Awhile ago I snagged 7 of these strange looking baskets at the thrift store for 69 cents each, thinking that surely they’d be useful for something. Since the wire is so widely spaced, they need some kind of a fabric insert to make them actually hold anything. I’d seen tutorials here and there...
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I find that I’m feeling a little disappointed that this month is coming to an end so quickly. I have a mountain of projects I’d still like to do. One is this soft green scarf that I’ve been working on for the past few days. I’m using a very thick yarn, so that helps...
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I’ve never made fairy wings before, so I was thrilled to discover that making two sets took me a mere 30 minutes, cost me the price of some cellophane and packing tape, and utterly delighted my girls. That’s what I call a win! Here’s what you’ll need for each set of wings: 2 wire...
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At our house small bits of laundry like socks and washcloths seem to always fall behind the washer and dryer, and for awhile I’ve been wanting to install a shelf something like the photo on the left above the washer and dryer to block that space so that fewer things would fall off the...
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Odds and ends in blue and yellow, gathered from thrift store and craft store, soon to be fairy garb for two little girls. Stay tuned… Focus and Refresh
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My little girl is loving this uber-soft, super-comfy twirly dress from today’s sponsor Teres Kids. If you’ve got a kid who’s sensitive about tags and scratchy bits in clothing, check this clothing line out– I’d love to own something as soft and cozy as this little dress. Here’s where I camped part of the...
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Here’s the recipe we used. Go here to see what my girls (and other ladies) are doing to focus and refresh this month.
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My husband built a booster/high chair for our little girls a few years back that is a lot like the child seats in many restaurants, except to allow it to fit an older preschooler, ours doesn’t have the front bar. When our little grandsons got big enough to try it out, it was obvious...
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I’m prepping to speak at the Shepherd’s Conference in Boise tomorrow, and am making a handout of some of my favorite pantry recipes for one of my sessions. Here’s one that I haven’t shared here before, from Family Feasts for $75 a Week. Cream of Anything Soup Mix How many cans of cream soup...
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Today I began the day intent on getting more grape juice canned. (Here’s how to make grape jelly if you’re also overrun in grapes right now.) The kids picked and washed grapes before school, then I canned while the little kids did math and the teens did biology. Biology today included an experiment that...
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