Homemade Gifts For Mom
Figure A--For a mom who loves to read, make a bookmark with leaves and flowers that have been picked up on a nature walk. Press the leaves and flowers in a book for a few days to flatten them. Arrange them on the ... [... more]
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Feng Shui Kitchen
A blue and white color scheme was chosen for the kitchen for many reasons: the classic combination is the same used in Chinese pottery; white cabinets lightened the space and the color white signifies the ideal: ... [... more]
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Medicine Garden
This lavender (Lavandula dentata) has soft green leaves that have serrated edges. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). One of the staples of medicine chests for the last few thousand years, the fading flowers are used ... [... more]
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A Children's Play Garden
Homeowner Courtney Cline wants to enhance the already striking landscape in the backyard of her northern California home by adding a special play area for her children. Cline explains that she wants the area to be ... [... more]
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Barrier-Free Gardens
Gardening is a great way to exercise, relieve stress and express your creativity, but for the more than 60 million Americans living with some form of temporary or permanent disability, experiencing the joys and ... [... more]
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Daily Smart Solutions
Carob makes a super-healthy and tasty snack! It's chock full of calcium and is a great way to satisfy a sweet craving! It has 359 milligrams per cup. The recommended daily allowance of calcium is 1000 milligrams. ... [... more]
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The Essence Of Incense
Illustrated with pleasant color photographs of flowers, warm baths, candles and the like, this book describes how a mist of burning incense can energize, cleanse and relax the mind and body. Beginning with a brief ... [... more]
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Feng Shui Bed Placement
8. DO NOT place your bed above the garage/storeroom. A bedroom located above a garage or a storeroom lacks a base and is dreadfully affected by the bad luck of emptiness and lack of substance. Success will be elusive ... [... more]
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Orient Expressed
Homeowner Janine Smith and designer Maude MacGillivray sought the help of a feng shui expert when they began decorating Smith's spacious California home. Kitty Bartholomew visited with them to see how they ... [... more]
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A Feng Shui Glossary
Mandarin ducks: A pair of mandarin ducks is a symbol of love and romance. Place a pair (not wooden) in the southwest corner of your bedroom to get your love life activated. And place a vase with a rose behind the ... [... more]
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More Than A Buzzword
In addition to furniture placement and window treatments, there is also the element of color. Placing the right color in the right place is said to result in wondrous things. For example, if a family is constantly ... [... more]
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Feng Shui
Use two clear glass panels with taped edges to make a portable bagu chart. Hold an enlarged picture of a room behind it and see how each area measures up (figure A). ... [... more]
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