If you have trouble planting small seeds such as carrots and radishes without having to do lots of thinning of young plants, the perfect answer is seed tapes.
Here are some lovely instructions for making Panoramic Sugar Eggs sent in by long time reader Harlean.
Need a Shamrock to show your Irish Pride or to keep from getting pinched on St. Patrick's Day?
And don't be surprised if someone tries to help themselves to a cookie! They will look real at a glance.
Here is a cute hanger for your Christmas Cards made from felt, little clothespins, and ribbon
Here's a fun craft made from 5 wooden spoons, pom poms, felt, ribbon, glue, bells and other trims.
This is something I made for my children when they were little and am now making for my great grandchildren...
This sort of goes hand in hand with the flag pin that I submitted recently.
StarBurst Ornament (Made From Wrapping Paper)
Recycle Gift Wrap to make unique Tree Ornaments or Assemble a Beautiful Mobile.
Roast Zucchini and Vegetables recipe. Zucchini is just making its appearance in home gardens. Here is a great way to fix it in a healthy way. There are no hard and fast rules about amounts in this recipe...
Low-Carb, Sugar Free, Flour Free Peanut Butter Cookies
You can decide how browned you like your cookies. Let them rest on the cookiesheet for a few minutes before you remove them or, if they are medium rare...
Snowman Soup (Sugar and Fat Free)
This is my Christmas tip. I have a friend who is diabetic, and cannot have anything with sugar, but also cannot use Nutrasweet as it gives him headaches. So I devised a sugar free (also fat free) hot chocolate mix using Splenda.
Birthday Cake for One (Recycle CD Stackers)
Small Tube Cake pans are available in kitchen stores, I think I found mine at WalMart in the Craft Department. Angel Food Cake doesn't work well. Just use regular cake mix and fill the pan about half full. It will fit over the CD spindle. And the cover will go over it.
This is another idea to save money when installing new cabinets. If your cabinets do not end in a corner, you need some kind of "cap" to finish them off. I cut a piece of masonite to fit, and then glued can labels that I saved ahead of time....just whatever I used in the kitchen such as beans, tuna, peaches, etc. Thin down some white glue and spread it on the masonite board to cover. A damp sponge works well for this project.
The knobs and handles for kitchen cabinets are so expensive unless you want to settle for plain old wooden knobs. Here is how my husband and I were able to have something a little fancier with lots less money.
I always have trouble with post-it notes. They keep falling off and losing their "sticky". So I made this handy note holder that is small enough to post a note anywhere it is handy. Just take a large size plastic egg, the kind you find at Easter that you can open and is hollow.
Identifying and Eliminating Pantry Pests
Pantry pests are one of the biggest problems in the home. There are dozens of pests, and to cover them all would take a very large book, but I will try to include the most common ones here. They actually fall into about 3 groups ---- the Cockroach, Beetles, and Weevils.
Have you ever started mixing ingredients for a recipe, get halfway through the list, and Uh-Oh, discover that you are out of an ingredient? Well, sometimes it is something that can safely be omitted.
Craft Tips For Making Wood Signs (And Other Wood Crafts)
Here is a list of craft tips for painting your own signs by Harlean!
Here's a fun project to make using a bleach bottle and yarn for a nice Easter display or gift. Can also be made into a small purse.
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Craft Project: Rectangle Crochet Sweater
This is a simple pullover sweater that is made from 4 pieces. Actually the front and back are more like squares and the sleeves are rectangles. There is no complicated shaping for shoulders, etc.
This duck is sure to delight the little ones. It is a wood project, and does require either a scroll saw or a jig saw, but the smiles of those little ones is a great reward in return for time spent on the project.
Craft Project: "Honey Do" Hammer
This is a woodworking project. Great gift for dad for Father's Day. Just slip that list of projects into the clothespin. And don't forget to put at the end of the list something like, "There's a piece of apple pie in the fridge with your name on it!"
Craft Project: Valentines Day Bouquet
Make use of those old bud vases, and make somebody's Valentines Day a happy one. This is especially nice for those loved ones that are housebound. Make 1 or more.
