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Finally, after a year of dreaming , working and tweaking details , I am pleased to announce the first designs in a set of new hot glue tools we are making with Plaid . The tools are designed to help prevent hot glue burns and make working with hot glue a little easier. The first part of the line will be unveiled tomorrow at the CHA Craft Supershow ! The craft mat and tools will be sold as a set and will available at retailers soon.

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My New Hot Glue Tools!

Wednesday January 27th Vegetarian Sushi Making 6-8 pm / $40 Roll your own! We will explore various techniques of sushi rolling and how to make delectable sushi rolls and salads! Ahi Tuna Roll California Roll Miso Soup Seaweed and Kale Salad Email or call Wendy at 478-0669 or wendyvanwagner@gmail.com Shaman in the Kitchen Thursday, January 28th 6-9 pm / $40 Learn how to become a shaman in your kitchen! We will cook with medicinal herbs that offer both flavor to your food as well as health benefits. Together, we’ll cook and savor several recipes, such as Calendula cornmeal crisps, tasty Thyme soup and Yarrow kitcheree. And we’ll learn about the healing properties of herbs.

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Cooking Classes posted through May 2010!

The door creaked as I slowly opened it, announcing to any who might be inside the shed that someone was entering. I could imagine garden fairies scurrying to their hiding places and actually saw a few meadow mice as they disappeared through a small hole in the wall. Who knew when sunlight had last lit the interior of that shed?

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Achieving Happiness in Your Garden: The Conclusion

My cooking class didn’t start until 6:00 – and I get off or work at 5:00. It didn’t make sense to go back home , so I had plans to hit up Moe’s Southwest Grill for dinner before hand. I knew I was going to be eating something at the …

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William Sonoma Cooking Class – Pasta! | Biggest Diabetic Loser

I was going through a big stack of clay pots one day, sorting them by size and wondering where they all came from. Since most of the plants I’ve purchased in the last umpteen years were generally grown in plastic pots, I found it hard to believe that I had so many of these clay pots, but I did. Some I got from my Dad.

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Achieving Happiness in Your Garden: The Fifth Secret

At first I thought I could cut up these vintage handkerchiefs but had to change my plans as it just seemed too disrespectful. They have been donated for use in the Circle project and I am laying them out edge to edge on a cotton lawn foundation.

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the heaven

www.homestagingchannel.com – Quick Crafts Wall Art Ideas- This Home Staging Quick Craft will give you ideas on how to design with artwork without breaking the bank. Learn a fun, easy and inexpensive way to make way to make wall art. Next time you think about spending a fortune on artwork to decorate your home, think again

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Home Staging Wall Art Quick Craft

indigo dyed silk, linen, wool, velvet, rayon, cotton, and hemp, hand pieced on 10″ muslin square Log cabin is made by sewing strips in a spiral manner around a central square. A stitch and flip block, it has been used creatively for ages. I make log cabin on foundation fabric of uniform size, handy when it comes to joining blocks together.

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wonky log cabin

Appliqued Spring Apron Visit this link at Better Homes and Gardens for my easy Appliqued Spring Apron tutorial. For this project I used a store bought apron and embellished it with silk screened appliques

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Spring Apron for Better Homes and Gardens

Loved as if Embroidered with Flowers, fabric and paper collage It has to be loved the way a laundress loves her linens, the way she moves her hands caressing the fine muslins knowing their warp and woof, like a lover coaxing, or a mother praising. It has to be loved as if it were embroidered with flowers and birds and two joined hearts upon it

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Planet Earth