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		<title>Embroider a Valentine This Thursday!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting a box of conversation hearts can be complicated. While the sentiment of a candy gift is always appreciated, the chalky little treats can&#8217;t really compare to a luscious dark chocolate truffle. And the purple ones?! With a flavor described by experts at Candy Blog as &#8220;foul bitter grapes,&#8221; they&#8217;re simply inedible. Fun note: while the recipe hasn&#8217;t changed since 1902, the sayings change each year to reflect the times. (We must have missed the 1998 featured heart, &#8220;You Go, Girl!)
The thing is, they&#8217;re so darn cute! That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re taking ...]]></description>
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		<title>Love is in the Air: A Valentine&#8217;s Day Gift Guide</title>
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Some say Valentine&#8217;s Day is a holiday created by greeting card companies. We say: Let&#8217;s go all out &#38; celebrate love!
If you&#8217;re stumped on what to give to your darling for Valentine&#8217;s Day, take a look through our gift guide for goodies that go beyond your typical box of chocolates and dozen roses. You&#8217;ll definitely get extra points for giving the gift of handmade and local, too.
Click through the slideshow to see all the goods.
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		<title>Show Your Studio: Tomoko Maruyama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our latest virtual visit of an artist&#8217;s studio features the Bay&#8217;s beloved Tomoko Maruyama! Tomoko describes her style as evoking &#8220;feelings of warmth, peace, and happiness.&#8221; We definitely agree &#8211; you can&#8217;t help but smile when looking at Tomoko&#8217;s depictions of the Golden Gate Bridge and other iconic landmarks and features of San Francisco! Tomoko makes it easy to spread the joy by offering a variety of products, including totes, tees, magnets, and stationery. And of course, her beautiful, affordable 11&#215;14 prints are perfect works of art for any room.
A ...]]></description>
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		<title>Artist Profile: Unpossible Cuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lasers! We use &#8216;em for all kinds of stuff now, not just space gun attacks and crazy eye surgery. Who woulda thunk it? Lots of artists are using laser cutting technology to create unique furniture, sculpture, and jewelry. Philip Eggleston of Unpossible Cuts is one of these awesome folks. According to the Unpossible Cuts website, Philip uses the powers of &#8220;Laser cats, Viking blood, Eye of Newt, Unicorn Tears,Hipster Mustaches, and Wizard Beards&#8221; to bring his creative visions to life. We have no problem with that.
Here&#8217;s a bit more about the laser wizardry comin&#8217; ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.modernmousegifts.com/2012/01/artist-profile-unpossible-cuts/</link>
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		<title>Crafty Hour Recap: Yarn-Wrapped Adventures!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another Crafty Hour for the books! They just keep getting better and better; now we just need to turn our &#8220;craft room&#8221; into one of those tents from Harry Potter that magically hold hundreds of people. This month we were inspired by San Francisco-based Yellow Owl Workshop&#8217;s great guide to hand-printing, Print Workshop. Designer Christine Schmidt created so many simple and satisfying projects, we just had to try one.

Armed with wooden blocks, a selection of differently-textured yarns, and tons of color options, we set out to make some stamps (and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Thank you, Sunset Magazine!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2011 was an amazing year for so many reasons. In Modern Mouse land, we had loads of fun! We welcomed two fabulous new mice, Polly and Genevieve, onto our staff.  We kicked off monthly Crafty Hours attended by bunches of you wonderful folks from the community. We added boatloads of awesome new artists to the already amazing pool of talent whose work is so much fun to showcase. Thanks to you, we watched the likes on our Facebook page  grow past 1,000 and counting. And we turned two years old ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.modernmousegifts.com/2012/01/thank-you-sunset-magazine/</link>
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		<title>January Craft Night: Yarn-Wrapped Stamp Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Woo-hoo! It&#8217;s 2012, and with all the holiday craziness now a distant memory, we&#8217;re looking forward to a peaceful and cozy January and a crafty New Year! We&#8217;re kicking off the 2012 Crafty Hour series with a really fun and simple project that just may get you hooked on stamping. Using Yellow Owl Workshop&#8217;s book, Print Workshop, as our guide, we&#8217;ll be making stamps out of wood and&#8230;yarn? Yes!

Printing by hand is all the rage these days, and this project proves you don&#8217;t need any special equipment or fancy machinery ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.modernmousegifts.com/2012/01/january-craft-night-yarn-wrapped-stamp-workshop/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Ring in the New Year!</title>
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Time to boogie the night away with your friends and family. Don&#8217;t be shy &#38; get fancy&#8211;New Year&#8217;s Eve only comes once a year. Here are a few suggestions for making the night one to remember, and 2012 the best year you&#8217;ve ever had.

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		<title>New Years Sparkles!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ready to party into 2012? Get glittery and glamorous for your New Year&#8217;s festivities with some handmade jewelry!
Clockwise from top left:
Clockwork Earrings by I Am Dorkas: Make a timely statement with these earrings made of brass clockhands. Keep them polished or let the brass weather with time as you please.
Oh Snap Necklace by Scene Not Herd: A hand-stamped charm complements the retro camera pendant of this picture-worthy necklace. On an antiquated brass chain, to complete your vintage look.
Bleached Peacock Feather Earrings by heidiroland: Wave your feathers in your ears like ...]]></description>
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