Special Offer: Two Free Chapters of our Christmas Ebook

Psssst. We’re trying to spread the word about our Christmas ebook  Merry Christmas, Meager Budget and we decided to ask you for a trade. Would you share on social media for us? And as a thank you, we’ll give you two free chapters of Merry Christmas, 

Favorite Things and What I’m Up To Right Now

It’s been a while since I posted my favorite things from around the web and a family update, so let’s remedy that, shall we? 🙂 The cranberry harvest is almost over. We’ve enjoyed visiting grandpa’s bogs and watching the process.     Some crafty pursuits 

Weekend Edition: Recipes, Books and Art I’m Loving Right Now.

I don’t normally write on Saturday, but here I am. Winter seems long right about now, and to compensate (I think) I tend to fill the house with flowers. Peter bought me these hydrangea after the last blizzard, and surprisingly, I haven’t killed them. Emily 

Merry Christmas, Meager Budget is Now Available!

I am SO excited to tell you about our brand new ebook, Merry Christmas, Meager Budget   Let’s face it, this economy is tough and everyone is feeling the pinch. My sister Beth and I wrote this book to give you tips, tutorials and plain 

DIY Dry Shampoo

Do you wash your hair every day? I don’t. I have to admit that I use dry shampoo and love it.  I have extremely thick hair and it takes me so long to dry.  So, washing my hair every other day saves me a lot 

DIY Tutorial for Farmhouse “Primitive” Look Furniture

  Have a piece of furniture that totally needs a face lift? I did. I gave this small end table a new look using three quick steps. (under and hour!) This technique can be used for anything wooden. Cupboards, shelves, coffee tables, etc. And you 

Inexpensive Way to Organize Your Scarves

We were spring cleaning closets today, and I was thinking of ways to organize all of our scarves.  I love scarves. They are an instant pick-me-up to any outfit. But mine were a mess–just thrown in a box,  hung on a hook, or whatever. So 

Creative Ways to Beat Winter Boredom With Little Ones

Winters can seem L-O-N-G when you are a homeschooling mom of little ones. I think it is because we tend to hunker down and plow through our schoolwork with little to no regard for how long it takes. We all get tired of being inside 

Keeping Traditions {by making Christmas tags}

Each year we take an afternoon to make homemade Christmas tags.   We stamp cream cardstock with permanent ink, and then color them with watercolor or Prismacolors. Then we mount them on colorful cardstock. Here are some photos: We also made a few seaonal displays. 

Thanksgiving Mini Unit Study

Okay, so everywhere I look, people are gearing up for Christmas–and right now,  I am drawing my virtual line in the sand here to stop the craziness and to just say no to Christmas until after Thanksgiving!! lol. I am going to relax, breath and just