Tag: crafts
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‘A little therapy session’: How a local crochet group is bringing generations together
When you think of fiber arts, you may picture a grandmother knitting socks or crocheting a scarf for her grandchild. Maybe she’s sitting in a rocking chair by a fire, warm and cozy as her wrinkled hands work. But, the craft has sparked interest among younger people in recent years, including here in Colorado Springs. …
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Holiday Food & Gift Fest fun for all ages this weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 1987, the first Holiday Food and Gift Festival made an appearance in Denver. Seventeen years ago, it expanded south to Colorado Springs and the rest is holiday history. The 2015 Holiday Food and Gift…
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Holiday Food & Gift Fest fun for all ages this weekend
In 1987, the first Holiday Food and Gift Festival made an appearance in Denver. Seventeen years ago, it expanded south to Colorado Springs and the rest is holiday history. The 2015 Holiday Food and Gift Festival will open November 13-15 at the Mortgage Solutions Financial Expo Center, 3650 N. Nevada Avenue. Tickets will be $6…
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Painting interior doors adds ‘wow’ to rooms
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you’ve got your decor looking just about right but want that extra “wow” factor, considerpainting interior doors. “Address other main features in the room first, and then if something is still missing, painting thedoor provides that ‘Aha’ moment,” says…
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Holiday doldrums can spark kids’ creativity
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s inevitable during the holiday season: Kids get bored. But the doldrums are just the thing for unleashing children’s creativity. Give them a few ideas and supplies, and step out of the way. Here, three…
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Holiday doldrums can spark kids’ creativity
It’s inevitable during the holiday season: Kids get bored. But the doldrums are just the thing for unleashing children’s creativity. Give them a few ideas and supplies, and step out of the way. Here, three crafts authors offer ideas for turning the blahs into hurrahs. ___ SOCKS Brenna Maloney, a Washington, D.C., mother of two,…
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Painting interior doors adds ‘wow’ to rooms
If you’ve got your decor looking just about right but want that extra “wow” factor, considerpainting interior doors. “Address other main features in the room first, and then if something is still missing, painting thedoor provides that ‘Aha’ moment,” says Natalie Myers, principal designer with Veneer Designs in Los Angeles. “It changes everything.” Painting a doorway is easy and inexpensive, depending…
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Indoor herb gardening can yield home remedies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What if you could soothe a sore throat or a headache with the snip of a scissors? Plant some herbs indoors now, before fall sets in, and you could have a winter’s worth of folksy…
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Decor dreams take flight when dollhouse decorating
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a kids’ entertainment world of expensive game systems and disposable plastic toys, there is an alternative: Make something. Play with it. The do-it-yourself trend, which embraces projects in electronics, engineering and crafts, dovetails nicely…
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Decor dreams take flight when dollhouse decorating
In a kids’ entertainment world of expensive game systems and disposable plastic toys, there is an alternative: Make something. Play with it. The do-it-yourself trend, which embraces projects in electronics, engineering and crafts, dovetails nicely with the perennially popular, mainly girl-driven activity of decorating. An abundance of room-decorating games appears online; Girlsgogames.com has at least…