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Build your own adorable robot army without a single wrench
It's never been so easy to build your own robot army. All you need is a wall and some imagination. Oh, and these amazing decals.
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4 modern nativity sets, not one of which lights up
Though my religious affiliation can best be summed up with a long puzzled silence, there are certain things from my youth that I carry with me to this day, like praying when the plane jets down the runway, and setting up the nativity scene before Christmas.
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Deck the halls (or kids' bedrooms) with Babybot and Blik
Along with decking the halls, we hope to finally redo the walls in my son's bedroom, but given that it has taken years for us to get around to this project, there will be no painted murals of his favorite cartoon characters.
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Cyber Monday Deals - the ultimate list for the fashionably frugal.
Happy Cyber Monday, shoppers! Here are just a few of our favorite online deals today from shops big and small. Don't forget to factor in the savings from mall parking and overpriced food court egg rolls. ... [More]
A Method to your holiday madness
This year, Method has come up with a holiday collection of soaps and cleansers that's so delicious, I can help but hum We Need a Little Christmas while I'm scrubbing pans.
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The best Black Friday deals and discounts from our favorite small businesses
Whether you are reading this in the wee hours of the morning or at a more civilized hour of the day, we want to make your kickoff to the holiday shopping season as fruitful as possible with some great Black Friday deals that have come our way.
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A new way to frame those fabulous family photos
I am always
looking for fun ways to hang up pictures of the brood. That's why I love these new photo prints from Paper Culture -- it's like my photographer and my ecologist got married and this is their delightfully sweet offspring.
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Children's art that lives forever
I'm one of those mothers that's a professional organizer's nightmare. I can hardly bear to part with a single one of my girls' drawings, whether it's a 3-D art class project, or a scribble on a napkin. So I always love ways to turn kids' creations into more formal keepsake pieces.
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The coolest modern menorahs
The countdown is on--you've now got one month until Haunukkah! Do you know where your menorah is?
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'Ere-be-dragons on your wall
Wallpaper is cool again, and it's not all girly flowers and damask. If you've got a knight in shining armor (and Converse chucks), you won't want to miss this quirky but elegant wallpaper made just for junior jousters.
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The handmade custom eco stockings were hung by the chimney with care...
I start every holiday season with the craftiest of intentions.But every November, it hits me. I'm mere weeks away from Christmas and I haven't even begun. Which is when I find myself turning to Etsy for a little help.
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