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		<title>Easy Gifts of Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am looking forward to the next Holiday-Valentine’s Day.  Could anything be nicer than to give and receive sentiments of Love or Friendship? I love to make all kinds of small things, little love tokens.   I like simple &#38; handmade things for this day because it really is “the thought that counts.”  Thoughts of love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick &amp; Easy Holiday Arrangement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[natural decorating tip]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Now that the Holidays are here, instead of taking over a week to decorate just the tree alone, I have come up with simple solutions that still please my artistic eye.  Decorating can be quick and easy at Holiday time.   I am crazy about the PODS.  They are so intriguing, unusual and I think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preserving summer</title>
		<link>http://looseendsblog.com/creative-living/preserving-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handmade Paper]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://looseendsblog.com/?p=412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Once again, I am outside wandering around,  just looking at things.    I do love gardening,  but I only grow flowers..too many opossums, raccoons, squirrels and birds for food crops (except the gigantic cherry tree).   The jays do steal the coco &#38; moss linings of the hanging baskets for nest building.  There&#8217;s plenty to share and I don&#8217;t mind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Conga Line of Cats</title>
		<link>http://looseendsblog.com/other-animal-friends/the-conga-line-of-cats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[And Other Animal Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve heard lots about darling Thistle but,  it&#8217;s time that felines were added as one of our other loves.  Do you have a mark on your door that signals to all cats “FOOD,  SHELTER &#38; TRAINABLE STAFF”  Most cat owners that have more than one,  seem to have mostly ‘strays.&#8217;  You will hear many stories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seashell Gift Box for Someone Special</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handmade Paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fibers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural decorating tip]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://looseendsblog.com/?p=159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great idea for the nature lover,   beach lover,  Seashell person,  as wedding centerpieces,  hostess gift or an unexpected present for someone special.  It&#8217;s really fun to make! I am sending shells to my  niece,  she lives near lakes and the ocean is a rare treat for her.   She is a twelve year old &#8220;Tween&#8221;.  She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandpainting &#8220;Teaser&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandi Reinke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural decorating tip]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I thought I would do a quick “teaser” about the upcoming workshop that Art and I (&#38; Thistle) will again be taking in August on “sandpainting”. I know that a number of you have written to us asking for more info on it, and I discovered that I had actually written a short report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thistle Comes to Oregon (part 3)</title>
		<link>http://looseendsblog.com/thistle-elf/thistle-comes-to-oregon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 21:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandi Reinke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thistle & Elf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://looseendsblog.com/?p=293</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bruce and Susie still had a couple more weeks before closing up their house in Baja and heading back to LA.  Thistle was adjusting well, and was still spending her nights in the side yard, with the cage open so that she could come as go as she pleased. The side yard had windows that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Cost Decorating Tip</title>
		<link>http://looseendsblog.com/creative-living/no-cost-decorating-tip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handmade Paper]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://looseendsblog.com/?p=202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s one of my favorite things to use that doesn&#8217;t cost anything &#8211;except spray paint which you probably already have. Do you have any Nandina plants, commonly called Heavenly Bamboo? This plant happens to be right outside the door.   Sometimes Thistle &#38; I go out to check out the &#8220;backyard&#8221;,  we muse over the stream and check out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artist&#8217;s Book- Spring Peony</title>
		<link>http://looseendsblog.com/creative-living/artists-book-spring-peony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handmade Paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artists Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calligraphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handmade Peony Book]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://looseendsblog.com/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been blessed with a mild winter so far&#8230;.hyacinth bulbs are are up 5&#8243;,  hellebores have flowers and lots of things are budding out.   The peonies have red beaks bursting from the blank brown earth.   It&#8217;s so hard to believe what a show they&#8217;ll be in May/June.  I can hardly wait for their scent and exuberance and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuing Thistle &#8211; The Plan (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://looseendsblog.com/thistle-elf/rescuing-thistle-the-plan-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://looseendsblog.com/thistle-elf/rescuing-thistle-the-plan-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandi Reinke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thistle & Elf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://looseendsblog.com/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The drive back to my sister’s house is about 15 minutes, and as reality set in we filled the time with various scenarios about how we should let the guys know that we had the dog, (we were gone long enough that we were guessing that dark suspicions had already taken root)  and then, more [...]]]></description>
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