Flower arranging featured on show

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Creative Living

Information on scrapbooking and flower arranging will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday.

Do you love scrapbook layouts that include a lot of photos? Carlie Robertson says that “flip flaps” are the best answer, and she’ll show how to build interactive photo flaps for your pages.

She is with Close to My Heart in Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Casey Schwartz co-owns the Flower Duet in Redondo Beach, California. She is going to demonstrate how to bundle flowers together to keep them organized when working with a tall vase. She’ll also show how to create a grid atop the vase opening.

Information on using FabriCraft, blueberries, and working with felt balls will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.

Artist and designer Chris Thornton will demonstrate using a product called FabriCraft to make an attractive seaside escape frame. This project can be completed in six minutes or less! Thornton represents Delta Technical Coatings in Whittier, California.

Jill Klosowski is the spokesperson for TrueBlue, and she will explain the benefits of blueberries, tell how to get a daily serving, and share some quick and easy recipes for healthy breakfasts to enjoy “on the go.”

Klosowski is from Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Craft expert, Maria Nerius will show ways that decorative felt balls can liven up home décor and can quickly be adapted into so many other projects.

Nerius is the spokesperson for createforless.com, and she lives in Palm Bay, Florida.

Summer chicken

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

• 1 1/2 cups blueberries

• Salt & pepper, to taste

• Tbsp. unsalted butter (optional)

Sauté chicken breasts as desired. Grill or sauté in pan til done. In a saucepan, reduce blueberry juice on medium heat. Stir occasionally until reduction starts to thicken, stirring more frequently at this point.

A small dab of butter can be added to create a more velvety texture.

Drizzle blueberry reduction over chicken. Add a few blueberries on top of chicken and serve with a bright green lettuce salad or roasted veggies for a beautiful garnish.

“Creative Living” is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.