Down East Blog Blog Archive February, 2013

Recipe: You Make My Heart Beet Salad

Submitted by Down East Guest B... on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 3:23pm.

A heart-shaped beet salad perfect for Valentine's Day.

Craft: Valentine's Day Envelopes

Submitted by Down East Guest B... on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 10:42am.

Learn how to make a personalized envelope for your special someone on Valentine's Day.

Receiving a letter in the mail is such a wonderful feeling. These days, most of our communication comes to us by text and emails. But the feeling of sliding your finger underneath the edge of a sealed envelope beats opening an email any day. Making a homemade envelope is as simple as folding a piece of paper 4 times, and it shows to your loved one how much you care about them.

What you'll need for one envelope:

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	Take Heart \| In this collection of verse, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair has collected the work of Maine poets from his popular “Take Heart” column, featuring a poem each week in thirty newspapers across the state and reaching a quarter of a million readers.
	Maine ABC \| Illustrated with distinct Maine icons, such as moose, lobster, and Katahdin, this book has a rhyming verse that will have children singing the words, asking for it to be read again and again, and learning the alphabet in no time.
	Sea Glass Crafts \| Filled with ideas to turn your seaside treasures into home decor—inside and out, practical and decorative, whimsical and serious.
	Moxie: Maine in a Bottle \| The compendium of all things Moxie!