Monthly Archives: February 2014

Valentin’s Day heart Valentin’s Day heart nail artnail art Last night my husband took the boys outside to look for big sticks – a favorite...

ANTS and baby powder. This morning I woke up to the word “ANTS” written in baby powder on the kitchen counter.  This was after I woke up in...

Vinegar for cleaning. Notice the cut lemon, also for cleaning. Distilled white vinegar is a mixture of acetic acid and water.  It’s cheap and effective...

Hooded towel poncho. A fresh, clean baby all wrapped up in a nice towel really is the sweetest thing. My teenagers all had a hooded towel poncho that...

Plush hand puppet from stretchy knit glove. I made some plush hand puppets using stretchy knit gloves for my son last year.  He was only 1 at the time...

Upcycled denim skirt pocket patch. I had an old denim skirt that needed to go.  I hadn’t worn it in months (maybe years?) and it was just taking...

The perfect breakfast cookie! I love oatmeal cookies.  They’re delicious and they feel like they’re kind of healthy too, especially the way...

A multi-purpose household product. This is the first post in what I hope to make a series of posts on the versatility of certain common household products....