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20+ Awesome Blogs for Summer Party Planning
With summer in full swing, parties of all kinds, from holiday celebrations to weeknight BBQ’s, abound. If you want to plan a fun summer get together you can find a little help getting creative, coming up with recipes, mixing drinks and hanging up some pretty decorations from these great party planning blogs. Of course, you’ll…
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Small Changes Around the House
This past weekend was a weekend of doing small things, mainly involving getting some new plants and picking up things at thrift stores. Here are some photos. I found this old wooden mold (I think) at the thrift store this weekend. At 50 cents it was a bargain and it makes a great home for…
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Crewel Embroidery
What is crewel work or crewel embroidery? Most simply, it is embroidery on fabric that is done with a wool thread– a two-ply variety known as crewel– which gives the embroidery its name. I’ve been anxious to try it because it seems to be a fairly quick way to make some beautiful designs and it…
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The Beauty of Air Plants
After paying $8 for an air plant at a local greenhouse, I was happy to see them growing wild in the jungles of Mexico on vacation last year (if only I could have brought some home with me. Stupid international laws). They’re interesting plants and relatively easy to care for (though sad to say my…
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27 Crafting Resources for Men
While society has come a long way in breaking down gender barriers, stereotypes about the sexes and what activities are appropriate to each are still widely prevalent in society. Oddly enough, people are often judged as much for pursuing hobbies that are more traditionally ascribed to their gender as ones that aren’t. As a female,…
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Snail Decor
There is something I love about snails, however gross it may be to have one leaving a slime trail on you in real life. Must be their slow and steady pace and the homes they carry with them on their backs. That, or I still haven’t gotten over my love of the show Pinwheel (ah,…
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New Life for Old Sweaters
One of the bad things about having pets is that sometimes the little angels enjoy chewing up your belongings. One of my cats decided to chew a hole through a nice sweater– one that was so big it was impossible to repair without looking like a ragamuffin. Rather than throw items like this away, however,…