This edition of Best of the Web: Be @ Home showcases independent shops, crafty bloggers, beauty experts and cooks! Take a look for tips on how to freshen up, look nice, get the house looking great and cook up a great meal this Thanksgiving! Or of course you can take a break in between feasts with these lovely reads for a cozy weekend.

For the crafter with an adventurous streak, take a look at Sew Take a Hike for some inventive crafty ideas in between hikes, backpacking and kayaking. This blog is perfect for those with renaissance man tendencies and boundless energy.

Angelina’s Beautiful Cards and Paper Boutique features a blog that updates readers on ideas that inspire featured designs, sweet anecdotes about family and a bit of home decor sensibilities on the side.

At the Studio of Mae, you can expect updates on the latest products at this online indie boutique, with lovingly-curated goods such as fanciful wall decals for the home. This blog also highlights tailor-made goods from fellow independent designers for your industrial loft or eco-friendly design magazine.

At Cooking Manager, you’ll learn tips and techniques for cooking healthy foods from natural ingredients with a minimum of time and effort. Topics include menu planning, shopping, using up leftovers, gadgets and appliances, and more.

Contemporary Embroidery focuses on modern embroidery designs and styles for pillows, tablescapes, linens and more.

Dawn of Crafty Dawn loves crafting with all sorts of mediums, such as paper, paint, inks and other materials.  Look through this blog for an eclectic vintage aesthetic that you can adapt to your wall decor or holiday cards.

For recipes and reports of delectable, vegetarian and cruelty-free dishes, head on over to Keep It Simple Foods for healthy (or at the very least, highly appetizing) meals.

Get to know the life of an artist in Oregon with Love is My Religion, a blog chronicling artistic developments, new works and gallery showings for the art of Kelly Lish.

Scrap n Crop is Asia’s largest online scrapbook store with a heart! Their goal is to provide a source of fairly priced scrapbook products and to provide gainful employment to friends and families of special children.