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Check out this Month:

	Craft Project of the Month - How to Make Gel Candles Do you love burning beautiful, scented candles? Do you know that you can easily make them yourself? Here are 11 easy steps to creating unique candles that you can burn at home, give as gifts, or even sell.
	New in our hobbies area: Using Your Fabric Scraps Everyone has fabric scraps, and there are many, many ways to use fabric. Here are some ideas to recycle it, and turn those fabric scraps into fabric assets!
	New in family finances: 6 Steps to Avoid a Laptop Identity Crisis The average value of the data on your laptop is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to an experienced identity thief. Almost half of workplace identity theft takes place because of mobile data. Here are six steps to protect your laptop identity.
	New in the cooking area: Grilled Rack of Lamb with Fresh Lemon and Herbs A delicious recipe by Chef Tim Love.
	In our gardening channel: Growing Gorgeous Amaryllis Indoors Amaryllis flowers are gorgeous, and they come at a perfect time of year -- when our (some of us) gardens are sleeping!
	New in our homemaking area: Breaking Free from Your AC and Heater Discussions of home energy savings usually focus on using less energy to heat and cool a house, in order to achieve a lower utility bill. In addition, think about how many days each year you can be independent of energy use in your home and office. It's possible to increase your use of passive or natural methods to regulate temperatures. Learn more from Ruth and Bob Haag.
	Crafts for Kids! Fall Leaf Collage Fall is a great time for kids to do fall-specific crafts. Leaf collages are easy to make and can provide hours of fall fun. Plus, kids enjoy looking for the leaves as well as using them to create these creative collages.

Enjoy!