One of my Christmas traditions is to make my own Christmas cards but I always seem to get carried away!  The thought of making Christmas cards seems simple and cheap in the beginning but soon my cards get so involved that I am sweating over them for hours.  This year I decided to change things.  I got the inspiration for these simple cards from one of my favorite paper stores, Paper Source. Here is how you can make your own reindeer …

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I have always loved getting flowers and the big beautiful bouquet of soft pink and white roses on my wedding day was no exception.  But after the wedding, I didn’t know what to do with my bouquet.  I didn’t want to throw it out, but I also didn’t want to put it under glass and display it in the living room like my Grandmother.  Instead of doing anything, the bouquet simply gathered dust.  Inspiration finally hit when I remembered what a friend who once told me about memory potpouri.

Left to right: autumn tree, corn, pumpkins, apple pie

I visited an apple farm in Michigan several weekends ago and brought home more apples than I knew what to do with.  After whipping up several batches of applesauce and apple bread, I wondered if this should be the year that I try tackling my nemesis, the double crusted apple pie.

I consulted cookbooks and called up friends who had had apple pie success in the past and as a result made an apple pie that …

I absolutely love everything about fall, colors changing, cozy sweaters and of course the obligatory fall foods, pumpkin pie, apple cider… yum! I have always been content with indulging in pie made by someone else at thanksgiving or purchasing cider from a local produce market but this year I decided to go crazy and try my hand at figuring out a fall favorite, the apple.

If you are like me, the grocery store selection is overwhelming! Everywhere you look there is …

Editor’s Note: Here is our second weekly columnist, Morgan, a creative lady from the Windy City.

Hello readers!

I am excited to be writing for EAD Living.  I hail from the Windy City and I am known for my ability to draw really good stick figures, cry at Hallmark commercials, fit leftovers perfectly in containers (okay that’s actually my sister and I have always been jealous about that), and religiously balance my checkbook. I am interested in one day becoming a pastry chef, a stay-at-home …