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7 Hot Chocolate Topping Ideas for Your Next Mug
Marshmallows, peppermint cream, salted caramel and more ways to top your cocoa, with a different swirl for every mug.
8 November Photo Ideas You’ll Be Glad You Took
Keep a little of November: the pumpkins by the door, a mirror selfie with your bestie, and the book you took everywhere. Here are eight photos to try.
Thanksgiving Decorations We’d Happily Leave Up All November
Peach flowers, rust velvet bows, and cream pumpkins make a very good case for decorating before Thanksgiving dinner.
A Friendsgiving Snack Board with Handmade Paper Labels
Fall fruit, a pink jam bowl, and tiny paper food labels. Put this snack board together after making the cards ahead.
Velvet Bow Napkin Ties for a Blush Friendsgiving Table
Mauve velvet bows, blush stripes, and a tiny dried flower. Tie the ribbon straight around your napkins for a handmade fall place setting.
Pink Friendsgiving Table Ideas with Three Handmade Details
One fall table, three projects: paper gratitude leaves, a labeled snack board, and velvet napkin bows. Here’s how they fit together.
A Paper-Leaf Gratitude Tree Craft for Friendsgiving
A blush pitcher, paper leaves, and little notes from your friends. Make this fall centerpiece together or leave a few leaves ready for guests.
How to Photograph Fall Leaves With Your Phone
One red leaf, a patch of yellow trees and a few phone-camera choices to try on your next walk.
7 Fall Desk Decor Ideas for Your Study Space
A tiny pumpkin, a rust throw, or a few amber leaves can change your desk. Find your favorite of these seven looks, from pink study corners to dark green offices.
How to Use a Camera for the First Time
Get to know your camera with one subject, a window and a few settings to try.
Non-Alcoholic Wassail with Whipped Cream
Warm cranberry-apple wassail, two mugs, and a spoonful of whipped cream. Here’s a recipe to try for a winter afternoon at home.
3 Whimsical Halloween Crafts for a Night with Friends
Friendly paper ghosts, little folded pumpkins and tags you can make with friends around one table.
A Fall Football Afternoon with Friends
A football and an open afternoon can be the start of a fall plan with your friends. Choose the place, the pace and the parts everyone wants to join.
How to Take Photos of a Friend on a Walk
Try a few phone portraits while you catch up, with room for the path, the trees, and each other.
How to Plan an Apple-Picking Day with Friends
Choose an orchard, share the plan and leave time to enjoy the rows together. Here is how to turn a fall idea into a day that fits your group.
Fall Walk Inspiration for a Quiet Afternoon
A quiet look at golden leaves, a winding path and the small details around one familiar tree.
Seasonal Craft Ideas to Brighten Your Dorm
Try simple seasonal crafts for a dorm room, with safe spring, summer, fall, and winter ideas made for small spaces and student budgets.
What to Write in a Journal When You Don't Know Where to Start
Not sure what to write in a journal? Start with easy prompts, a brain dump, or one true sentence to get past the blank page.
A Halloween Snack Party for a Small Apartment
A four-person snack-night example with room for drinks, a short game and somewhere to put your bag.
Small-Batch Halloween Punch for a Night with Friends
A smaller witches brew recipe for the friends coming over, with the sherbet added when you are ready to pour.
Find your happy because only you can see the world the way you do
Staying on top of school without losing your mind, making time for the people you love, and figuring out this whole "being a person" thing along the way.