Last Minute Crocodile Costume
For a last-minute Halloween costume, go as a crocodile. All it takes a narrow cardboard box, butcher paper, tape, and tissue paper. Pretty cool.
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
Man, these Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins are tasty. Sweet and tender and just a little chocolatey. I used frozen roasted pumpkin I had in the freezer from last fall (got …
Owl Bookend and Eyeglasses Holder
I guess I love owls, because I love this Owl Bookend and Eyeglasses Holder. How cute would this be on a bedside table? It comes in mint, gray, and red. …
Harvesting Your Own Salt
Living on the California coast, I have thought once or twice about harvesting my own salt from the ocean. I haven’t tried it, mostly because I suspect that the amount …
Make Your Own Kale Chips
Almost by accident, I grew a lot of kale this year. I put a few seeds in the ground, and suddenly I had a ton of it. So I tried …
Owl Scarves
I love these Scarves That Look Like Bird Wings. Lovely! They are hand-painted and digitally printed on cotton or silk. $56-$160. The Etsy shop repeatedly says that the wait to …
Use Shower Rings To Organize Your Closet
So it turns out that the humble shower ring is a great way to organize your closet. Here are some things shower rings can help you organize: Tank Tops Purses …
Halloween Cocktail: Deadly Nightshade
As promised, here’s the other cocktail I made up with DIY Cocktails. It’s called Deadly Nightshade. The drink is a mix of black current juice, current liqueur, and bourbon. We …
Make These Fox Shaped Sugar Cookies
These Fox Shaped Sugar Cookies are so cute. And they don’t look hard to make. The tutorial shows you how.
Turning Old Sewing Machines Into Furniture
RecyclArt has a round-up of examples of people Turning An Old Sewing Machine Into Furniture. I see these old machines in thrift stores all the time, and there is something …
Make Your Own Floor Lamp
You know what? I cannot find a floor lamp I like within my budget. Maybe the solution is to make my own. Like this one. Or this one. Or this …