Sewing, Crafts, and Home DIY
Want to try a glorious and easy treat? Time for some Shamrock cracker toffee! I usually call this stuff 'crack' but it's starting to get a bad rap. So now it's 'Cracker Toffee' to all y'all. (It'll still remain Crack to my family.) This is my regular go-to for holiday related treats. It's delicious and chocolatey and you can add any kind of festive topping to make it perfect for any holiday. This month's edition is mint M&Ms and … [Read more...]
Have you ever made bread? I have made bread several times but in my mind it always seemed like a very long, arduous process. But maybe that's because I somehow became the go-to roll maker for family events and always have to quadruple the recipe. And THAT, my friends, is a long arduous process. But this fast and easy bread recipe I got from my sister is so awesome. It's super fast, super easy, and anyone who is intimidated by making … [Read more...]
Want a quick and easy project that also makes a great gift? Chalkboard coasters. I got these wood sliced coasters at World Market awhile back (but you could easily find yourself a log and saw it up) and grabbed some of my DecoArt chalkboard paint. I just squeezed some of the paint onto the coaster and painted it up to the bark border. I let it dry for a couple hours. After it was dry, I rubbed some chalk across it to … [Read more...]
It's not quite spring yet, and so many of you are experiencing the worst winter snows ever. But where I live it's cold outside but sunny. Which makes me want to pretend it's spring and start cleaning like crazy! I got the cleaning bug this morning and started to rearrange furniture and sort the toys, it's such a great feeling. For those of you wanting to clean house this spring, here are 10 spring cleaning tips and tricks! 1. Try these … [Read more...]
I was thinking the other day how fun it will be this summer in my new neighborhood. The thing about moving into a brand new development is that everyone is eager to be friends...at least mine seems to be. We are already bonding with our neighbors and I feel friendship with them in a way that took me years to accomplish in my other apartments. It seems that when you live in an apartment--at least in my experience--people view you as transient … [Read more...]
I recently gave my entry a makeover. I added some beautiful board and batten which you can find a tutorial for here. (It's a little different in the tutorial, but it's not hard to figure out how to adjust it.) But at the end of the board and batten is a large doorway that leads to the master suite. We wanted this to be trimmed out, so I planned it in with the board and batten project. Here's the before--you can see how boring it … [Read more...]
I'm all about fresh food first. However, I don't always buy things fresh because of price or convenience or if I think I won't use it before it goes bad. I use some frozen, but I use canned as well. And some foods I use exclusively canned. For example--beans. Let me tell you a story: Once upon a time I was still learning to cook and I thought one day that I might make something with a bag of hard beans. So I bought the bag and then they … [Read more...]
My sister got married at the end of December last year. She had a pretty short engagement--only two months. And as the go-to crafty person in my family (and with my parents living in Boston) she kind of hired me as her wedding planner. And since she was so ambivalent about what she wanted, I took charge. We planned a beautiful rustic winter wedding after her and her fiance's laid-back semi-granola style. They both enjoy the outdoors and are … [Read more...]
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