Have you ever seen decorative apothecary jars? I have and I have coveted them. They look so pretty and make such a nice decoration, but alas, they are usually out of my price range. Today, I'm going to show you how to make your own apothecary jars for a fraction of the cost of purchasing them. It was surprisingly easy, too. Yippee! These are things I love...cheap, attractive and easy! It doesn't ... Read More about Apothecary Jars {Tutorial}
Table Runner Pattern
Today, I've got another sewing project and pattern for you. This time I've got a table runner pattern for you. I had never made anything like this before and just made it up as I went along. So, there may be a better more 'official' way to make a table runner, but this worked and was fairly easy, which is always something I like. As long as I was going to take the time to make a table runner, I ... Read More about Table Runner Pattern
Printable Valentines!
OMGosh! I am super excited to share with you the printable Valentines I've made for you and for a child or doll. I think they turned out really cute. I also had some great design helpers in my daughters. Grammar errors pictured have been corrected in printable I shared our American Girl craft to make these cute mailboxes. Now we needed to fill them up! Enter a ... Read More about Printable Valentines!
American Girl Craft {Valentine Mailboxes}
I'm super excited to share with you today's super cute idea. I have an American Girl Craft for you. These are really easy and inexpensive mailboxes you can make for your dolls or even just for your child as a cute way to give them notes or Valentine's. What child wouldn't love their own little mailbox...I know mine like theirs! We got this idea from the latest American Girl magazine. They have ... Read More about American Girl Craft {Valentine Mailboxes}
Kitchen Cabinet Ideas: Curtains for Cabinet Doors
After three long years of a cabinet with no door, I finally have a great kitchen cabinet idea for you: curtains for cabinet doors. What do you think? I think it looks really nice. Let me show you where I started and give you a tutorial on how to make curtains for cabinet doors. This is what I have looked at for the last three years. A cabinet with no door...right next to a floor vent. Which, ... Read More about Kitchen Cabinet Ideas: Curtains for Cabinet Doors
Organizing Ideas: Entry Storage
I love an organized anything. I've got organizing ideas for you today. Today I want to show you some ideas and solutions I've come up with for our entry storage. Our entry hall is small and needs to be organized to hold quite a few different things that are either needed in that area or don't have a place anywhere else in the house. ... Read More about Organizing Ideas: Entry Storage
Activities for the Family ~ Snowball Fight
We had so much fun with our New Year's celebration and you all seemed to enjoy the post so much, I've decided to make a monthly series for you with activities for the family. This month, with it being winter and all, I came up with the idea for us to have a family snowball fight. In order to get in on the fun, you will need pom poms...lots of white pom poms. I would think that if you wanted ... Read More about Activities for the Family ~ Snowball Fight
Whole Food Potato Filling Recipe
I've got another new series for you today. This series will be one of my Grandma's recipes each month. This month, I'm sharing her potato filling recipe. What exactly is potato filling? It is a Pennsylvania dutch potato side dish. There are many variations but most have bread, eggs and onions added to mashed potatoes. Then cooked in the oven. I didn't remember ever eating this dish from my ... Read More about Whole Food Potato Filling Recipe
Daisy Petals: Law/Promise & Yellow Petal Activity
I have some Daisy petal activities for you today. I am a Daisy leader this year. I have tried to make the meetings fun and interactive for the girls. I'm going to show you two different activities today, but I've got more Girl Scout ideas for you as well if you just click that link. Girl Scout Law/Promise Bracelet For one of our first meetings, while we were working on learning ... Read More about Daisy Petals: Law/Promise & Yellow Petal Activity
Giveaway! American Girl Chef Set
Today, I've got an American Girl Doll Chef Set to giveaway to one lucky reader! I wrote about making these chef sets quite some time ago. You can get the pattern and see other fabric ideas as well as see the oven mitt that can be made to go with this set in my other post: American Girl Skirt Set & Chef Set. In that post, I think I mention that I was thinking of starting an Etsy shop ... Read More about Giveaway! American Girl Chef Set