County Fair and Eating Good Food & Entertaining Entertaining by the Bay brings you homemade fair goodness with Belgian Waffles and Strawberry Ice Cream.

My Heart Never Lies Dive Into Inspiration Author Nathalie Trepanier shares the inspiration for her heart-lifting children's book, My Heart Never Lies.

Air-Purifying Houseplants Homemaking Not only do our pretty green friends beautify our homes, they help to remove dangerous toxins.

Waves of White & Mauve Herald Warm Days to Come Dive Into Inspiration We welcome spring with the heady scent of lilacs on the breeze.

Clinging to Crumbs, Deaming of Cake Dive Into Inspiration Ever feel like you're on the short end of a relationship? Will giving more really bring you what you need?

Dive into the Gifts of Summer!

I am Summer, come to lure you away from your computer...
come dance on my fresh grass, dig your toes into my beaches.
~Oriana Green

Hot sand, sun dappled water, children's laughter, and bounty from the garden; these are the gifts of summer. For a mermaid, life is at it's best when the lake is teaming with joy and the shady forest is drowsy with contentment. This Summer we bring you fun and healthy recipes, decorating ideas, a few new entertaining tips, and ways to help you be pretty and bright. And, we hope to inspire you with our excitement of possibilities. 

May the gifts of summer bless your day
 ~Mermaids Shelley Hepler & Debbie Nania

Also In This Issue

	Women Who Dared Dive Into Inspiration Celebrating a few brave women who have made a positive difference in our world.
	Fashion Splash: Radiant Orchid Health & Beauty Color the town... purple? Yes! Every shade from crimson to violet is popping up all over town. And, it's creating quite a stir.
	My Very Own Mommy Center Vintage & Junking See how Jessica Jochim repurposes an out-dated, oak entertainment center into a beautiful, functioning family heirloom.
	Mrs. Smit's Flea Market Garden Vintage & Junking Sue Langley of Flea Market Gardening profiles the beautiful, creative, garden of a young California couple.
	An Apple a Day... Health & Beauty We all know that eating more fruits and vegetables contribute to better health. But did you know...
	Words of Inspiration Dive Into Inspiration At the start of the New Year, we want to inspire you to live your dream, take risks, and dive into adventure!
	Wine Tasting 101 Food & Entertaining Do you know the basics of wine tasting? Sip of Spokane gives the ABC's of this enjoyable adventure.
	Make it Yourself: Non-Toxic, All-Purpose Cleaner Homemaking Kitchens and bathrooms get gleaming clean without harsh chemicals. And, they smell fresh, thanks to homemade all-purpose cleaner!
	Siren Song Lake Stuff The Siren Song is the one of the songs everyone would like to learn - the song that is irresistible.
	Homemaking Products We Love Homemaking We like to let our readers know about products that help make homemaking a joy. We hope you love them, too.
	Health and Beauty Products We Love Health & Beauty With so many products in stores and online, we let our readers know about health and beauty products that we have tried and love.
	Current Mer-Reads: Frazier, Madigan and more Dive Into Inspiration The Mermaids love to read, read, read! See what they think about their books, as well as what is on each of their nightstands.
	Homemaking Products We Love Collection Homemaking We've compiled a collection or our favorite products that help make homemaking a joy. We hope you love them, too.
	Inspired by Pinterest Collection Dive Into Inspiration New collection of Pinterest projects and experiments. Let the Mermaids inspire you to dive into this amazing community!
	"Make It" Collection Food & Entertaining Make It articles have a bit of information, a few ideas, and a collection of featured recipes. Let's have fun and make memories!
	Loving The Lake Lake Stuff Dive right in! Here we share memories and photos of great times at the lake. We'd love to share yours, too!
	Mermaid Picture Galleries Did you know that we love photos from you? Yes, we do! We have several fun galleries where you can share your images.

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Featured Stories

	My Heart Never Lies Author Nathalie Trepanier shares the inspiration for her heart-lifting children's book, My Heart Never Lies.
	County Fair and Eating Good Entertaining by the Bay brings you homemade fair goodness with Belgian Waffles and Strawberry Ice Cream.
	Air-Purifying Houseplants Not only do our pretty green friends beautify our homes, they help to remove dangerous toxins.
	Waves of White & Mauve Herald Warm Days to Come We welcome spring with the heady scent of lilacs on the breeze.
	Clinging to Crumbs, Deaming of Cake Ever feel like you're on the short end of a relationship? Will giving more really bring you what you need?

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Featured Recipe

Sinfully Delicious Chili Con Queso The secret ingredient to this amazing hot cheese dip? Velveeta. And this from a woman who swears processed cheese is from the darkside! However, that rubbery cube definately makes this queso a temptation you can't refuse. Go ahead, have a second helping...

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Tan Towel Did you get a lovely tan this summer? Want to keep that golden glow, but not worry about tanning beds? Tan Towel could be just the thing for you!

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Featured Idea

Festive Place Setting Surprise Add a little extra surprise for family and guests at the Christmas dinner table. Make individualized place settings from cardboard cylinders.

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