Eco fashion joins mainstream with eco friendly threads
Earth conscious shopping expands as Ecoboutique promotes sustainable fabrics like bamboo and hemp. Patrons seek greener life choices, while shop owner Jennifer Oldridge recycles waste into art and advocates easier, planet friendly purchasing for Lawrence residents and beyond.
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Making a seasonal wreath from garden greens and vines
Gather evergreens and yellow tipped junipers, holly, boxwood, and vines from your yard or pruned branches. Build a base with a styrofoam doughnut or wire, weave stems and moss, add dried flowers, seed pods, pine cones, and bright fruits like rose hips and winterberry to bridge seasonal change. Deck the halls.
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Three Cut Method For Safe Storm Pruning And Recovery
Guidance on pruning storm damaged limbs using a three cut method to prevent tearing the trunk. Advise consulting a certified arborist, consider tree removal if more than half the tree is broken, and emphasize patient recovery with pruning tips and contact for K-State Extension.
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Kansas Arts Commission offers two grant workshops
The Kansas Arts Commission schedules two workshops on Arts in Education grant guidelines and application tips. The first runs 3 to 5 p.m. January 24 in the Florentine Room at Jayhawk Tower Topeka. The second runs 1 to 3 p.m. January 25 at City Arts Center Wichita. Contact Sarah Van Landuyt at 785-368-6542 for details and registration.
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