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		<title>Can it! A VIPP auction for DIFFA</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/can-it-a-vipp-auction-for-diffa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently honored and delighted to attend the party and auction celebrating the 70th anniversary of VIPP, held at the Design Within Reach flagship Soho store.
Vipp, a Danish design company, celebrates creativity and artistic expression by once a year asking a coterie of artists, celebrities, and celebrity artists to re-imagine and reinvent one of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=542&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A garden of earthly delights</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/a-garden-of-earthly-delights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gifting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspirations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a free day last week, I was lucky enough to have the spare time to pop over to the Flower Market and browse some of the floral supply shops.
I don&#8217;t actually have much to say about these images from my beloved Jamali Garden Supply and B&#38;J Florist Supply &#8211; they are more a feast [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=528&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Caroline</media:title>
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		<title>A crumby evening</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/a-crumby-evening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breadcrumbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frugal entertaining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quick tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have never liked buying breadcrumbs at the grocery store &#8211; one look at the ingredients and you will know why &#8211; and artisanal or gourmet breadcrumbs make my eyes roll.
So? I make my own. I guarantee there is no better non-pigeon destination for the ends of your pain quotidien.  Simply allow the ends to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=512&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Caroline</media:title>
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		<title>You think money grows on trees?</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/you-think-money-grows-on-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gifting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tabletop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seasonal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money tree]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/?p=496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we celebrated a very significant family birthday &#8211; my husband&#8217;s great uncle&#8217;s 90th. The man of the hour was attired, quite classically, in a tuxedo.
So what do you give a nonagenarian? Ha! What else but cold, hard cash? Excellent at any age, and in any delivery system of course, but my mother-in-law had a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=496&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Caroline</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">tree detail</media:title>
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		<title>From some enchanted forest</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/from-some-enchanted-forest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspirations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal Entertaining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accessories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seasonal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/?p=486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently noticed that there is a dramatic installation in the atrium of the Grand Central Market &#8211; a huge tree, suspended upside down as if growing out of the ceiling, covered in dangling crystals.
As a sucker for anything crystallized or sparkly, I had to stop and take some pictures.


It occurred to me, standing there, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=486&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Caroline</media:title>
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		<title>A Fall Party Menu</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/a-fall-party-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cocktail Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dinner Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertaining at Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food & Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal Entertaining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appetizers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buffet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desserts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seasonal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Planning the menu is one of my most favorite parts of hosting, and this year&#8217;s Halloween party was no exception.  I often find that I have, as they say, bitten off more than I can chew when it comes to making everything, but somehow I managed a good balance on Saturday, and made a point [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=469&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Caroline</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">gingerbread cookies</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">sweet potato</media:title>
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		<title>A little Halloween decor, a little late</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/a-little-halloween-decor-a-little-late/</link>
		<comments>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/a-little-halloween-decor-a-little-late/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tabletop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centerpieces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[party theme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was officially a whirlwind, with my birthday (celebrated thrice), an important work event, and all the planning and preparation for our party on Saturday night. I had planned to post many more pictures of the cooking and crafting that took place, well in advance of today but&#8230;there simply was not time.

This year, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=447&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Caroline</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">halloween pumpkin</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">pumpkin shavings</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">buffet 2</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">happy halloween pumpkin</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">buffet full view</media:title>
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		<title>Grinning, ghoulish lanterns</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/grinning-ghoulish-lanterns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertaining at Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Handmade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tabletop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most readers know I love candlelight, and when it comes to Halloween lighting, nothing could be more appropriate. For our party, I created these (very easy) charming pumpkin-face candleholders to enhance the decor.

All it took was some tissue, a little craft paper, an exacto knife, and some orange ribbon. I took large glass vases and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=438&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Caroline</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">The finished candle holders</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">cutting craft strips</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">two faces</media:title>
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		<title>A Fall wedding</title>
		<link>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/a-fall-wedding/</link>
		<comments>http://merrymaking.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/a-fall-wedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lighting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[candles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[installation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last evening, we had the pleasure of attending the wedding of a couple very dear to us. The ceremony was held in a raw, former industrial space called the Green Building and the reception was in the back event room of the incredible Frankie&#8217;s 457.
The bride, a fellow event planner, asked me to imagine the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=420&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cookies for a cold night</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertaining at Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food & Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cookies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desserts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oatmeal raisin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recipes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Halloween sweets&#8221; almost always means  candy, of course.  But at our Halloween parties we are generous with food and drink, and definitely don&#8217;t want to skimp on dessert. So, in addition to the de rigueur fun-size candy options, I am serving two favorite Fall cookies: gingerbread, and the inimitable oatmeal raisin.
Here is the latter, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merrymaking.wordpress.com&blog=4086814&post=404&subd=merrymaking&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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