The presents are opened and the cookies eaten. Our homes are decorated and we’re exhausted. But even with all we’ve had to do this season, it’s been a joyful time. Through all the busyness and chaos, this is the time of year we focus on our family and friends. And what a blessing that is. From Thanksgiving to Christmas and finally New Years I hope that your holidays have beenRead More →
Time is getting scarce as we rush through the holiday season but I have one more fun craft to share with you. Last Christmas I bought a glittered jingle bell ornament and I’ve been waiting all year to create a similar ornament. But I took it a step further and created a glittered Jingle Bell Garland. This is a really simple craft idea. You only need a few supplies andRead More →
I’m at it again. Baking a variety of cookies for my family this Christmas. I love to bake and the holiday season is my excuse to make some of my family’s favorites. Each year I make a variety of cookies for the annual cookie tray. And I like to experiment with easy recipes. This year I am working on 3 cookies from a white cake mix. Last year I madeRead More →
Have you been baking a lot this holiday season? If you like to give your goodies away, then you will need a container for them. You can certainly share cookies on a plate or buy a plastic container. But I like to make my gift containers special. One of my favorite containers, over the years, has been to decorate paint cans. It’s easy, inexpensive and they’re reusable. Here are someRead More →
Have you had enough of pumpkins yet…pumpkin pie, pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkin bread? I have one more use for pumpkins to share with you. Make a Pumpkin Snowman for your front porch. We grew pumpkins in our garden again this year and had an overabundance of them. Plenty of pumpkins left over for me to make this little winter craft. I do love to grow pumpkins and winter squash. It’sRead More →
We are now in the thick of the holiday season and it seems that we have no time for others. Our busy schedules are packed with shopping, decorating, wrapping and baking. Who has time to be nice to a neighbor or an elderly relative? But now more than ever you need to reach out and show kindness to your neighbors. We all have these mile-long to-do lists that seem toRead More →
Well, this is it! Our last Soup of the Month recipe. It was hard to decide which soup to feature, but in the end, I chose Chunky Steak Soup. Mainly because I have a freezer full of deer and elk steaks to use up. Beef steak works perfectly well in this recipe, so don’t worry that you’ll have to find some wild game. Last January, when I began the SoupRead More →
Today, I want to show you a fun little craft that’s a good way to use up your old wine bottle corks. And who doesn’t have a bowlful of old corks hanging around? A cork is one of those things you hate to throw out because you might need it for a fun craft. Dig around for some old corks because I’m going to show you how to make theRead More →
Thanksgiving is only days away and soon the work of Christmas begins. You might have plans for major shopping this weekend with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. But for me, I am going to spend the weekend setting the stage for the season to come. And you can too as I share my 5 tips for getting ready for the holidays. Although there is no such thingRead More →
Do you enjoy making your own holiday and seasonal decor? I find so much pleasure in using natural materials to make things for my home. My latest craft is natural feather ornaments. What I like about these feather ornaments is that they can be used as part of your autumn decor. You can also hang them on your Christmas tree when the time is right. My husband is a hunterRead More →