I am not a seamstress. I’m really am not a seamstress. I am a stay-at-home mom with time on my hands, too much time, I guess. I made this Repurposed Sweater Pillow last week as a gift for a friend. I loved the pink sweater so much that I just couldn’t…
January 24th is National Peanut Butter Day this year. I absolutely love peanut butter. Sometimes I just east a spoonful of peanut butter as a snack. Yum. As a peanut butter lover, I have to say that the absolute best peanut butter recipe is Auntie Charlotte’s Peanut Butter Balls. Auntie Charlotte was our neighbor when…
Create a cozy Valentine’s Day atmosphere with a repurposed sweater pillow. Follow this easy DIY tutorial to add a touch of warmth to your home decor.
It’s January and the start of the tax prep season. AND I have a pile of papers from before October (the official start of the busy holiday season in my house) to sort, organize and file. Organizing and filing papers is probably my least favorite organizing job. It’s kind of like cleaning floors – I…
I bought fabric in Hawai’i to make bags for my daughter’s hula sisters. Yes, my daugter dances hula. You can read about her halau {here}. The girls have items they have to carry to hula practice each week. It’s much easier if they can leave their hula stuff in their bag between practices….
It’s that sad time of year when it’s time to put away all the treasured Christmas decorations for another year. As much fun as I have putting up decorations, putting them away is more important to me. Since we don’t always know when the Air Force will be moving us again, I need to carefully…
I had so much fun making upcycled mittens from repurposed sweaters {here} last winter that I just had to try some more. These would make great Christmas gifts. They’re easy and inexpensive to make. You can personalize them by choosing colors and pattern to match your “gift-ee’s” tastes. I went to the thrift store looking…
Free printable January To Do List Checklist. Includes tasks for the month and ample space to add your own personal tasks.
Discover creative ways to repurpose Christmas cards and reduce waste. Get inspired with fun DIY projects for a sustainable holiday season.
My son came home after a kindergarten Christmas program with an adorable decorated sweatshirt that he’d never wear again. How is it that I didn’t take a picture of him in the sweatshirt? What a distracted Mom! Poor third child. Neither of us were ready to just toss or donate the sweatshirt, but I could see…