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
How To Make A Reusable Grocery Bag
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
Homemade Tomato Cage Bird Bath
Every year during the hot days of the summer I will almost certainly see some birdies hopping around the edge of my pool wishing they could find a way to cool themselves off in the water. Of course deep pool water is certainly not the right place for the poorRead More
Colorful Tie Dye Easter Eggs
Making Easter eggs is an annual tradition that let’s me do a couple of my favorite things – play with color and play with kids. The little ones always seem to enjoy the unpredictable surprise that each egg can bring as you work on it and truth be told, weRead More
Five Ways to Make Homemade Swiffer Covers
Do you love your swiffer but hate the cost of the disposable swiffer cloths? It’s a common frustration but there are a few homemade solutions that can come to the rescue. Here are five ways you can make your own homemade swiffer covers, all of which are pretty simple toRead More
Homemade Cleaning Cloths
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
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
Homemade Play Dough Recipe
Today’s recipe for homemade play dough came about because of a couple other old things in my life – some old crayons and an old recipe. Yes, I still have my 30 year old recipe for how to make your own play dough. Back before Pinterest . . . BackRead 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
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
Make Your Own Glitter Slime {For Kids}
Sometimes it’s good to let the kids play in a way that let’s them squish and smash, or stir and dump, or just be a bit messy in general. Fun, hands-on activities of this type are a great way to bring out their creativity. I loved these kinds of activitiesRead 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
Decorate Your Easter Eggs With Crayons
Looking for an easy and resourceful way to decorate your Easter eggs? And maybe something that the kids can help with too? Look no further than the crayon box! All those colorful crayons can be a convenient and fun way to make your own pretty Easter eggs. There’s really notRead More
DIY Sensory Play Snow
Most years in the middle of January we have more snow than we know what to do with here in Michigan. In fact three years ago it was almost piled up to our roof! But this year? Not so much. This year we’ve had a strange January with lots ofRead 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
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