(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)
There’s an art to making a sugar rose and my sausage fingers lack the delicate touch required to fashion scarlet-red icing into a pretty cluster of petals.
Continue here: Stay the night: Harrop Fold Farm, Cheshire (Independent)
To mark the start of the Biennial Art Nouveau Event in Brussels, we take in some of the city’s most impressive buildings Brussels is rightly famed for its Art Nouveau architecture – this was the home of architects Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, after all, who are credited with designing the two first Art Nouveau buildings in the world: Horta’s Hotel Tassel and Hankar’s own house. More than 1,000 …
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Ten architectural gems in Brussels (Guardian Unlimited)
Located in an 1860 farmhouse. Featuring handmade furniture, primitives, country, folk art, and Christmas decor. Admission is free. Credit cards accepted.
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Christmas Thyme at Sycamore Height’s Farmhouse Craft Show (The Capital)
North Tahoe Arts is looking for fine art and gifts for their annual holiday show. Open to all fine art media, including painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry, functional art, craft, textiles, ceramics, wood, holiday cards, ornaments, and decor…
Continue here: Call to artists: November and December show and sale at North Tahoe Arts (Sierra Sun)
paragraph class=”noindent”Officially, this new spot is a sports bar, but if you want to catch the Jets game, you’d be better off at Mudville 9, a few blocks away, where, no matter what seat you have, there’s a clear view of the kickoff. The . . .
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Andrea Thompson: Warren 77 (The New Yorker)
Yes, you can show off your quirky collection. But like many things we enjoy – from food to wine to tweeting – you need to know when to say when.
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Show off your quirky collection right (seattlepi.com)
Aspen: Thousands of pieces of furniture and decor from 86 rooms in The Little Nell hotel have been donated
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Five-star Aspen furnishings heading to Habitat (Vail Daily)
ASPEN, Colorado – Those who live in homes built by the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity will likely enjoy five-star furnishings, thanks to the Aspen Skiing Co.
Auralex Acoustics, the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, is pleased to announce a breakthrough in acoustic technology — custom-printed, artistic SonicPrint ProPanels manufactured with its first green acoustical panel, EcoTech, at CEDIA 2009 (Booth 1317). SonicPrint features “The Art of Sound” theme by blending unlimited design and style options for any room with the company …
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Auralex’s SonicPrint Goes Green (Harmony Central)