If you’re new to canning and preserving, Jill has some practical and helpful tips. These tips don’t deal with individual recipes. Rather, they focus more on the canning process. I think some people stress out over canning. This article should help. Jill also includes links to her tutorials about water bath canning and pressure […]
15 Wonderful Ways to Repurpose Your Trash
Debra of DIY Natural has collected 15 different ways to use things that we normally throw away. Repurposing items like this reduces the amount of things that end up in the landfill. I have to say she has come up with a lot of creative solutions in this article. For example: Pantyhose. When she […]
18 Unique Ways to Decoupage Mason Jars
Mason Jars are perfect for so many different DIY projects. But some of these decoupaged mason jars are truly beautiful. Amy has put together an excellent collection of projects. Use the arrows top right of each page to navigate through the article. If you see a mason jar project you like, click on the […]
Autumn Leaf Mason Jar Candle Holders
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These are Autumn luminaries, but they really work any time of the year. I just love the look! I found this tutorial for an Autumn Leaf Mason Jar Candle Holder at the Spark and Chemistry website. The tutorial explains how to use autumn leave (real or artificial) , mod podge and other tools to make […]
How to Make Marbled Heart Crayons
If you have small kids, you probably have bags of broken crayons that don’t get a lot of use any more. Well Amber came up with a creative way to repurpose those crayons. In this tutorial she explains how to make wonderful marbled heart crayons from scrap crayons. These would make terrific gifts for […]
How to Create a Mason Jar Bathroom Organizer
This is a project that explains how to create hanging mason jars to hold all of the odds and ends in your bathroom: toothbrushes, q-tips, makeup brushes and more. The tutorial explains the supplies you’ll need, and how to hang the mason jars. There are a lot of different places you could use hanging […]
20 Awesome DIY LOVE Signs
Kathy of Petticoat Junktion has collected 20 different DIY Love signs. She listed them all on a clipboard over at the Hometalk site. There are a lot of creative ideas that would look neat in a lot of homes. Click on the 20 Awesome DIY LOVE Signs link below to see Kathy’s article. Once you’re […]
20 Fall Crafts for Kids
Arts and crafts can have such a positive effect on kids. It allows them to make things that express their own unique creativity. Successfully making an art work or a craft can also increase the confidence of kids. It can help with shape and color recognition for the little ones. It can also help older […]
85 Baby Gifts You Can Make at Home
I found this great article by Laurie of Tip Junkie. It includes 85 homemade presents that you can make for baby showers. There are free patterns and tutorials included. There are crib mobiles, art projects, a diaper cake tutorial, baby gift bundles, hair bows, booties, baby shoes, onesies, diaper bags, toys and MORE! Click […]
How to Make Brown Sugar
I found this recipe for homemade brown sugar on the BrownThumb Mama’s website. Pam’s simple recipe uses just 2 ingredients. She has some great photographs showing the process of making the sugar. The reason I selected this article is because Pam also has a great sense of humor and it’s reflected in her writing. […]
