Posted in Easter, Holidays, Kids' Crafts, Paper Crafts, Paper Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials on Mar 26th, 2013
Last year I made the girls these Easter Bunny themed crepe paper surprise balls and they were so much fun! A surprise ball is simply crepe paper streamers wrapped around little trinkets and/or candy. When it’s unwrapped the trinkets are revealed. You never know which turn of the paper will reveal a gift so it’s [...]
Posted in Felted Sweaters, Holidays, Sewing, Sewing, St. Patrick's Day on Mar 16th, 2013
We have a houseguest and the kids are really grumpy on this Saturday morning so here’s a quick post for you. A re-post actually. I want to share a link to my free pattern for a felt clover perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Turn it into a hair clip, lapel pin or just a little [...]
Posted in Create, Patterns & Tutorials, Sewing, Sewing, Spring, Upcycling on Feb 23rd, 2013
I’ve had this sweater sitting around for a while. I’m not sure where it came from or why I have it because it is too small for me and it’s a wool/cotton blend so I can’t shrink it down and turn it into cute Sesame Seed Design hats. Instead of tossing it into the goodwill [...]
Posted in Children, Crafting with Kids, Holidays, Kids' Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials, Valentine's Day on Feb 11th, 2013
Sairshe has decided that every year she has to make something different for her classmates, nevermind that she’s gone to a different school every year so far so no one would be getting a repeat, and that she as no real recollection of making the heart-shaped crayons that she gave her preschool friends when she [...]
Posted in Christmas, Crafting with Kids, Holidays, Kids' Crafts, Natural Toys, Winter on Dec 23rd, 2012
TWO days! Christmas morning is barreling down on us and my Facebook feed is full of people looking for last-minute gift and stocking stuffer ideas. If that’s you, I’ve got a great recipe for Christmas tree, peppermint and gingerbread playdough. This playdough is festive, a big hit with the little ones and super easy to [...]
Posted in Canning and Food Storage, Recipes on Oct 24th, 2012
When we were at the pumpkin patch last weekend, the farm stand was selling the last of the season’s tomatoes. They weren’t so good for eating fresh but would have been perfect for canning or making sauce. I didn’t buy any because I am done canning tomatoes but it did remind me that I never [...]
Posted in Canning and Food Storage, Eat Well, Recipes on Sep 28th, 2012
When I was pregnant with Carys Áine I craved tomatoes all the time. Luckily she’s a November baby so in the months before she was born ripe tomatoes were everywhere. There were several evenings when Mike ate ice cream and I had a bowl full of tomatoes from the garden with a little salt and [...]
Posted in Canning and Food Storage, Recipes on Sep 16th, 2012
Hands down, the best thing about preserving my own food is that I’m able to make fabulous flavor combinations that I can’t easily find in stores. I don’t want to pay premium prices for gourmet canned goods when I can easily make them myself. This weekend I’ve been making a lot of peach jam and [...]
Posted in Canning and Food Storage, Gardening, Recipes on Sep 15th, 2012
Mike and I recently got 5 pounds of basil. Combine that with the large amount we have growing in our backyard and we are swimming in basil. Five pounds of basil is a lot. We had bowls and buckets of basil in the kitchen and more stuffed in the fridge. Good thing I love basil. [...]
Posted in Cooking and Baking, Eat Well, Recipes on Apr 21st, 2012
Sugar in my peanut butter? Artificial flavors in my salad dressing? Red #5 in my barbecue sauce? BPA in the linings of canned food? No thanks! It’s better for the environment, my family’s health and my wallet to make from scratch some of the common items found in pantries across America. Click over to the [...]
