I’m still very new to the whole crocheting hobby thing. I’m still fumbling around and losing count of stitches on simple projects which usua...

The CPVC water shutoff valves that came with my house are prone to leaking so I always give them an extra tight twist with my wrench wh...

Normally when I machine embroider something, I embroider the design on uncut fabric, layout and cut the pattern piece on the embroidered fab...

The worse time to find out that your air mattress on has spring a leak is when you are sleeping on it. I found that out twice this month in...

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I loaded up our folding wagon for its grand debut at an outdoor rehearsal. It immediately paid for itself the second I didn’t have to s...

If you garden, one of the best zero waste ways to deal with food scraps is to compost them.  So what do you do when everything breaks down i...

I spent a good chunk of the week doing plant therapy, although you may call it gardening. I transplanted the sweet fennel that was outgrowin...

This is a big holiday weekend for our readers in not one but two countries! Today (1st, July) our Canadian neighbors are celebrating Ca...

Last weekend was a long holiday weekend here in the US and my husband and I spent a chunk of it digging in the dirt. We want to add more col...

I fell in love with using handmade soaps after trying some I bought at a renaissance festival. Every year I'd buy a bar or five. I dabbl...

I used to have a hard time not killing plants in my flower, herb, and vegetable gardens. I'd either overwater them or under water them...

It's funny how you think you come up with a totally new and original idea for a craft or decor project to find out someone (or many some...

I store my sewing patterns in a recycled shoebox because it is the width of a sewing pattern envelope. Also, with a husband who is a long d...

During our bathroom renovations the bed in the guest room/craft room has become a de facto storage area that also holds crafty bits. Who am ...

I'm Spring Cleaning inside of the house, like ya do, and I noticed one thing I need to Spring Clean on the outside of my house - my drye...

As I type this it is raining. It is pouring. I'm dancing instead of snoring because it is warm enough to  hook up our rain barrel! Right...

Happy April Fool's Day!!! As a professional jester in the Before Times, I consider April 1st to be My Day.  I don't play tricks or ...

Six years ago I made a set of aluminum can coasters that looked like this:     After years of abuse with a constant stream of hot coffee ...

Our dog Lacey lives life at 90 miles an hour. She runs. She jumps. She barks. She barks some more. So. Much. Barking. When Lacey practical...