Cleaning/Decorating

This William Morris quote has long been one of my mottoes, so I was pleased to see it illustrated by the awesome artist Lisa Congdon. What around you does not …

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My New Year’s Jar Almost a year ago, I mentioned I was going to make a New Year’s Jar. You write down things that happen during the year and put …

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I’ve recently started storing my sheet sets in a pillow case, like in the above picture. You fold the sheets and pillow cases and put them in one of the …

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I’ve written many posts about Christmas but have never done a Christmas Round-Up before! Here are some posts going back to 2008. Food: Strawberry Santas 10 Christmas Breakfasts Peppermint Meringue …

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I love looking at how artists decorate their homes. The objects artists tend to collect are not simply things purchased in a store, but things that have been made, or …

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This made me smile: make your own Nightmare Before Christmas Wreath using wire, bundles of garland, cardboard, scissors, crayons, and a red bow. Oh look, here’s another one on Instructables.

Here’s more easy Christmas Decor: Giant Balloon Ornaments. The bottom of the ornament is balloon, the top is metallic cardstock and pipe cleaners. This is great for a Christmas party.

Here’s an easy Christmas decoration: put some Christmas balls under wine glasses and some tea lights on top. Pretty, festive, and frugal, too.

I wrote 7 Clever Kitchen Storage Ideas, and then I kept finding more cool possibilities for my 2014 kitchen remodel. Here are 5 More Clever Kitchen Storage Ideas: My mom …

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Thanksgiving is almost here. Here’s the 2013 Thanksgiving Round-up of helpful posts: How To Smoke A Turkey Cranberry Margarita Perfect-Every-Time Pie Crust Butternut Squash Pie Turkey Confit 5 Brussels Sprouts …

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[Image via LittleDiddy] Here’s a cool Thanksgiving activity: when the guest arrive, they write down what they are thankful for and put it in the “thankful jar.” Later in the …

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