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Everyday items are transformed into accessories
NEW YORK — Make flowers out of panty hose. A purse out of a tie. A necklace out of shoelaces. Beautiful and inexpensive accessories abound if you know how to transform the everyday into the chic. ...
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Associated Press This memory-keeping triptych features a photo, quotes and memorabilia from a grandmother's button jar. This is one example of a quick, meaningful keepsake to create for Mother's Day.
Ideas for Mother’s Day keepsakes
Family photos and mementos are the raw stuff of some great Mother’s Day gifts. Here are two ideas for creating a new family treasure: SILHOUETTE PENDANTS From Whitney Phippen, of Fort Colli...
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Associated Press Children play in this photo released from Lowe's showing rubber mulch under a swing and slide play set. Safety experts say using mulch or other approved surfaces under a play set can reduce injuries to children.
Safer ground offers options for play surfaces
Joshua Barry knows that wipeouts are inevitable when children are climbing and sliding on outdoor play sets. So he placed shredded rubber under and around the climbing toys his two children use in ...
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Associated Press La Marie chairs made by Kartell are as functional as they are colorful.
Magnolia tree needs little provides much
There is no tree more associated with the South than the grand Southern Magnolia. Who cannot love an evergreen tree that has relatively few, if any problems, easy to grow, and has such showy and wo...
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Right at Home: Plastics get playful
Next time you’re having a backyard barbecue or going mod with some new furniture, thank science. Your salad spinner’s made of the same sort of silicone rubber developed to make Neil Armstrong’s ...
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Associated Press A painted lady butterfly feeds on a dandelion flower Monday in Hutchinson, Kan.
Butterflies offer beauty, fun
For a spring project that can get your family working and learning together — and also help some beautiful insects — try a backyard butterfly garden. With just a little planning, you can create ...
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Pinterist bringing crafters together
Pinterest is a relative newcomer to social media, but it has changed the way that many crafters and do-it-yourselfers organize and share ideas. “It should be called ‘Jessa Decker-Smith’s Interes...
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Beauty of azaleas makes their simple care worthwhile
Azaleas are the royalty of the garden, according to the Azalea Society of America. We all have our favorites as to which plant is royal but as azaleas have wonderful showy blooms and color and so e...
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Associated Press Little Globe Chair by Pierre Paulin
Recreate ‘Mad Men’ style at home
Now that another season of “Mad Men” is taking us back to the 1960s, lovers of Mid-century Modern style are eyeing the sets for inspiration. Luckily, the popularity of both the AMC show and the ...
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Variety of azaleas ensures diversity of color and hardiness
This spring my Exbury azaleas outdid themselves both in number and color. I was impressed until seeing Randall Channell’s collection of more than 100. I didn’t know there were so many varieties and...
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