Cute as a Button Ring Tutorial
If you have any buttons lying around, this might be a fun way to use two of them. I just love taking something that is out of commission and using it again to make something beautiful. For this...
View ArticleCloth Napkins from Fat Quarters
I really pushed my sewing skills to the limit the other day and made some cloth napkins with a set of fat quarters (fabric cut 18″x 22″). This set was leftover from my fat quarter apron project that I...
View ArticleWe Can Build a Snowman!
After about four inches of wet snow landed in our area yesterday, snowmen have been cropping up all over the neighborhood. In fact, we counted exactly 29 Frosties, and one Baby Frosty on our way home...
View ArticleFun Watercolor Birdies and Piggies
I let procrastination get the best of me this afternoon during the kids’ naptime. I should have been doing a million other things, but Julia’s watercolors caught my eye, and in just a matter of ten...
View ArticleFresh Butter and Buttermilk
At this week’s Farmgirl meeting, Angel taught us how to make our own butter. There were nine other women there making butter as well, and it was so fun to hear and watch everybody shaking and beating...
View ArticleDIY Easter Egg Dye
I’d like to say that I planned to use natural dyes for our Easter eggs well in advance and that I’d extensively researched the best formulas for the prettiest colors, but I’d be lying. The truth is, I...
View ArticleNapkin Folding 101
My very first job was as a busser at Starved Rock Lodge. It was a grueling job of table clearing, water pouring, and people pleasing. I remember climbing into my car at the end of my shift, taking off...
View ArticleChamomile and Tea Tree Face Toner
I usually use a toner at night to refresh my skin and remove dirt and what little makeup is left on my face at the end of the day. The drawback to using toners from the store is that they can be...
View ArticleTips for Getting Yourself and Little Ones Out the Door FAST
With a two and a half year old and a four month old, it’s always a challenge to leave the house in order to get where we need to be on time. We need to get out of the house on a daily basis, but I...
View ArticleDIY Champagne Cap Cafe Chairs
Happy New Year! Did you ring in the new year with some bubbly? If so, I hope you saved the wire cap that comes with most bottles. You can turn that into a miniature chair to use for a fairy garden or...
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