fresh

NOW

to

s m onth

.

DIP INTO A BRAIN

FREEZE

It hurts

SO

good with these new

flavors in grocery

stores. Check out Blue

Bunny’s Birthday

Party (with cake

pieces) and Dreyer’s/Edy’s

The Skinny Cow Cookies

’N Cream. At Target

beginning June 20, try Ben

& Jerry’s Berry Voluntary

and Brownie Chew Gooder.

SALUTE A SOLDIER

Set up a postcard station at your Fourth of July gathering so guests

can write a letter of support to the troops. “Handwritten notes from

home really put a smile on a service member’s face,” says Carolyn

Blashek, founder of Operation Gratitude, which sends letters and

packages to the troops. Bundle the notes and send them to

Operation Gratitude, 17330 Victory Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA, 91406.

How can I get ants to march

away

from

m v D lC niC . If your food spread is on a table, plant each

table leg in a shallow bowl of water to prevent pests from

making the climb. Another trick to try: Sprinkle talcum

powder on the grass around your picnic.

INDISPENSABLE:

CHIC SHADES

There’s one thing Grace Kelly and Paris

Hilton would agree on: White sunglasses

make a classic summer style statement—

whether your scene is a casual afternoon

at the pool or a gala outdoor wedding.

$26; Kohl’s stores (woven

BLOGGED.

..

COPYCATCHIC.COM

Home decor? Pricey.

Friend who knows great

deal-hunting secrets?

Priceless. Blogger Reichel

Broussard posts tear

sheets from catalogs and

magazines and shows you

where to buy look-alike

furniture and accessories

for way fewer Benjamins.

She worked her magic on

a room from this is s u e -

visit her blog to get the

scoop on the details.

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JULY 2010 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

PHOTOS: (SUNGLASSES. CASE, POSTCARD STATION) ADAM ALBRIGHT. CONTRIBUTORS: SALLY FINDER, JODY GARLOCK, JOANNA LINBERG, BROOKLYN PRESTA