When it’s time to do the cleaning, what do you use to wipe your surfaces? Rags from old clothing? Microfiber cloths? Do you just grab the paper towels? There are lots of choices! I’ve always believed that the best things to wipe surfaces with should also be the most absorbentRead More
Make A Candy Christmas Tree
Everyone knows that candy is fun for eating, but candy can be lots of fun to use for craft projects too. Candy comes in interesting shapes and sizes, often has colorful wrappers, AND as a bonus you get to eat what you don’t use. You can’t do that with leftoverRead More
$5 to $10 Gift Exchange Ideas
It’s been an annual tradition for many years in my husband’s extended family to do a $5 gift exchange as part of our Christmas gathering. Recently we increased our amount just a little to a range of between $5 to $10 to make the shopping a little easier as pricesRead More
Knitting For Charity – 10 Ways To Donate
If you’re a knitter or crocheter, you may have found yourself in the predicament where you feel like starting a new yarn project, but don’t really have anything in particular you need. So you knit another dishcloth, or maybe ten more dishcloths. 🙂 Can you relate? One of the answersRead More
DIY Notepads and Padding Compound
One of my favorite ways to have some small sized scratch paper to write myself handy notes or lists, is to cut a piece of 8.5×11 paper into four pieces (I cut the paper in half, and then cut in half again). I started using this strategy at my jobRead More
Rice, Cool Whip & Easter Eggs!
Are you looking for a different way to put your food coloring to good use for Easter eggs this year, but want to do something besides the usual dipping? Then maybe rice and Cool Whip will be just what you need! That’s what we used this year and both ofRead More
Make Your Own Birdseed Bells
This is the time of year when I love to make some homemade creations for the birds to enjoy. Most of the time I make my DIY suet cakes which are fun to make in different flavors and that I put in my little suet cake cage out on theRead More
Easy Yarn Craft: Mini Stocking Cap Ornament
The final craft in my series of mini sized items to make for the holidays are these mini stocking hat ornaments made with yarn. They’re a simple and quick last minute project that anyone can make! Even kids can make these little hats for a fun holiday craft. As aRead More
Mini Candy Christmas Trees
One of the signs that Christmas is coming is that all the ordinary candies in the grocery store suddenly get center aisle placement and are all dressed up in their holiday wrappers and colors. As if there wasn’t enough temptation already to eat too many goodies this time of theRead More
Mini Knit Stocking Pattern {for 2 needles}
This pattern for mini knit stockings includes two of my favorite things. Oh wait, make that three. I can knit them up quickly, I can use up scraps of leftover worsted weight yarn, AND it uses two straight needles so I don’t have to fiddle with double pointed needles. Yes,Read More
2 Ways to Knit Diagonal Dishcloths (Holes or No-Holes)
There are two things I think all knitters love: Quick Projects and Garter Stitch 🙂 And maybe those are really the same thing! Because almost any project that uses garter stitch (where you knit every row – no purling!) usually turns out to be a project that moves along veryRead More
5 Hour Knit Baby Sweater – A Little Smaller!
Several months ago I shared my version of a classic pattern for a knit baby sweater that can be made quickly – in just 5 hours! It’s been a popular free knitting pattern here on my blog and I’m so glad that others have found this to be a fun andRead More
Homemade Birdseed Cakes with You Do It Suet
The birds and squirrels know I’m pretty dependable. During the winter months my bird feeder is filled with seed and suet cakes and I love watching all the different types of birds that come stopping by. Cardinals, sparrows, juncos, woodpeckers, and blue jays are common visitors and the squirrels tryRead More
Wine Bottle Santas with Knit Hats
A bottle of wine can be simple solution for a hostess gift or co-worker gift during the busy holiday season. It’s kind of like giving a jar of cashews or a box of chocolates. It’s nothing out of the ordinary, but it’s almost always welcomed and appreciated by the person whoRead More
Make A Gift Bag From Wrapping Paper
During a recent closet organizing project my Dad discovered several large rolls of gift wrap in his house that he knew he would most likely never use. Rather than just toss them out, he did what most parents of grown children do. You check if the kids want it. I’ve been knownRead More
Another 5 Hour Baby Sweater {Knit Pattern}
A few months ago I found out that grandbaby #2 is on the way! A very happy announcement to which I reacted in much the same way as I did to grandbaby #1. So exciting!! That’s wonderful!! I’ll get out my knitting needles! 🙂 Yes, baby projects are some ofRead More
Creative Mason Jar Tops for the DIY Crowd
One of the early posts I did here on the blog was a quick little idea that I almost thought wasn’t worth writing about. It was a quick tip that the lids from parmesan containers fit on canning jars. It turned out that it was indeed an idea worth writingRead More
Patriotic Jars (and Pretzel Treats!)
Holidays can be busy – even the warm weather holidays when we’re supposed to be enjoying the lazy days of summer. So if I’m going to do homemade crafting around any holiday, I like to keep things simple and easy. For the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, I made aRead More
Towel Topper Knitting Pattern
If you like to keep a few ideas around for inexpensive homemade gifts – and you’re a knitter – then I think you’ll like this pattern for a knit towel topper. And even if you’re not using it as a gift, this is a nice pattern to have in yourRead More
Homemade Tile Coasters: The Update
Three years have gone by since I first wrote about my DIY tile coasters. It was a cute and simple project using ceramic tiles from the home improvement store and scrapbook paper. I’ve been using my coasters (almost every day!) since that time and they’ve worked great. In fact IRead More
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