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	<description>my halloween, kitchen &#38; decorating experiments</description>
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		<title>Painting Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Note to self: When attempting to re-paint the hallway, don&#8217;t be lazy and choose a kitchen stool over driving 5 minutes to your sister&#8217;s house to retrieve your step-stool. I hope the bruises on your legs are testament to how stupid that decision was.
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		<link>http://amiss.org/2010/03/painting-safety</link>
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		<title>The difference a tablecloth makes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I lived in Chicago, I had a little studio apartment that I painted five different colors (orange, lime, yellow, periwinkle, and dark green), and I was very into contemporary, trendy furniture. I intensely loved my two-tone wood table that I bought at a funky store that used to be in Water Tower Place. Unfortunately, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amiss.org/2010/02/the-difference-a-tablecloth-makes</link>
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		<title>A pretty focal point for my desk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My home office is, unfortunately but necessarily, a dumping ground for items that don&#8217;t fit the rest of the house. Right now, it&#8217;s holding five computers (three functional), two broken printers, the filing cabinet, a spare side table, an old toy chest (turned coffee table with a marble top), and my American Girl doll Kirsten, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amiss.org/2010/02/a-cheerful-work-desk</link>
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		<title>Iron-on Patch Owl Pillow Cover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because of a snowstorm that wouldn&#8217;t stop, I was stuck inside today with nothing to do. So I decided to use items I had around the house to transform an old pillow that&#8217;s been taking up room on a closet shelf.


Before
I&#8217;ve had this horse pillow for years. My sister gave it to me when we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amiss.org/2010/02/iron-on-patch-owl-pillow-cover</link>
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		<title>Lemon Garlic Marinade for London Broil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adapted from a recipe on Epicurious. I used spicy brown mustard instead of dijon, because that&#8217;s what was in the fridge. I didn&#8217;t want to waste a lemon, so I used all of the zest and juice.

1/4 cup olive oil
Juice of one lemon
8 large garlic cloves
2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
1 sprig chopped fresh rosemary (I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amiss.org/2009/12/lemon-garlic-marinade-for-london-broil</link>
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		<title>Spooky Details</title>
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Halloween decorations don&#8217;t have to be expensive. I collect wine bottles and cover them with labels from the craft store, use battery-operated tea lights behind books and objects, and repaint hand-me-down decorations. Every year, I buy one or two new decorations, so that I slowly build a collection of pieces I really like (like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amiss.org/2009/10/spooky-details</link>
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		<title>Plant Silhouette Artwork</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Cape May last month, I stopped into one of the boutique stores on the mall and spotted black and white floral silhouettes on stretched canvas. I loved the look, but the paintings were $25 each, and I didn&#8217;t have any of the plants in my own garden.
So I went to the crafts store and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amiss.org/2009/10/plant-silhouette-artwork</link>
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		<title>Gardening for Halloween</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Curb appeal is key at Halloween, even in the daylight. I like my garden to appear ever-so-slightly neglected and faded.
Early October, I let my potted plants die and leave them in their pots for an element of neglect on the front porch.


I also let the chrysanthemums fall over and dry out. Grass plants do the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amiss.org/2009/08/gardening-for-halloween</link>
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		<title>Apple Pie</title>
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Apple pie with acorn cutouts. I haven&#8217;t got the crust crimping down yet, but at least it looks homemade!
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		<link>http://amiss.org/2009/07/apple-pie</link>
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		<title>Evening office makeover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris went to a Nickelback concert Saturday night, leaving me with an entire evening free. I had bought panels at Pier 1 with a bold, modern floral print last weekend, but he hadn&#8217;t installed the curtain rod for me, so they were lying around.
Since I had a few hours to kill, I got my drill [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amiss.org/2009/07/evening-office-makeover</link>
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