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WINTER 2010

Etor s Let_ter)If youre here reading this page in our Win-

ter, Celebration-themed issue, I must express my

gratitude to you for taking the time during what is probably the busiest season of the year. You likely have a to-do list a mile long: cook-ies to bake, presents to make and wine to mull (Id recommend starting with the wine). Or, maybe youre one of those people who has every single thing done, in which case I was going to call you a rude name, but I think its much more productive to invite you (or beg you, same diff) to come over to my house and help me. Please. (And thank you.)

The stories in this issue celebrate the very best things in life family, food, traditions, creativity and success. Weve actually postponed some of our regular columns to make way for all of the holi-day-oriented content that we wanted to bring you.

I absolutely love December there is just so much for me to celebrate during this big month. Our son Finn came home from the hospital last year on December 16th, and so this is and will always be a very special date for our family, and one worth celebrat-ing. Then, its my birthday. Being born on December 21st means that my birthday often gets squished in with Christmas, but I have decided to look at this as just an extended celebration to get the party

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started sooner and have it last longer! Finally, we will be moving mid-month as well into a wonderful community that we have imagined as home since we discovered it some time ago. Christmas in our new place, with family and friends. It honestly doesnt get any better than that.

This month also represents the winding down of another year, and the starting up of a brand new one. Some would say that why and how we mea-sure time is arbitrary, but theres something to be said for new beginnings fresh starts.

For us here at Delish HQ, that fresh start begins now. Weve been working our fingers to the bone and pulling some late nights to bring you these 94 pages of goodness. There are kids to love up, husbands to pay attention to, and sewing machines to dust off.

Happy Holidays to you and yours, and the deep-est wishes for happiness, health and success in 2011. Well be right there with you!

Live like you mean it,

Tamara

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Delish LovesLovely things that make us squeal a little.

Heavens to EtsyHaute Handmade.

Word of MouseWhat's on our current must-click lists.

A Little Birdy Told UsThese are a few of our favorite(d) tweets.

Woman of the Cloth Anna Maria HornerWritten by: Tamara KomunieckiInside stories of the men and women behind the fabrics, patterns and books that we love and use.

Words of WisdomSubmitted by: Ben MerrimanSage advice on how to get through this crazy thing called life.

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LIVEA Family Worth Celebrating

Written by: Catherine BassoId like to say mine is just your average family, and, in so many ways we are. But as one of my teenage sons friends pointed out to me, we are like a family you might see on one of the reality television shows

on TLC and Im okay with that.

An Irish ChristmasWritten by: Annora Holland

What Christmas is like in my part of the world.

Hooked on Candy CanesWritten by: Dawn Mori

Handmade candy canes create a magical holiday at two beloved candy stores.

Something for Everyone The Delish Gift Guide

Written by: Tamara Komuniecki and Cynthia Merriman

Naughty or nice, here are gifts for everyone on your list, at all (reasonable to You really

shouldnt have price points.

MAKEBy-the-Book DIY

Written by: Tamara KomunieckiCrack (a book) before crafting

DIY Project: Tile CoastersWritten by: Lindsay Wilkes

Celebrate the season with festive DIY tile coasters!

DIY Project: Candy Cane BuntingWritten by: Maggie Brereton

This sugary-sweet project is the perfect home decor for the holiday season.

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GROWGardening For Your Front Door:

Making Fresh WreathsWritten by: Stevie Rose

How to make a natural wreath that is on point with trends and impressive at any budget.

Holiday Gift Guide for the Foodie/GardenerWritten by: Stevie Rose

Gadgets, craft, and style come together in this list of pefect gifts for the modern gastronome or

horticulturist.

TASTERiffin' in the Kitchen

The Ultimate Winter Lasagna Written by: Kelsey Banfield

Warm up your family with this great meal.

Eating for Energy in the WinterWritten by: Jenna Edmiston

What to eat to achieve optimal energy this winter season.

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Celebrate Root Veggies and Greens!

Written by: Cheryl Arkison The winter months still provide some fantastic

vegetable options when you strive to eat locally and in season. Celebrate those squash-es, root vegetables, and leafy greens this year.

SIPCelebrating 2011 with an

Adventurous Spirit! Written by: Alia Shah

Tasting the flavors of the holiday.

NESTGood to Great Hosting

Written by: Tamara KomunieckiSimple steps that go a long way in making

your holiday guests feel welcome.

READCat's Reading Corner Written by: Catherine Basso

Book lovers, unite!

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Delish DyVa / Ask the InstigatorWritten by: Dyana ValentineProfessional instigator Dyana

Valentine dishes out Delish advice

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LOOKSHINE

Natural Winter Beauty SecretsWritten by: Gillian Young

No money left over after your shopping but in desperate need of a beauty fix? Here

are five tips for getting back the glow.

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CAREGIVE

Celebrate VolunteeringWritten by: Dawn Mori

Busy lives and technology change the way we volunteer, but not the reason why.

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LET US LOVE WINTER, FOR IT IS THE SPRING OF GENIUS.~ PIETRO ARETINO

WORKChick Magnate Not "Just" Eleanor

Written by: Tamara KomunieckiThe name of her web site (justeleanor.com)

makes it sound like super-successful graphic de-signer Eleanor Grosch is no big deal. Her clients

and students would beg to differ.

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Where in the World is Sarah?Written by: Sarah Marchildon

Sarah says konnichiwa to an education and adventure in Japan.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/CO-FOUNDER Tamara Komuniecki

DESIGN DIRECTOR/CO-FOUNDER Cynthia Merriman

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Cynthia MERRIMAN / DESIGN DIRECTORA lover of all things pretty, Cynthia Merriman is a graphic

designer and owner of My Girl Friday Design Company.

She has been designing for web and print projects for

more than ten years, taking inspiration from the oodles

of vintage and retro goodies she loves to surround herself

with. When she can squeeze it in, she enjoys baking, read-

ing the occasional novel or sewing an item for a loved

one. Mum to three little ones and wife to a wonderful

husband, she includes two Rhodesian Ridgebacks and

a cat named Zero in the menagerie. She is currently

shopping for the perfect superpower that will help her combine the pleasures of motherhood and the

pressures of owning a flourishing business. For now, however, all she can hope for is that the kids play

nicely while Momma gets some work done.

Tamara KOMUNIECKI / EDITOR-IN-CHIEFA journalist since 1994, Tamara Komuniecki has taken

on every kind of story imagineable. Her experiences as

a broadcast and print/web journalist include attaching

herself to Siberian Huskies while on cross-country skis,

covering murders, wars, fires and floods, commandeer-

ing a jet, learning to surf, and writing about anti-cellu-

lite running shoes. Media aside, she has also worked as

a figure model, a clown at the zoo, a 911 operator, and

a production assistant for U2. She considers herself a

happy, if imperfect, homemaker and bakes, cooks and

quilts with great passion. Her interests include design and architecture, sewing, and her family. Tamaras

personal motto is Only boring people get bored, and so she leads her three best guys (husband

Konrad, son Finn, and pooch Duane) on all the adventures they can handle.

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MAGGIE BRERETONMaggie is a self-taught seamstress who sells beautifully handmade items for children and momma. She is a busy momma to three little ones, three and un-der, who are her inspiration. She loves all things momma and has had a knack for making things all her life. You can find her unique and one-of-a-kind goods at her etsy shop, SmashedPeasandCarrots.com, and you can read all about her life as a momma as well as many of her sewing and craft tutorials and delicious

step-by-step recipes at SmashedPeasandCarrots.blogspot.com.

JENNA EDMISTONJenna Edmiston is a young mother learning the art of balancing. She loves spending time in the kitchen with her five year old daughter creating healthy, wholesome meals. In between balancing family, work and her personal life, she tries to keep a healthy lifestyle with an open mind and heart. Head over to petitfoodie.com where she shares her thoughts on food, body image and children.

ANNORA HOLLAND Annora Holland comes from Cork, Ireland but after much wandering has found her little piece of heaven on Sydneys northern beaches. Life in the sun and sand is hard to resist! She grew up with a camera in one hand and a drawing pen in the other and now works as a graphic designer in Sydney. Apart from recently discovering a love for her new sewing machine, she finds endless plea-sure in the beaches she lives by, reading, baking (even when it burns!), drawing,

painting, photography, typography, and all things paper.

ALIA SHAHAlias love affair with food and wine began during her sabbatical in Paris. One of her greatest pleasures in life is sitting around the table with a perfectly aged bottle of red, wonderful food and great company. After receiving her Advanced Diploma from the UK-based Wine and Spirit Education Trust, she began Alia Personal Sommelier. You can learn more about Alia on her website at winebyalia.com.

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EMMA LAMBIm so into the sweet forever flower garland and petite garland from Edinburgh, Scotlands EmmaLamb. Per-haps the finest example of her unique crochet styling is showcased in the Aggie decorative crochet floor throw, which is just so incredible. Id love anything of hers in my home.

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TURKISH BATH One of my New Years resolutions is to pamper myself more more trips to the spa, and more spa-ing at home. I wouldnt mind, then, to get an authentic peshtemal (Turkish bath towel) from Istanbul. Hand woven of 100% cotton, it is suitable for use at home, the pool, and the

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HEY YO YOMy new go-to destination for stocking stuffers, goody bag fillers and all around fun stuff, Hey Yo Yos shop is (as her banner says) dime-store delights, fanciful frills and whimsical notions! From classic popcorn boxes, to a pair of vintage deer toppers, this shop really does take the cake for me.w etsy.com/shop/HeyYoYo

PHYDEAUXI admit that Im looking forward to winter because then I get to bring out the comfy clothes. Everything in this etsy shop pretty much falls into that category. The Christmas Tree Lights scarf is so lovely and perfect for winter, without relying on the typical holiday col-ors. All the goodies here are original designs, hand-knit

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From Wikipedia: In human context, a family (from the Latin: familiare) is

a group of people affiliated by con-sanguinity (which refers being from the same kinship), affinity (which refers to a natural attraction of feeling or kinship, a relationship by marriage or common bond), or co-residence.

In most societies it is the principal institution for the so-cialization of children. Extended from the human fam-ily unit by affinity, economy, culture, tradition, honor, and friendship are concepts for family that are meta-phorical, or that grow increasingly inclusive extending to the nation hood and humanism.

The face of the family has changed so much these past few decades. Family is no longer solely defined by the boundaries of marriage, lineage, or co-habitation. Family, for me, has become something so much more something bigger than I could have ever imagined, something so unexpected.

Lets start at the classic beginning. Boy meets girl, or girl meets boy, depending on whose perspective you are looking from. For now, we will stick to my perspec-tive as I, said girl, am the writer and boy is quite shy and private about it all. (Though, he has graciously agreed to let girl tell our story; our family story.)

So the beginning, as I have mentioned, is classic. Boy and girl are both in their very early twenties and em-

bark on a journey of love and relationship. Neither of them are really equipped at this stage, as young people never are, but they go ahead anyway, as young people do. Both bring baggage, both bring their past, both bring their dirty laundry, with hopes that the other might possibly be able to help them clean it. A year and some passes and girl becomes pregnant. Now, the world, as boy and girl know it, changes forever.

bI clearly remember the day I told John that I was preg-nant, these are the kinds of days you dont forget. It was on a pay phone in the mall by my work. (I know, a bit cowardly.) I was young, unsure, scared. I had already known for a couple days, and had it confirmed by my doctor. Now I needed to tell my boyfriend. So I went to the pay phone on my break, put in that quarter and called him. I cried, he was in shock, and everything shifted.

Once I knew I was pregnant, the choice was simple. I would have this child. I would hunker down and do it. Once my head was wrapped around it, I knew that this child was meant to be, and I knew that I could and would be the best mom I could be. I began falling in love with the life that grew inside me. For John, as it is for most men even in marriage, it was a bit harder to get his head around.

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The next nine months were a tumultuous time in our relationship. We were left to our own devices, trying to navigate a terrain that neither of us seemed quite equipped to trek. We did our best. Sometimes it was pretty, sometimes not so much. It was a tough time, it was an amazing time.

January 19, 1994 our son was born. Nathen Richard Stjephan. Truly, one of the best days of my life. I was ready. I had bought into it all; hook, line and sinker. I had never been so in love with another human being as I was with this baby boy. The connection was instant and deep.

For John, things were different and though I do not want to indulge too much, for that is his personal story, I want to say that as a young man who had already been through a lot, his biggest obstacle was the fear of not being enough. This fear was a battle he needed to face.

After spending a week or so at my parents I took Nathen home to my apartment in Burnaby that I shared with a family friend. I was over the moon and life played out, as it does, so quickly and before I knew it Nathen was turning two.

John and I were still working it out together, but it was on-again/off-again and emotionally taxing for both of us. Both of us were in love with this child, in love with each other, but unable to get the pieces to all fit smoothly. It was about this time that we decided to move in together. This move quickly became the de-mise of us".

I was determined to make it on my own. Me and Nathen against the world! I soldiered forward and surrounded myself with armor. The next few years were hard ones for John and me it was a very confusing time. We hurt one another with words and actions, but we still liked each other for the same reasons we always had. We would go to mediation to battle out our custody agreement, and then on break would go for lunch and share a meal and a laugh.

Things seemed to get worse before they got better. I even considered taking Nathen and disappearing this is how desperate our situation felt at times. I tried to hold on to the thought of the person I knew John to be, but it was a dark time in our relationship. When I met Steve, the man who would become my husband, things became even worse.

I always say to people that John and I battled down into a dark pit. We left no stone unturned but by do-ing this, eventually there were no more stones to turn. At that point, there was no more tearing down. We ac-tually got to the point of we had nothing left to do but rebuild.

This kind of rebuilding takes time. But, I gambled on Johns character. I gambled on the person I knew he was, and the love he had for our son.

Shortly after, when Nathen was five years old, Steve and I became serious, and John met the woman who is still his partner, Danika. I attribute a lot of what we have now on these two amazing people Steve and

6 months along and with great expections

A love like no other

Danika. They were key to our healing and moving for-ward. Both supported a healthy relationship between all of us, both loved Nathen and wanted to do what was best for him. Never underestimate the power of your new spouse.

There were a few key events that caused huge shifts in bringing this family together. One of them was the death of my father from cancer in 1999. Death has a way of changing the steps in your dance. About six months after his passing I went to John, full of emotion and ready to take off the armor.

I went to the home that he now shared with Danika, in a few suburbs away from ours, and we walked to the park across the street. To this day I am not even sure of what he heard or didnt hear, as I cried through the whole confession. I poured everything out: apologies, regrets, my dreams for us, my hopes for our family. I realize now that it wasnt so much for him as it was for me. This was a point of change for me. I saw that we had a chance to build something out of the ashes, and I wanted to take that chance, and I wanted him to

know it.

Another huge shift happened when John and Danika were guests at our wedding. Na-then was our motiva-tion for inviting them, and it had a very posi-tive outcome for him. He started to see that it was okay for him to love us all that if we were okay with each other, then he was okay.

When they came it also represent-ed a turning point in our family re-lationship, and in the end it meant something to all of us.

Time became the greatest gift of all. Time allowed us to ebb and flow growing, shifting and shap-ing to our new normal, our new family. One particular time that stands out for me was once when John was late in picking Nathen up. I was feeling inconvenienced be-cause I had to drive to a meeting, so I was already annoyed, and then he was late on top of it! Of course I held the anger inside, as Nathen was there, and our exchange was pleasant, and John did apologize for being late. But I drove away spitting-nails-angry.

Then my Spirit quietly asked me why I was so angry with John. She softly pointed out to me that I was so easily angered by what he did and I never really gave him a chance. She told me that I was still holding on to things from the past and as long as I

A moment between John and Nathen

Christmas at Steve's parents' place. Nathen with his first catch.March 23, 2002. Steve and I get married and John and Danika attend. A huge shift begins for all of us.

did that he would never be able to be redeemed in my eyes. She told me clearly that as long as I continued to carry this anger, we would never have a chance to move forward.

That was hard to take, but the words couldnt have been truer. We all let each other down now and again. I had to look at it as if it was someone else being late and how I would react, and through that exercise I realized that I wasnt be-ing fair or just in any way. If it had been Steve, my husband, I may have said something, but let it go. It certainly would not have progressed to a place of spitting nails anger. It was another big learning les-son for me that allowed a release to happen in our growing relationship.

Eventually John and Dan-ika moved into our sub-urb and in fact moved just blocks away from us, al-lowing us to spend a lot more time with each other. We started by having fam-ily dinners once a week, missing once in a while

due to scheduling conflicts. We started doing more family activities together as well attending Nathens events together and even some of our younger son, Aidens events.

As we did more and more things together our family began to solidify. Even for our friends around us, peo-ple started to get used to all of us as a package deal. Steve and my friends kids even started calling John John-Dad, the name we use to refer to him.

Both Nathen and Aiden have come to us with very in-teresting questions over the past few years. Nathen once asked, If Steve is my step-dad does that mean John-Dad is Aidens step-dad?

Aiden just asked me the other day, Is John-Dad my uncle?. I responded to him with a smile, and said no. He then asked, Then why do you say that he is our family?

I explained to him, Family is more than just blood or marriage. Because John-Dad is Nates dad, that makes him a part of our family. And because you are Nates brother that makes you a part of John-Dad and Dan-ikas family. So put us all together we are one big family!

He totally got it. He simply knows nothing else. His fa-vorite place to stay when Steve and I take some alone time is with John and Danika. Yes, it is true. My ex and his wife take care of the son I have with my husband when we go away.

It is crazy we all acknowledge that, but it is also such a blessing! When I asked Nathen about how he felt about his family he asked me, In comparison to what?

For Nathen, this is the way it is. He knows nothing else.

Nathen's brother, Aiden, finally arrives a long awaited gift.

Danika and me. The only women in this crazy family we have to stick together!

Though when he is in trouble, I have heard him say that he wishes we didnt all get along so well. I can empa-thize as I am sure having four parents who all work to-gether as a unit, can be a little annoying as a teenager!

Nathen is going to be 17 years old in January. If there is one thing that I can feel really proud of as a mom, it is my healed relationship with my sons father, and the genuine love I feel for both John and Danika. Never could I have imagined life as it is now. Never could I have imagined the full family that I have been given.

To me, bigger forces are working here. We are re-ally there for each other, working it out together. It

is now no longer just about Nathen, it has be-come about Aiden too. It has become about all of us, as one family unit. We dont see eye to eye on everything, but the one thing remains the same we are family. We are a family worth celebrating.

bWell, at first I was doing it for Nathen. But then after a while it started to be about all of us. Now there is a friend-

ship, a relationship. Besides, John would be lost without me.

Well, to me it is just common sense. Either you learn to get along, and everyone is happy or you dont get

along and everyone is miserable. Doing it this way is so much better, its really good! And be-

sides, Steve would be lost without me.

Our family is certainly unique. We do have separate lives but they intertwine, and

we create love and support. We collaborate with each other, bounce around our thoughts, sound warnings, and celebrate together. This family gives us roots, it feeds us, and gives back really nice when you con-sider the alternative!

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John showing his deep love and affection for Steve

We're just your average family really!

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LOCATION:

Cork, Ireland

As the trees and decora-tions go up and the fes-tive jingles seep through the shopping centers, I think about how my Christmas celebrat ions have changed so drastically

over the last few years. I have lived in Australia for two and a half years now and sitting here on the scorch-ing beach writing this and my Christmas shopping list, watching the surfers, slapping on the sunscreen and wishing for an ice cream seems a million miles away from my cold, dark, snowy winter Christmas days of Ireland. Now the festive dinner isnt the familiar roast turkey and trimmings but a seafood barbecue, mulled wine has been replaced as the drink of choice by a wel-come ice-cold beer and Christmas day is in the middle of summer, not winter!

As a little girl I knew Christmas was coming when my older sister would start examining Christmas adverts for additions to her Santas wish list. This was followed by excitement-filled weeks leading up to the big day, making decorations for the tree, going to the city to see the big department store window displays but also the dreaded threats of not getting anything from Santa if I was naughty. For us, Santa came on the night of the 24th sneaking into our bedrooms to leave his pile of presents at the end of our beds. Such excitement on this night, not only about our presents, but if this was going to be the magical night that we would finally get a glimpse of the man in red.

In Irish homes, it is tradition for the youngest child in the house to light a candle and place it in the front win-dow of the house and this is kept lit throughout Christ-mas. Its a symbolic gesture to offer hospitality and a place of welcome to anyone over the holidays and is said to hearken back to the ancient Christian Christmas Eve when Mary and Joseph could not find any shelter. With Ireland being a historically Catholic country, a lot of our traditions come from those beginnings.

After this candle is lit and bedtime approaches, a very important snack is left next to the fireplace for Santa and Rudolph, lest they get hungry on their worldwide travels a glass of milk and a carrot for Rudolph and some cookies and a Guinness for Santa. They always finished them.

I always seemed to be the first to wake up in our house and would quietly crawl to the end of my bed to peek over the end. If he had been, then I would drag my sis-

20 winter 2010 delishmag.comIt's all too much for some! (Annora, 5; Sarah, 2; Tracey, 7; Dad, too tired to answer)

Christmas Eve excitement! (Tracey, 7; Annora, 4)

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ters from their beds and the Christmas chaos would begin! A few hours later we would be wrapped warmly to go to Christmas Day Mass, which as a young child seemed to just be a nuisance that took away valuable time with our new toys. Then it was home to fix the feast of the year roast turkey and ham, roast pota-toes, veggies, stuffing, gravy and those dreaded Brus-sels sprouts, all washed down with Christmas pudding for dessert.

As in many countries, it is very important for family members to be together for Christmas Eve and Christ-mas Day. The 26th of December, commonly known as Boxing Day around the world, is called St. Stephens Day in Ireland, Wales and Newfoundland. This is a day for more festivities and visiting with extended family and friends, as well as endless turkey leftovers. This day is also the time for a visit from the Wren boys. This tradition consists of local boys dressing up in masks, straw suits and colorful clothes and, accompanied by

traditional music bands, they go from house to house or have a parade to sing the Wren songs for a contribu-tion that is donated to charity. Its a little unsure when or how this started but some people theorize that the Wren celebration has descended from Celtic mytholo-gy. The origin may be a Samhain or midwinter sacrifice and/or celebration, as Celtic mythology considered the wren a symbol of the past year. I should also mention that a big tradition in Ireland now is the Christmas Day early morning swim. Hundreds of people flock to the cold rainy beaches to brave an icy dip in the ocean again a way to raise money for charity. Ill happily con-tribute, but you are more likely to find me wrapped up in my winter woollies to cheer them on!

In Ireland, Christmas traditionally ends on January 6th when the tree is taken down and sadly packed away for another year. It is also known (in Cork, the south of Ireland where I live), as Little Christmas or Womens Christmas and is a day to celebrate the women in the house and give thanks for all they have done, partic-ularly over the holidays. Most women hold parties or go out to celebrate the day with their friends, sisters, mothers, and aunts. Children often buy presents for their mothers and grandmothers a great day to be pampered!

So this year Im swapping the sunshine and beaches to go home for a real, dark, cozy, turkey-stuffed Irish winter Christmas. I now have a little nephew that I will be spending Christmas with for the first time so Im excited to start those early magical Christmas morn-ings again!

Nollaig Shona daoibh go leir! (HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE.)

Not too sure about this guy... (Tracey, 7; Sarah, 2; Annora, 5)

INGREDIENTS:6lb sirloin tip or eye of the round, topside or silverside of beef3 bay leaves, finely chopped1 tsp powdered mace6 finely ground cloves1 large clove of garlic crushed and made into a paste with salt1 tsp allspice1 tsp crushed black peppercorns2 tsp ground ginger1 Tbsp juniper berries, crushed1 Tbsp coriander seeds, crushed2 heaping tsp brown sugar1/2 cup salt2 tsp saltpetre1 bottle Guinness

METHOD:1. Mix all the flavorings and spices together.

2. Place the beef in a large bowl and rub all over with the spice and flavoring mixture.

3. Cover and refrigerate.

4. Rub in the mixture once or twice a day for a week; turn the beef as you repeat the rubbing-in process. The spices and flavorings will now be mixed with the juices drawn from the beef.

5. Tie up the meat firmly and place in a large pot. Rub in a last teaspoon of ground cloves.

6. Cover with cold water to which a bottle of Guinness has been added.

7. Simmer gently for 6 hours. Allow to cool in the cooking liquid. When cool, remove from the cooking liquid, place on a serving dish and cover with a weighted plate.

8. Refrigerate until serving time.

9. Serve cold, thinly sliced.

Cork Spiced Beef This is a dish that is popular in my part of Ireland Cork, but isnt really used around of the rest of the country. Its very time-consuming so most people buy it from butchers, but it can be quite expensive because of it be-ing labor intensive. Its traditionally served on St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day).

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he sights and smells of win-tery treats are everywhere during the holidays. Home-made cookies and cakes will always be special but handmade candy canes are simply magical.

Every year, two Southern California landmarks create these iconic stripey treats by hand. Logans Candies has been making candy canes in downtown Ontario, California, since 1933 and, on a few select days, you can find handmade candy canes on Disneylands Main Street U.S.A. in Anaheim.

Both places serve as reminders of holiday traditions celebrated with family, friends and neighbors. Kids still press their noses against the window of Logans Can-dies, where owner Jerry Rowley and his staff will make more than 110,000 candy canes this year. Its a great time and a busy, busy season for us, he says with a smile.

Disneyland began making candy canes at the Candy Palace on Main Street U.S.A. in 1968, when an effort was made to expand homemade offerings at the Park. These holiday confections bring Disneyland guests the

same simple pleasures that Walt Disney enjoyed as a boy in Marceline, Missouri.

Very few places make candy canes by hand, says Disneyland candy maker Rob McHargue. The excite-ment that it generates with the guests is really special. Candy canes are a major show item this is a lost art.

The origins of the candy cane can be traced to the late 1600s when a German choirmaster handed out sugar sticks shaped as shepherds crooks as a way to keep choir children occupied during long holiday services. Candy canes would make their way to North America in the mid 1800s when a German-Swedish immigrant decorated his holiday tree with paper ornaments and candy canes. These holiday treats would not reach the masses until the 1950s, when the brother-in-law of a local American candy maker invented a machine to produce and package candy canes. Until then, candy canes remained a labor-intensive culinary process, lim-ited to local distribution.

Now automated manufacturing produces nearly 1.8 bil-lion candy canes every year, with retail shipments made throughout the world. With that fact in mind, it will not


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And indeed they are. Fresh candy canes are a blissful mix of light fresh sugar and strong cool peppermint. Tasting one is an unforgettable delight that will leave you with a new appreciation for the art of candy cane making.

It takes Logans Candies an hour and a half to make a typical batch of 400 candy canes, using its original 1933 recipe. First, generous amounts of sugar, water, and corn syrup are cooked in a copper kettle over an old fashioned open-flamed stove. About 45 min-utes later, the resulting yellowish 20-pound mixture is poured onto a marble slab, then divided in two pieces. Red coloring is kneaded into the smaller three-pound piece, and pure triple-distilled peppermint oil is knead-ed into the remaining 17 pounds. Rowley then throws the larger block onto a hook on a wall, pulling it like taffy for four to five minutes. The process requires a bit of strength, and eventually the candy turns a shimmery white.

To create Logans signature multi-stripe candy canes, the red candy block is cut into two pieces. One piece is stretched to create a five foot long rope, which is then cut into five equal pieces. Each piece is placed next to the other on one side of the white candy block, while the remaining larger red piece is placed on the oppo-site side of the white block.

be a surprise to read what makes handmade candy canes, created in small batches, so extraordinary.

Number one, its the freshness, says Logans owner Rowley. If youre used to store-bought candy canes, when you try a fresh candy cane its totally different. The flavors are incredible.


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Handmade candy canes are part of Disneylands tradi-tion as well. Disneyland undergoes a sparkling trans-formation for the holidays with special seasonal ver-sions of Its A Small World and the Haunted Mansion, a holiday parade down Main Street U.S.A., a 60-foot tall Christmas tree, and a breathtaking illumination of Sleeping Beautys Castle complete with a nightly snow-fall. One of the most memorable moments, however, may be standing outside the Candy Palace windows, watching candy canes being made from scratch, a tra-dition that Disneyland Candy Makers believe add that extra touch of magic to the holidays.

Its unique this is something you are not going to find anywhere else, says Disneyland candy maker Chris Thompson. My favorite thing is the amazement of the guests who are watching. Lots of wows!

That excitement is echoed by Logans candyman. Every candy cane is different, like a snowflake, says Rowley. Ive been doing this for 37 years and Im still amazed at every batch.

It is then up to Rowley and his candy crew to work fast as fast as they can. They pull, stretch and lift the candy, cutting off small sections with a stick. Each piece of candy is rolled for five to ten seconds, then one end is bent into a hook. Candy canes cool within 10 or 15 seconds and can sit upright after five to ten minutes. We pull it, roll it, bag it. Everything is done by hand, he says.

This labor intensive process almost guarantees that while demand may be high, quantities will be limited. At Disneyland, candy canes will be made on just nine days this holiday season with guest purchases limited to two candy canes per person. Even then there is not a guarantee to the number of pieces available. Accord-ing to the Disneyland Resort Merchandise team, Only Mickey Mouse and the candy makers know the [exact] number of candy canes!

These days, third and fourth gen-eration families make a stop at

Logans part of their holi-day tradition. You walk in

here and the store just has that smell of candy canes and chocolate and the store is com-

pletely decorated. It just brings back their childhood. Most

people who bring their kids were here before as children, and theyre coming for their kids now, says Rowley.

Logans Candies125 W. B Street

Ontario, CAloganscandies.com

Candy Cane Demonstrations are held during the shops Family Weeks. Demonstrations are limited to available space. Please show up 15-20 minutes

prior demonstrations to ensure availability.

December 16, 17, 20, 21, 22 & 23, 20105:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. / 8:30 p.m.

Disneyland1313 S. Disneyland Drive

Anaheim CAdisneyland.disney.go.com/events/holidays

Candy cane production will take place on nine days during Disneylands Holidays Season. Dates may shift and candy cane

availability cannot be guaranteed.

December 11, 13, 17, 21, 24 & 29, 2010


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UNDER $10 1. Save the man in your life the pain and annoyance of ripped-out earphones with the Curvyman Cord Organizer from Lee Valley. w $3.50 at leevalley.com 2. Pottery Barns Monogrammed Pub Beer Mug will make him feel like hes the owner of his own pub. w $7 at potterybarn.com $11 to $25 3. Everything he needs in an emergency can be found in the Survival Kit in a Sardine Can, from Restoration Hardware. w $15 at restora-

tionhardware.com 4. Hell appreciate the gift of light with this Waterproof Solar Flashlight from the purveyor of all

things outdoors, L.L. Bean.w $19.95 at llbean.com $26 to $50 5. A great gift for a techie Lego lover the Zip Zip USB Drive from the Curiosity Shoppe. w $32 at curiosityshoppeonline.com 6. Give him this Recipe Cocktail Shaker from Pottery Barn and a bow tie, and let the games begin! w $39 at potterybarn.com $51 to $100

7. A heavy duty classic whether hes on the job site, or just sitting at his desk the Stanley Lunchbox, with 1.1 quart

vacuum bottle. w $75 at sundancecatalog.com 8. Whats old is hip again with the Vintage Radio from west elm. w $99 at westelm.com $100+ 9. The Mens Transforming Jacket is a jacket, backpack AND pillow, all in one attractive package. w $225 at babyandmeboutique.com 10. Hell stop traffic with a Recycled Street

Sign Briefcase. w $250 at uncommongoods.com.

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her coffee, the Heart Coffee Scoop form beehivekitchenware on etsy. w $25 at etsy.com $26 to $50 5. Sweet little stacking dolls are everywhere right now invite them to a tea party with the Matryoshka Tea for Two

Set from Urban Outfitters. w $48 at urbanoutfitters.com 6. Support a handcrafter and make a lucky woman very happy with the exquisitely delicate Stepping Stones necklace from eRosasjewelry. w $42 at etsy.com

$51 to $100 7. Slip a dainty piece of tied and knotted string on her finger with the Held Dear Ring. w $58 at anthropologie.com 8. Dont worry if shes not a handywoman just because the cute Striped Tool Box at Wall-

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and potions. w $145 at katespade.com 10. Pleasing to the eyes and ears, the colorful Sea Glass Bangle will delight with its beautiful beads and soft jingle-jangle. w $150 at uncommongoods.com.

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and great for teaching beginners. w GIRL: $7.99 at kangarooboo.com w BOY: $7.99 at kangarooboo.com $11 to $25 3. A great design for adults to admire and kids to enjoy, the Modern-twist Placemat: Day at the Pond from Design Public. w $17 at designpublic.com 4. Your little ballerina, space hero, fireman or fairy will abso-lutely love a Kidorable hanger set. w BALLERINA: $20 at kidorable.com w SPACE HERO: $20 at kidorable.com $26 to $50 5. If baby boy is still too young to hit the ice, you can at least start getting him ready with Agoo Baby Hockey Huggers. w $29 at agoo4u.com 6. Pink Glitter Toms Shoes are just right for the budding Princess or tiny fashionista. w $34 at toms.com $51 to $100 7. Modern Nurserys Pint Size Gamma Food Chain Animals is a funny take on Matryoshka dolls.w $50 at modernnursery.com 8. Stuff the Boon Trio Animal Bag from Modern Nursery with all those stuffed animals laying around a kids room, and youve made a cushy seat for the little one.w $99 at modernnursery.com $100+ 9. Kangarooboos Wooden Trike by PlanToys has the whole retro/mod thing going on, and is just right for a hip kid. w $139.99 at kangarooboo.com 10. The Eames Elephant very

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out for adventures of their own, but not without consulting The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Gross

Junior Edition. w $10.99 at chroniclebooks.com 4. Mini iPod Dock Speakers are a great gift for musiclovers portable, battery-free, and they save eardrums when the volume is up at 11! w $19.99 at chapters.indigo.ca

$26 to $50 5. If skincare and appearance is becoming important to a young one in your life, the Spacell facial sponge 3 pack from Bliss will introduce a really great way to clean and exfoliate skin. w $28 at blissworld.com

6. Vers wooden 1E Earphones are like a symphony hall for the ears. w $50 at exclusivelyhome.com $51 to $100 7. Perfect, really, for any age, the Bearded Beanie by Taraduff is fun and funny gift for a teenage boy who hasnt yet sprouted his own facial hair. w $55 at etsy.com 8. Wallcandy Arts Chalkboard Wall Panels

can be stuck anywhere and used for doodles, to-do lists and even STAY OUT OF MY ROOM! messages. w $58 at wallcandyarts.com $100+ 9. Simple Shoes Overload Bag is sturdy enough to get through anything, anywhere, from any kid. w $100 at simpleshoes.com 10. Help a young one decorate his or her space, with Dwell

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owners took them to a you guessed it photobooth! w $14.95 at chroniclebooks.com 4. Curiosity didnt kill THESE cats, it just made them incredibly entertaining the Curious Cats book is perfect for the feline fan. w $16.95 at chroniclebooks.com $26 to $50 5. A lucky pooch will have a comforting and comfortable sleep

on a Molly Mutt dog duvet stuffed with his owners old clothes and blankets. w $38 at mollymutt.com 6. The Marmalade pet care Wall Flower Scratcher can left on the floor or wall-mounted for the kitty who just loves a good

scratch. w $42 at exclusivelyhome.com $51 to $100 7. The Binky Bird Feeder will help create a whimsical backyard paradise for all kinds of feathered friends, and those who love them. w $60 at uncommongoods.com

8. Not only do the Holden Designs Pet Feeders from Design Public look ber-cool, but being higher off the ground,

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asks why should coffee drinkers get to have all the fun? w $17.99 at chapters.indigo.ca 4. MightyNests Glass Water Bottle is best described by what it doesnt have than what it does: no BPA, phthalate, lead, or PVCs.

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Time may well be in short supply during this busy season, but homemade

gifts are wonderful to give to friends, familyand yourself! Its worth it

to dedicate an afternoon or even grab a few minutes here

and there at the sewing machine or on a comfy

chair with knitting needles or crochet hook in

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ects in the pages of these books.

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Warm Knits, Cool Gifts: Celebrate the Love of Knitting & Family with More Than 35 Charming DesignsWritten by Sally Melville and Caddy Melville Ledbetter/Potter Craft

Another great book by the mother-daughter team who brought us Mother-Daughter Knits, this book provides inspiration for knitting as well as for the giving of knit gifts as a token of love. This passage from the introduction makes me want to get my needles out right now: I hope you use this book to honor that tradition by busying your hands, delighting your senses and warming your heart. Beautiful.

Standouts for me are the delicate My First Lace Scarf, the cozy-comfy Hooded Scarf, and the hug-in-a-garment Christmas Morning Sweater. $22.99 at randomhouse.com

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Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves

Written by Miyako Kanamori/Home

If you havent discovered Japanese sewing and craft books yet, you owe it to yourself to take a few minutes (or hours) to browse through some. The photography and presentation is stunning, and youll want to make just about everything you see if only you could understand the instructions! The great thing about Sock and Glove is that its an English translation of a Japanese book. This book is a few years old, but the 13 delightful projects inside will help to take care of that pile of mismatched socks, gloves and

mittens, and help you cross a few lucky recipients off your gift-giving list.

$9.84 at amazon.com


Sew Charming: 40 Simple Sewing and Hand-Printing Projects for Home and FamilyWritten by Cath Derksema and Kirsten Junor/Potter Craft

All of us who love to sew for ourselves and our family and friends, pretty much have access to the same fabric sure, there are a few sources for imported textiles, but theyre so costly you practically hate to cut into them. The authors of this book (Australian design-ers of the popular fabric line Prints Charming) teach you design-ing, printing and embellishing, to transform and personalize your fabric and, it follows, your clothes and quilts and more.

$24.99 at randomhouse.com


Small Stash Sewing: 24 Projects Using Designer Fat Quarters

Written by Melissa Averinos/Published by Wiley

Who doesnt love fat quarters? Theyre a great way to pick up just a bit of a fabric you love, and theyre cheap and easy to store. If youre like me, your fat quarter pile just gets higher while you decide what to do with them. Why not try a couple of the 24 great projects in this book, for yourself or as gifts? Sassy shoe-laces for your tween, the Apron for All for your best friend, and the

Daydreamer Lap Quilt for me. What?

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Martha Stewarts Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric CraftsWritten by Martha Stewart Living Magazine/Published by Potter Craft

This tome from the domestic doyenne herself is aptly named; it is so comprehensive and chock-full of great ex-planations and projects that theres no better word for it than encyclopedia. Project patterns and templates are pro-vided on a CD affixed to the inside back cover, and instruc-tions are clear to follow within the books pages. Perhaps the only weak point in the book is that projects are not rated by difficulty, but its pretty obvious looking through the instructions whether something is for a novice or an expert. Give this as a gift and the recipient could be kept busy until the next holiday season.

$23.10 at amazon.com


The Party Dress Book: How to Sew the Best Dress in the RoomWritten by Mary Adams/Watson-Guptill

I was immediately captivated by the dress on this books front cover, as I would just luuurve to wear something that beautiful for a dressy New Years Eve party. Inside the book there instructions on how to make that fine frock that I dare say even I could follow, and there are also extra goodies like Party Tricks: Essential Techniques cover-ing things like French seams, piecing, ruffles and more, and Party Colors: Inspiration and Ideas for Combining and Layering Color including how to make color work for you. Sewing one of these per the instructions of the author couture de-signer and dressmaker Mary Adams is the next

best thing to actually having one sewn by her.

$24.99 at randomhouse.com



Its not about how much you spend, but what you can make from the things you fi nd. And now, with FABRIC REMIX, Sandy Stone proves that decoratingscavenger style is not only eco-friendly, butgorgeous. It has all her stitchery secrets for transforming unexpected materialslike canvas signage!into one-of-a-kind accessories youll love to show off.

$19.95 ($23.95 CAN), in paper LarkCrafts.com

Dont pay boutique prices get creative and recycle!

THERE'S nothing better than a handmade gift for the

holidays. These pretty coast-

ers are made from inexpensive

tiles from the hardware store,

and are embellished with fun,

designer scrapbook paper.

Make them as a gift or make

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Tile Coaster Tutorial

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4 square tiles from your local hardware store (4.25" x 4.25")4 pieces of scrapbook paper (3.75" x 3.75")4 pieces of felt (3.75" x 3.75")Mod PodgeGlue (i.e. Fabri-tac or other strong adhesive)Clear acrylic sealer


1Gather your supplies.

Cut felt and paper into 3.75" x 3.75" squares.

Brush one coat of Mod Podge on tile.

Allow coasters to dry completely. Once dry, glue felt squares to the bottom center of the tile.

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Brush on another coat of Mod Podge on top of paper. Allow to dry 15 minutes and repeat two to three more times.

After Mod Podge is dry, take tiles outside and spray with clear acrylic sealer (follow manufacturers instructions). The sealer makes these tile coasters water resistant.

3Place one piece of paper on center of tile. Allow to dry.

Wrap four of these coasters up with some beautiful ribbon and youve got a gorgeous handmade gift. If making these for yourself, try using seasonal holiday paper to match the coasters to your holiday decor. And finally, grab yourself a cocktail and toast to a wonderful holiday season!

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I LOVE the holidays, and decorating my home with my family while sipping on hot chocolate is

the perfect start to the

season. With winter and

snowy weather fast ap-

proaching, get into the

festive spirit by making

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brighten up your home

for the holidays.

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Candy Cane Bunting

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(6) 3 x 36 inch strips of fabric, three coordinating colors(1) 8 x 36 inch piece of fusible interfacing2 yards of jumbo ric-rac or wide ribbon in a coordinating colorCandy cane templateDisappearing ink penScissors or rotary cutter and matPins, thread and sewing machineIron and ironing board


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Cut two strips of three coordinating fab-rics measuring 3 x 36 inches each. These will be sewn together to form your candy cane design.


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Place two of the strips of fabric (I used a red swirl and a white fabric) with right sides facing each other and sew a straight stitch down the length of one side with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

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With wrong side facing up, spread the fabric open and press the seam towards the darker colored fabric.

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Take your length of fusible interfac-ing and, follow-ing the package directions, iron it to the wrong side of ONE of your candy cane fabric

pieces.

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Next, take the remaining strip of coordinating fabric (my remaining fabric was a red gingham) and place it right side facing to the right side of the white fab-ric. Sew a straight stitch down the length of the fabrics with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

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With wrong side of the fabrics facing up, press the seams to-ward the darker colored fabric side. Do the above steps to the remaining three strips of coordinating fabric and set aside.

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Take your candy cane template, I just free-handed mine making it 8 inches tall by 5 inch-es in width, and place it on top of your candy cane fabric at a slight angle to give your candy canes those classic slanted stripes. Trace the candy cane onto your fabric using a disap-pearing ink pen. Cut each candy cane with a pair of sharp scissors or use your rotary cutter and self-healing mat.

Layer the two pieces of candy cane fabrics right sides together, with the fusible inter-faced piece facing the bottom. This way you can cut the front and back of the candy canes

at the same time.

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Grab your jumbo ric rac or rib-bon and lay it out on a table so

it is not twisted.

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Thats it, you now have some sugary-sweet bun-ting to decorate your home for the holidays. And remember that you can incorporate so many fun fabric colors or even use red and white felt to make this pretty vintage style bunting. Let your imagination run wild!

Starting about 12 inches from the end, place the back of the first candy cane under-neath the ric rac and then the front of the candy cane on top of the ric rac, making sure wrong sides of the fabric are facing each other. Pin in place, being sure to catch the ric rac with the pins near the top of the candy cane.

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Sew around the entire candy cane using a straight stitch and a 1/4 inch seam allowance. This will allow your candy canes to fray at the edges a bit, giving them a nice vintage feel.

Continue placing your candy canes on your ric rac about 4-5 inches apart. Just remem-ber to leave about 12 inches of ric rac at the

end for hanging your bunting.


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I do think that being a creative person, those sort of mundane tasks that you have to involve yourself with just for the care and keeping of your family, she says, are really wonderful opportunities to let your mind wander on ideas that youve had, and kind of seal up some otherwise jumbled thoughts about one project or another. Or if youre visually-minded as I happen to be, even visualizations of the things that I want to come together. I can actually make decisions, through folding laundry or nursing or cooking or whatever it might be. I dont feel like that doesnt make me wholly present in the moment, or I dont feel guilty about not completely ingesting Good Night Moon for the seven thousandth time. You can either call it preoccupied or you can call it using your time wisely!

Delish recently sat down for an inspirational chat with Anna Maria Horner, and found out just who and what goes into the impressive artist/author/designer/moth-er title.

w WRITTEN BY TAMARA KOMUNIECKI There are many reasons to get all fangirly over Anna Maria Horner.

First of all, theres a pretty good possibility that if you love to sew, fabric from one of her collec-tions from Drawing Room to Innocent Crush, or any of them in between is in your stash.

Second, if you like ultra-feminine clothing and I-must-have-one bags, youve probably got one of her popu-lar patterns (like the Study Hall Skirt, Socialite Dress and Multi-Tasker Tote) in your pile. You might also have made a great project from one of her two books, Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing, and Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby. Third, you might also be lucky enough to display Horn-ers signature style in other products for the home, like pillows, rugs, aprons and towels.

Finally and you might not know this even if you love her fabric, patterns, books or housewares (and you certainly wouldnt have guessed it, because how does she find the time?!) Horner is a mother of six chil-dren, ranging in age from 19 years to 18 months. To be where she is in her industry, which is to say, the top, requires hard work, talent, dedication to her art, and a head full of ideas. It also requires extra heaping doses of those things that all working moms struggle with schedule juggling and multitasking.

For Anna, artistic fulfillment and business success goes hand-in-hand with raising a family, and the many hours spent with a baby when one must purposefully slow down the clock, have actually helped her get to where she is.

Q. YOU HAVE SUCH A RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND THINGS YOU DO WHAT CAME FIRST?A. As far as the business model that you see now, fabric came first. But predating fabric, Id been design-ing small collections of products for companies for a handful of years before I did my first fabric line. Those were mostly small giftware and tabletop items and paper products and things like that, nothing that I would consider really branded under my name, but more like freelance artwork for several companies. At one point I was working with about 24 different com-panies on various collections of things nothing as expansive as a line of fabric. But through working on that, kind of that vein, thats when I was approached by Free Spirit to do a line of fabrics.

But then predating all that kind of freelance artwork, my first line of work was my own line of clothing that I did for five years.

I think that Ive never been attracted to the idea to get famous or popular for one specific thing, because I think sometimes that ends up shooting longevity in the foot. Its sort of like nothing that big really lasts for that long. You cant always be in the limelight for whatever youre doing, if you want a company to last for years and to be a brand that youre proud of, and what youre working on to be passed down to the rest of your family.

Q. HANDMADE BEGINNINGS I FELT THAT THIS BOOK HELPED ME GET TO KNOW YOU AS A MOTHER AND SOMEONE WHO HAS SUCH A LOVE FOR CHIL-DREN. WHAT WERE YOU GOING THROUGH WHEN YOU WROTE IT?A. It was a very personal book, one that I felt very close to as I was doing it, kind of intimate almost too in-timate sometimes for me, because I was really going through the motions of expecting and preparing for

and then having a baby right along with it. I dont know whose idea that was!

It did in the end, end up being this packaged up bottle of a couple of years for me that, having some space between it being finished and now, I can look on very fondly. It was a huge challenge as you might imagine.

Q. WHAT IS ONE ESSENTIAL PART OF YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS?A. I have so many processes I dont know if I could pin-point one sort of mechanism of any one of them that would always have to be present. If they shared any-thing in common at all, its the visualizations of that thing that Im doing, whether its a print or how a sleeve should be sewn onto a shoulder, or how the layout of the web page should be.

I think its really just seeing it in my mind. I get ideas about things and Ill write down notes but sometimes, and often its at an unexpected time, Ill visualize it. Ill see a lot more details of it in my minds eye. I know thats a little vague, but the fact of the matter is, every day is a little bit different. Its all a matter of what I hap-pen to be working on, because it fluctuates between being pretty technical, as far as sewing and writing instructions and those sorts of things, drafting pat-terns, html for my web site and then a very small per-centage of what I do is sort of free-form creation.


Q. WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND, HOW DO YOU TRANSLATE THAT FROM MIND TO FABRIC, DO YOU GO MOSTLY TO THE COMPUTER OR IS YOUR FIRST TOOL BY HAND?A. It comes in in many different ways, it comes out always the same way. Its always by hand first, and of-ten times Im sketching. I get it in my mind and write it out very often these sketches have lots of words in them. I might write something down, like I have one print that, for lack of a better way to describe it, its kind of like plaid jellyfish.

It sounds really ugly and disgusting, but I wanted these buoyant forms that felt like flowers that sort of had these spiny ribs going in both direction, which kind of ended up looking like plaid. It was all just because of watching some nature documentary on underwater life. I was so inspired by how this one video scene was of a whole team of jellyfish and it filled the screen like a repeat pattern and it looks like flowers, because they were all so spherical and had centers. It was so floral.

I committed it to my mind, just sitting there with the kids one night, watching this and having popcorn. I thought, Oh I want something sort of transparent but floral and sort of aquatic-like. I scrolled through all these videos on Netflix trying to find that scene again and I never found it, I could never find the exact frame that I saw. It made me wonder if I imagined it.

That fabric will be available in Spring, as part of my next collection Loulouthi, which means flower in Greek.

Q. IS THERE A CERTAIN PERSON THAT YOU KEEP IN MIND WHEN YOU DESIGN?A. I definitely do. Sometimes those people are imagi-nary, but sometimes theyre specific; its a person that I know. Sometimes its a category of person what I think that person does and how she looks and what she wears. I think that I have those sorts of muses in mind more when I am arranging color for collections.

This upcoming collection that I have in the Spring, I named each of the three palettes after my three daugh-ters. And I think just so much because I couldnt stop thinking about my oldest daughter Juliana when I was arranging these colors sort of moody but cheerful, if thats possible. Its a unique group of colors and they just sort of work against each other and work well to-gether too. Because one palette reminded me so much of her, I then used my other two daughters and their personalities and spirit to inspire the next two palettes.

It felt like the right time to do it because I wasnt forcing that on it, I wasnt coming up with it because I couldnt come up with nothing else.

Q. IS THERE ONE PLACE YOU TURN TO FOR INSPIRA-TION OR DO THINGS POP INTO YOUR HEAD ALL THE TIME?A. Really, just taking some time off to sew and make things for myself, I find inspiring. I usually come back around to figuring out what more I want to do, what colors and types of fabrics still arent in my stack that I wish I had.

The number one thing I learned at school as a Fine Arts student was that if you know what youre doing you can take one idea and run with it for the rest of your life, if you continue to allow yourself to look at it in a new way. So, with that in mind, I dont think that I personally need a ton of input. I still feel like my fabric collections are just re-clarifying what I have done previously, or constantly trying to restate what I think is beautiful and it just comes out just a little bit differently every time.

Q. WHO WORKING IN TEXTILES TODAY DO YOU ADMIRE?A. Theres really honestly too many to name, but prob-ably if I had a personal favorite it would have to be Denise Schmidt. A lot of that might be because I love her personally. I think that its sort of like its hard to buy clothes that you feel you dont look good in its hard for me to buy fabric that I dont feel complements mine well. I think that what she does and her scale and her aesthetic and the very deliberate quality that she has about her work is such a kind of contrast to what I do, which is very layered.

I physically love what happens when I use her fabric with mine and I love her palettes, I think her palettes also balance my brighter colors as well, so I enjoy work-ing with her fabrics probably than any more designer.

Q. DO YOU SEW PRIMARILY WITH YOUR OWN FABRICS AND WHAT DO YOU MAKE?A. I sew with my fabrics because thats whats here and also just out of practicality. I seldom get to make something for myself that doesnt serve some second purpose of being shown for inspiration or promotion of my goods. But I do love to sew things for my little girls, and I like to make quilts. Im hoping in the near future to find some time to do personal sewing. Its just like what everybody else makes; clothing for themselves and their kids, and things for their home.

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR WORK?A. I think its sort of the loop of creativity that happens, and the knowledge of things that Ive spent my time on becoming part of what other people spend their time on and then enjoying for years to come. Because me designing fabric is just the first step in someone elses creative process, really. And so its sort of like getting to be the first step is very exciting. You really feel like and I know this for a fact because of how I buy fabric what I get to do gets to be the source of inspiration for someone else. So its pretty meaningful to me.

There is just the guilty pleasure of getting to draw and color too. The percentage of time where Im actually doing that is a lot smaller than people might imagine, but thats just the facts of life when running a business and enabling yourself to do it for a living. Theres just a whole lot of grunt work that goes into it. Its not pretty.


Q. DO YOU EVER WORRY THAT THE CREATIVE WELL OF IDEAS WILL DRY UP?A. No thats the least of my worries! It could be just my mind playing tricks on me because I always have the notion that I dont have enough time to imple-ment all the ideas that I have. And maybe its healthier that way, that I am too busy to implement everything, because I feel like theres always something there waiting to be done.

Maybe if I had nothing but my design work, maybe I would still, like theres too much empty space there and too few ideas wallowing around and plenty of time. On the days you cant get to them you feel like youre kind of chasing after them and trying to do it but on the days when youve got the time to do it its more like theyre just staring at you.

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GARDENING FOR YOUR FRONT DOOR:

MAKING FRESHWreathswinter 2010 delishmag.com

w WRITTEN BY STEVIE ROSE

EVERY YEAR I like to hang a different wreath on my front door during the holidays to celebrate the season and welcome my guests with style. Ive amassed a collection of wreaths to match the holiday season trends of sparkly red berries, Christmas ornaments, peacock feathers, and square-shaped boxwood but my favorites are most certainly natural, fresh wreaths.

A fresh wreath makes for an individual work of art that smells as good as it looks. Florists and garden centers are wonderful places to find one to suit any style but if you are feeling adventurous, a homemade wreath made with garden clippings or purchased greens, can be most gratifying.

Given the current popularity of lateral space garden-ing, there are supplies available for all sorts of wreath plantings. Evergreen, succulent, moss, and flower wreaths are beautiful micro gardens that will suit amost any style or climate. Care will vary depending on what type of planting you decide on, but many will last for months, if not years, with a couple weekly squirts of a spray bottle.

I like to use clippings from my evergreens to make my front door decorations. With a few inexpensive sup-plies, Ill end up with a wreath that rivals a $100 florist shop design, and takes me less than 30 minutes. Heres how:

SUPPLIES evergreen foliage grapevine wreath pruners gloves twine berries, twigs, pinecones, ribbons (optional)

INSTRUCTIONSSTEP 1: Gather a variety of foliage, berries, twigs, pinecones, ribbons, and anything else you want to add to your wreath. Some of the evergreen cuttings that work very well are: holly, cedar, cotoneaster, yew, pine, pieris, boxwood, laurel, camellia, fir, cypress, and mag-nolia. I like to contrast needles with broad leaves, and vary the color, but a wreath made of entirely one type of foliage can be incredibly dramatic. Also, think about tucking in herbs like rosemary, sage, and lavender into the foliage to add a delightful the aroma to the ever-greens.

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STEP 2: Using a grapevine wreath as your base, start by choosing a firm branch with a stem thick enough that it will not bend easily. Add other cuttings of differ-ent foliage on top and gather the bunch in your hand. Snip off any long stems.

STEP 3: Using the twine, wrap around the bunch and the grapevine wreath together a few times until secured. For the first bunch, tie a knot in the twine to hold it in place but do not cut the end of the twine.


STEP 4: Gather a second bunch of foliage. Lay this bunch overlapping the twine securing the first bunch to the wreath. Wrap twine around the base of the new bunch a few times and set down. Continue adding foliage to the wreath by overlapping the previous bunch and securing with twine until there are no more gaps to fill.

STEP 5: Secure the final bunch by gently lifting the foliage from the first bunch and tuck the stems under it. Secure with twine and tie off the final bunch with a few knots.

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are special to you. And hunting for branches, pine-cones, and berries can be a fabulous family activity outdoors, which youll be reminded of whenever you walk through your front door.

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STEP 6: Now take a last look at the wreath. You can tuck in a few more greens to even out the design or add a few embellishments such as pinecones (using florist wire to attach them), berries, ribbons, or even ornaments.

STEP 7: Hang and enjoy!

The final word on making a perfect wreath: have fun with it! Experimenting with different foliage will allow the wreath to become traditional or modern, contained or wild, themed or everyday. Adding heirloom orna-ments or gorgeous ribbons will only add to the beauty of your creation and showcase any holiday items that

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w WRITTEN BY STEVIE ROSEHoliday Gift Guide

FOR THE FOODIE/GARDENER

Holiday Gift Guide

SODASTREAM HOME SODA MAKERDo you know someone who loves bubbles but hates waste? The fabulous SodaStream would be the perfect, and unexpected, gift. The SodaStream Fountain Jet Soda Makers let you make soda and sparkling water at home in 30 seconds, with no plastic bottles or cans to recycle making this an easy choice to replace the weekly non-alcohol six-pack. Heres the bonus: the culinary possibilities open up an effervescent new world. Ditch the canned cola and add real fruit juice to make a healthful soda. Try a squeeze of lemon or lime, lavender, basil or mint leaves, or vege-tables like celery or cucumbers to garnish and flavor. The adventurous can forage for wild berries and make a simple syrup to add complex taste. And you can really pack a punch with an infused vodka like orange-cinnamon or blueberry. The SodaStream is a modern beverage maker that when given as a gift, will add sparkle to the eyes as well as the glass of the lucky recipient.

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HANDMADE BATH PRODUCTSBuy your loved ones some all-natural handmade bath products or buy a kit and make your own. This Scentimental Creations Tub Fizzer Kit contains all you need to make your own bath bombs from scratchan easy 30-minute project that will result in awe at your chemistry ge-nius. All ingredients, 5ml pure es-sential oil blend, herb mixture, mold and complete instruc-tions are included to make a dozen Tub Fizzers.

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HERB PLANTER SETA great gift for chefs, a modern, self-watering herb planter set is a thoughtful gift that says, Invite me for dinner, I love your cooking!. Plant a few herb starts from your grocery or garden store or give with some seed packages and potting soil.

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FRESHLIFE AUTOMATIC SPROUTERThe modern hippy in your life will really dig the modern way to grow healthful greens right on your kitch-en counter. No soil required this carefully controlled climate of the FreshLife Automatic Sprouter will grow wheatgrass, microgreens, and sprouts in just a few days, adding freshness to the winter months.

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BOGSMucking around in the well, muck, could use a little pretty, and colorful Bogs boots definitely do the trick. Not too pretty to be practical, the serious gardener will appreci-ate the features. They are 100% waterproof, made of natural hand-lasted rubber and a four-way stretch outer shell. Plus, watch out snow, these Bogs are perfect for the frozen tundra, being comfort rated from

temperate to -40F.

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Great Stocking StuffersGreat Stocking StuffersETHEL GLOVESTried and true, long-lasting gardening gloves that appeal to the fashionista? Dont let the pretty florals or cheeky snakeskin print fool you, these babies are brawn and brain. The two-way stretch fabric on Ethel Gloves keeps them comfortable in small, medium, large or kids sizes, while features like rubberized grip, extended cuff, and re-

inforced fingertips are sure to protect your manicure. When you are done in the garden, toss them in the washer and watch that pretty lemon-yellow fleur-de-lis pattern come right back to life.

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With over 600 varieties of heir-loom tomatoes on the market, youll be sure to find the per-fect picks to fill everybodys stockings. Perhaps someone in your life could use a Peacevine Cherry or Sweetheart Grape? Does Nebraska Wedding, Snow White, or Jersey Devil trig-ger a memory? Maybe youll choose your garden faves like

Zapotec Pleated, Yellow Stuffer, or Green Zebra. Whatever the choice, trying something new can be the gift of this gift.

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