diy home + garden

5 min read 2023-03-16 03:56:43

24 St. Patrick’s Day Crafts That are Easy AND Eco-Friendly!

On the spectrum of weird American holidays, St. Patrick’s Day feels like one of the weirdest, so let’s lean into the weirdness together with this

3 min read 2023-03-05 19:02:11

You’ll never burn all of the wax in your jar candle. Whether you’ve made your jar candle or bought it, there will always be at least a little wax

4 min read 2023-02-23 19:45:49

What better way to occupy my time while spending five days hiding in COVID quarantine in my bedroom (sigh…) than to dream of Spring?!? I’m busy

4 min read 2023-02-13 19:12:33

Need a quick and easy, super simple homemade Valentine’s Day gift for your favorite valentine? This mini heart bunting is a low-key gift, since

5 min read 2023-01-10 19:08:36

Did you Live, Laugh, Love in 2008? Did you have a weekly commitment to Instagram your letterboard in 2020? Do you now, or at any time, have a sign

4 min read 2022-11-21 21:05:44

Although technically I’m still deep in what I have, as the parent of a young ballerina, eventually come to accept as “Nutcracker season” and I

4 min read 2022-10-05 18:35:36

My family is SO hard on our stuff. We are the illustrated definition of not deserving nice things, because at any given time we are either muddy,

3 min read 2022-08-24 18:11:36

Insert sad emoji here! Time to tell the truth: I DO love myself a good cement project. I love making mosaic stepping stones with broken dishes as the

5 min read 2022-07-27 18:17:19

Okay, I’m a plastic 2-liter bottle convert. That’s not to say that I’m actually buying beverages in plastic 2-liter bottles, because plastic

4 min read 2022-07-11 18:19:30

Some of my most-favorite people directly caused one of my least-favorite scenarios a few weeks ago, when I hosted a party for my Girl Scout troop.

5 min read 2022-06-04 01:59:56

Macrame is the perfect summer camp craft. It’s super versatile, with the potential to make any project that a kid dreams of. It requires little in

5 min read 2022-05-26 18:59:19

The best summer camp crafts utilize items found in nature and items easily bought or donated (or hey, just found in the back of your closet!). They

4 min read 2022-05-05 23:05:21

The Problem of Plastic Waste We already knew that we have a problem with plastic waste. I mean, if the side of your nearest highway isn’t evidence

4 min read 2022-04-27 00:20:48

In my family, we call bird feeders “Cat TV,” as in “Hello, Spots! I see that you’re once again meowing in my face at 6:00 am. Would you like

4 min read 2022-04-14 00:32:40

They may be small, inexpensive, and easy to replace, but that doesn’t mean that we need to throw them out every time we remodel a room! Light