Check out the November/December 2012 issue of Smart
Click to view our holiday e-zine!When my little sister was about 9 years old, she started to get suspicious of who was filling her stocking. But rather than asking Mom, Dad or me to read her the “Yes,...
View ArticleThe making of a Smart holiday magazine
Click the cover to browse through the e-zine.Smart’s holiday issue was at the printer before Halloween. Which means that I was thinking about Christmas while it was still warm enough to wear flip...
View ArticleGet crafty with printable place card templates
Make these place cards for your dinner table with our printable templates at the bottom of this post.It’s time to break out the fancy dishes and tablecloth. Bonus points if you know how to fold cloth...
View ArticleCreate your own boo-tiful Halloween ghost decoration
This Halloween-inspired craft project cost only about $10. (Photo by Sonya Paclob)I fell in love with this project as soon as I saw it on Pinterest. It’s a cheesecloth ghost, and crafters have been...
View ArticleCreate your own haunted trees for Halloween
WEEKLY RECORD — SONYA PACLOBI’m a crafter. I love making jewelry, holiday decorations, floral arrangements and wreaths, to name a few. But I’m also frugal. After I like an idea, I figure out whether...
View ArticleGet gift ideas for your favorite guys this holiday season
Ties at Top Shelf Menswear in New Cumberland (Photo by Kate Penn)As we approach the holidays, our thoughts turn to gifts for the men in our lives. Panic often ensues. Does he want tickets to a sporting...
View ArticleLearn how to manage your holiday season stress
There are still gifts to buy. Cookies to bake. Parties, concerts, recitals to attend. A visit to Grandma’s. Plus work and a mile-high mound of laundry. Oh, and the in-laws are coming. Perhaps it’s time...
View ArticleManaging expectations, stress and alcohol intake key to enjoying holiday...
Learn how to enjoy the holiday season’s many parties with your friends and family this year (File photo).Holiday parties are supposed to be joyful occasions that bring people together at the end of the...
View ArticleCelebrate Mardis Gras with our carnival-inspired masks
Mardi Gras is March 4. Celebrate the festive day with our carnival-inspired masks. Decorate the top mask template in your favorite colors and designs. Have a parent help you cut out the masks and eye...
View ArticleManners Matter: Be socially smart this St. Patrick’s Day
Miff Jones watches the St. Patrick’s Day parade in York (file photo) Wearing green and dining on corned beef and cabbage are some wholesome ways to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day. With all of this holiday’s...
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