Thursday, March 4, 2021
Easy DIY Dog Leash Organizer and Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 569
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 567
Thursday, February 11, 2021
How to Put a Removable Pompom on a Knit or Crochet Hat and Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 568
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Mason Jar and Wine Cork Centerpieces and Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 567
Sunday, January 31, 2021
DIY Plastic Free Pot Scrubber
Disposable kitchen pot scrubber sponges are one thing I was happy to kick to the curb after trying washable and reusable Paperless Kitchen sponge scour pads (you can learn about them here.) Finally I had a plastic free dish scrubbie that I could pop in the top rack of the dishwasher to clean on the regular! (Disclosure: I am including affiliate links for your convenience.)
Until the garbage disposable tried to eat one.
RIP pot scrubber.
So much for zero waste :(
Fortunately More than one reusable dish scouring pads came in the package so it wasn’t a total loss. I also used it as the motivation I needed to try an idea I have been mulling around for awhile: crochet a plastic free pot scrubber from jute twine.
Well, that and Cabin Fever.
But you know what? It worked!
How to Crochet a Jute Dish Scrubber Sponge for Absolute Beginners
Thursday, January 28, 2021
DIY Dollar Store Valentine's Day Wreath and Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 566
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Easy Embroidered Coaster and Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 564
Monday, January 11, 2021
How to Remove a Damaged or Moldy Subfloor
On Master Bathroom Demo Day I found black mold on a chunk of the wall and on several areas of the subfloor.
After removing the damaged drywall, the next step in the process is to remove the bathroom subflooring, check for mold or water damage, have it treated if necessary (and crossing my fingers I don’t,) and replace the subflooring.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
End of the Year Silver Linings and Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 562
What a long, strange, trip this year has been. My husband and I kicked off 2020 at a Roaring 20's party and shortly afterwards everything roared to a full stop. While it is all too easy to focus on the boatload of the bad things that happened this year, for my sanity and mental health, I'm trying to focus on the few positives I experienced:
- I did a lot of projects on my Do It Yourself Honey! list. DIY, craft, and otherwise. As a result, I got new and repaired clothes, household items, home improvements, and cleaned out a bunch of my fabric stash and scraps. Yay!
- A Christmas gift from my mother in law inspired me to relearn how to crochet. Something I haven't done since my grandmother taught me as a kid.
- Zooming all over the country to see friends, family, and performances regularly instead of the once or twice a year we normally do in real life.
- Having the free time to shop at farmer's markets and can a boatload of end of season sale tomatoes.
- Lacey is absolutely thriving with both of her people being at home 24/7 (although her people have gone a little stir crazy at times being home 24/7.)
Time to show off your creative recipes, projects, and ideas for the last time this year!
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Slow Christmas Ideas and Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 560
Christmas is my favorite time of year because there are so many fun places to go, things to see and performances to do before we get the extended family together for a big, happy celebration on Christmas day!
Except this year. It's a pivot. pivot. Christmas pivot kind of year.
But you know what? I'm enjoying the change.
- No quick, wolf down dinner, we have to book it out the door and to an event.
- No fighting traffic, crowds, or stores because everything is being picked up or delivered to our door (let's give an extra shout and thank you to all postal and delivery drivers. THANK YOU!)
- There's the chance to put the holiday things you don't always enjoy aside for something new because it's just the household this year. For us, we're going to start our day with mimosas and end it with either fancy lobster tails or super causal homemade pizza for dinner. We haven't decided yet. Which one would do you think we should have for Christmas dinner?
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Happy Hanukkah and Linky Party Week 559
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah! I hope you start your holiday off right and celebrate happily and safely.
Time to show off your creative recipes, projects, and ideas!
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Friday Favorites Linky Party Week 558
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Thursday, November 12, 2020
Funny Christmas Sweaters and Friday Favorites Linky Party 555
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
How to Make Easy Embroidered Christmas Stockings
I bought a couple of color your own Christmas stocking kits (similar to these color your own Christmas Stocking kits) thinking it might be a cute reusable gift wrap idea. (Disclosure: I am including affiliate links in this post for you convenience.) I wasn’t too jazzed with the colors or quality of the three markers that came in the kit which I expected since it came from a dollar store. No big deal. I planned on coloring it with craft paint and adding a few easy embroidered accents and outlines for fun.
Save this handmade Christmas decor idea to your Pinterest boards for later! Share it with your friends!
Thursday, October 22, 2020
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Monday, October 19, 2020
How to Make Comfortable Padded Headphone Covers
I found a set of headphones with a microphone I forgot I had in that random box of cords you’re supposed to have when you hit 30. The foam ear covers where deteriorated but the microphone windscreen was fine. What good luck I thought! I don’t have to by a new pair! I used them for my next Zoom meeting.
Of which, the last half an hour was the longest of my life because the bare headphones hurt my ears. OW!
I went into my craft studio, gathered materials, popped on an audiobook (I use Audible. You can Try Audible and Get Two FREE Audiobooks here,) and started to play. In the end I had new cute and comfortable ear covers for my headphones. (Disclosure: I am including affiliate links in this post for your convenience.)
Let’ do this!
How to Make Replacement Headphone Covers
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Friday Favorites Week 547
Sunday, September 13, 2020
How to Make Recycled Glass Bottle Halloween Witch Decorations
I have several empty glass beverage bottles in my recycled craft supply stash and think they will make cute indoor Halloween decorations. As what? As Halloween recycled bottle witches!
Share this recycled Halloween craft tutorial to your Pinterest boards for later! Share it with your friends!
I didn’t want to make the stereotypical ugly green faced witch dressed in black. Instead I took my design inspiration from three of my fellow renaissance festival actresses who portray The Fiendish Sisters. They are more of the Shakespearean type witches but instead of predicting the rise and fall of Danish kings, they host whiskey tastings. Which (witch?) is a great gig if you can get it.
How to Make Halloween Witch Decorations
Thursday, September 10, 2020
How to Level a Rain Barrel Stand and Friday Favorites Week 546
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
How to Make a Halloween Mini Tote Bag
I bought a Halloween themed color your own mini tote bag kit (similar to the color your own tote bag kits here) thinking it might be a cute to hold allergy free Teal Pumpkin project treats during Trick or Treat. (Disclosure: I am including affiliate links in this post for you convenience.)
I wasn’t too jazzed with the colors or quality of the three markers that came in the kit which is what I expected since it came from a dollar store. No big deal. I planned on coloring it with craft paint and adding a few easy embroidered accents and outlines for fun.