simple berry candle holiday centerpiece / table decor

So if you know me in real life, you know that I am NOT an overly crafty person.  It’s not that I lack the inner desire to know how to sew, knit or master the fine art of puffy painting.  The desire is there.  The skill is not. I came across this idea for a … Read more

cinnamon applesauce dough holiday ornaments

2 years ago, my friend Amy and I tackled the task of creating homemade Christmas ornaments with our kids, then 15 and 8 months old. We dipped the kids’ hands in white paint and put their handprints on red Christmas balls – the hands were only semi-legible but they were totally cute. I used a … Read more

Frugal Fruit Fly Trap – That WORKS!

Alright, I don’t know if the monsoon rain we had in August and September is the culprit or not, but this year (late summer/early fall especially) we have seen the WORST fruit fly, mosquito and spider (my GOD, the SPIDERS!) invasion that I can remember in recent history.  The bugs have been relentless and I … Read more