<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841630798768859526</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 23:33:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>featured</category><category>Crafting</category><category>gluten free</category><category>recipes</category><title>Home Ec. with Mel</title><description></description><link>https://www.homeecwithmel.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Home Ec. Mel)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841630798768859526.post-7666437311064866680</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-05-31T13:57:35.775-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Crafting</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">featured</category><title>From Table Runner To Pillows In An Afternoon</title><description>I am a huge fan of HGTV shows.  I especially like Hometown because Erin is a fellow Frugal Fanny, make what you can&amp;#39;t afford.  I have all of season 2 on my DVR and I was watching the second episode, and Erin used a piece of tribal cloth to make a pillow for the homeowner.  Tribal cloth doesn&amp;#39;t work in my home but it did get my gears turning.  I had a table runner that I loved the fabric it just didn&amp;#39;t work in for my dining room table but would work in a sitting area I have.  I found it in the drawer and went to work one afternoon.&lt;br&gt;
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We all have that one fast food meal that is our weakness.  For me, it&amp;#39;s the Taco Bell Cantina Bowl.  I love it and would eat one every other day if it was possible.  I live twenty miles from the nearest Taco Bell and I know that eating there three times a week isn&amp;#39;t the healthiest option.  The better option is the make a copycat version at home where I can control the ingredients.&lt;/div&gt;
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