The Rockdale News Rockdale News Digital Edition October 8, 2014 | Page 13

Variety

WELCOME
TO YOUR WEEKEND
Tis the season
for crafting!

Tiffany
Bentley
Columnist
Tiffany Bentley
is a recent
Georgia State
Graduate,
professional
baker, and
enthusiastic
festival
explorer.

Rock’n Ribville
(Lawrenceville Lawn)

The crafting season is upon us.
There’s just something about the
crisp fall air just makes you want
to curl up on the couch with a
hot glue gun and some twine
and have a DIY fest. With the
holidays hiding right around the
corner, it’s a perfect time to break
out your glitter collection and get
cracking on some new decorations for your home.
It’s never been a better time
to be a budget conscious crafter. You can scour the internet
for all manner of affordable fall,
Halloween, Thanksgiving, and
Christmas projects you can create from objects found both
outdoors and around the house.
Even the simplest search can give
you hundreds of options and
ideas. If you’ve got little ones you
can travel to kceadventures.com
for a tutorial on festive and educational leaf rubbings you can
do at home that’s way more exciting than a hand turkey. Novice
creators can head to their local

Fox Theatre Ghost
Tours (Fox Theatre)

10th Birthday
Celebration (Southern
Heartland Gallery)

Farm to Table Dinner
(Montessori School of
Covington)

The Great Bull Run
(Georgia International
Horse Park)

Boss of the Toss- Cornhole and

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Djea Natural Hair Spa
to host a black tie/red
carpet masquerade ball
fundraiser to benefit
Phoenix Pass, Inc., Taking
place at 1950 Iris Drive
SW, Conyers, GA 30094
on Nov. 1, 2014, and
featuring a 1 hour red
carpet event (7p-8p),
silent auction, raffle &
hair show throughout
event, appetizers and
bubbly to be served (8
p.m. - 1 a.m.)

Tailgating (Duluth Town Green
& Amphitheatre)