Milk Crate Dresser
I like this idea from Design Sponge. It’s a dresser with milk crates instead of drawers. It’s kind of edgy and cool, plus a good way to reuse a dresser …
Savvy Housekeeper
Easy-Peasy Pie Crust
Someone asked me for my pie crust recipe. I use my mother’s pie crust. It comes out perfect every time and tastes good in both savory and sweet pies. The …
Butternut Squash Pie
My butternut squash plant went crazy this year. I’ve brought in about a dozen so far and I still have 5 or 6 out in the yard waiting to be …
Print Your Own Christmas Tree Monorail
Check this out: if you own a 3D Printer, you can print out your own Christmas Tree Monorail. A green track circles the Christmas tree so a motorized plastic snowman …
Crochet Hook Set For $3.65 Shipped
Here is another good deal from Amazon: Crochet Hook Set For $3.65, including shipping. You get 12 crochet hooks ranging from 2 mm to 8 mm. Given how much one …
Gingerbread Hogwarts
Check it out, Hogwarts from Harry Potter made out of gingerbread. The gingerbread castle was made by Jessica at Cherry Bay Cakery in Michigan. It’s made with gingerbread, ice cream …
How To Smoke A Turkey
First of all, why should you smoke a turkey? A couple of reasons: 1. It’s faster than cooking the turkey in the oven. The last time we smoked a 14 …
A Good Reason To Buy Local
Below is an image that shows how 10 companies control almost all the household products and packaged food we buy. Kind of crazy, don’t you think? Click on the image …
5 Free Kids Hat Patterns
In continuing my fascination with free knitting/crochet patterns, here are 5 free crochet patterns for kids hats shaped like animals: Fox Hat Monster Hat Moose Hat Sock Monkey Hat Owl …
Fall Cocktail Round-Up
Tis the season of pumpkin, apples, and pears–all of which go great in cocktails. Here’s a round-up of fall cocktails I have made with DIY Cocktails. Pumpkin Flip. Pumpkin, bourbon, …
10 DIY Projects With Logs
Following yesterday’s post about DIY Natural Branch Coasters, it occurred to me that there are a lot of projects you can make with a log or sliced wood. For example: …