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Adding Green To Your Scene For St. Patrick’s Day

I’ve always loved St. Patrick’s Day – and I don’t have a single drop of Irish blood in me. Yet they say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, right? And I did marry a man who is half Irish. What I love most about the day are the parades (Chicago and NYC do them …
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Expert Tips On How To Transform Your Home With Textiles

Textiles have always been my favorite thing about design work. There are so many truly beautiful fabrics everywhere and for me it’s often one trim or swatch that inspires an entire design scheme. I have been fortunate enough to travel extensively and it has afforded me countless opportunities to see how textiles are finished in …
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Addictive Hearty Chickpea Soup Is a Fast and Easy Meal

This chickpea soup recipe is one I actually made up based on a few others! It started out as a ham and chickpea soup recipe but evolved into a just-as-hearty meal without the ham. Here’s how my hearty chickpea soup recipe came to be. It is fast and easy to make. I don’t like complicated …
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How to Style a Maxi Skirt Outfit for Winter and Spring

We’ve all been wearing a lot of athleisure and lounge wear lately, and with spring right around the corner, I am starting to think about venturing out into the world more and wearing something other than leggings! I love a showstopping maxi skirt, but it can be tricky to style for both cold and warm …
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Easy DIY Colavita Olive Oil Face and Hair Mask

This is a sponsored post, but opinions and recipes are my own. I am venturing a guess that most of us have tried to make a least one at home hair and/or face mask since we have been home more during the pandemic. And I am sure you have found that some of your DIY …