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How To Make A String Christmas Tree

December 6, 2019 by Beverly

How to make a homemade string Christmas Tree

I’ve always thought that Christmas is a season that can bring out our inner craftiness. Even if you’re not willing to be crafty at other times of the year, you might just give it a go for the holidays. And there’s not much else to do during the cold monthsRead More

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: Christmas, crafts, holiday

Make Your Own Mod Podge for Decoupage Crafts

November 23, 2019 by Beverly

DIY Mod Podge

If you’ve done any amount of crafting, you’ve probably heard of Mod Podge, a product that’s been around since the 1960’s and calls itself an all-in-one glue, sealer, and finish.  It’s most often used for decoupage crafts which is the art of decorating surfaces with paper cutouts that are sealed,Read More

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: crafts

More $5 to $10 Gift Exchange Ideas

November 16, 2019 by Beverly

Gift exchange ideas using homemade gifts

Last year I put together a list of $5 to $10 gift exchange ideas that uses one of my favorite strategies – combining a simple homemade item with a complimentary store bought item. This is a strategy that’s worked so well for me over the years and it’s a greatRead More

Filed Under: Articles and Advice Tagged With: advice, Christmas, gifts, holiday

Dark Chocolate Bark Recipe

November 6, 2019 by Beverly

Some of the recipes that I enjoy most are those that are more of a “method” or a “formula” than a recipe. Rather than having to very closely follow instructions and a list of ingredients, they are more of a process that can be easily used to create new versionsRead More

Filed Under: Baking & Sweets Tagged With: Christmas, sweets

Homemade Cinnamon Spice Body Scrub

November 2, 2019 by Beverly

How to make a homemade body scrub

Making homemade things makes me happy. No secret there! And one of the things that always adds to my happiness is if all the ingredients are easy to find. Sure, I know that I can probably search out what I need on the internet if I have to, but ifRead More

Filed Under: Personal Care Tagged With: Christmas, gifts, personal care

Homemade Chocolates {No Sugar}

October 11, 2019 by Beverly

How to make no sugar chocolate sweetened with agave

One of my little indulgences in life is chocolate. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth and can bypass lots of desserts without too much effort but when it comes to chocolate? Well, chocolate will almost always get a yes from me! And so it was that I foundRead More

Filed Under: Snacks Tagged With: snacks, sweets

How to Make A Crumb Coating for Fish

October 2, 2019 by Beverly

For many years I was intimidated by cooking fish. My idea of having fish for dinner was to pick up a package of frozen fish sticks. Thankfully I progressed a little bit beyond that option and we now have several homemade recipes for baked fish at our house that weRead More

Filed Under: Condiments, Main Dishes Tagged With: condiments, main dishes

Homemade Bubble Bath Salts

September 28, 2019 by Beverly

Epsom Salt Bubble Bath

I’ve gotten in the habit of keeping epsom salt around the house because I use it in my favorite homemade laundry soap recipe. But I was reminded again the other day as I was looking at some of the info on my bag of epsom salts, that it can beRead More

Filed Under: Personal Care Tagged With: gifts, personal care

Round Knit Scrubby Pattern

September 19, 2019 by Beverly

Round Knit Scrubbies

If you’re a knitter, you might be a little envious of crocheters who can whip up those nylon net scrubbies. Around and around they go with their crochet hooks and in no time they have a sweet little round scrubby. But what if you like to knit? Are we knittersRead More

Filed Under: Crafts, Knitting Patterns Tagged With: crafts, knitting

Summer Corn Chowder {Copycat Panera}

September 6, 2019 by Beverly

Homemade copycat Panera summer corn chowder

Once in a while when I’m out and about I treat myself to lunch at Panera Bread, and one of my favorite things to order is their Summer Corn Chowder. But as the name implies, it’s an item they have on their summer menu and you can’t always get itRead More

Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: copycat, main dish, soup

Recycle Old Newspapers To Make Your Own Bags

August 30, 2019 by Beverly

Make a bag from newspaper

One of the little things that always makes me happy is when I can use what I already have to make what I need. That kind of thinking has always fit with my frugal nature, but it’s also become a bonus for me to know I’m not creating more wasteRead More

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: crafts, reduce waste

One Skillet Mexican Quinoa Dinner

August 24, 2019 by Beverly

One thing I quickly realized when trying to add more vegetables and plants to our daily meals, was that this also meant more chopping, and slicing, and dicing when it was time to make dinner. And at the risk of sounding like a whiner, sometimes it just feels like tooRead More

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How To Make Your Own Tea Bags

August 15, 2019 by Beverly

Every once in a while when I’m in the midst of trying to figure something out, I end up making some other fun discovery at the same time.  And that’s exactly what happened a few years ago when I was trying to make homemade flavored tea with loose tea andRead More

Filed Under: Beverages Tagged With: beverages

2020 Free Printable Planner Pages

August 2, 2019 by Beverly

How to make your own planner

It’s that time of year again when I start thinking about making my own planner for the next year. I’m so happy that I’ve finally found a system that’s working for me and that I’ve been able to stick with (the Arc notebook system). Because it’s worked well for me,Read More

Filed Under: Planners Tagged With: Planners

Pick-Your-Flavor Freezer Pie

July 25, 2019 by Beverly

A quick and refreshing freezer pie recipe that can be made in many different flavors using the simple ingredients of jello, yogurt, and cool whip. Sometimes I like my homemade recipes to be quick and easy. Sometimes, especially during the lazy hazy days of summer, it’s nice to have aRead More

Filed Under: Baking & Sweets Tagged With: baking, desserts

Got Stress? Make Your Own Stress Ball!

July 13, 2019 by Beverly

Homemade Stress Balls

Let’s face it. Sometimes stress happens. And telling ourselves not to be stressed . . . well, that might just make us more stressed! Instead, it’s good to have an outlet for the nervous energy that can go along with stress. And that’s where a homemade stress ball can comeRead More

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: crafts

How To Make A Reusable Grocery Bag

July 5, 2019 by Beverly

Homemade Bag made with Oly Fun Fabric

I’ve been using reusable grocery bags for several years now and I must say, once you start using them, they really are nicer than those flimsy plastic bags. They’re sturdier, hold more groceries, and reduce disposable plastic waste. I don’t always remember to bring them into the store with me,Read More

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: crafts, reduce waste, sewing

Quick Homemade BBQ Sauce for Meatballs

June 27, 2019 by Beverly

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Today’s recipe is a quick little sauce mixture that I’ve relied on so many, many times over the years. I clipped this recipe out of a newspaper a long time ago, and it was actually two recipes: one for meatballs and another for homemade BBQ sauce to go with it. Read More

Filed Under: Main Dishes, Sauces and Spices Tagged With: main dishes, sauces

DIY For Dummies {Favorites Edition}

June 20, 2019 by Beverly

DIY for Dummies - just combine 2 ingredients!

Homemade doesn’t have to be complicated. I’ve said that many times around here. And every summer I like to celebrate that fact too with my annual DIY For Dummies list – a gathering of some of my previous ideas that you can make with just two ingredients.  Yes, if youRead More

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DIY Toilet Cleaning Fizzy Bombs

June 13, 2019 by Beverly

Homemade Toilet Bowl Cleaning Fizzy Bomb Tablets

I love to make homemade cleaners but I’ll admit that making simple sprays for general cleaning has been much easier than coming up with a good homemade toilet bowl cleaner. I’ve tried a couple different homemade liquid mixtures for toilet bowl cleaning in the past, but had a continuing problemRead More

Filed Under: Cleaners Tagged With: cleaners

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