Who doesn’t love a great easy holiday treat? My husband and daughter whipped up some sea salt caramel last night. After letting it cool overnight, the rest of the girls helped wrap them up. Of course, we had to eat some as we wrapped them. Add to that some “quality control” tasting we ended up…
I like to do a homemade gift for my family at Christmas time. One year, I did pillowcases. It was super easy! At first, I had thought to try to find out what each person’s bedroom colors were and try to match those, but that turned out to be too difficult. Matching colors was a…
On Mother’s Day, our church traditionally gives each Mother a small gift of appreciation. Some gift from past years were floral ideas: a mum for Mom, single rose or carnation for Mom, etc. A favorite gift idea involves chocolate. You can’t go wrong with chocolate!! Last year we made paper purses and filled them with…
Hosting a party in my home is always a joyous time. Anytime our home is opened for a party or other get-together it’s nice to send folks home with a little something if I can. Time and resources were in short supply for me, so I made some simple gifts. It was just enough to…
When the kids are settled into a school routine, and I am too, I like to make homemade Christmas gifts. 🙂 I like to include at least one homemade item in the Christmas gifts for the family. So what to do this year? Here’s an idea for you that I did a…
A month ago I planned to sew together a gift to give to my parents who were coming for a visit near the time of their birthdays. I also wanted to send with them home with a throw blanket for my grandma who is home-bound and whose birthday was also coming up. The days clicked by, and my parents’ visit was suddenly upon me! I had just one week to complete the projects! So my wonderful husband helped me ..,. Read more