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Using Glaze to Adorn Your Cheese with Flower

s A single serving of glazed goat cheese 5 years ago, I posted an article (Using Wildflowers In/On Your Cheese) about picking and preparing wildflowers.  Most of my information for that article came from Terry Dinnan, a home cheese maker in Charlotte, Vermont. Terry’s flax petals drying in the sun.  (If you want to add flowers to the interior of your cheeses, it’s best to dry them first.) After posting that article, I began to notice that more and more people are using flowers to decorate their cheeses. These flowers were laid on the cheese without glaze. For example, Becca Heins, in Longmont, Colorado made these spectacular cheeses in 2017, and then waxed the flowers onto them: Becca used beautiful...

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When you sew clothing, it can be important to have a dress form, depending on what type of garments you are making

Dress forms can be expensive, so when I saw this awesome DIY duct tape dress form video tutorial by Coolirpa, on YouTube, I had to try it, because I really wanted to make my sewing projects run more smoothly without a lot of cash outlay. This DIY dress form project is really a very easy concept, all you need are a few raw materials and a little patience, and anyone can make this awesome idea in no time. Materials For The Duct Tape Dress Form: A large roll of duct tape A simple dress or long t-shirt to wear while you are making the dress form, (this item will become a part of the dress form, so make sure and...

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Fall is a hectic time of year with the start of a new school year and three back-to-back holidays that keep our social calendar jam packed with activities and entertaining

Gatherings with family and friends are meant to be fun, but it can be easy to get overwhelmed by all your to do list. To make things a bit easier, we have a few entertaining ideas to get your house in holiday mode so you can have enjoyable holiday season. 1. Put Your Table Leaf In Anything you can do in advance is a great place to start. When the weather starts to cool down, go ahead and put the leaf in your dining table if you have one. That way, you’re all ready for Fall gatherings and all you have to do is set the table for guests. Do you have a storage bag for your table leaf? A...

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Fall is a hectic time of year with the start of a new school year and three back-to-back holidays that keep our social calendar jam packed with activities and entertaining

Gatherings with family and friends are meant to be fun, but it can be easy to get overwhelmed by all your to do list. To make things a bit easier, we have a few entertaining ideas to get your house in holiday mode so you can have enjoyable holiday season. 1. Put Your Table Leaf In Anything you can do in advance is a great place to start. When the weather starts to cool down, go ahead and put the leaf in your dining table if you have one. That way, you’re all ready for Fall gatherings and all you have to do is set the table for guests. Do you have a storage bag for your table leaf? A...

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Fall is a hectic time of year with the start of a new school year and three back-to-back holidays that keep our social calendar jam packed with activities and entertaining

Gatherings with family and friends are meant to be fun, but it can be easy to get overwhelmed by all your to do list. To make things a bit easier, we have a few entertaining ideas to get your house in holiday mode so you can have enjoyable holiday season. 1. Put Your Table Leaf In Anything you can do in advance is a great place to start. When the weather starts to cool down, go ahead and put the leaf in your dining table if you have one. That way, you’re all ready for Fall gatherings and all you have to do is set the table for guests. Do you have a storage bag for your table leaf? A...

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