spent quite a good deal of her not-paid–in-hugs-and-kisses wages on clothes and accessories for herself and her home ….

But the current day stay-at-home-mom-Linda-who-is-paid-in-hugs-and-kisses-wages? Yeah, that Linda. She has to resort to crafting her own Anthropologie knock-offs. Like these faux metal letter projects …

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… and these confetti glass knock-offs …

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And that stay-at-home-mom-Linda-who-is-paid-in-hugs-and-kisses-wages even knocked off an Anthropologie in-store display …

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… because she’s shameless that way.

Anthropolome: The human study of Anthropologie merchandise. Concerns include creating on-the-cheap knock-offs …

P.S. A huge thank you to Jocie & Kim for inviting me to guest post here … on their fabulous blog!

I have to come clean.

I’m concerned I may be leading you astray.

Because today I’m not sharing my first …

Not my second …

But my third Anthropologie-inspired ‘it’s a cinch’ project.

And this is where the problem arises …

… where you may now be judging my ethos …

You see, I’ve never purchased a single item from Anthropologie.

And, in fact, have only ventured inside my neighborhood Anthropologie store a handful of times. Usually to kill time as I wait for a prescription to be filled.

Now don’t get me wrong. I adore Anthropologie. I marvel at their merchandise. And their creative displays …

… and the reason I avoid — and ignore — my neighborhood store is because other more pressing expenses would be ignored if I ventured inside.

The pre-stay-at-home-mom-former-successful-executive Linda would be a frequent Anthro visitor and customer …

That Linda … the one who didn’t have kids and didn’t stay home to raise those kids … the one who actually brought home some bacon?

Yeah, her.

She would be sporting Anthro’s stylish clothing at her super-successful job. She would be sipping her morning tea at her super-successful-executive-mahogany desk from an Anthro “L” monogrammed mug.

That kid-free-rule-the-world-executive-public-relations-queen-Linda would spend her lunch hours cruising Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Room & Board, Banana Republic, and Anthropologie with her credit cards held high …

But the post-rule-the-world-turned-stay-at-home-mom-Linda … the Linda who no longer brings home any bacon … can no longer afford the Anthros and the C&B’s and the PB’s of the world …

… so now she must resort to creating her own knock-offs out of thrift store finds …

Like these Anthropologie confetti glasses that I first pinned here …

So I enlisted my daughter’s help once again. We cleaned the glasses with rubbing alcohol first … just like the DecorArt paint pens instructed … and then we grabbed those paint pens and started making dots on some glasses I picked up from the Salvation Army …

And after they dried for 4-8 hours we baked them in the oven to set those paint drop pieces resembling confetti … or so says the DecorArt paint pen instructions …

And I have to admit while this project is a cinch in terms of skill level … it does require a bit of patience. Because depending on the look you want …

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… photo styled and taken by my tween daughter

…. and the size of the glasses you’re using …

… photo styled and taken by my tween daughter …

… it could end up being lots …

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… and lots …

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… of dots.

The tween gave in at one point and asked me to fill in more dots on hers …

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Not a problem.

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I just parked myself in front of the TV and alternated between watching the men’s gymnastics Olympic trials and dotting away …

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Oh, and the tween had a great suggestion to make votives from the little glasses …

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… I’m so proud of my little blogger-in-the-making!

P.S. It’s the first Monday of the month which means a multi-blog “It’s A Cinch” craft day. Be sure to check out the clever and cinchy projects my blog friends have created (just click on the individual pics to be transported to easy peasy fabulousness) …

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Let’s keep in touch …

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P.P.S. The pink raspberry lemonade with rainbow sherbet we made for the photo shoot was just as tasty as it looked …

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… and was super simple to make:

2 cans raspberry lemonade concentrate
Rainbow sherbert
Lemon slices
Fresh raspberries
Mint sprigs

Just make the lemonade according to instructions on can (I think it was one can concentrate to three cans water). Slice up some lemons to garnish glasses with … and add some slices to the pitcher. Pour into glasses. Add a few scoops of rainbow sherbert, some fresh raspberries, and a mint sprig. Enjoy!

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knock if off …

it’s a cinch … and it’s a confession