I’ve been racking my brain on what I should get my dear hubby for Father’s Day. I’ve come up with a few good ideas. I hope he likes at least the one I get him. What are the odds? Here’s what’s hot for men. 1. Give them a day to do their hobby. If…
Crafts & DIY
Reclaimed and repurposed trash into a planting table
I love looking at everyone’s do it yourself photos for furniture, odds and ends and even crafts. This table was left at one of our rentals and was just going to be thrown away. But I had a vision for this table. Here’s the before picture. First I spray painted the table so that…
DIY Laundry Detergent
DIY Laundry Detergent So Simple and So Good for the Family Last week I felt like Laura Ingalls Wilder making her first laundry detergent. I was pleasantly surprised that it took me less than 20 minutes to make from simple ingredients I bought. I spent about 11.00 on the ingredients and have enough left to…
Decorating…oh but you make me smile!
I love the song “You make me smile.” Love that song so much. My kids run around the house singing it. My son just wrote his teacher a card and put that she makes him smile like the sun! I had to find a way to incorporate the saying into my decorating around my…
My daughter’s lip balm recipe with ingredients in your kitchen.
My 7 year old girl is a blogger in the making. She came to me and asked me if she could make her own lip balm. Because I know her and trust her I said yes you can. But take lots of pictures so I can blog about it. Ha! Will gladly pimp out my…
Cute Ball Jar turned into cups with lids and straws! Cute!!
These are so great for summer with the kids out and home all day! I was at my friends house and saw what she did to her ball jars and lids. It’s a great way to reuse those jars and lids that sometimes don’t get reused as canning supplies. I don’t know about you but…
10 of the best Pinterest Graduation party ideas
Here’s a list of great graduation party ideas all from pinterest. I do not take credit of any of these amazing ideas. I have just compiled a nice example of great party ideas for you! Make sure you stop by the blogs and thank these ladies for all their hard work. Enjoy and I hope…
8 Inexpensive Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
If you’ve read my blog at all you know that we do not have a lot of extra money. We’ve done homemade gifts for years. My family expects it and knows that whatever I come up with I have put some time and effort into it. So, I thought I’d combine a list of the…
10 activities that you can do with kids to celebrate earth day #earthday
10 FUN AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY Earth Day is a great opportunity to remind yourself—and your kids—of what’s truly important. It’s a time to teach children how to care for our planet, and what better way to do that than through hands-on activities? Here are some things we’ve done with…
kool aid play dough recipe~Inexpensive and so easy to make!
Kool aid play dough recipe My kids love play dough. They are getting older and they still love to play with it. As I was thinking about all the items I tend to put in their Easter basket play dough was at the top of the list. Why not make your own? Making kool aid…
Kool Aid dyed Easter Eggs
How to make Kool Aid dyed Easter Eggs This is all over Pinterest right now. With my family’s love of Kool Aid we had to make it. I experimented with just 3 colors and loved the results. Here’s what we did. Kool Aid dyed Easter Eggs in pictures Here’s a great hard boiled egg recipe! …
Quick and Easy $5 or less Easter Table Decorations
I love to set a nice table for my children and my husband. We are usually on a tight budget. Because of that we need to find simple things that we can use from around the house that we already have. I decided on clear glasses, jelly beans and should have added Easter grass. That’s…
Quick and Easy Shamrock Printing and Painting
Being a sahm we never had much money. My job this year is to bring you fun activities you can do with your kids for very little money. I started it with doing some shamrock printing. It was so easy. I used a toilet paper roll and made it into a shamrock leaf (or heart)…
5 Things you can do today to get your plumbing ready for winter!
Winter is fast approaching. I’m sitting in my warm house and my feet are freezing right now. Winter, when it hits, can hit hard and stay for a long time like an uninvited guest you can’t wait to get rid of. Here are a few quick and easy ways to make sure you don’t have…
