I am terrified of fire but I love the Bath & Body Works Candles. These candles are in great glass jars that can easily be converted into little storage jars. I have done this to both the 3-wick and single wick size. Here is how to turn these candles into a storage container. When the […]
Homemade Pancake Mix
I see a lot more breakfast-for-dinner meals in our house in the coming months. This afternoon, while waiting for my milk to cool for homemade yogurt I mixed together the ingredients for homemade pancake mix. I got one of the OXO Pop Containers to hold the mix and taped the ingredients and directions to the […]
12 Dates of Christmas
I’m starting to think that I really should have started this earlier in the Christmas Season.With only a week til Christmas we still have 5 and a half things left to do. Tonight we are hosting a Christmas party so that one will get crossed off but I’m not sure when we will do the […]
Wine Cork Wreath
So many corks, such little time. I bought a box of corks on ebay this past spring and have been using them in various crafts this fall (yes I realize that I skipped summer, but I wasn’t doing much besides healing this summer). One of the crafts I made was a wreath that used red […]
12 Dates of Christmas – Cookies & Movies
Brad & I crossed out a couple more items on our list. We made 3 different types of cookies on Saturday; Peppermint balls, Snickerdoodles and Rum Meltaways (recipes below). The other day we were at Costco and found some DVD sets of Charlie Brown and other old movies, the sets were perfect for the Classic […]
12 Dates of Christmas
I’m sure most of you by now have noticed that I am slightly addicted to Pinterest. It has so many wonderful ideas that I want to try; and some that I actually do. One idea that I saw earlier this year was “The 12 Dates of Christmas”. I thought that it sounded like a great […]
Oil Cleansing Method
For the past couple weeks I have been attempting washing my face with oil. It may seem counter-intuitive but there is actual science behind this method. Some oils are cleansing and anti-microbial. This works because oils attract oils so by using the right oil it can essentially pull out the dirty oil from your skin […]
Pumpkin Cookies
Its fall time and everything around is pumpkin flavored. A couple nights ago I decided to jump on the pumpkin train and make some cookies. I don’t remember where I got the recipe from originally; it was written down in my recipe box. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup pumpkin (I […]
Caramel Apple Cookies
I just pulled these cookies out of the oven and they smell delicious! I originally seen the recipe somewhere on Pinterest earlier this year and had been waiting for fall time to make it. Since I’ve made my own caramel in the past I almost used that instead of the pre-packaged squares; but decided against […]
Homemade Dishwasher Detergent
Our last box of dishwasher detergent ran out this weekend; instead of buying some I decided to make my own! It turned out to be super simple and cheap, the most expensive item is the citric acid so I need to find a cheaper way to buy that. Here is the recipe: 1 cup Borax […]