Craft Ideas

Cheryl and Larry Susemichel wanted their Shelby County home to be cozy, yet open and inviting. Cheryl incorporated contemporary items with antiques handed down from their families and created a special home for themselves and their two daughters Read more here

Sherri Pekks of Raleigh (OpalLight.etsy.com) turns a ceiling light fixture globe into a hanging candle holder, as she glues colored paper all over it and adds wire. Etsy members met at Scrap Exchange in Durham to see what they could create out of the Read more here

A labaster has been synonymous with Egypt since before recorded history, and crafting the stone may well have been the country s first industry. Quarries and stone-working sites have been found dating back to 4000 BC. By the time Upper and Lower Read more here

Described as “one of the hardest-working group of guys in the business” by the Post & Courier in South Carolina, the Zac Brown Band comes to Prospector’s (3050 Route 38, Mount Laurel) Thursday night. Fusing country, blues, Southern Rock, pop and Read more here

Alan will be here from 2.00am Preamble: Like a bumper sack of Christmas presents, Beijing has held us rapt for the best part of a fortnight now, but there’s still some fun to be had at the 29th Olympiad. Wee Tom Daley will be showcasing the talent Read more here

The 2008 West Virginia State Honey Festival will be Aug. 23 and 24 at Parkersburg City Park. The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 23 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 24. Admission is $3 per person each day, children ages 5 to 12 are $1 and Read more here