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Have a handmade tailgate!
Are you a football fan? There’s something rad about gathering on the weekends to cheer on the team — or at least just enjoy the party. Whether you’re a diehard fan (like the Hawkeye peeps in our...
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Maker Monday: Sew a felt owl door hanger
The other day I was at JoAnn Fabrics and I saw this adorable owl door hanger. I had that feeling that most of us crafty folks get — I could make that! I thought it would be especially easy and cheap...
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Create a stylish Halloween tableau with things you have around the house...
Matthew Mead is a holiday guru and a notable stylist, writer and photographer. He regularly contributes to Better Homes and Gardens and Victoria magazine and was the former style editor at Country...
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Pumpkin upgrade: Think Metallic
Metallic, metallic, metallic! Metallic decor is ALL over the place in fashion and home decor. I’ve noticed it most recently while walking through the fall decor isles and there was a whole section just...
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Throw a Craft Day with your Friends and Family
Craft Day comes but once a year, now it’s here, now it’s here. Bringing lots of joy and cheer fa la la la la! My Aunt Betty has a Craft Day for her friends and family once a year in the fall. It is...
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My Style: Fall Center Piece
Center pieces can be a hard task to come by especially one that is transitional, easy and inexpensive, but I think I might have found the one! I first started by looking through my cupboards, closets...
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Making in the Kitchen: Grandma’s Potato Soup
Sometimes you’ve just got to get back to the basics. I’ve seen a lot of potato soup recipes floating around lately. Most involve lots of fillers like cream, sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon, etc....
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Fantastic fall flavors: 9 recipes that are sure to warm you up
The weather’s getting cooler, there’s frost on the ground, and we’re all looking for a warm recipes to stave off the chill. Our favorite Goodsmiths cook, Becky Peterson, created some great fall-worthy...
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Make it Yourself: Fall Bird Feeder
With fall right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to attract this season’s birds with a new fall-inspired bird feeder. Using an old milk carton and some sticks from the back yard, I made...
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Making in the kitchen: Maple Apple Butter
Our apple-picking haul was quite bountiful this year, so we decided to make some maple apple butter with maple syrup. I love maple apple butter on a bagel in the morning or a dollop on vanilla ice...
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make it yourself: fresh pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice
Tis the season of pie pumpkins. These little orange globes hold delicious treasure that is so much better than opening a can. It is really EASY to cook a pie pumpkin and scoop out the golden flesh for...
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