What are they? ..Cost versus quality? .....Types of machines? ......Why own one, why bother? .........What should you look for? ............Care of machines - descale!? ...............What about grinders...
The purpose of this guide is to provide some practical and effective decorating tips to make your home the special place you want it to be! People come into my home and the first thing that many of them say...
Today, gift baskets are a $2.8 billion industry--a pretty staggering figure if you know how much each item in a basket is typically worth. Putting together themed baskets to give to loved ones as a personal...
I cannot draw a decent stick figure. Yet more than once I have earned my living as a collage artist. Collage as an art form offers the non-drawing artist a way to creatively and easily express yourself, an...
How to arrange the items in a gift basket is probably the most often asked question in my gift basket workshops. It is also the most difficult to answer. I believe the easiest way to answer the question is...
Inexpensive Floral and Greenery Arrangements Floral and greenery arrangements add so much color and life to the home and perk up any room of the house. However, they can be extremely expensive. In many...
For many years I have taught Gift Baskets Workshops at several area colleges. The workshops are divided into several sections, thoroughly covered in each workshop. We begin with ideas and themes for producing...
Bath salt is quick and easy to make. All you need are a few ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen. What do you need? Salt. What kind of salt? Any kind of salt. Table salt Ice Cream Salt...
In the guide, which will be very short, I want to make a case for saving old baskets and other useful, but used containers. Let me begin with an interesting statistic. After doing a very small test of my own,...
Aromatic Red Cedar is a wonderful gift from the earth. It has the smells and aromas of long ago childhood memories. Holidays at Grandmother's house. Hidden treasures in dusty old boxes hidden way in her attic....