DIY Projects

How to Make Homemade Natural Insect Repellent

Chances are if you live in Minnesota or you have even visited the state you have seen the funny signs and t-shirts that display a large mosquito and says “Minnesota State Bird” (seriously though, our state bird is the Loon.) But being bit up by mosquitoes and gnats is not funny at all and neither [...]

How To Make Moon Sand and Model Magic Clay

by Jessica 7 comments

Chances are that if you have gone to a Children’s Museum or taken a Parent-Child class you probably have experienced a variety of sensory table activities. Chances are that they did not spent vast amounts of money on purchasing these products that easily find their way on to the floor and are swept away to [...]

Easy to Make American Girl Doll Clothes

by Jessica 8 comments

Have an American Girl fan in your life? Or maybe it is another 18-inch doll that they have. If you have shopped for clothes and outfits for these petite treasures you realize that buying official American Girl outfits start at $24 and run as high as $72 (at the time of this post.) That is [...]

Introduction to Loom Knitting

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Is learning to knit or crochet among your goals for 2013? Have you considered loom knitting? I started out loom knitting because I really wanted to make knit projects but was having a hard time figuring our crocheting or knitting and found this so much easier to get my head around how to do. As [...]

Pinterest Inspiration: Working with Ice

by Christina Brown 0 comments

I had the best of intentions when I wrote “ice projects” on my calendar this month. I had planned to find a couple of great ideas on Pinterest, try them myself and share the results in a post. Well, life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. Things got busy, I realized that [...]

6 Steps to a Simple Slipcover

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The following is a guest post by Shana Cleveland. Most of us have at least one old sofa or armchair in the house that could be renewed with a fresh slipcover. Here’s a useful project that may seem like a daunting job but is actually totally manageable. Even for new sewers! At my house, most [...]

Getting it Done: How to Paint a Ceiling Fan

by Michelle 0 comments

One thing I love about our house is that we really LIVE in it. We repurpose and reuse rooms as we have added kids and our kids have grown, as we started businesses and began telecommuting. One room that has seen many changes is our den. I think it was first an office, then it [...]

Making Christmas Gifts: Handmade Hand Puppets

by Jessica 7 comments

It is that time of year again! The holidays are coming and if you like making Christmas gifts, you are already busy looking for ideas, planning them out and starting your projects. Each year I like to make a few gifts for both of my kids, as well as my husband and some extended family and [...]

How to Assemble a Roadside Emergency Kit

by Christina Brown 2 comments

I live about 27 miles from everywhere. When the weather is bad, I’ve learned to be prepared. It is not fun to be stranded in the middle of nowhere, and in the winter it can be downright dangerous. The infographic below has a list of 26 things you can use to assemble a roadside emergency [...]

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