As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, it’s time to start thinking about ways to add a festive and inviting atmosphere to our outdoor gatherings. Whether you’re planning a backyard BBQ, a pool party, or an evening of … Read More...
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8 Beautiful Crochet Doily Patterns
The doily has long been a classic piece of art to make with the talent of crochet, and these 8 patterns are great to try. They are each beautiful in their own way and with different colors, a whole new … Read More...
Easter Basket Pie Crust Decoration
If you plan on having pie with your Easter brunch or dinner, here is a cute idea for the pie crust. What a cute idea, that could be used year around, flowers, pumpkins and ornaments. The egg cookie cutter can … Read More...
8 Fun & Whimsical Crafts using Plastic Spoons
Plastic utensils are usually found in most homes fairly easily, and if not, they can be found at the dollar store for not much money at all. If you have a stash of plastic spoons laying around and have been … Read More...
This Week’s Most Popular Posts
Here’s a look back at the five most popular posts this week. Take a second look or discover them for the first time!
Are you looking for more Christmas Holiday papers and supplies? Check out these printable designs we … Read More...
5 Free Printables for New Year’s Eve
With a young son, our New Year’s Eve tends to be very simple and quiet. This year however, he’s old enough to understand the concept of the year changing – he’s been telling me the date every day this week, … Read More...
(Updated) What do food banks need the most?
Food banks are non-profit organizations that collect and distribute food to people in need. They work to address food insecurity, which is the lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life.
Food banks usually receive donations of … Read More...
Free pattern: Fruity Christmas Stockings
How cute are these Fruity Christmas Stockings? Cintia from My Poppet created them, and she shares a free pattern for the on her blog. It would be so fun to make up a set of these for your family this … Read More...
7 Quick and Easy Quilt Patterns
In today’s digital world, it can be hard to know what to give someone. Even if you do have a specific person in mind, it’s easy for presents to get overlooked. Fortunately, handmade gifts are becoming increasingly popular.
They not … Read More...
Woman crochets $30 wedding dress on bus
An anonymous poster on the sharing website reddit, posted this:
… Read More...I crocheted my lace wedding dress on the bus during my work commute for about 5 months. The dress is a pattern I designed with a commonly used pineapple stitch.
12 Jam Recipes For Your Fall Canning And Preserving
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 … Read More...
Let’s Dish Crochet
I will begin teaching crochet to the middle schoolers where I volunteer in a couple of weeks. So, I have been on the look out for dish cloth patterns that I could use to teach the basic crochet stitches. … Read More...
50 Tasty Yet Healthy Party Food Recipes
If you’re trying to eat right, planning a party can be a bit of a challenge. But, Meatified has come to the rescue with a fabulous roundup of 50 Healthy Party Food Recipes for people who are eating paleo, primal, … Read More...
Free pattern: Pinapple bag for little girls
Given how much I’m seeing pineapples on fashion blogs and DIY sites, I think they’re the new “it” motif. Eri from Llevo el invierno shows how you can make a fun pineapple purse for a little girl. This is allll … Read More...
8 Desserts To Cook On The Campfire
The warm summer months bring about the opportunity to build a campfire and whether or not you build that fire at your favorite camp site or in a fire pit in your back yard, you have the chance to make … Read More...
Full of Winning!
Big congrats to Judy, who loves fresh pineapples! She won the book, Two Hour Cross Stitch: Flowers. Now, now…no sad faces! Just because you didn’t win this time doesn’t mean you won’t win the next … Read More...
Pina Colada Cupcakes
Has anyone seen Spring? With January temperatures and more snow on the way, I have to create my own warm paradise.
These Pina Colada Cupcakes remind me of sunny beach weather, while I try to ignore the wintery scene outside. … Read More...
Spring Mandala
Heidi from Speckless mixes a little old with the new when she created these charming hoops. The doilies were passed down to her and she decided to add her … Read More...
Banana Fritters
Have riped bananas, but tired of making bread? Here is something new to try!
Banana Fritters! Probably not as healthy as banana bread, but sometimes you need to indulge! Pia Recipes gives you the recipe on how to make these … Read More...
Cooking and Glass Blowing…It’s All Part of the Show at Urban Glass
I sure do wish I could have been at Urban Glass to witness the group, Burnt Asphalt Family’s cooking and glass blowing party. For an audience of over 100 people the group demonstrated their glass blowing skills while preparing a … Read More...