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As for decorating your place for Halloween on the cheap —

“Decorate your home and yard with everyday items and almost-trash, like leftover candle stubs and toilet-paper ghosts,” the glossy magazines tell you.

Right. Not.

Who was the genius to suggest that lighted candles and paper products were a good mix? Now throw in gangs of rambling trick-or-treating kids wearing capes and robes and all manner of flammable costumes? Uh-uh.

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One of the best things about Halloween is that it’s a night to let fantasy run free… So instead of money, why not spend a bit of creativity? Sometimes those quick homemade Halloween costumes can be the best costumes, if the ideas are good ones.

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Natural Wood Knitting Needles

by domestika on October 16, 2008

“One natural product deserves another,” say the folks at Rocky-Brook Fine Woodcrafts, recommending their wooden knitting needles for real wool yarn, although “of course, they work just as well with synthetic fibres.”
My sister (a genius knitter) just sent me the tip on these, and I strongly suspect she was sending a hint for [...]

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There’s a lot to be said for the sleek European style kitchen designs — the “clean aesthetic” that favours flat surfaces, neutral colours, and a pristine countertop free of all clutter — but it can be hard to pull off in an open-plan home.
Real life has a way of leaving its traces… despite [...]

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Whether it’s your family message center, an ever-changing scrapbook page, your photo gallery, or a do-it-yourself collage of spontaneous artwork, the front of the refrigerator is one of the most important pieces of real estate inside your home.
Oh, but those stainless steel appliances that look so elegant and modern? They’re a problem. Because [...]

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