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• Monthly gatherings combine socializing, food and art

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 For friends Shauna Kennedy-Carr and Jessica Breeze, there’s nothing more fun than creating delightful home décor out of old objects. Unless it’s hanging out with other women.

• Inland Crafts, longtime show, shuts down

  January 10, 2012 in City on Page A6 Inland Crafts has folded after 29 years of hosting a juried fine-crafts exhibition and sale in Spokane. The nonprofit’s board decided hosting the annual show was “more than we felt …

• Inland Crafts show ends its 29-year run

  January 9, 2012 in City Inland Crafts has folded after 29 years of hosting a juried fine-crafts exhibition and sale in Spokane. The nonprofit’s board decided hosting the annual show was “more than we felt … 2

• Do Your Part: Get crafty with materials headed toward trash

  December 26, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Let me just put one thing out there – I don’t consider myself “crafty.” I am not the person who can take a dresser from the dump and turn it …

• Church Notes: Buddhist Temple food festival this weekend

  November 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S15 Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry St., will present its 21st Annual Fall Food Festival on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival, Aki Matsuri, will offer chicken …

• Do Your Part: Give kids a summer of eco-friendly fun

  June 13, 2011 in Features on Page C1 It’s summer and there’s one thing parents hate to hear from the kids: “I’m bored!” While you’re looking for easy ways to entertain the kiddies, you can also do your …

• Halloween crafts a magazine away

  October 24, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Some of the new do-it-yourself ideas for decorating, dressing and snacking this Halloween are downright spellbinding. “The Best of Martha Stewart Halloween Handbook,” available in many grocery store checkout lines, …

• Coeur d’Alene’s massive Art on the Green boasts art, food and music

  July 29, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Art on the Green isn’t strictly visual art. It’s also flamenco dance, cotton candy and hip-hop “flash mobs.” More on those later. But first, let’s run the numbers on Coeur …

• Broad strokes of ArtFest

  June 3, 2010 in Features on Page C1 As many as 30,000 people will find something to feed the soul, not to mention the stomach, at ArtFest this weekend. They’ll be browsing more than 110 artist booths, roaming …

• Eggshell planters give garden an early start

  April 12, 2010 in Features on Page C3 Kids and dirt seem to have a natural attraction for one another. Why not promote a love for a favorite activity this season by giving children a chance for some …

• Recycle old sweater into pair of mittens

  February 8, 2010 in Features on Page C3 This is the time of year when kids and adults like me lose one or more of their mittens. Our pairs simply don’t match up in February the way they …

• ‘Leftovers’ light up holidays

  November 23, 2009 in Features on Page C3 There’s more to Thanksgiving Day leftovers than meets the eye. If you used disposable aluminum-foil pans or trays for roasting the turkey and for baking cookies and pies, think again …

• Annual arts show features mix of high quality items

  November 5, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Why has Inland Crafts developed such a loyal following over the last 26 years? Here are a few reasons:

• CDA Yarn and Fiber keeps knitters in the loop

  April 12, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I4 Andrea Rainey’s hobby store doesn’t quite fit the usual business mold. There’s the welcoming furniture just inside the entrance, hot tea and coffee for the taking in the back, and …

• handmade for the holidays

  November 24, 2008 in City on Page A1 Holiday shopping season is getting off to a good start for the artists and crafts people who make handmade items – and for shops that cater to crafters. Stores that …

• Give kids a fun way to count the days

  December 11, 2007 in Home on Page Z4 Raising kids is the ultimate déjÀ vu experience. When my 2-year-old daughter prances around the kitchen to the music of “John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together,” I swear …