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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

If you have the knack for your DSLR, a photo session would be a perfect idea for new parents, soon-to-be high school or college graduates, or a family portrait. This sweet little candy dish was a gift from my grandmother. My great-grandmother made a lot of her gifts. Give your Gift of Organization. Family Heirlooms. Babysitting.

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Generation Now's First Round of Commissions

Motherhood Moments

Through live-drawing, digital projection and a frame-by-frame view of what it’s like to develop comic strip art, the play delves into the ways in which graphic art can help us not only to capture what our lives are like, but who we are meant to be. “Ma-Yi It counters dangerous stereotypes that limit potential and diminish self-esteem.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Back when I was engaged and living on my own for the first time (I lived with my parents while in grad school to save on rent), I went to the library a lot and found a copy of the Tightwad Gazette. Splurges: Shoes, books and art supplies. And art supplies: I like to paint and draw, so every now and then I splash out.

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