Bittersweet and Broomcorn Wreath
This broomcorn wreath adds a nice touch of autumn to your outdoor decor. I’ve made a lot of broomcorn wreaths over the years, usually using a metal coathanger or the premade 12 and 18...
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Halloween Spider Soaps
A few plastic bugs can bring a holiday thrill to simple bars of melt and pour soap. My aunt had a cute idea of putting bugs into soap bars for Halloween, so I went...
Mirror Dangler
Ok, this project is sort of an embracing-your-inner-geek kind of thing, and is probably somewhere around a kindergarten level of skill, but I didn’t have a lot of time so it was quick and...
An Easy Trick to Fix Squeaky Doors
Few things are more irritating and than the incessant cry of a squeaking door. Especially when you’re trying to sleep. You just about drift off and then someone opens the door or it’s caught...
Dried Flower Teapot
If you have an old teapot lying around, give it new life by using it as a container for a bright dried floral arrangement. To make this project you will need:An empty teapotFloral foamDried...
Turquois Feather Earrings
I still have some feathers left from a turkey I hit with my sister’s car a few years ago (we ate it, it didn’t go to waste). Mostly I’ve been making dreamcatchers out of the feathers,...
How to Repel Flies With Diesel Fuel
Spring and summer bring lush foliage, blue skies, warm sunshine and long days of planting. With the arrival of the warm months, however, also comes the incessant torment of flies. Black flies, brown flies,...
Paper Spinners
These whimsical little baubles are quick and easy to make from scrap booking paper. Supplies needed: Scrap booking paper Scissors Sewing machine or needle and thread To begin, cut a piece of 12×12 scrap...
Sherbet Tie-Dye
I’m not sure what the technical name for this sort of tie-dye is, but I call it sherbet tie-dye due to the fact that it’s part white, part colored, kinda like sherbet ice-cream. This...
Rub-on Transfer Garden Wagon
Rub-on transfers can give new life to old wood. They look hand-painted, but are so much simpler. I had one of those little wooden garden wagons lying around in storage. It was weathered and...
