In the past, everything from candles to lace was likely to be handmade. Even the boxes these goods were kept in were home-crafted. Boxes made for family treasures often were decorated with fanciful ...

ALLENDALE, Michigan — Doris Smeckert, whose extraordinary spirit and nimble hands continued creating hope well into her 108th year, passed away Friday. She leaves behind a legacy of compassion that ...

You could call the beautiful and meticulously crafted mahogany boxes "Gifts from the Heart." The boxes are all hand-carved and finished, seemingly a labor of love, by homeless teens living in a ...

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