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  • How to Make a Two-Tone Loom Knitted Scarf

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    I value handmade gifts. And I love beautiful yarns and knitting. The problem is that I don’t know how to knit. I’ve tried to learn, but I learned to crochet when I was 5 so the knitting never seems to stick. My solution? Using a fun and easy knitting loom to make simple handmade gifts,…

  • Turkey Salad with Dried Cranberries Recipe

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    In the autumn when the grapes are at their peak and turkey is readily available, my family will often make this delicious turkey salad for lunch. Sometimes we eat it on bread and sometimes with crackers, and sometimes, as pictured here, on a bed of lettuce. There are no measurements and no rules, just a…

  • Quick Turkey & Rice Soup Recipe

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    With hectic lives and busy schedules, meals often suffer. When looking for a quick, healthy alternative to fast food, throw this easy turkey and rice soup together in less than 30 minutes. Makes 6-10 servings, depending on how much you like soup! 🙂 Ingredients 1 lb ground turkey 1/2 onion, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 2…

  • How To Create an Autumn Entry Display for Under $20

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    How To Create An Autumn Entry Display For Under $20 Autumn Entry Display Autumn Entry Display Autumn Entry Display With perennial borders all but spent and autumn leaves putting on the big show, attention in the front garden is focused on the home entry. Using materials gathered from the garden and discounted end-of-season perennials, create…

  • How to Make a Halloween Boo Bunting

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    Adorable crafty banners are everywhere this Halloween, draped across mantles, skirting tables and strung across fences. Instead of purchasing letters or fiddling with tracing around water glasses, I created letters with circle templates on the computer. They worked so well, I decided to post them here for everyone to use. Now you, too, can easily…

  • How to Carve a Pumpkin

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    I have to admit that as a child I never really enjoyed carving pumpkins. Using big kitchen knives was difficult, clumsy and dangerous, and frankly I’m surprised no one lost a finger. But several years ago I discovered the amazing and very safe serrated pumpkins saw. My life has never been the same, and I…

  • How to Carve a Mandala Pumpkin

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    Like many people, I’m a big fan of Indian hand-blocked prints, and I wanted to try a pumpkin inspired by those designs. The best thing about this particular pumpkin idea is that it looks complicated, but it’s one of the easiest pumpkins to carve and requires no pattern. Like cutting paper snowflakes, this pumpkin unfolds…

  • Valentine Cottage Kitchen Reveal

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    Clean Cottage Kitchen This kitchen is from my old English Cottage, a 1930’s home that I renovated and then put on the market in fall of 2007. Our objective was to create a charming, cottage style kitchen with modern amenities, durable, easy-care surfaces and a warm but bright color palette. Because the home was put…

  • How to Carve a Monogrammed Pumpkin

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    Okay, I admit it. I love monograms. But for some reason I never take the time or money to have things monogrammed. I don’t know why. So when I started carving pumpkins this year I thought a monogrammed pumpkin was a perfect idea. You don’t need a pattern or fonts for this pumpkin. Just follow…

  • Hazelnut Toffee Spelt Brownie Recipe

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    The flavors of chocolate and toffee are a natural combination which inspired these decadent brownies. I call them Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee Brownies, although you could call them anything you want. My husband calls them, “mmmmmmmmm…..” The important thing is that the preparation method creates a crispy English Toffee crust on the top of the brownie…