Gingerbread House Maker
Patricia "Trish" McCallister of Spartanburg, South Carolina, makes gingerbread houses. She starts by making a sketch of the house, then uses a huge assortment of cookie cutters to transfer her design to poster board ... [... more]
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Tabletop Jewelry
Joe Zanger visits Nashville jewelry artist Margaret Ellis whose custom sterling flatware and serving pieces for the home are inspired by her jewelry designs. ... [... more]
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Herb Obelisk
Note: Even though you are working with herbs and vegetables, the same ideas and principles apply that are used in floral arranging. All of these materials are used in a manner to give shape and color to the ... [... more]
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Silver Table Linen
Add a design (figure C) to the linen top with disappearing marker and then fill in or outline with silver metallic paint. Dilute the paint, and using a very narrow brush paint in the design (figure D). Take your time ... [... more]
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Dye-Namic Eggs
Add two tablespoons of vegetable oil to prepared dye. Beat with a fork to blend water and oil, until the oil is broken down into little beads. The oil will block the dye from adhering to egg. Quickly dip egg before ... [... more]
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Puffy Pumpkins
Crafty Magic Melt low temp glue guns, FloralPro Glue Guns, FloralPro Specialty Nozzle Packs and low-temp and high-temp glue sticks. Glue sticks include: Fabric Glue, Floral Glue, Jewelry Glue, Wood Glue and Glitter ... [... more]
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Grownup Easter Baskets
Cover a hat box with lace and surround with tulle (figure E). Display cupcakes on top and fill the inside with more cupcakes. For icing, melt white-chocolate chips in the microwave. Add food coloring of choice, then ... [... more]
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Springtime Celebrations
Decorations--Create a garden atmosphere wherever the brunch is being held, indoors or out. One way to do this is to tie split-leaf philodendrons to the backs of each chair. Palm leaves can be used, also, but the main ... [... more]
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Tip Of The Day
Stabilize a single flower a largemouth vase by placing it inside an olive jar in the center of the vase. TIPical Mary Ellen : Episode TIP-233 [... more]
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Sensational Party Table
Throughout the entire display, fill in any blank spaces with dried flowers of your choice as well as star fruit, kumquats, roses, tulips and freesia. Be sure to place flowers in plastic water tubes to make sure they ... [... more]
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Making Napkin Rings
Make your own napkin rings by cutting lengths from a paper-towel tube into an appropriate width. Reinforce with sticky paper from the craft store, then cover glue on the fabric of your choice (figure G). ... [... more]
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Festive Table Settings
It doesn't have to cost much to add some whimsy and style to the Thanksgiving table. Buy a large sheet of inexpensive fabric in an earth-tone color to cover the table. Don't waste money on fine linens. Add height and ... [... more]
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