Last Christmas I came upon a barrel of mini saplings at a local store. I wanted buy them all and give one to every person I know because they were do darn cute!! I didn’t buy any, however, because in our neck of the woods, the standard lot size does not accommodate planting a pine tree any old place on…
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Do you like making your own ornaments? I usually try to do one handmade ornament per year. One of my favorites was the rustic twig Christmas tree, so this year I decided to try a variation. Instead of twigs, I went with moss, but kept the card board base because left over cereal boxes are virtually free. For a bag…
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Turkey Day is quickly approaching here in the US. I’ve seen so many cute turkey crafts for kids, but I was thinking some big-girl turkey decor might be nice. Here are several variations of a FREE turkey silhouette printable that can be used for place mats, place settings, Thanksgiving leftovers, artwork, craft projects, and more. Free Printable Turkey Silhouette Leftover…
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The neighbor girl, Rosalyn, brought over a basket of kittens to ask me which one we wanted. It wasn’t a fancy basket, it was a laundry basket. And it wasn’t a basket full of kittens, there were only two. “Can I have both?” I asked. There was no way I could choose between the two of these little guys. “Let…
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We started working on our yard early this summer, and I’m happy to say that our front yard finally passed my sniff test just in time to pull together a thrifty Halloween porch vignette for the trick-or-treaters. I’m probably stretching it by using the word porch, but I’m definitely not exaggerating about the thrifty part. I included three mismatched jack…
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