This easy yeast roll recipe came about from messing with a recipe I found online, feared lost when the website it was on disappeared, then found in my recipe stash. Handwritten on a big notecard, it’s clearly had some water damage through the years. But now that I’ve figured out an even better version, I […]
How to Make an Ugly Christmas Sweater Bra
Years ago I was invited to an event that was raising money and collecting bras for girls who might not otherwise have them, and the hook of the event was that people were supposed to come wearing decorated bras. It was almost Thanksgiving so my immediate thought was to make an ugly Christmas sweater bra. […]
No-Sew Fleece Scarves #givewarmth
If you were inspired by my call to #givewarmth this holiday season, I want to help make it as easy for you as I can. Even if you don’t consider yourself very crafty, it is possible for you to quickly and easily (and rather inexpensively) make a whole heap of scarves you can give to […]
Gift Ideas for Dinosaur Loving Kids
The girl has never been all that into dinosaurs, but lately she has been starting to pick up an interest, at least when it comes to crafting. We’ve ended up with lots of books and kits that would make great gift ideas for dinosaur loving kids, so if you’ve got one of those on your […]
Set Up Your Guest Room to be Extra Prepared for Guests
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PreparedWithCVS #CollectiveBias One thing I love about living in the town my husband and I mostly grew up in is that we’re a stop for people when they come back to visit. I think we both enjoy being […]
I Don’t Care How Many Days Until Christmas
It started before Halloween. Memes were popping up on Facebook saying so many days until Thanksgiving, this many weeks until Christmas, that many days before Black Friday or New Year’s or whatever. I even saw one in early fall talking about how many days it was until summer! Stop it. Please. I don’t care how […]
Cute Cards Made Simple (and Cheap, Too!)
I’m an affiliate for Tiny Prints. If you buy something through this post they’ll send me money. But I use them and like them, too. Last year around this time I was in the market for some new business cards. I’d just revamped my website, and was going to a fancy conference, so I felt […]