Making your own stuff can be a roller coaster of emotions. When a recipe or experiment turns out great and saves us a bunch of money, we feel wonderful. We did it! That was easy! Woohoo! Then we forge ahead with something else, and it bombs. What the heck?! ItRead More
Does this poem sound like you?
Lots of us will be heading into the kitchen tomorrow for the biggest cooking holiday of the year – Thanksgiving! I’m getting off pretty easy this year with only a salad and some cookies to be made. Hubby asked me if I had everything I needed or was I stillRead More
Just For Fun: The First Four Words Describe You
Sometimes we need a break from the serious stuff. I came across this picture and thought it was an interesting little item to share to give you all a fun moment in your day. So take a look at the picture below. The first four words you see describe you. My fourRead More
100 Years Ago – Married Women and the Law
This is another installment in the 100 Years Ago series based on writings in a home reference manual published in 1902. It’s been a busy few weeks in our household. Only one more week until Daughter’s wedding! I’ve been devoting way more time to wedding shopping and planning and craftingRead More
100 Years Ago – Handy Kitchen Gadgets
This post is another installment in the 100 Years Ago series based on writings found in a home reference manual written in 1902. What’s your favorite kitchen gadget? That was the topic of an internet discussion forum I was reading this week. The answers ranged from loving fancy machinery likeRead More
100 Years Ago – A Most Unusual Measuring Chart
This post is another installment in the 100 Years Ago series based on writings found in a home reference manual written in 1902. I take my measuring cup for granted. I bet you do too. Measuring cups and spoons have become the universal language of the kitchen that make itRead More
100 Years Ago – Making Homemade Laundry Soap
This post is another installment in the 100 Years Ago series based on writings found in a home reference manual written in 1902. I’ve written several times over the last few months about my adventures in making Homemade Laundry Soap. This was a whole new adventure for me and IRead More
A Look Back – 100 Years Ago
A few weeks ago I came across a wonderful little treasure at a second hand store. Well, it was a wonderful little treasure to me anyway. I suppose to a lot of other folks it was just an odd and worn out item of questionable value. I was at oneRead More
The ABC Survey
I couldn’t resist this cute little survey I saw on the Mother’s Kitchen blog, who said she recycled it from Patti . . who got it from Lisa . . and so it goes. So here’s a little bit more about me: A – Age: 50 as of last week – whatRead More
Make Your Own – Grocery Cart Sculpture ???
For the most part I keep my blog posts pretty informational here at the Make Your Own Zone. That’s just my style. I’m not really in the habit of sharing too many of my random musings. Today, however, I’m breaking from tradition and it all started because of what IRead More
Online Fun – Make Your Own Snowflake
Cutting paper snowflakes has been a fun and frugal activity for many years. And now, thanks to the magic of the internet, you can Make Your Own snowflakes with this fun online widget. Here’s the link: = = = > > > Make Your Own Snowflake (or you can alsoRead More
Online Fun – Make Your Own Kaleidoscope
And now for something completely different. I came across this entertaining gadget thinking I was going to learn how to make an old time kaleidoscope like I remembered from my childhood. Something with a cardboard tube and little colorful pieces tumbling around inside, you know? Instead it turned out toRead More