Posts Tagged ‘everyday’

DIY: Map Art

As we near the Fourth of July, I thought that I would share this easy “I Heart the USA” map art that is hanging in my boys room. All you need is a map, frame (with or without matting), paper cut down to the size of the frame, glue, and scissors. You can pick up…

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Baking Powder Biscuits

As a kid, I used to make baking powder biscuits regularly because they were so easy to make and we always seemed to have the basic ingredients on hand (baking powder, flour, salt, shortening, and milk). This week, I was inspired to show my little ones how to make this childhood staple, except with a…

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Homemade Tomato Pasta Sauce

There is nothing like returning home from vacation to be greeted by a garden filled with a bunch of ripe roma tomatoes. Of course, my husband made salsa right away. And naturally, I decided to make homemade sauce to serve with whole grain pasta for dinner. Armed with the basic ingredients (most from the garden),…

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DIY: Rock Garden Signs

This is a follow-up project to the chalkboard garden stakes that I made for our garden.  They look and work great, however, if you water the garden liberally like my husband (and I am sure most people do), your garden stakes will also get wet, and then, you are back to square one.  So, I…

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Palo Verde Tree Home Decor

Today, I decided to take a little break away from getting ready for an event this weekend to enjoy the wonderful overcast morning with my kids. Overcast turned to very windy, which turned our yard into a yellow mess thanks to our blooming palo verde trees (already there when we bought our house). As the…

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