Thanks to computers and tracing paper, you can make your own coloring books for the kids in your life and personalize them instead of buying coloring books from the store. It’s not just for saving money – in fact, when coloring books go on deep sales, it would probably be cheaper to buy one. This project is about elevating the ...Read More

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In addition to Monday’s big scary list of Halloween links, a few more have come in just under the wire.

NotMartha offered a tame little Pumpkin Spider Pancake last week:

These are light and fluffy pumpkin pancakes made extra orange with food coloring and decorated for Halloween breakfast using cinnamon syrup that has been colored a dark black.

Cinammon syrup alone makes me ...Read More

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If you’re traveling with pets of any kind, you should be aware most motels and hotels do not accept them. But with a little advanced planning, you can find plenty that do.

PetsWelcome helps you find places to stay while you’re traveling that allow pets. Input your travel route information and they find the right spots. TravelLodge is one chain that features ...Read More

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There’s nothing more personal than a handwritten letter, but few of us can find the time to write these days – especially if you can type quickly. So what’s the second most personal touch you could put on your correspondence? A font in your own handwriting.

It’s also perfect for digital scrapbooking – your own handwriting on the digital scrapbook pages.

These ...Read More

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I love the internet and TV. I don’t know what I’d do without them. But once in a while, I really feel the need to turn them off and be entertained by something I can actually touch. Whether you just need an occasional break or are actually thinking of reducing the channels in your cable package or even shutting off ...Read More

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Whether you enjoy having scents in your home all the time, or just need them occasionally after cooking fish or onions, it’s nice to have something on hand that you can rely on to eliminate odors and smell wonderful. A lot of room sprays, plugin scents and candles don’t really work for me – the scents are too overpowering, or ...Read More

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Friends envy my dreams because they’re often straight-up wish fulfillment stuff without any weird symbolism. I dream of fascinating adventures with my favorite fictional characters, I have naughty dreams featuring hot actors, and so on. Meanwhile, my friends are stuck with stuff like, “I dreamed I had to catch a pig, but it was really my brother, and when I ...Read More

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Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has a warm and fuzzy project for you: how to make a cardboard chaise lounge for your cat.

Although we don’t claim to understand it, a cat that has installed itself in a cardboard box is a happy cat. You can exploit this mysterious fact to make a your own simple corrugated cardboard cat bed ...Read More

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It’s not that hard to bake your own fortune cookies. WikiHow’s got the instructions. And you can make them really special by dipping them in chocolate – a now sadly defunct restaurant near me used to dip them in white chocolate, which was so delicious you could hardly believe it was legal. And I’m not even a fan of white ...Read More

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No, seriously. You can make a really cool fruit holder out of rolls from toilet paper and paper towels, some paint and some glue. It has a totally different look from a fruit bowl and may not work for fruits that aren’t round – like bananas. The rolls stand up, glued into place beside each other, and the fruit sits ...Read More

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