Author: The Woodland Elf

December 12, 2012

The History of the Christmas Tree

Every Christmas millions of people go out to the tree lot, spend hours searching for that perfect tree, cut it down and bring it home to light the house during the dark season of...

Christmas / Elf-esteem

December 9, 2012

How to Make a Christmas Tree Garland out of Scrapbooking Paper

With a little scrapbooking paper you can make a cheerful Christmas tree garland to decorate with. I have a tendency to use scrapbooking paper for pretty much anything but scrapbooking. In particular, I love...

Christmas / Elf-esteem

December 2, 2012

How to Make a Christmas Riddle Card

For years I’ve been making up clue games for my siblings and relatives (that usually result in headaches for them as they try for hours to solve the riddles and get to the next...

Health and Alternative Healing / Homesteading

November 28, 2012

The Health Benefits of Eating Pumpkin Seeds

With the taste of the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie still fresh in my mind and a few pieces of last week’s batch of pumpkin-seed brittle still floating around on the counter top, I suppose it’s...

Elf-esteem / Everything Else

November 25, 2012

Transforming a Room with Color

A little color can go a long way. It can turn a ho-hum room into a bright and happy place.

Recipes

November 21, 2012

Pumpkin Seed Brittle

Thoroughly enjoying my time off from getting ready for craft shows and changing instead to holiday mode. And what’s the first thing we all think of when it comes time to celebrate the Thanksgiving...

Crafting Basics / Elf-esteem

November 18, 2012

How to Tie a Perfect 6-loop Bow

A bow is a pretty basic need in crafting, but sometimes a perfect bow can be an elusive item, especially when it involves multiple loops.

Uncategorized

November 17, 2012

Website Redesign

Well the markets ended in October and tomorrow is my last craft show of the year (The PTSA Holiday Show 9:00AM – 3:30PM). It’s actually a bit of a welcome reprieve. Now I can...