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Enjoy winter: Preserve those Valentine’s flowers

If you were lucky enough to receive a big bouquet of flowers for Valentine’s Day last week, they might be looking a little droopy — mine always did after about a week. But that doesn’t mean you have to toss … Continue reading

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Show your love all year long

Just so you know, the stomach flu that is going around stinks.  Yes, I got the stomach flu.  It put a major dent in all the things that I needed to get done.  How was I supposed to get homemade … Continue reading

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Apartment DIY: Redecorating a bedroom on the cheap

I’ve lived in my boyfriend’s former bachelor pad for almost eight months now. He was kind and didn’t fight me (too much) when I took over 90 percent of the decorating in the two-bedroom apartment, but our one sticking point … Continue reading

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Dance the night away with your valentine next weekend

Calendar check: It’s less than two weeks until Valentine’s Day. For some, that means scouring Pinterest for heart-shaped crafts to make the special someone in their life. For others, that means waiting exactly 12 more days before ordering something featuring … Continue reading

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Repurposing with the help of Pinterest

Pinterest… I am a little obsessed with you. I have 20 boards on which I’ve “pinned” so many little bits of inspiration. Factor into that the new house, a blank canvas in terms of design ideas. All of our possessions … Continue reading

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Knit a soap scrubber

Still in need of presents to give post-holidays? Or learning how to knit? A soap scrubber is a simple and fast project for beginning knitters that also makes for a practical gift. To begin, you’ll need yarn that is 100 … Continue reading

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See Sheep to Shawl coverage Jan. 11

I’ll be live tweeting from the Sheep to Shawl competition from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. In preparation, I checked out who ran in past farm shows, who won, the winning shawl’s theme, the top … Continue reading

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It’s Sheep to Shawl time!

Smart blogger Caryn Rupert is live tweeting from today’s Sheep to Shawl event at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. See the fascinating three-hour process from fleece on a sheep’s back to a beautiful shawl through the eyes of an experienced knitter … Continue reading

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Holiday countdown: Reuse leftover Christmas cards

When I was younger, my parents had a big basket with a stuffed Santa attached, and that was where all our Christmas cards went. This year I received five, so I probably don’t need a basket of my own. But … Continue reading

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