Craft Corner: Let’s Make A Pretty Change-By-The-Season Centerpiece!

What could be prettier than a colorful candlelit decoration to grace your dining room table or coffee table! And what's even better is that you can easily change this one for every single holiday or season! You can make it as expensive or inexpensive as you wish depending on the materials chosen.

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“Sick” Crafts: Make Your Medic Alert A Work Of Art!

Yes, we are stuck with wearing "that thing" - it is important and a lifesaver, but who says it has to be... ugly? Unless you are lucky enough to have a real gold or silver medical necklace or bracelet, yours probably looks like mine... plain. I make jewelry and crochet, so I decided one day to pla

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Writing Away the Pain

My journal was full of bits and pieces of me, not unlike the diary I kept as a teenager, but now there was a big difference. At 34, Rheumatoid Arthritis was ruling my life. My doctor told me to keep a record. “From one to ten, write your pain level down everyday.” His suggestion proved to be a s

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Recipe for Kiffles Hungarian Pastries

What are Kiffles? Kiffles are an Eastern European pastry of dough rolled paper thin by hand and filled with assorted fillings. They are pronounced "kif-fulls". In the U.S., you can find them in parts of Pennsylvania. Kiffles are similar to Polish Kolacky or Czech Kolache (small, sweet yeast buns wit

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2006 Year’s Reflections for a Blog or to Scrapbook

As one year ends, I find myself reflecting over it and the years before it. Where I went wrong, where I went right and the struggles that faced me everyday. Did I accomplish everything I had hope for?I realized it wouldn’t be a bad thing to make out lists for myself and thinking others may find th

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Recipe: Lemon Blossoms

Ingredients: Yellow cake mix 4 eggs 3.5 ounce box of lemon pudding ¾ cup of oil Throw everything all together in a large bowl and beat for two to three minutes batter will be a little thick so don't worry. Turn up beater and cream together for a couple minuets Take a Mini muffin pan spray with Pa

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Chocolate Dipped Spoons Recipe

Everyone at ButYouDontLookSick.com loves Spoons! Why not make these easy chocolate spoons as sweet gifts? Chocolate Dipped Spoons Recipe 8 Squares of bitter sweet, Semi sweet or white chocolate or all three. Or 12oz of chocolate chips. Melt each different flavor Chocolate Squares Separately. Melt

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Craft Project: Let’s Make Swirly Holiday Ornaments!

Got a small budget? Want to do something creative for family and friends' gifts but just can't think of nything "new?" Here's an idea - swirly ornaments! This is a gift that can go from simple to fancy and NO artistic ability is required! I was amazed at the idea of decorating the INSIDE of an orna

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Craft Project: Let’s Make Swirly Holiday Ornaments!

Got a small budget? Want to do something creative for family and friends' gifts but just can't think of nything "new?" Here's an idea - swirly ornaments! This is a gift that can go from simple to fancy and NO artistic ability is required! I was amazed at the idea of decorating the INSIDE of an orna

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Super Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipie

This is a very basic, easy peanut butter cookie recipie that doesn't even require flour. They taste great and are quick to make. One cup of peanut butter (crunchy or regular... doesn't matter) One cup of sugar One egg Mix all ingredients together. Roll dough into balls and place on a greased cooki

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