MARYVILLE -- It seems like everyone she’s ever met has one of the intricate ornaments: simple white plastic drinking straws cut and curled into elaborate geodesic designs -- stars, spheres, birdcages ...

Creating Christmas traditions can be as simple as baking a once-a-year family favorite or taking an annual family outing to choose the perfect Christmas tree. Creating a lasting holiday memento can be ...

One Sunday of the month, the Neill-Cochran House Museum opens its doors to feature hands-on activities, scavenger hunts, and space to enjoy lunch in the shade. Light and shiny, straw is the perfect ...

Come learn the art of straw marquetry, a traditional craft embellishing wood with colorful, light catching, pieces of wheat or rye straw. You will make a christmas ornament for practice, using the ...

Eija Koski creates himmeli, traditional ornaments made in geometric shapes. By Penelope Colston VEIKKAALA, Finland — Eija Koski has devoted her life to what is known here as a himmeli, a traditional ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Straw is the humble byproduct of grain production. But in Julie Sanco’s hands, the dry plants that remain after the wheat harvest are transformed into intricate works of folk ...

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