**If you haven't entered the giveaway for the RecessionistaPary handbag, be sure to click here and enter!Make a festive hand embroidered dish towel to celebrate the season...every season. Do you remember these handtowels I made for some friends last Christmas? Well,I just made a Thanksgiving version for my kitchen.I typed out the word blessing and then traced it onto the bottom half (in the middle) of a flour sac hand towel with a pencil. I found mine at Ben Franklin for $1.50. I have also ... Read More about Personalized Embroidered Hand Towels
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Crochet Ear Flap Hat
I recently finished this crochet ear flap hat for my daughter who has outgrown last years winter hat. And good thing as the other day we got snowed on. Yikes! Not quite ready for that, especially before Halloween!But my daughter was so excited to wear her new hat. I was happy to oblige since I needed to get some pictures of her wearing it. This way I didn't have to beg her to let me take her picture. It snowed off and on again all day like this and we ended up getting an inch or so of snow ... Read More about Crochet Ear Flap Hat
Tips for Carving Jack-O-Lanterns
We took the kids to the Pumpkin Patch this past weekend and let each of them pick out their own pumpkins. The kids look forward to this every year. After running through the hay maze and the other various activities, we finally manage to get them out in the patch to pick a pumpkin.While we were there we were given some great tips on carving Jack-O-Lanterns. We were told that one of the best things you can use to carve your pumpkin, large or small, is a keyhole saw. You can purchase one at ... Read More about Tips for Carving Jack-O-Lanterns
Count Down Blocks
Be sure to enter the Scribble It giveaway. Click here to enter, it ends tonight!I first saw the idea for making these adorable countdown calendar blocks here. It seems like the kids are always asking how many days there are left for something we have coming up (birthdays, a vacation, a party, etc.) So I knew this would be a great way for me to quell some of the questions and give my kids something they could relate to. I already happened to have the 2 inch square blocks begging for me to ... Read More about Count Down Blocks
Candy Corn Kiss Cookies
We love making regular Hershey Kisses Cookies at our house but when I saw Candy Corn Kisses at Target the other day, I knew just what to do with them...make some Candy Corn Cookies. Here is our recipe: Candy Corn Cookies 1/2 cup butter or shortening, room temperature 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, room temperature 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking ... Read More about Candy Corn Kiss Cookies