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Monday, December 17, 2012

Five Gift Ideas for Your Significant Other

Not sure what to get your partner this year for the holidays? Here are some ideas.

There are only a couple of weeks left to shop before Christmas. Whether you are shopping for your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife, here are some gift ideas that are sure to please (check out the photos attached for a better look at the gifts):  1. Gone To The Oscars. The cookies and milk candle from Sweet Shoppe Candles was included in celebrity swag bags at the Oscars. You can purchase one of these Italian anise biscotti scented candles for $17.95 online. 2. Cynthia Rowley bag and wallet. The woman in your life will love to find this present under the tree. Pick up a Cynthia Rowley bag at Marshalls for $99.99. Want to go all out? Get her the wallet to match for $39.99. 3. Ski or snowboard. If the man in your life loves skiing and …

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Sharon Artists' Handmade Gifts Find Home

The Craft Corner is located at the Sharon Adult Center and Council on Aging.

Sharon residents seeking to give a handmade holiday present should consider visiting Sharon seniors. The Craft Corner at the Sharon Adult Center and Council on Aging features about 15 Sharon artists' work, says Doris Gladstone, a board member of the Friends of the Sharon Council on Aging. Occupying a display case near the Friends' Lakeside Gallery, the Craft Corner's hours are 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, and other hours by appointment. The corner also is open from 6 to 8 p.m. this Thursday. All pieces are made on consignment by Sharon artists, who receive 80 percent of the proceeds from selling their items, Gladstone says. The remaining 20 percent supports Friends activities. The Friends opened the Craft Corner …

Adrian Culicencu

1:49 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Silver jewelers are hard to find all over the world. Most of the experienced jewelers works with gold, because of the increased request for this metal. Gladstone still can look for artist that are using wire wrapping to make handmade silver jewels. Of course they have to be from Sharon. www.unity-store.net   more ›

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