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Category Archives: Home Decoration

Natural Scents and Fragrances – Special Occasion Potpourris

10-Feb-10

A potpourri scent for your home is one of life’s pleasures, so you may want to try different ones to mark the change of the seasons, holidays, birthdays, or anniversaries. You can make the simplest potpourri by drying, and mixing with spices and oils, whatever flowers you have blooming in your garden or pick up [...]

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Natural Scents and Fragrances – Potpourris

07-Feb-10

There are two types of potpourri, moist and dry, but the dry version is more popular because it takes less time and effort to make. Dried flower blossoms, herbs, and spices chosen for their scent and muted colors are the dominant ingredients; seeds, woods, mosses, roots, resins, and the essential oils extracted from these are [...]

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Natural Scents For A Winter Weary Home – Potpourris and Pomanders

02-Feb-10

There is something nostalgic about spicy pomander balls and jars of fragrant floral potpourri that make any room instantly cozy and inviting. Perhaps it is the memory of a grandmother who was always surrounded by an aura of lavender, or remembrances of childhood days helping in the kitchen. Whatever your special memory, you can recapture [...]

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The Thursday 13 – Towel and Washcloth Crafts

13-Aug-09

I’m scanning the pages of an old craft leaflet this week – lots of rather odd items to make from towels and washcloths. Keeping with that theme – here’s thirteen more ideas from around the web. 1. Here’s a Dishcloth Angel and a printable poem card to go with it (the sort of thing you’d find [...]

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The Thursday Thirteen – Ojo De Dios Project Links

18-Jun-09

Adding to the Ojo De Dios tutorials I’ve been posting this week – here are thirteen more projects, ideas and beautiful examples of Ojos 1. God’s Eye Memory Keeper 2. Cotton Twist God’s Eyes 3. Make a Moon’s Eye 4. Make a Ribbed Weave Basket Using the God’s Eye Pattern 5. Mini God’s Eye Kid’s [...]

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