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Make Your Own Sweet and Sour Sauce
Here’s a simple recipe for homemade sweet and sour sauce that’s quick and easy to stir together. It doesn’t require any cooking or chopping of pineapple like some other recipes…
Pretzel Treats for Valentine’s Day
Don’t you just love the folks over at the M & M factory? We can count on them at every holiday season to crank out M & M candies in…
Sew A Bridal Veil Tutorial
A decision to sew a bridal veil can save you lots of money. You might find, just as we did, that your own homemade bridal veil might cost you only…
Homemade God’s Knot (Cord of Three Strands)
When planning my daughter’s outdoor wedding, we were a little hesitant to plan a unity candle ceremony for fear it might be a windy day and it would be impossible…
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix: Updating My Old Recipe
Make your own frugal hot chocolate mix instead of buying the more expensive little premade packets from the store. This mix will make enough for 16 cups of hot chocolate.
Christmas Craft Flashback – Mini Spool Tree
Many years ago I made this little mini spool Christmas tree ornament during craft time with a girls group at our church. It was easy enough for school aged girls…
Christmas Craft Flashback – Felt Gingerbread Men
Here’s an oldie but goodie Christmas ornament that still hangs on my Christmas tree. I made these little felt gingerbread using an old pattern (Simplicity 9768) which is no longer…
Christmas Craft Flashback – Paint Stirrer Snowman
It was that time of year again when I was sorting through the Christmas ornaments I’ve collected. I’m not talking about the color-coordinated-shiny-ball kind of ornaments, mind you. I’m talking…