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		<title>Today In My Garden &#8211; July 26</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gardening in the foothills of Northern California.  Maureen Thomas Designs.]]></description>
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		<title>ONION SLICE Pendants/Focal Beads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New polymer clay pendants / focal pieces by Maureen Thomas Designs.  Inspired by an onion slice!]]></description>
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		<title>Today In My Garden &#8211; June 28</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been faithful about getting out into the garden every Monday and posting a few pictures on Facebook. I&#8217;ve also gotten hooked on a few Flickr photography groups. Color groups, artistic inspiration groups, etc. Meanwhile, I&#8217;ve been neglecting this blog. The Sacramento summer heat has arrived, making the garden look a bit tired. So, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today In My Garden &#8211; May 17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Weekly garden photos]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge Yourself!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My local polymer clay guild, Clayville California, issued a challenge to create something &#8220;stackable&#8221; from polymer clay for our May meeting. After several ideas failed to pan out I decided to make some pendants from polymer beads that ended up looking like a cross between stones and sea glass. I love playing with color and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>El Dorado Hills Art &amp; Wine Affaire &#8211; Mother&#8217;s Day Weekend!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s supposed to be a lovely Mother&#8217;s Day weekend in the Sacramento area. If you&#8217;re looking for something fun to do this weekend (May 8-9, 2010), check out the El Dorado Hills Art &#038; Wine Affaire at the El Dorado Hills Town Center. A chance to check out the creations of 200 local artists, listen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://maureenthomasdesigns.com/blog1/2010/05/07/el-dorado-hills-art-wine-affaire-mothers-day-weekend/</link>
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		<title>Buttons on MTD Website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New polymer buttons on Maureen Thomas Designs website.]]></description>
		<link>http://maureenthomasdesigns.com/blog1/2010/04/19/buttons-on-mtd-website/</link>
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		<title>Buttons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maureen Thomas Designs will be a vendor at the upcoming Foothill Quilters Guild quilt show on April 10-11, 2010.]]></description>
		<link>http://maureenthomasdesigns.com/blog1/2010/04/06/buttons/</link>
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		<title>OUTSIDE THE BOX!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PlacerArts is a non-profit arts organization in Northern California.  Their annual "Outside the Box" show runs from April 8-May 22, 2010 and the Live Auction Gala is on May 22.]]></description>
		<link>http://maureenthomasdesigns.com/blog1/2010/03/31/outside-the-box/</link>
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		<title>A Great Solution for Staining Wood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to tone down the wood of my &#8220;Outside the Box&#8221; box. The finished piece may be prone to scratching so I didn&#8217;t want to fuss with paint. I found a great solution on an internet site called Extreme Restoration about the restoration of old clocks. Here&#8217;s an earth-friendly recipe suggested for &#8220;aging&#8221; new [...]]]></description>
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