Homemade Rubber Mallet
To keep a traditional rubber mallet from making marks, slip an old sock over it and secure it to the handle with a rubber band.
Shredded Paper for Gift Baskets
I keep a separate bag for shredding gift wrap that I can use for gift bags and baskets so it looks nice all the way through the bag or basket. If you dont have gift wrap to shred you can use colorful junk mail and magazines.
Recipes Containing Cooked Beets?
Beet Salad aka My Mommy Loves Me Salad Canned or cooked fresh beets, drained and chopped Hard cooked egg, chopped Mayonnaise Lemon Juice Salt and pepper There are no real amounts for this salad. I usually use 1 egg/can of beets. Combine beets and egg, stir...
Gift for a Crafter?
Many crafters like to make things from nature . You can pick up pine cones, sweet gum balls, teasels, acorn caps, and other types of pods and seeds. Woody stems from cattails can be used creatively. If you are near water, maybe you can find driftwood. If bugs...
