Since we moved to our new house it’s pretty hard to find things. Lots of boxes are still packed and at a storage unit. We moved at Christmas last year so I knew where some Christmas decorations were but not most of them. I couldn’t find the ornaments for the Christmas tree, but I…
DIY
Super Smooth Body Lotion with Essential Oils
This DYI Super Smooth Body Lotion works incredibly well, is easy, cheap, and makes GREAT Christmas presents! Eliot’s Eats originally first made it and I just love it. I like to dress it up with a migraine essential oil blend to really get that boutique lotion smell. I have made several batches of DIY Body…
Bang Bang Dip & Hometalk Clip Boards
Y’all are well aware that my husband and I love to repurpose what others believe are throwaways right? Also, I share all our projects over at Hometalk – great site – check out the icon on my sidebar to see all our projects. Just click on the Hometalk badge and it will take you…
Frozen Doll Cake
Elsa side of cake Anna Side of Cake The Disney Frozen movie is all the rage this year, especially now at Christmastime.Little girls are clamoring for dolls, blankets, clothes, and just about anything else related to the movie. Since Rocket is not interested in 2 hour movies or princesses, I had not seen it but…
Quick Halloween Treats
While none of my recipes look professional, some look moreso than others. Today’s treats look far less than professional but honestly – they look perfect to me because Rocket did them! He is not yet 2 1/2 years old so they are pretty stellar if you ask me. The Owls – Mr. Picky Eater says…
Mozzarella Cheese Coins Appetizer
We went to a restaurant not long ago and our family ordered appetizers. When they brought them, they were not the regular Mozzarella cheese sticks, they were cheese coins and they were great! Mr. Picky Eater really enjoyed them asking if I would try to recreate them at home. I could not believe he asked…
Plate UpCycle
There’s a great blog for repurposing that I follow run by Katie at Something To Be Found. She issued a challenge for March to make any kind of 3-Tiered Stand from thrifted items. I took the challenge and came up with this – I bought the melmac plates for 99 cents each and a bag…
Plastic Wipes Container to Toddler’s Crayon Box
In this post I will be showing you how to take a regular Baby Wipes container then upcycle it into THREE very different usable items that take very little skill or money! We are still using every one of these projects today – two years later! Do you have a toddler in your life?…
Spicy Sweet Garlicky Dill Pickles
The last time I made this recipe it was 1992 and I made it a bit differently than I did this time but either way, it is great tasting! To make these pickles, you need jars but you do not need to water-bath or pressure can a single thing. First, you are going to start…
Plastic Container Upcycle Eye Glass Holder
My friend from work, Jennifer, brought this Great Value drink mix container to me and asked if I thought I could do anything with it. I had to think on it for a while but then – it hit me – I needed several reading glass holders thorughout the house and also at the office….