I’d been worrying about Halloween for a while. After our trip to Tulsa was sent completely off track by a scary inflatable skeleton, I knew it was going to be a tough day. And it was. Somewhat for the reasons I expected, and somewhat for other reasons. But if I’ve learned one thing while being […]
Make a TARDIS with Perler Beads
If you’re a geek or have a geek in the house you probably know all about Doctor Who and his faithful TARDIS. If you don’t have a geek in the house, you’ve probably still seen pictures of what looks like a blue telephone booth (it’s actually a time-traveling spaceship that happens to look like a […]
A Great Scrub for Cold Weather You Can Make in Minutes
I don’t know how it is where you live, but we’ve already had a cold snap here in Arkansas. And just about the minute the temperature drops below 40 degrees, my skin starts getting dry, itchy and flaky. In a few weeks my hands will be rough and scaly, with little cracks and red spots […]
A Throwback Halloween Costume
I’ve been taking part in a Blogtober blogging challenge this week over at The SITS Girls (if you’re a blogger and you don’t know them, you should!) and today is supposed to be a Throwback Thursday post about Halloween. I have an ugly confession to make: I don’t actually have any pictures from my childhood, […]
Pumpkin Carving Made Easy with Pumpkin Masters
We’re not really big holiday celebrating people, but we do enjoy decorating for the holidays, particularly since the girl came along. Putting up the Christmas tree is a big event for our little family of three, and pumpkin carving has turned into a holiday tradition we like to share with the grandparents. With that in […]
Yarn-Wrapped Halloween Letters {Iron Craft}
This week’s Iron Craft challenge continued the Halloween theme of the last one, this time asking participants to make something black. I’ve been thinking about actually doing up my mantle in Halloween decor this year, and one of the things I wanted to do was some yarn-wrapped letters, so I figured now was the perfect […]
Mason Jar Lid Pumpkin {Iron Craft Challenge}
This week’s Iron Craft challenge was to make something for Halloween, and with the girl being sick I didn’t think I was going to get mine done but it’s so quick and easy it was no problem to do even in the short amount of time I’ve had in my office today. The mason jar […]