Crafts & Activities
Home Decor
- Artichoke Arrangement
Create a unique centerpiece with artichokes. (March 14, 2003)
- The Basics of Collecting Art: Fine Painting
A guide to assist those who love art & fine craft to make a purchase or add to a beginning collection. (November 6, 2004)
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Get ready for winter with tips for your home, garden, pets, car and yourself. (December 1, 2003)
- Create Raised Plaster Designs on your Walls Quickly & Easily with Stencils
(January 16, 2004)
- Decorating Your Home Cowboy-Style
Home decor article on western decorating. (June 20, 2004)
- Decorating With Plates?
Think about it: a simple round plate. What possibilities it can bring to a wall! (January 16, 2004)
- Marbling Technique
Paint the look of marble on the walls, wood furniture or ceramics. (March 9, 2003)
- Savoring the Summer
Get ready for summer with tips for your home, garden, pets, car and yourself. (June 4, 2003)
- Swing into Spring
Get ready for spring with tips for your home, garden, pets, car and yourself. (March 29, 2003)
- Treating Fall Fever
Get ready for autumn with tips for your home, garden, pets, car and yourself. (August 23, 2003)
- Why Make Homemade Items
Improvising a homemade device that fills some need, gives you a valued item. And you feel good because of pride in your accomplishment. (January 9, 2005)
Parenting
- 20 Proven Ways to Keep Kids Busy When You Are, Too
For stay at home parents who have a dream cooking away in their heart. (March 24, 2003)
- Baby Needs
List of supplies. (March 18, 2003)
- Bedtime Battles
One parents struggle with a night owl. (March 14, 2003)
- Children's Allowance
Allowance is a great teaching tool when given in the spirit of generosity and practicality. (September 12, 2003)
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- A Glossary of Baby Product Terms and Definitions - Know What You Need
What you need to know about baby product terms and definitions. (October 19, 2004)
- Teaching Children Good Manners
If our kids learn that they are free to trample on the peace, space or rose gardens of others, they will develop into spoiled and inconsiderate brats. (February 7, 2004)
- Improve Kids' Reading -- Even Without Books
Parents want their children to be strong readers. They see reading ability as the ticket to a good college and a successful life. (October 14, 2003)
- Listen To Your Baby
Treat your baby as an individual from the day he is born. (March 9, 2003)
- Photograph Your Children
10 Easy Ways To Improve Your Family Photographs. (January 29, 2004)
- Raising a Self-Sufficient Teen
If you haven't been working with your teen on gradually giving them a sense of independence and ownership of their lives, then you're going to have your work cut out for you. (June 4, 2003)
- Surviving as a Single Parent: Seven Suggestions to Make your Life Easier
(May 4, 2003)
- To Clean Or Not To Clean (Your Child's Room)
I still clearly remember my dad patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) explaining and demonstrating to me how to fold the sheet corners on my bed. (June 4, 2003)
- Working Moms~ Got Guilt?
If you are a working parent, particularly a working mom, it's likely you are among the 95% who feel guilty when they leave their kids to go to work. (August 23, 2003)
Pets & Animals
- Chinchillas As Pets
Chins have incredible velvety fir, and they resemble a chubby squirrel with Mickey Mouse type ears. (August 23, 2003)
- Ten Things Your Dog Wants You To Know
If your dog could talk, these are some of most important things she would like to tell you.(March 20, 2003)
- Secrets of Kitty Body Language
Kittens communicate in a very distinct way. Did you know that every twitch, every purr, every motion actually means something... at least to your kitten! (October 19, 2004)
- 'Tis the Heartworm Season -- for Your Cat
Although we normally associate heartworm disease with dogs, cats can and do get heartworms. (October 14, 2003) |
