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Orchids – keep them flowering!

August 9, 2016
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How often have you thrown out pretty potted orchids the minute they stop flowering? Or, like me, you put them out of sight, forgetting to even water them until they die completely. When I was staying with my friends Denni…

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Broken Flower Beauties

July 11, 2016
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When I brought home a stunning deep pink bunch of lilies from the store, I was disappointed when I unwrapped them to find five of the buds had already snapped from the stems. I popped them into mismatched wine glasses…

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DIY Modern Spring Wreath

March 21, 2016
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This beautiful Spring wreath is a no-brainer. Really. It's an easy, do-it-in-front-of-the-TV, low cost project that you're going to love. All you need is a wreath frame like this one from Michaels, and some balloons. OK, quite a lot of…

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Snickerdoodles

March 11, 2016
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This is yet another tradition I didn't grow up with, in Australia. I can't resist the name, so I had to try making these cinnamon-y treats myself. What I did grow up with was warm buttered toast sprinkled with cinnamon…

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Meringues & Bunko

March 7, 2016
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I wanted to bring a tasty dessert to a dear friends' Bunko party over the weekend. Bunko is a no-skill dice game which started in England and was imported to San Francisco in the 1800's. It's now played regularly by 27 million…

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Salted Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

February 5, 2016
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We're heading to our favorite Superbowl party this weekend and a late call has gone out for desserts. What a great excuse to bake up a storm and bring our Superbowl best! This Salted Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake is easy…

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Lavender shortbread

February 1, 2016
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My sisters are amazing cooks. Kylie created the most delicious Christmas spread I've ever tasted and Michelle (the youngest), kept us supplied with her homemade shortbread cookies throughout the holiday period. When we got back from Australia, we found ourselves…

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DIY Industrial-style Holiday Wreaths

December 1, 2015
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You might remember my living succulent wreath disaster DIY from last week. It ended well after morphing into a lovely living centerpiece, but I was left with a second metal frame and no wreaths for my double front doors. The…

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DIY Living Succulent Wreath

November 20, 2015
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This lovely and affordable wreath, made on a square frame, was originally intended to hang on my front door for the holidays. I spent an hour or so putting it together. I made sure I did every step properly. I…

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DIY Painted Pumpkins and other Halloween spookiness

October 26, 2015
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I'm painting instead of carving this Halloween. Pearlized paint from my local craft supplies shop, transformed these grocery store pumpkins into magical fairy tale creations. It was an easy job which I did over the course of an evening to…

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Tracey Dale is a writer, currently working on her first novel. She is a former broadcast journalist, TV host, corporate speaker, advertising executive, and Miss Australia. Based in Los Angeles, she is married to actor, Alan Dale (Entourage, Captain America 2, Lost, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo).

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