Make a gift that looks just smashing!
A smashed flower scarf is the perfect gift for Christmas, birthdays, or Mother’s Day.
Why My House Smells Amazing This Christmas: Stove Top Scents
There’s really only one thing that disappoints me about the stove top potpourri, and it’s that I didn’t discover it years ago! Instead of hunting for candles or air fresheners and insisting on a fresh Christmas tree for the scent, I could have just been simmering pots of delicious concoctions. Now that I know, I’m doing my part to spread the word!
How to Plant a Kitchen Colander
A kitchen colander is a unique and appropriate container for growing plants like lettuce, peppers, cherry tomatoes, chives, or strawberries. It would also make a wonderful hostess or housewarming gift.
DIY Gifts For Giving the Homemade and Personal Touch
Whether you are trying to save money, or just want to give something artisan and personal, homemade gifts are popular again. They don’t have to be cheap looking either! Some of these DIYs are worth far more than cookie-cutter-same-ole widgets you can pick up at big box stores. DIY Gifts for Foodies If you have […]
Homemade Gifts From Your Kitchen Round-Up
Some of my favorite gifts to receive for Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s Day, May Day (I’m bringing that back), and all of the other festive celebrations in between are gifts that come from somebody’s kitchen. I’ve enjoyed fresh loaves of mouth-watering breads, sweet jams and jellies, and cookies with secret recipes. The writers here at The […]
Cinnamon Shortbread Cookie-Mix-in-a-Jar Recipe
This is one of several shortbread recipes that I enjoy giving as gifts during the holiday season. It has light flavor with just a hint of cinnamon, which makes it pair nicely with morning coffee or tea. I like to add all of the ingredients into a quart-sized canning jar and use it as an […]
The World’s Best Chocolate Fudge Cake in a Jar
I like cake. Who doesn’t? And this is the most delicious cake ever. I got this recipe from my great aunt, and it’s in the part of my homemade cookbook that is stained and covered with flour. Funny how it’s mostly the cookie and cake section that looks like that. For Christmas, for birthdays, or […]
A Make-It-Yourself #STEMchat December 6!
This is a guest post by the fabulous Kim Moldofsky highlighting the topic of a twitter chat I’ll be participating in tonight – #STEMChat! This month’s #STEMchat is leaning toward our Maker roots and is more STEAM than normal, that is, STEM plus Arts. Thanks to this month’s sponsor, littleBits, we’ll be talking about #MakeTheHoliday- sharing […]
Keeping It Simple This Season
If you are like me, the holidays this year will be a bit tight. So, the focus at our house this year will be mainly on the true reason for Christmas – Jesus’ birth. Beyond that, I am going to keep it simple! Keeping it simple forces you to look at the people you normally […]
