I d e a s

1 7

MAKE IT MERRY

Festive accents for rooms

2 6

ALL ABOUT COLOR

Candlelight’s golden glow

3 0

ACCENTS

Use compotes foryour

displays

3 2

STYLEMAKER

Floral designer Resito Pecson

H o l i d a y

3 7

ATHOME^

Mom and daughter’s

simple touches

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KITCHENS

Light and space for the

family’s favorite room

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INSTANT IMPACT

Fire-and-iceluminarias

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MAKEOVERS

Ayuletideguest room

7 4

STYLE MADE SIMPLE

Spark upyourtablesettings

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LIVING GREEN

Conserve energy, live

healthier, save money

8 4

GET ORGANIZED

Give the gift of order

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

Ideas from $3 to $50

1 0 6

QUICK & EASY

Simple-to-make gift tags

L i v in g

ill

THE FAMILY TREE

A fresh-air hunt for

the perfect one

1 1 8

BEAUTY

Choosing perfume

1 2 4

STYLE

Dressy trousers,

razzle-dazzle tops

F o o d

1 5 7

WHAT’S COOKING

Scrumptious cookie recipes

1 6 7

EVERYDAY EASY

Great-tasting dinners in

20 minutes

1 7 2

GOOD & HEALTHY

Cinnamon’s healthy kick

1 9 1

WIN MONEY

Enter our monthly recipe

contest

1 9 3

PRIZE TESTED RECIPES"

Thirty-Minute Soups,

Fruitcakes

H e a l t h y Y o u

1 9 9

JOY

Find it,cultivate it

2 0 8

NUTRITION

Carve calories from the

feasting season

2 1 0

FITNESS

Sneaking exercise into

your daily routine

F a m ily M a t t e r s

2 1 4

JUST IMAGINE

Foster creative play

2 1 8

LETTER PERFECT

Puttingthesparkinyour

family’s holiday letter

E v e r y I s s u e

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BETWEEN FRIENDS

1 0

CONNECT WITH US

2 2 2

RESOURCES

2 2 8

I DID IT!

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