I have many wreaths, but they take up a lot of valuable space. So I am trying to find multiple uses for my wreaths. This year I re-purposed this $3.00 white wreath from the post-Christmas sale at Target and added the heart wreath from the $1.00 aisle at Target to convert it to this Valentine’s [Read more…]
Sometimes the simplest of ideas, make the biggest impact! I bought a bundle of pine tree boughs at our tree farm and decided to add them to my light fixture in the kitchen. I wanted to do something easy and inexpensive with my light fixture. I love the green with the pop of [Read more…]
It starts after Thanksgiving dinner with a slice. One slice. Followed by another slice a few hours later after the kitchen is cleaned up. And then, before I know it.. pie becomes the breakfast of champions after early morning sales on Black Friday, followed by a slice with a mid-morning cup of coffee. Well, what’s a Saturday of decorating [Read more…]
I love bh&g. I subscribe to the print magazine and the emails! Some emails just catch my eye! Here are a few of my favorites this past month. I don’t have a window box but I have a planter hanging outside my kitchen window {which I just thought of while typing} I have my black [Read more…]
For the record, my {first} husband named our thrifty outdoor lighting “trailer park trash lighting.” Our backyard is in chaos, meaning we have no idea what we want to do. Well, that’s not true, we would love a water feature (thinking cascading waterfall down our hill and ending near a gas fire pit (we live [Read more…]
Don’t you just want to lick the screen? These Rocky Road brownies are that good! This is my favorite brownie recipe. Here is my version! I don’t think I will every bake with a box mix again. I have a link below to print the recipe for Rocky Road Brownies. After baking for 25 minutes, [Read more…]
Here is a great recipe when you have to clean out the freezer. You know, when you have the hint of Jack Frost on your frozen meats! Just throw it in the skillet! Scroll to bottom to print the recipe! What I love about this recipe is you can switch up the basic ingredients and [Read more…]
Closed Captioning is not just for those of us who can’t understand foreign accents while watching a movie. As a family, we love to watch movies on the weekends. A few years ago we decided to add closed captioning while watching Pirates of the Caribbean. It was after our son’s recent dyslexia diagnosis and we [Read more…]
Warning… these mint chocolate brownies will require small portions because it is the most intense, chocolaty, peppermint experience! It is amazing. You may hate me after reading this post. In full disclosure the brownies were a little too gooey so I So, hoping to hide this goof I whipped up the frosting. Frosting covers up [Read more…]
I saw these cute little owls in a advertisement for Pier One {or was it World Market} And, I thought it would be fun to use them to dress up some soap in my guest bathroom. I took bars of soap, wrapped in brown craft paper and glued the owl cutouts. Finished with a little [Read more…]
We are in puppy heaven right now with a 16 week old Bernese Mountain puppy, Chloe! Of course, during the crate and potty training we nicknamed her Cujo (1990’s movie reference.. or was it the 1980’s) and Crazy Eyes (from Orange is the New Black). But, look at this precious face during the day! We are [Read more…]
