I was hoping to wait to post this project until I actually finished making my pocket pixie dolls (so I could wow you with my improved skills after my goofy t-shirt bunny!). Unfortunately, we've been super busy, and I'm making slow progress. Even though I'm not done, I wanted to be sure you saw these…
Last week I shared a bit about our journey toward using natural and herbal remedies. Today, I wanted to share some specifics about the remedies we've started using and how you can create a natural medicine cabinet. My original intention was to be very systematic about it and first focus on preventatives and then cold &…
The following post is from Christina of Northern Cheapskate: Five Compelling Reasons to Live Frugally Living a frugal life is not always easy. It takes constant creativity and diligence. It takes a big heart, savvy thinking, and thick skin. It's a lot easier to spend money and not worry about the future...at least for a little…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: A Jesse Tree is an advent project. Each day you color an ornament that represents a bit of the lineage of Christ. The tree begins with creation and stretches through the Old and New Testaments until we reach the wonderful story of…
One of my favorite Christmas activities is to make ornaments with my girls. My main goal when searching for ornament ideas is to find very easy projects that they will really enjoy making -- rather than those projects where Mom does most of the work while the kids watch! -- and these felt tree ornaments…
I've said this before, but I'm constantly in awe of how God created so many herbs and plants that really meet our body's needs. Things like seasonal foods that meet our nutritional needs (such as oranges and squash in the winter with their abundance of vitamin C) and herbs and spices that strengthen our immune…
One of the things that Jennifer from New Season Design and I have in common is our passion for literacy. We both homeschool, love children's literature, and want to inspire our kids to love reading. The difference is that she also happens to be a certified teacher who taught language arts for 8 years. On…
After making these personalized Scrabble ornaments, I started thinking about other ways to use the Scrabble Me! set that I'd purchased (it was only $13 at the time; not sure I would have paid $20 for it!). This cute personalized Scrabble board would make a fun gift for a Scrabble- or board-game loving family. Use…
One of our favorite ways to countdown the days until a special date is with a countdown chain, where you tear off one loop each day, watching the chain get shorter and shorter each day. I've combined that idea with a list of advent activities you can print out on scrapbook paper to make an…
When I was a little girl, I attended the Apple Festival in Berkeley Springs, WV several times with my grandparents. It may have been there that my love for West Virginia, a place we now call home, was born! I had no idea that making apple butter is as simple as it is until a…