now to blogroll the second half of my fellow shoppers gift guides from mz.a theyve found good stuff too. not martha notcot so far here here here here here and here here here total overachieversa how i admire them. ny mag oh joy for the metro paper in ny boston and philly oh how lovely shops poppytalk ......
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why do we love thanksgiving because its about being thankful without receiving a single gift no one has really figured out how to commercialize the decorations and the main focus is the food. well be taking the next two days off to relax and we hope that you can too. have a wonderful rest of the week were thankful for all of you here are some links for this we......
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ive been stocking all 24 of the christmas advent calendar pockets with little treats since i bought the playmobil advent calendar this year too the kids have to countdown twice each day. im sure theyll be heartbroke n 41 and it was so much fun that i thought id give you all an advent post 24 things you can make for a crafty christmas. get out your ho......
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okay i take back what i said in my previous post. there is one thing thats changed since alan and i got married we have a lot more stuff. even though we got rid of sold donated gave away a lot of our things when we left california we later got lots of nice wedding presents and then once we moved to dc we bought new furniture an hdtv and various other essentials for the ho......
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we mentioned these miniature pies baked in a jar that we spotted over at......
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every now and then i like to do a post about people who have not iced8221 my blog as a thank you to those people for spreading the word to their friends and family. its been a while so this is going to be a long one also these arent in chronological order some are from a while ago and some are more recent. a stephanerd tried my crunchy breaded eggplant sti......
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woah thanksgiving is next week wild i dont really have any thanksgivingish links for you today but here are some other cool things to check out. have fun these holiday mailing secrets from avery are very helpful. remember mail times get much longer as the holidays approach. take that into account when sending out your swaps. this great link was submitted by muincat . ......
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i have been finding inspiration all over the internet recently. everywhere. everywhere. from grace at designspo nge s project design by the book so awesome a trip to the library is mandatory to this list of 100 everyday habits for your health and wealth . ive actually relooked at my own list and im getting closer and closer to making one of those items a reality......
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so its a pie well its pielike. i mean it has a bottom crust and a top crust and it is filled with stuff. so yeah pie. with farro no we have had barley sitting in the pantry for like a year so were going to eat that first. aw esome.82 21 and it has mushrooms and ricotta in it and ......
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szymon spider cakes eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee eeee.......
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one of the nasty things of doityourself projects is that they often results in crafts that nobody really wants to have. but who can you say no right but whether youre going to go the diy route for fun profit or because you have to the result doesnt have to be dismal. herere 34 christmas gifts that you can make and the people actually like to receive. almost everyo......
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sneak peak i am getting a supercraft bug just check out sew mama sew and youll see what i mean.a it is getting awfully close to the holidays and the perfect time for crafting things for decorations and gifts.a with all the ideas floating around in my head i finally made a list so i wouldnt forget anything popcorn in jars.a i have some organic popcorn seeds an......
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last month i asked readers to share their favorite frugal christmas ideas . you responded with over a hundred fantastic tips. one common theme for saving money and adding meaning during the holiday season was to make gifts yourself. my wife and i are lucky to have many crafty friends. every year im delighted to see what they create for the holiday season. i drew on our own experienc......
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did a search for autumn leaf cookie recipes.a surprisingly not only cookie recipes came up storybook woods stovetop simmers savory and sweet autumn leaf pies autumn leaf cupcakes autumn leaf cookie wreath maple sugar cookies fall leaf cookies cookie cutter ginger crisps interesting links hello elementsa i love autumn the dust w......
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jackolanterns obama musical montage its like this video was made for the dork in me check it out i mean theyre no meatolanterns but theyre still pretty rad. download the stencils here to get your own obama lantern. via not martha......
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from not martha last year i had a lot of fun making the creepy crawly cakes so i decided to try a few again this year. this time i pulled out my betty crocker mini bake and fill pans and bought a box of chocolate cake mix and some pocky. i made whipped cream vanilla pudding would work too and raspberry coulis i left the seeds in for spider guts. i also mad......
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image via wikipedia ok so bacon rules seriously.a i would be a vegetarian but then theres bacon and rib eye steak.a i thought i would have a little fun today by sharing two kinda fun things.a but first a fun fact every summer my family and i go camping with a group of friends.a there is usually 810 of us and over the course of 23 days we go through at least 4 pound......
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were thrilled to announce that well be doing a book signing at the urban craft uprising in seattle on december 6th the show is both the 6th 7th. i spent some time last night reviewing and getting totally lost in the simply awesome list of vendors for the show and im pretty sure ill be doing most of my holiday shopping while were there. ......
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cacao nibs have gone from a relatively unknown ingredient to something that is regularly stocked on store shelves in the baking aisle over the last year or two. the same can be said of specialty flours like spelt and buckwheat. fresh from the oven used two of these onceuncommon ingredients in a delicious looking batch of nibby buckwheat cookies . the cacao nibs add some chocolate flavor and a.....
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are you ready for halloween or you a huge procrastinator like some people ok me. well im here to help you out. heres a list of halloween links to get you ready for friday. yes friday. you have three days to get your pumpkins costumes crafts and treats ready. you better start today. pumpkins my kids and i decided to forgo the carving and instead got mr. pota......
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tech facing the tight cash crisis om malik tech stars fortunes sink in 2008 but past decade tells other stories kevin maney uk music a new antipiracy umbrella to replace all the others dave parrack hybrid tech wont save the full size suv as new tahoeyukon cancelled sam abuelsamid a few thoughts from a fan aphrodisiac jackson microsoft unwraps windo......
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12inch inspiron mini netbook debuts in japan unknown links tech megan cox bundling sprint wireless building possible lte 4g network justin montgomery uk music a new antipiracy umbrella to replace all the others dave parrack a few thoughts from a fan aphrodisiac jackson hybrid tech wont save the full size suv as new tahoeyukon cancelled sam abuelsamid......
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bacon is the candy of meats. ait is so sinfully delightful that many refer to a goodlooking plate of baconthemed foodstuffs as bacon porn . it is the most coveted of the breakfast meats and has set forth a greasy wave of devotion crawling across the floor of the ocean that is the internet so prepare yourself for a tsunami of savory specialties . 10. baconlaced cinnamon rolls ......
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para que la fiesta esta completa tiene que tener comida que se relacione con el tema y unos pastelillos en forma de araa son escalofriantemente ricos. claro el relleno se ve tentador aunque pensar que es una ara aa me da algo mas fotos en spider cakes vaa compartir o enviar a un amigo......
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