Festive Feast: How to Create An Easy Christmas Charcuterie Board

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Calling, calling, all busy homemakers! Get ready to wow friends and family with this delightful and easy mini-buffet for all those upcoming Christmas parties — charcuterie boards are a busy homemaker’s dream. Husband and wife chefs Marvin and Noreena give a step-by-step guide on how to create one from pantry ingredients and a few creative supermarket hacks

Deck The Halls: Styling Your Home Meaningfully This Christmas Season

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Starting early to decorate your home for the biggest holiday of the year guarantees a more stress and hassle-free Christmas season. Self-taught designer, businesswoman and mom, Jeje, inspires with simple styling ideas to get you started decorating meaningfully in the holiday spirit

My DIY Batik-Inspired Desk

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Do you want a new look for your children’s work stations? This simple, DIY Batik-inspired design will inspire you to liven up their workspaces! All you need are leftover paint, school supplies, a steady hand and a little creativity. Personalizing their own desks and allowing them to give design input will encourage them to get excited to use their “new” desks this coming schoolyear!

HOW TO WEAR: The Mutton Sleeve

Flashes of old-school Disney princesses come to mind whenever a pic of this playful trend pops up on my feed. (That and my sister’s prom dress in the 80s.) As they say, it all just goes around and here we are in the year 2021 and the dramatic puff sleeve, formally known as the Leg-of-Mutton sleeve, has exploded onto the arms and shoulders of influencers on FB and IG feeds.

HOW TO WEAR: Tie-Dye (When You’re Over 40)

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Whoever said you can’t have fun with fashion in your 40s? It’s all about balance and fit…go crazy with pattern but balance it out with a classic neutral piece or go for volume (top or bottom) but weigh it down with something streamlined. In our first “style how-to”, we tackle tie-dye (yes, it’s baaaack) and how we can wear this trend and still look pulled together.