This fall table DIY project was a special treat for me to do. It features a very special plate that was given to me last Christmas by my daughter, Jess. I love to reuse items to make them into new projects. It makes me feel thrifty and pleases me to get more than one use…
These sweet Pilgrim hat cookies are the perfect choice to tempt the little ones (and the young at heart!) this Thanksgiving. They are easy to do and will have them wondering where they all disappeared. It is such fun to have some treats for the Thanksgiving menu that the kiddies will love. Perfect for Thanksgiving…
Add some sun faces for unique wall decor in your sunroom. One of my neighbors has a great collection of sun faces on the wall of their sun room. You can see it featured in the main photo of this collage. The sun is often portrayed with a face. The roundness and brightness of it…
This candy corn glass decoration is easy to do and looks great on any table. This is the time of the year when my candy dishes are full of candy corn. Nothing seems to say fall like a dish full of the sweet orange, yellow and white treats. I decided to use the leftover Halloween…
This collection of cheat sheets give you a handy way to find the info you want quickly. Sometimes, I just wish there was an easy way to have all the great information that you find online handy in one place, don’t you? Cheat sheets are the way to go. These helpful graphics and charts make…
My Favorite Stone and Natural Pathways. Garden paths add so much to your back yard space. They take you from place to place in the garden, and if used properly can also add a bit of mystery to your outdoor space. There are so many materials to use for your garden paths. Some are very…
These Garden Faces Add a Touch of Whimsy to any Garden Setting. Garden faces take normal outdoor settings to a new level with their whimsical appeal. Helen Keller once said: “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” This quote somehow seems to fit into this collection of garden faces. Garden…
Take Lunch to a New Level with this Lasagne Sandwich Recipe. Looking for something special to serve for a lunch for your friends? Try this decadent lasagne sandwich recipe. Lasagne is one of my favorite meals. I love the layers of goodness the seem to combine so well together. But lasagne takes quite a long…
The birds that visit your backyard are a part of the whole ecosystem. The Importance of bird houses can’t be understated if you want to attract birds to your yard. Having a home for your feathered friends adds some interest to your yard and makes sure the birds will keep visiting. There are also many…
I have a good sized yard now so I can pretty much do what I want with my garden beds. But there have been times in the past when I had just a strip of space between me and my neighbor, or a tiny back yard that could only hold a few chairs and couple…
Printable recipe – Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel. One of my favorite treats whenever I go to the local fair at the fair grounds is a cinnamon sugar pretzel. The sweet taste and soft texture of it is so much fun to eat. This recipe reproduces that feeling for me. It’s delicious and light and just the…
One of my favorite cocktail recipes is a Classic tequila margarita. It is one that I choose just about every time that I go out. One would think it would be the same from restaurant to restaurant but this is definitely not the case. I once got one in a Chinese restaurant in Australia and they…
Printable recipe – Make Your Own Potato Chips. We all love snack foods but they are just full of chemicals most of the time. My favorite is potato chips. There are many recipes out there for home made potato chips but many of them fail when I try to duplicate them. This one comes out…
There is nothing like the look of freshly washed windows, especially when there are no smudges on them. The light just seems to shine in more brightly when the windows are really clean. Many homemade products do just as good a job as those the retail products that you buy in stores. Things like disinfectant…
Did you know that it is very easy to water dry hydrangea flowers? We all know how wonderful the blooms are as cut flowers but drying them makes them even more long-lasting! One of my favorite garden flowers is the hydrangea. My bushes are lovely this year and also very surprising. My soil has turned…
Here are some of my favorites breakfast ideas from some very talented bloggers. Breakfast is the start of the day. No matter whether you want something that you can grab and take with you, or a recipe that will fuel you for the day, there is a recipe below to tempt you. The recipes range…
Mmm, mmm, dessert! My favorite part of the meal. I thought it would be fun to put together a round up of some of my favorite dessert recipes. The recipes range through all types of desserts. Whether it is a simple berry, whip cream and ice cream dessert like this one, or something more elaborate,…
This project for growing potatoes is a simple and yet very effective vegetable garden hack. Just combine everything into a large trash bag. The potatoes will grow in the bag itself, saving the space for other veggies and works really well. I’m a meat and potatoes kind of girl. No meal seems quite complete with…
This recipe for creamy garlic mashed potatoes is a slimmed-down version of the original recipe. Light sour cream and skim milk are the secrets to keeping the fat in check but not losing any of the flavor. The potatoes are cooked with garlic cloves in fat free chicken stock to give additional flavor and then…
What else can I do with My Potato Masher? We all know that making mashed potatoes needs the use of a common kitchen item – the Potato masher. (affiliate link) The term “potato masher” seems to imply that this kitchen tool has only one function. In fact, a potato masher can be used for a…
Packing Peanuts = Light pots and Less soil I love the look of large planters. They bring nature onto patios and decks. Many stores carry very large designs that are just gorgeous. But large planters can be cumbersome and heavy to move around because of their size. They also use a lot of soil which…
Did you know that forgetting to compost is one of the most common mistakes that beginning gardeners make? The home is full of unusual compost items that you may not have ever thought to throw on the compost pile. I am a huge fan of composting for vegetable gardening. The end product is wonderful for…
Did you know that forgetting to compost is a common vegetable garden mistake? Making newspaper mulch is simple and so beneficial so there is no reason for you to make this error. Newspaper is a great product to use to control the weeds in your garden. It is beneficial in both flower and vegetable gardening….
One of the delights of gardening is growing herbs. They are simple to grow and add tons of flavor to your recipes. Growing thyme is easy. The plant is a perennial that comes back year after year. It is a fragrant herb that I use in cooking all the time. There are quite a few…
These tips for growing daylilies will ensure that yours are the stars of your neighborhood. They are easy-care and even deadheading daylilies is a simple task! Daylilies are one of those perennial bulbs that everyone should try to grow somewhere in their garden. I have several patches of them. The flowers are showing and dramatic…
These reader tested cooking tips and households hints will make sure that your time spent in the kitchen is fun and productive. I recently asked my readers on my Facebook Gardening Cook page to give me some frugal cooking tips. They did not disappoint. These are some of the ideas they came up with! Reader…