Easy ways to entertain the kids at the kiddie table We all love the Thanksgiving feast but for the youngest among us it can be overwhelming and a little tedious. To make sure everyone enjoys the celebration, let’s make a special table just for the …read more

  The kids get out of school this week and I’m in total denial about the whole thing. Seriously, I’m still thinking “what happened to April”?  I’ve mentioned before, our family homeschools but we take a break in the summer. That’s why everyone needs the …read more

  Need something cool to occupy the kiddies? (Or the kids at heart?)   Make a bird feeder from a toilet paper roll!   Wait! Don’t go! Hear me out.   This is a great summer fun activity. It’s so cool to see the birds …read more

    It only takes three ingredients and five minutes to make hours of fun. Let’s make some 3 Ingredient Puffy Slime!   This puffy slime is a highly tactile experience. What’s more, it’s oddly soothing. Subsequently, everyone who was around when we made this …read more

  Easy (and inexpensive!) Salt Dough Hand Print Dish It’s a quandary every year; what do we get for Mom, Grandma and all the other important maternal figures in our lives on Mother’s Day? Here’s a great inexpensive gift that they will treasure forever. A …read more

  Easy “Egg-straordinary” Craft to Welcome Spring The definition of Spring Fever is “a feeling of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning of spring.”   Raise your hand if you’ve got Spring Fever. Ooh! I do, I do! Pick me, Pick me!   Maybe it’s …read more

  Around my house there is never enough storage, how about you?    I’m feeling inspired to organize and beautify and this means I need places to put things. Preferably darling little baskets and cute totes to stash all the stuff.  But, while the decorating …read more

Kid’s Chore Charts That  Work (really!) Summertime and the living is easy, right? Or it would be if you could get the kiddies to willingly and happily help around the house. Kid’s Chore Charts to the rescue!   Sometimes it’s so much work to get …read more

  Decanting ideas for budget friendly décor I’m always looking for ways to add beauty and elegance my home, although those concepts usually come with a hefty price tag. But here I have an easy idea that costs next to nothing but gives you big …read more

  Are you looking for a personal, thoughtful gift? How about Ribbon Bookmarks? They’re an inexpensive and thoughtful handmade gift. Most every crafty person I know has a secret stash of bits and pieces of ribbon and fabric, old costume jewelry, buttons, baubles, bangles and …read more

  Being invited to a party is such a special gesture; bringing a hostess gift is always appreciated. Here are some classy ways to say ‘thank you” to the host. Find a thoughtful gift that’s meant for the host/hostess as a personal thank you and …read more

Paper bags?  On a floor??  You betcha! To make a floor that’s recyclable, durable, and beautiful read on.     THE PAPER BAG FLOOR   What You’ll Need:  A floor (the uglier the better) Paper Grocery Bags, Packing Paper, or Kraft Paper White Glue (not …read more