I was looking for something to make for my daughter’s teachers this Valentine’s Day and came across this tutorial for a Charmed Pencil Pouch. (Thank you, Pinterest!) The instructions were easy to follow, and the finished result pretty cute…even with my limited sewing skills. It was also a pretty inexpensive project, and we completed it [...]
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
February 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Double Chocolate Bread Pudding
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yep. Double Chocolate. You read that right. Would have been “Triple Chocolate Bread Pudding” if I had planned ahead early enough to make a fudge sauce. Next time…Next time. I wish I could post a post a picture of this successful “experiment,” but two things prevent me from doing so: 1. No photo I could [...]
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Beautiful Bangles
January 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
This is a simple craft that my little girl loved helping to make…and wear! It uses fabric scraps and recycled water bottles so it’s also a way to make something new out of something old. Here’s what you need: empty water bottles (The 1/2 liter bottle was perfect for my daughter’s wrist. For a larger [...]
Make-It-Yourself Monday: A little list of links!
November 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Vanilla Extract
October 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This post is a long-time in coming. Seriously. I’ve been wanting to make vanilla extract for a year at least. I just haven’t done it. Until now. It took a good friend’s deciding to do it to make this happen. It’s not difficult, and here’s how: You’ll need vanilla beans and vodka. We used Madagascar [...]
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Perfectly Pumpkin (Whoopie) Pies
October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There is something about Fall. It just makes me want to bake. Usually with pumpkin. I think there are few reasons. First, baking in the summer? Only if I have to. That’s one heat stroke I just don’t have to have, you know? Second, my mother’s pumpkin cake…and thirty-something years of expecting to smell it [...]
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Graham Crackers
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ever since I first saw these on Bakerella, I’ve been wanting to make them. I mean, they are just so cute, and we love graham crackers around here. They’re my go-to snack for road trips, and they’re perfect for teatime. As suggested by Bakerella, I followed Smitten Kitchen’s recipe, with a few alterations: I used [...]
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Cheese Straws
September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Flower Headbands
September 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
I spent most of the weekend in bed sick, reading blogs and looking at craft projects so when the decadron shot I got yesterday afternoon finally kicked in, I was full of ideas and just had to start on one of them. I picked one that looked easy and quick…and it was! I used a [...]
