Category Archive: DIY

Removing Sticker Residue From Glass

Recently, I bought a photo frame that had one of those annoying stickers on the glass, so I went looking for a method to remove it on the boards. I found one, but… Continue reading

Soap as a Mosquito Bite Remedy

The mosquitos have been vicious around here this year. I’ve got a few bites, but mostly they love to feast on The Princess, whose tender young flesh must taste like Butter Pecan to… Continue reading

DIY Designer Plates – Can You Make a Lasting Impression With a Sharpie?

Every once in a while, I come across something on the boards that seems too good to be true. For a while, I had been seeing claims about DIY Designer Plates that could… Continue reading

Coffee Cake – Take One

I don’t know about you, but I love coffee cake. If you will recall, I like it so much, that I have even tried to make it in the microwave, with disastrous results.… Continue reading

Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites – Better than the ones at the mall!

I have had my eye on a number of soft pretzel recipes recently, but when I saw one on boards that you can make in your bread maker, I knew it was time… Continue reading

The Big Tease – Fixing Barbie’s Hair With Fabric Softener

We have a large population of Barbies inhabiting our basement, and there are more, who have migrated to the warmer climate of upstairs bathroom, where The Princess plays with them in her bath.… Continue reading

DIY Crystal Ball – I Can See Clearly Now

  For a while now, I have been thinking about making a crystal ball. Not for my stint at the wizard camp, but I thought it would be a fun craft for the… Continue reading

Beach Volcano – A Science Experiment That’s Fun!!

This week we were on vacation at the beach with the kids. They are usually pretty busy there, but I thought it might be fun to do something a little different, and I found… Continue reading

DIY Wizard Wand

  Later this summer, I’m planning to work at a wizard-themed camp as one of the counselors. I’d gotten most of my costume ready, except for a wand, and then I found this… Continue reading

I Scream, You Scream, Let’s Just Eat This Ice Cream

Years and years ago, I got, and it may even have been as a wedding gift, an ice cream maker. In all of the time that I have owned this thing,  I think… Continue reading