Sewing, Crafts, and Home DIY
My storage situation was a disaster. I can't stand disorganized storage because it makes life SO much harder than it needs to be. Don't you hate having to remove five to ten other boxes of stuff before finding what you need? Or risk everything falling on you in the process? I always end up hurting myself somehow. And then I get that bulging vein in my forehead because I'm so frustrated. So I needed some serious storage room … [Read more...]
Spring is here finally, and the flowers are blooming everywhere. If you wanted to bring some spring inside, you might want to cut some of your flowers and put them in a vase. Or maybe you are in the habit of buying flowers every so often at the store so bring some life and color to your house. Or maybe your sweetie brought you some flowers just because! Either way, you want to get the most out of those beautiful blooms. What? Take care of … [Read more...]
This post originally appeared on the Riley Blake Designs Blog, Cutting Corners College. Pinwheels are the epitome of summer, aren't they? And they are such an easy quilter's staple. Even if you've never quilted before, you can make pinwheels without needing advanced sewing skills. Check out this Pinwheel Pillow Tutorial! Here's What You Need: From Riley Blake's Unforgettable Collection -Main in Brown, 5x5 square -Hexi Pink, 5x5 … [Read more...]
So today is my eldest-born's sixth birthday. It got me thinking about my own birthdays as a child, and how my mom always tried really hard to make them special. Now my mother dearest has eleven children. Eleven!! It still boggles my mind. She had many routines to survive parenting her eleven. We had a breakfast schedule (Mondays--Oatmeal, Tuesdays--Scrambled Eggs, etc), we had a job chart of weekly chores, and every night dinner at 6:00 pm … [Read more...]
The internet has been kind of hurtful lately. In the space of the last week or two, I have been the victim of many different rude and negative comments. I've been blogging for over four years, but it never really gets any easier for me to receive negative comments. I take them way too personally, and as much as I try to shrug them off, they seem to creep into my mind during those hours when I'm tired and vulnerable. These comments also … [Read more...]
So excited to have Amanda guest posting today from her new blog. She used to blog at Every Creative Endeavor but has recently started a new blog with her handy husband. Yay! Hello Honeybear Lane readers, my name is Amanda and my husband, Spencer, and I blog over at The Contractor Chronicles. Spencer is a contractor by trade and we have fun remodeling and doing home improvements to our home – He makes it work and I make it look good and that … [Read more...]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of sugru. The other day, I was making blondies. I was making them the traditional way, wherein you stir brown sugar and melting butter over a hot pot on the stove. I also have one of those smooth electric top stoves which are very handy to clean, but not very handy at keeping a pot in place. If you stir food in a pot, many times the pot will spin around with the spoon. So I have to keep one … [Read more...]
Peeps are the Easter candy icon. You can't go more than ten feet in a grocery store around Easter without running into a Peeps display. The problem is that Peeps are hard to eat plain...unless you are into marshmallow. Then you don't have a problem. But I love marshmallow, as long as it's IN something else. I can't do marshmallow plain. So here are 10 Ways to Use Peeps in yummy recipes. Peeps Push Pops Tuxedo Chocolate Dipped … [Read more...]
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