Shortly after we brought our kitties home from adoption day at our local pet store, I crocheted them each a cat bed. They weren't interested in the beds at first, much to my dismay, but then I...
I get a lot of questions about upholstery, so I thought I would write a post consolidating some of the advice that I've shared in various posts and tutorials into one place. Before I share some...
As I shared last week, I learned to knit over the Christmas break. I've been wanting to learn for a while, so I bought a couple of knitting books and supplemented them with YouTube tutorials when I...
Well, hello there and Happy New Year! Oh man, I just love the time between Christmas and New Year's Day. We did a lot of hanging out, playing games, watching movies, working on puzzles, and I had...
I know that I'm slipping this one in at the last minute, but I wanted to share one more Christmas craft! You can scrape together the materials for this year or hunt and peck at some after Christmas...
Disclosure: This gift-wrapping ideas post is sponsored by Walmart. As always, all opinions expressed are honest and my own. As I shared a couple of weeks ago, I'm feeling extra crafty this year! I...
I wanted to make crocheted snowflakes this year, but I knew I didn't want to make little lacy, dainty ones. I didn't want to get into fine, tedious work with little hooks, but wanted something...
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Walmart. All words and opinions, as always, are honest and my own. Let's make some holiday crafts... I have always loved making things for the holidays...for...
A few weeks ago, I received this e-mail from a reader and I thought I would share it along with the answer to how I manage my home renovation projects. Here is an excerpt from the e-mail... "I know...
One of the questions I'm asked most often is about how to clean stinky furniture. Here is the most recent e-mail I received about that... "I have an older dresser that smells awful! I have no idea...
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