Isn’t the web an amazing place for inspiration? One of the blogs I follow is Lovely Crafty Home. Rachael shares tons of great ideas on how she makes her home truly beautiful. It was her Ultimate Brown Paper Bag Flooring Guide that inspired me to create this awesome floor in my woman cave. Now at the bottom of…
Archives for August 2012
Painting Porcelain Bathroom Fixtures
Does it ever amaze you that when you watch a home improvement show on TV everything goes smoothly: the project is complete quickly? Well, my old 1888 house did not get this memo. In fact, I think it does everything it can to ensure that every project I do take 100 times longer than it…
Make Your Own “Claussen Pickles”
CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH! “What’s that sound?” you ask. It’s the sound of pickles being eaten in my house. My family has a fondness for pickles, but not just any pickles. Nope. Nice, crispy pickles like Claussen. But they are pretty expensive. What’s a girl to do for those she loves? Make her own, of…
My Well-Being
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of My Well-Being Powered by Humana for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s amazing how when you are young you take your well-being for granted. I’m not sure exactly when the switch occurrs but one day you realize that your health and wellness are…
School Lunch Ideas
Well, today is the day. Yup, my youngest started his sophomore year in high school at 7:30 am today. Although his school does provide hot lunches, he prefers to pack a lunch from home. So, in honor of my little guy (who is 6 feet tall!), here are some great school lunch ideas I’d like…
Making a Smooth Meat Sauce, Sausage Gravy, and Other Recipes!
I am not the world’s biggest meat “chef” and so I don’t know a lot of tricks. As a result, whenever I make chili, sloppy joes, sausage gravy, etc, I always end up with really big chunks of meat. But not anymore! Ir, I just discovered a trick I’d like to share with you…
Judy Colors
As all of you know, when you are a crafter, you have to be thinking about Christmas way before the holiday season actually starts. This being said, I’d like to introduce all you knitters out there to Judy’s Colors. She has all sorts of beautiful mitten and stocking patterns and kits. Take a look at…
Peel Garlic the Easy Peasy Way
My family loves garlic. No, take that back….they LOVE garlic! We go through so much garlic that I purchase it at Costco in a 3 pound package. Yup, 3 pounds! Now as much as we all love garlic, I do not like peeling it. The skins can be difficult to remove and your fingers smell!…
Get Noticed with AstroBrights Paper
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Astrobrights Papers by Neenah Paper for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. As a mother, I wear many, and I do mean many hats. One of them is that of volunteer. Okay, that’s not exactly true. Many of them are volunteering hats: PTO,…
A New Low Calorie Sweetener Made From Monk Fruit
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of NECTRESSE™Sweetener for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. As you all know, I LOVE getting packages in the mail. Well, I recently received a package that contained a sample of NECTRESSE™Sweetenerr! What? You haven’t heard of this sweetener? Let me tell you a bit…