I want to start the new year by reintroducing myself and why I’m here. By the 12 month milestone, my blogging peers have followers in the thousands, fill their calendars with sponsored posts, and hustle like nothing I’ve ever seen. Me? I’m just getting warmed up. I’ve been blogging for about 16 months now. If […]
DIY
Game Changing Garlic Peeling Trick
Are you ready for this? I’m going to share an easy way to peel those mthrfrking garlic cloves without losing your mind. We’ve been through some stupid (and some gimmicky) garlic peeling products through the years and still draw straws for who’s going to peel the garlic. But when my husband found a garlic peeling […]
Personalized Coffee Mugs for My Office Mates
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Our Tradition of Homemade Christmas Cards
It warms my heart when friends and family tell me they look forward to our Christmas card every year or that ours was the coolest. The end of the year is the most stressful time for me, so making these cards as a “year in review” is a satisfying reflection that makes all the stress […]
Christmas Cards Upcycled/Repurposed into Gift Tags (DIY)
Don’t throw away those Christmas cards! Not to hoard or anything (that’s what we tell people, but really, this is a judge-free zone), but those cards with the pretty fronts can be reused next year as gift tags. I saw the idea on Pinterest and was happy to find that I already had all the supplies […]
Wine Cork Christmas Ornaments (DIY)
I’m a wine cork hoarder. I collect wine corks from home, restaurants, wine festivals, and winery trips. I love making wine cork crafts with these little wooden memories. The holiday season is no exception, so I have about two dozen wine cork ornaments on my Christmas tree. Wine makes everything more festive! This is a […]
Mom’s Turkey Stuffing
My mother and I don’t always agree on cooking techniques, but her turkey stuffing rocks the house! It’s the one thing I looked forward to the most during the holidays, and the one recipe that I took over when I started hosting Thanksgiving and Christmas at my house. With my mother’s permission, I’m sharing the […]
The Only Cranberry Sauce You’ll Ever Need
It’s that time again! Cranberries are showing up in grocery stores and just begging for you to prep your Thanksgiving and Christmas cranberry sauce early. I posted my recipes (here and here) last year around this time, but given the impending holiday season, it is worth reposting. My cranberry sauce is perfect for making ahead, […]
Flower Crowns: Not Just for Hippies and Hipsters (DIY)
What looks prettier than barrettes and headbands in someone’s hair? Friggin flowers, that’s what. Hippies and mountaintop maidens have been donning the look for decades, and it’s about time the rest of us caught on. I learned how to make flower crowns at a Houston Blogger Union event a few months ago (thank you, Jillian!) and […]
Quilting Outside the Box
After learning how to quilt with a simple, yet chaotic pattern, I wanted to experiment with scrap quilting. Is it silly to purchase perfectly good fabric, cut it up, and sew it back together? From that perspective, yes, it is silly. But quilting is a therapeutic hobby and an art that I’ll probably never master. […]