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Homemade Horchata

Horchata is not a complicated recipe. Variations, however, are limitless and come with regional allegiances: If Spanish in origin, it's made...
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DIY: How to repair a dropped stitch, part 2

  • dropped stitches
  • January 30, 2011
There is nothing worse than when a dropped stitch causes a knitter to unravel their knitting project. The first part of this tutorial explained the...
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Wedding DIY: Ribbon-laced paper cones

Paper cones are an easy and inexpensive way to decorate the ends of pews or chairs for your wedding. While you could simply roll a piece of...
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Bridal shower gift: DIY aprons

  • DIY
  • October 26, 2010
Looking to give a bride-to-be a special gift? Consider giving a homemade apron as a bridal shower or wedding gift. No matter what your sewing level...
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Turn 5-cent Wal-Mart glasses into vases for your wedding

Act quickly if you are on a tight wedding budget! Plastic drinking glasses in bright colors are currently on clearance at Wal-Mart stores for only...
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DIY fish centerpieces

A major chunk of any wedding budget often goes to the florist. One cost-cutting measure is to simply order less flowers and go with a simple,...
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Backyard Bananas--Don't pay for chemically treated bananas! Put some bananas in your victory garden

Ever dreamed of growing bananas, maybe even tried it, but gave up because of problems getting fruit in our “iffy” climate? I did. I was...
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DIY Spa :: Pamper Yourself at Home

Let’s face it, after a long workweek nothing sounds more tempting than a relaxing day at the spa. The reality: with the hustle and bustle of...
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Trends on a budget: DIY studded pocket jeans

For those of you who crave avante garde urban style, the Jak and Jil blog is the site for hungry hipster eyes. It is a place of mercurial fashion...
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Trends on a budget: Mixed media stacked jewelry

For anyone that's a seasoned fashion blog reader, Fashion Toast's Rumi Neely's avante garde style is certainly one to be reckoned with. The San...
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