My friend, Karen asked if I could help her with a project. She’d bought several XL men’s sweaters because she got a great deal on them and loved how cuddly they are. She’d seen large throw pillows made out of sweaters and wanted to do the same for her family room. I did a little research…
Keep skeins of yarn neat and organized and prevent tangles with this free portable yarn keeper. It makes it easy to crochet or knit while you’re on-the-go.
In the past couple of months I’ve found my house swarmed with plastic shopping bags. Although I use cloth bags when I do my grocery shopping, those plastic bags still sneak into my home somehow. I keep plastic shopping bags around because we use them to line trash cans. In the past I’ve stored the plastic shopping bags in…
Sometime in the midst of our 5 moves in 6 years, I decided that it wasn’t wise to buy a bin that fit perfectly in a kitchen only to find that it wouldn’t fit at all in the next kitchen. It felt wasteful and was definitely annoying. I purchased a few small, multi-purpose bins that…
Make a repurposed earring holder for only $2 in less than 30 minutes. I was in the Dollar Store killing time several weeks ago and saw this sink mat. I really like the bold grid pattern. Simple. Clean. Compelling.It’s been knocking around in my head for weeks. I finally figured out what I wanted to make with it…
You’ve completed the first steps of setting up your kitchen in a new home. Now it’s time to tackled the rest of the kitchen. Grab your Setting Up Your New Kitchen Checklist and let’s get to work. How to Set Up Your Kitchen – Part 2 Second Phase: 4. I locate pot holders, hot pads and…
Tips on how to set up your kitchen if you’re moving into a new home from a mom that has moved into and organized over 20 homes and kitchens.
Last weekend my son had a soccer tournament. That meant many hours outside in the great outdoors in June. I had grabbed the sunscreen from the bucket I have by our back door and thought I was prepared. But withing 10 minutes of setting up our homestead of chairs, cooler bag, canvas bag of snacks and…
Now that you’ve done all the research and background work, it’s almost time to look at actual houses (or apartments) and find your new home. First, determine what is important for your family. Now is the time you establish the wish list of characteristics you desire. Using the House Comparison Worksheet, fill in your…
Before Shoe storage is always an issue for our family where ever we move. We take our shoes off before we enter the house and so with 5 of us, it’s critical to have an area to store a lot of shoes. The 5 of us have close to 50 pairs of shoes PLUS athletic shoes…