I think these trees will look just darling on my Christmas dinner table this year. They will be part of a bigger ensemble, but I think they are also really cute on their own. A couple of weeks ago, B and I went on a wilderness ...

Yesterday i told you about my new way of eating and I posted a long list of things I cut out the first 5-6 weeks. I am on week 9 or so now and I have added back in almonds, eggs and a bit of honey. First words out of everybody hav ...

But let me back up first. You remember when Better Homes and Garden's were here to photograph my bathroom, right? (The issue will be out next year) I got the call in June and they were her in August. I knew I was going to have my ...

Getting ready for Thanksgiving over here. I made these Hama bead napkin rings for our fall table. Here is how I made them. I used white cotton yarn, white Hama beads, a crochet needle and an empty toilet paper roll. I also used ...

I made these for a friend today as a hostess gift. I made plenty to keep some for myself as well First I boiled some raw almonds for a couple of minutes. Then I rinsed them in cold water to loosen the skin. Be careful not to ...

I am already thinking about Christmas. Is it too soon? Nah... I am starting out with my Christmas wish list. Here is a collection of things that I would love to find under the tree! Vitamix - stainless steel Christmas tree ca ...

Here is what I have been up in October: Pumpkin Parade: Silver leaf pumpkin - decorating outside for Halloween Lions and Tigers and Bears ... and a polar bear butt The black widow - Muha ha ha - chicken wire and tulle for Hallo ...

source, source This year, B decided to go as Ness from the 1995 video game Earthbound. B giving you some Ness realness here B had the red cap from his Super Mario costume a few years earlier. He reused it and spray painted ...

I don't feel great about handing out candy at Halloween that I wouldn't even eat myself. I have done it, but it doesn't feel great to me. Here are 5 reasons that I don't like most of the super marked candy: 1) Artificial Color ...

So many treats are being passed out on Halloween and I will be back with one of those a bit later, but aren't we missing some tricks? Where the tricks at? Well here is one. And it is super fast to make, mainly because I made the t ...

A heather wreath. Yes I love a good wreath. Here are some other wreaths that I have made: Egg and feather goes together - jewel toned Easter door wreath How to make a forever wreath in 10 minutes - adding a circle elemen ...

This is one of the crafts I made while in Denmark in September. I was so inspired by all the DIY party things I had seen at the wedding we attended such as the home made wedding cake with coffee filter flowers and the home made ...

Yesterday, I showed you how I wrapped our present for the bride and groom at the wedding we recently attended while we were in Denmark. I also snuck in a picture of the cake, so you know what we had for dessert. Dessert is importa ...

My best friend's daughter got married while we were in Denmark. She stayed with us for almost a month last summer, so we got to know each other really well and we had such a great time while she was here. I was so happy when sh ...

How much fun was that Pumpkin Parade? I loved every minute and I was psyched to see so many of you linking up to our pumpkin fest. Here are some of the pumpkin creations that immediately grabbed me. Like this white dotted pump ...