This time of year, more than any other, has us busy with parties - giving them and going to them. In addition to everything else going on, trying to come up with a quick but really pretty table presentation is sometimes more than we can handle. I've got some ideas for you - easy and fast and guaranteed to enhance
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Cindy and I LOVE Christmas. We love decorating, baking, the movies, the music, decorating, making gifts, long phone conversations with old friends, entertaining.....and did I mention decorating? We've decided to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas by sharing an easy project or personal reflection each of the next 12 days, with no 'days off' so we're going straight through to
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In my post yesterday I shared a variety of crafting ideas found across the web. Today I'm introducing you to a project I made that is extremely inexpensive and works well for holiday decorations as well as gifts. It's scherenschnitte.
No, I didn't sneeze! Scherenschnitte (sharon-sh-knit-ta) is a German word for "scissor cutting." As the art of cutting paper into intricate paper designs, scherenschnitte is an easy-to-learn
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Terrie and I love crafting and always have our eyes open for new ideas or new twists on old favorites. At Christmas we're especially interesting in craft projects that work for gifts. Through our web wanderings we've found the following ideas - a dozen ideas to make dozens of gifts!
I've bought pre-cut stencils and I've made my own stencils but
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The first week of December has flown by so we've both thinking ahead to the fast approaching holiday meals we'll share with family and friends, not to mention that special Christmas dinner! We discovered some great things to set the mood at our tables and some of them also make great gifts for folks on our Christmas list. We give two thumbs
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Fireplaces used to be the heart of the home til we all migrated to the kitchen, but they're still usually the focal point of the living/family room. Decorating the mantel and hearth (if you have one) can be challenging - maybe the mantel is really narrow, or too high on the wall. Sometimes the challenge is that you can't come up
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