Category Archive: Crafts

Pinheads Revisited – Annual Time Capsule

A couple of years ago, our family started this tradition where we open the family memory jar on New Year’s Eve. It has become a tradition that we all look forward to, and… Continue reading

A System of Allowance

As my kids have made the journey into their tween and teen years, I’ve tried a number of different  methods to get them to help around the house. Most of them, including the Summer Chore Chart… Continue reading

Theater Memorabilia Displays

For years I have been thinking about how to display tickets and Playbill covers from the shows we have seen over the years. I made one recently for the tickets, much like the… Continue reading

Decorated Mermaid Cookies

My oldest son is in his school’s production of The Little Mermaid, Jr. this year, and I wanted to make mermaid cookies for the cast party. The problem though, was that all of… Continue reading

Super Easy Halloween Craft – The Candy Corn Tree

Recently I visited a friend who had a really neat decoration on her dining room table, and it looked pretty simple to make, so I went looking to see if anyone had made… Continue reading

Signature Sunday – Cardboard Car Party Favor

My middle son, Clooney had a birthday party recently, and he wanted it to be “car” themed. Not the Disney Cars, or NASCAR, but just cars in general. So when I thought about… Continue reading

DIY Homemade Bath Fizzies – Pfffff

Back to the spa basket I am putting together: Next I wanted to make some nice fragrant bath fizzies, to give a bath some effervescence. It’s probably going to be overkill in the… Continue reading

DIY Lavender Bath Salts – A Little Homemade Relaxation

This week I am putting together a basket of homemade spa products for a friend who just had her fourth baby and is, to say the least, feeling a little stressed. There were… Continue reading

DIY Light Box

      I don’t claim to be any kind of photographer, but I do need to take photos for this blog, as you may have noticed. I’ve never been too happy with… Continue reading

DIY 2013 Family Memory Jar

At the end of every year, we sit around the table and ask each other what the highlights of the last 12 months have been. Sure we come up with some big ones,… Continue reading