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There are many exciting embellishments you can use to enhance cross stitch designs. You can use brilliant beads to add sparkle to your work, make buttons a focal point of designs and incorporate different stitches, such as bullion stitches and French knots, to produce interesting textures.
Embellishing cross stitch with…
Growing bonsai is not as difficult as some may think. You can grow from a seed which can require some effort on your part to stratify the seeds (refridgerate them for a month) and or score them to cause germination. Other than that, just water and be patient. An easier…
What are the top 3 Easter costumes for a child been purchased online and what makes them so cute? Wonderful Easter is just a couple of weeks away and for many families it is a time for relaxing and gathering with a whole long weekend of spending some valuable time…
The first trimester is OVER! Time to celebrate! Your nausea and vomiting should begin to subside now. Your fatigue should also slow down. You will still have it, but it won’t be as bad. The first trimester was hard. It is now time to enjoy your pregnancy.
The first trimester…
Many cooks like to grow basil indoors. It’s convenient, not to mention extra fresh and more flavorful than dried basil and even “fresh” basil purchased from the market. Fortunately, basil is an easy plant to grow in your kitchen, provided it receives enough water and light. Another wonderful thing about…
You try hard to just sleep, but sleep is just not coming. You are uncomfortable and sleep is eluding you. You might think you may never be able to sleep comfortably again, but rest assured, there is help for you to get your much needed ZZZZZZZZzzz’s.
Sleeping like a baby……
You can manage a chronic medical condition together with being pregnant. It is a careful balancing act, with special diets, lots of exercise, monitoring and medications. With all this going on in your life, and you add pregnancy to this, it becomes a lot more complicated.
However, you can enjoy…
Although scientific in nature, IVF itself is not an exact science and although everything can go exactly according to plan, there will never be a 100% success rate. There are many IVF failure reasons and when you think about it, when a healthy couple tries to conceive naturally, it can…
Even though we feel perfectly healthy, we to tend feel like a whale at times. When we feel bloated and we feel a lot of swelling it might be an indication of a serious problem.
This problem is called pre-eclampsia, and it is thought to happen when your placenta is…
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I was only 18 years old when i got married to a man who is 10 years older than me.That was 1990. I may not say he was a perfect guy but he was good enough to be a good husband and a good father. A good provider...…
I have received many mails from first time moms about getting their babies to take the bottle as well while they are exclusively breastfeeding. After a few months of exclusively breastfeeding, you do need some time to yourself. Expressed milk in a bottle is a good way to get some…
When I first started cross stitching over 30 years ago, the choice of fabric was pretty simple - cream 14-count Aida or linen, bleached or unbleached. How things have changed! There is so much choice available now in embroidery fabric, both in thread count and colour, although the two main…
Duct tape has long been used for everyday mending and repairing of common household items and other items. These repairs range from taping boxes closed and sealing packages to fixing automobile and boat seats and everything in between. Nearly every home has a partially used roll of this wonderful gray…
This is a special magical time in your life. And it is a once in a lifetime experience that you cannot live through ever again. Why not think about doing something to memorise these nine months, something a little interesting, something clever, something quirky and always something fun to commemorate…
There are certain themes we associate with little girls when it comes to Halloween costumes such as Fairies, Princess, Fairy-Tale Characters and for good reason, most are just stunning and very cute and in reality, most little girls love dressing up in these gorgeous costumes.
As you can see around…
Container gardening vegetables is an excellent choice for the home gardener who doesn't have large single area to grow in. Just about any vegetable will grow well in a pot. You can use any kind of container as long as it is the right size for the plant inside it.…
Nowadays, recruiting a full time nanny is really popular particularly in homes where both parents are working. Obviously, there are positive and negative sides to recruiting full-time nanny. On the good side, this enables you to give devoted care to your kids rather than the normal situation in the day…
When all the hard and trying times are over. When the distance between the two of you come to an end and overcoming the breastfeeding difficulties. After you have come over the shock of your tiny baby, and when you have stopped experiencing the emotional rollercoaster. When you have done…
When you are ready to take the big dive into the crazy world of motherhood, there might be a few things you and future dad will want to get sorted out first in order to make sure you will have a safe, healthy enjoyable pregnancy and birth.
Go and get…
There are so many Sexy costumes to choose from that at times it seems you can see the exact same costume everywhere. So for this reason I have sellected some different and unusual sexy themed costumes to give you a different and more exciting range to choose from.
Continuing on…
If you are thinking about using an organic bug killer in your home or garden you might want to think again. Bug killers of any sort regardless of if they are organic or not are harmful to the beneficial bugs in your home or garden. The problem with using these…
If you decide to use an embroidery hoop for your cross stitch project, always use one that is big enough to hold the complete design comfortably. This will ensure that the hoop never needs to be placed over any stitching and will therefore avoid spoiling the completed work with pulled…
When it comes to choosing a costume for a child or the child choosing for themselves for Halloween or any fancy dress party we are really spoiled for choice with the amount of amazing sometimes crazy costumes we can buy in our shops or online.
With so much to choose…
Cucumbers are one of those vegetables that just scream fresh, and you can't get any fresher than growing them yourself. Coincidentally, cucumbers are easy to grow indoors. Cucumbers are also beautiful plants when cared for properly. If you don't know how to grow cucumbers indoors look no further. I am…
With all the medical advances in recent years more couples are able to be helped to conceive or treat infertility with a range of interventions. The Medical treatments for infertility and for diagnosing reproductive problems are invasive, expensive and time consuming.
Many people face a barrage of blood tests, shots,…
When it comes to choosing a Halloween or fancy dress costume most of the time we all think about the same themes and the usual costumes whether it will be a ghost, soldier, cowboy and so on so it is great when you can come along with a unique and…
The winter wonderland can be a wonderful and an awful time. You can survive this time by staying clear of medications. Here are a few tips on how to beat the winder bugs.
Normally the flu is not fun, and when you are pregnant this is the worst thing that…
To take the toddler camping, or not. That is the question. Some of you may be telling yourselves, "Ah, I can do it! I'm a super parent!" That may be true. But for those of us that aren't (including me), here's a few tips that may help you out on…
Needle felting is a new and exciting craft that is quickly growing in popularity. Using wool roving, special barbed felting needles and a piece of foam, one can create all kinds of items. It is easy, fun, and satisfies the creative need in the crafter. It's a great craft to…
One can never have too many useful cake decorating tools. Each one has its own unique purpose. A wide range of tools is essential in creating your masterpiece. Decorating your own special occasion cake can give you a great sense of accomplishment and can save you money, too. You can…
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