(ARA) – Here’s another silver lining to the dark economic clouds still on the horizon this holiday season: handmade holiday decorations are not only less costly, they’re perceived as more meaningful as well.
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Handmade crafts are the ultimate customized holiday decor (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
(ARA) – From harvest festivals to tailgate football parties, the colorful fall season is in full swing. Crisp air and cooler nights signal the holidays are right around the corner.
Continue here: Dress up your home with festive live plants (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
Here are some of the many bazaars and festivals planned this season: Broward County Plant Affair: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; Plantation Heritage Park, 1100 S. Fig Tree Ln., Plantation. 954-797-2722 or 954-791-1025.
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Fall festivals are under way throughout Broward (Miami Herald)
Bazaars feature one-of-a-kind items, a festive atmosphere and a chance to save money — all for good causes.
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Bazaars offer bargains, aid community (Miami Herald)
Tara Ackerman is a professional recycler. Empty wine bottles, used paper and old record album jackets are among the tools of her trade. With artistic sensibility and a passion for reducing waste, the Plantation woman transforms toss-aways and second-hand items into pins, bracelets and home décor.
Continue here: Recycling becomes a work of art (Miami Herald)
Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with Pop Art, but it was the film “Tommy” that really made a lasting impression. In particular, a scene where Tommy’s mother (played by Ann-Margret) sings “in an all-white room with a white ball chair.
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Zap! Pow! Home decor gets a pop art punch (Texarkana Gazette)
Campania International, a leading garden accessory manufacturer, announces a new license with the Smithsonian Institution, the worlds largest research and museum complex, to produce a significant line of hand-crafted containers, rich in American history. Visit www.campaniainternational.com to located a retailer near you. The line was reproduced from decorative garden …
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CAMPANIA amp; THE SMITHSONIAN JOIN TO CREATE STUNNING GARDEN ART (PitchEngine)
The Center for Disease Control recently announced Alabama as the nation’s second most obese state (thank God for Mississippi!). I’m a native Alabamian and struggle with my own weight.
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Cool Beans fresh, delectable cuisine (Montgomery Advertiser)
The following are shortened versions of recent full-length restaurant reviews. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses.
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When the Rotary Homes of Distinction Tour rolls around each year, Chairwoman Wilda Rosene usually ha
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Historic dwellings make up this year’s Homes of Distinction tour (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)