PurpleMids – freeform embroidery on recycled fabric

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Free form embroidery on recycled fabric from an upholstery sample book.

Electronics Trade-In Programs Are Holiday Hits
It seems like every year there’s a new or upgraded gadget that hits store shelves, but that means there’s a whole generation of items that are now out of date. Some stores have a way to help.
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Suggestions for a green holiday
By TAHREE LANE BLADE STAFF WRITER Being green starts with an appreciation for the natural world. Take a hike and look at birds, animals, trees. • Give nature-related gifts (binoculars, a tree/flower identification book, National Geographic movies or books, the Planet Earth and Blue Planet film series, a bird feeder/supply of seeds/bird identification book. An instructive children’s book, notes …
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Dreaming of a green Christmas: Simple steps can reduce holiday trash
By TAHREE LANE BLADE STAFF WRITER Most wonderful time of the year? Maybe. Trashiest time of the year? Absolutely. Boxes, Styrofoam, packaging, wrapping paper, disposable plates, cups, and utensils, bottles, cans, and food waste: Our bins overfloweth, increasing about 15 to 20 percent in Toledo after the holidays. But there are a zillion ways to raise your Green IQ a couple of points, if not to …
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