This time of the year is when we usually start seeing large amounts of harvest come in either from our own gardens or from local farmers. If you like to have home grown food, year-round, then canning and preserving is the way … Read More...
DIY Yarn Tassel Bed Skirt
Holly and Nat are sisters that co-host “MY Sister’s Suitcase” and their blog is amazing, filled with wonderful tutorials and ideas for us crafters. Holly loves “cuteness” and decided to cute’n up her toddler’s bedroom with this colorful and sweet … Read More...
Cabbage Leaf Mold from Colour de Verre
It’s new product time over at Colour de Verre. They’ve introduced the cabbage leaf mold, which if you follow their detailed instructions, will produce a very realistic cabbage leaf plate, and when combined in multiples, can make a fabulous … Read More...
DIY Felt Halloween Ghost Bean Bags
Jessica of “thinking outside the sandbox” has this darling tutorial and her four year old daughter Sophia came up with this idea; girl ghosts with hair bows and some boy ghosts with silly mustaches to play a toss game with. … Read More...
Think your house is messy? Think again…
In a powerful post titled Give Me Gratitude or Give Me Debt, NY Times best selling author, Glennon Doyle Melton talks about what is important in life and the all important role perspective plays in how we look at … Read More...
24 Creative & Crafty DIY Pumpkins {You Can Make Today}
I have fallen in love with several of these pumpkins over at “The Domestic Heart” hosted by Shelly who is a wife and mom! Do you need handmade pumpkin ideas; well Shelly has us covered with the most amazing and … Read More...
20 More Ideas to Decorate For Autumn
Are still trying to find that perfect balance between living in your home and decorating, yet still wanting to add a touch of the current holidays and seasons? It’s definitely not an easy task to achieve and can sometimes be … Read More...
No Sew Pumpkin Appliqué Tutorial
SAHM of “Beneath the Magnolias” is a crafty wife and southern mom! Like the rest of us she has a list of things she wants to make and never gets around to it. She saw this Pumpkin Appliquéd pillow at … Read More...
Are French parents better at feeding their kids?
Compared to the US, where the obesity rates in children and adolescents is at a staggering 31% (source), only about 14% of the French kids and teenagers are obese or overweight.
That percentage is the lowest in the … Read More...
Affordable and Easy DIY Patio Accents
If you are like me, you would love to have a beautiful and relaxing outdoor space. Somewhere to sit and relax in the quiet cool evening and just have a minute to yourself enjoying the fresh air. However, creating the … Read More...
Cynthia Morgan – Casting Glass Part 2
Have I mentioned how much I love casting glass? It’s the journey not the destination, right? Casting is a rather involved process that can turn off even the most passionate glass folk. Not me though. And certainly not Cynthia Morgan… Read More...
Cheep Chic DIY Bird Pillows DIY
Gets yourself some inexpensive throw pillows and some wool felt; a pair of scissors, and fabric glue. Cut shapes of your choice out of the felt or use “Good Housekeeping’s” patterns. You and use this idea for every season and … Read More...
Forest Wedding Welcome Basket
Welcome your far-flung wedding guests with a basket full of lovely treats suitable for a woodsy wedding theme! The Evermine Blog shares all the details here.
Discover a treasure trove of valuable insights and creative ideas to elevate your … Read More...
Are You Recycling Your Old Containers?
Whether you have a collection of favorite containers, or just want to find a way to try to get a bit more organized, this post from Buzzfeed is a must read for you! Upcycling a container is not only cost … Read More...
A big back to school lunch roundup
Here is a big, and I mean big, roundup of lunches for your back to school kiddies.
The lunch ideas are categorized by regular (simple and healthy) to even paleo diets. There are options for non-sandwich lunches, and there are … Read More...
A Halloween Floating Ghost Tutorial
What a cool idea for your Halloween decorations; and you can make these is any size you like. Have these little guys sitting around the house for a party or an army of them would be cute. You could make … Read More...
DIY Project: Halloween Treat Bag Tutorial
As my childern got older the bigger the pillow case had to be for Halloween Treat Bag. This bag tutorial is on “design sponge” by Maxwell Tielman and he said “when he went out trick-or-treating as a kid, he had … Read More...
Inspiration: Embroidered Wedding Veil
Whether you love her or hate her, Angelina Jolie certainly shakes things up and her wedding veil is no exception. Set against a beautiful white dress is a veil colored with children’s words and pictures. Not wanting to exclude her … Read More...
3 ideas to make small spaces seem larger
If, like me, your home is a bit on the small side and makes you feel a little bit claustrophobic, then there are some clever interior decorating tricks you can use to make it appear that much larger.
Turn away … Read More...
Fall Scarecrow Ornament Craft Tutorial
Mona of Craft Klatch has the most amazing craft videos and has a YouTube channels filled with crafts to keep you busy for months. I found her “Fall Scarecrow Ornament” and I think her little Scarecrow is adorable and ready … Read More...