Wandering through domestic life with creative flair
I watched a cooking show where they made pancakes with cornmeal and they looked really good but I didn’t want to make them totally from scratch. I had pancake mix in the cupboard already. Since I had the basics already there, I decided to just build from there. I didn’t…
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It’s February so you know what that means? Yes, planting time!! What? You don’t plant your seeds in February? Well, until last year, I didn’t either. Then I discovered winter planting. I was skeptical but willing to give it a try. I used milk jugs as mini greenhouses and planted…
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It’s Sunday morning and I’m the only one awake (other than the fur/feather babies). I know the hubs is still fast asleep but I want to do something sweet for him. After all, he does put up with my junking and crafts and projects and food experiments and…….well, whatever pops…
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Do you ever get in the mood to experiment for something different? I do all the time. I will eat something I like but I will then think, Hmmm, I wonder how this would taste if it was chocolate, or vanilla, or strawberry. Do you then find that what you…
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What’s better on a cold winter’s evening than some ooey, gooey decadent Macaroni and Cheese? Yes, it is the ultimate comfort food whether you are 5 or 50. I grew up with the old standby made with that cheese product that came in a rectangle box and didn’t need refrigeration. That…
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When I started this blog a few months ago, I vowed to keep it up no matter what. Well, I meant well, but that just didn’t happen. So what did happen? Life, unfortunately. Soon after starting the blog, I went back to work full-time in late October. After being unemployed…
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Have I mentioned that I love pumpkins? I loooove pumpkins. Come on, pumpkins are arguably the poster vegetable of Autumn, right? They can easily decorate your home from September all the way through Thanksgiving. Since they can hang around so long, I like a variety of styles and colors to…
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Now that I have dyed a whole mess of coffee filters, it is time to make my wreath. I really loved the color variations I achieved when dying the filters in different mediums and decided to use all the differently dyed filters in my wreath. To find out how, see…
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I am dying to make a coffee filter wreath…..get it? “Dying” to make it…..and dying the coffee filters? HEHE…..Well, I thought it was funny! Anyway, I wanted to make a fall wreath for my home. I have been seeing several on Pinterest and Facebook and each one was prettier than…
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Who said pumpkins have to be orange? Or jack-o-lanterns? Or even rustic? What about a romantic shabby chic pumpkin? I’m still cleaning out my crafting supplies and found a bag of left over lace. Who keeps leftover lace? Me, that’s who. Some of the pieces were just a few inches…
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