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chlc, and functtonal accessory? These earrhngs are

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Iearnlng. Here are flve reasons why 1) Smarts: Orlgaml engagesy; your mlnd whlle offerlng a fresh way of thlnklng. 2) 3.D coolness'V' You are creatlng a super cute palr of shoes from a slm ple sheetq! .

.z of paper. 3) Medltatlve. Once you learn the pattern. orlgaml canj be a method of relaxatlon. 4) Tactgle: Fordlng paper teaches sklllsY a computer can't

. 5) Palnless: These pumps won't hurl your feet1 .

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hen I w as a Ilttle gprl , I wou Id accom pany m y

parents on thelr dlnner dates at fancy restaurants.

I was often bored. Slnce It Isn't soclally acceptable

to play w lth your food. m y m other would entertaln m e w lth m y

napkln. She would fold m y napkln Into al I sorts of fun shapes -

puppets. houses. snalls, blrds, rabbits - and we both becam e very

fond of orlgam l.

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n June 2006. 1 blked through Greece for seven weeks. The

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frult trees grow by the m llllons. partlcularly flgs, cherrles. and

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grape craze. and the only way I was golng to taste m uI berry w lne 'i!

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f rom Topkapl Palace The owner. Hlkm et, was a m aster

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form Everything ln slght was m arbled in brlght colors and m yrlad

patterns'. Iam pshades. draperles. plcture fram es, bedsteads.

plus a stunning array of w earables. I 've been ln Iove w lth

.r m arbl lng ever since.b Shortly after my trlp I had the opportunlty to try my hand at

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y f rlend Anne's w ords express exactly how I feel

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soaps, and brow n sugar scrubs as gifts - or to keep for

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cowboys. or w hat have you. w hy not craft up som e qulck, fun

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rom the m om ent I f I rst touched precrous m etal clay

IPV C), I never looked at the world In the same way.1 nstead of seelng frults and vegetables In the grocery

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klltsublshl M aterials. Japanese m anufacturer of hlghly ref Ined2

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IrO Wrarlplng IS arl gm aglrlatlve. Srlor3tan()oL1s and

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Chum by Is a sm all wl-f I device wlth a screen that usesyour w lreless Internet connectlon to grab cool w idgets

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alburn new s source m usic player. or anything else you program .

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f tunes are your sleeplng pllls. and you can't dream w lthout

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Plllow M uslc. Plllow M uslc was born f rom the experlence

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n al I m y years cn thls planet, there's nothrng I have com e to

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