Mar 15, 2017
Everything’s Coming Up Shamrocks
If you can draw a shamrock and color it green, you can decorate your home for a St. Patrick’s Day party. Cookies with green sugar shamrocks, shamrock straw toppers, and shamrock garlands are just a few of the festive ideas offered up by Martha Stewart, and her website also offers stencils to make decorating easier, […]
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Mar 14, 2017
St. Paddy’s Day Party Planning
Among the edibles in Brit & Co.’s “25 Ideas for the Ultimate St. Patrick’s Day Party” are Lucky Charms treats, shamrock spinach chips and Jameson butterscotch pudding. The lifestyle site also offers crafty ideas including a green felt wreath and yarn jars, as well as St’ Paddy’s Day party printables you can use to decorate […]
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Mar 13, 2017
Thrifting Through St. Patrick’s Day
Face it: Not everyone has a perfect kelly-green sweater or T-shirt in their closet to throw on for St. Patrick’s Day, so when you’re suddenly invited to attend a party that asks you to be a little bit more Irish or wear seasonal clothes to work, you may be at a loss. Fortunately, many thrift stores supplied […]
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Mar 2, 2017
Donations Should Be Somebody’s Treasure
One person’s trash is another’s treasure, as the saying goes—unless it’s just trash. When preparing charitable donations, “make sure what you donate is only clutter to you,” says Home Storage Solutions. “It defeats the purpose when we make a charity pay money to haul away our trash for us.” Turn ripped, torn and stained clothing […]
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Mar 1, 2017
Clean Out Kids’ Stuff Every Season
Kids grow up fast, and as a result, parents may find themselves with a lot of baby and children’s clothing to donate on a regular basis. The good news is that you can schedule donations to ClothingDonations.org every season for the first few years as babies grow out of those onesies, pajamas and booties. Make […]
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