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4 min read 2023-05-04 18:46:23

Animal Rescues Need You To Donate These 20 Handmade Items

Animal rescues need YOU to do some crafting for good this summer! Looking for something to make that will also make a difference? Here are some

6 min read 2023-04-17 18:07:46

Cat toys are your second best friend. Your cat is your first, of course! I’m currently fostering a litter of kittens and their mama for my local

5 min read 2023-04-10 20:18:13

This upcycled cardboard cat scratcher is a great way to use up all your corrugated cardboard boxes. Cats love it, and it’s a useful donation to

5 min read 2023-03-20 18:40:10

Where I live, this is the transition time between Fool’s Spring and Second Winter. Swamp Spring is yet to come, but it, too, will be here soon.

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

5 min read 2023-02-07 19:10:36

I know it’s just a Hallmark holiday, one of those occasions created by big-box stores to cash in on our gullibility, but I love Valentine’s Day,

3 min read 2022-11-11 02:23:13

You’ve picked out an old book and prepped its pages–what’s the next step in creating an altered book that you’ll love? Let your imagination

4 min read 2022-11-02 18:48:58

Tights feel like such a wasteful purchase sometimes. They can be so delicate, so easy to snag and rip, so quick to stain and so challenging to wash.

4 min read 2022-10-14 00:33:06

I have been on a zippered pouch kick lately, happily using up all my scraps and stash to make handy little pouches for pens in my backpack, or bobby

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,

4 min read 2022-08-17 18:32:06

If you or someone you love is involved in a tights-wearing activity, come sit by me and let’s trash-talk tights for a while. My kid has studied

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.

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

5 min read 2022-04-02 02:08:06

Obviously, I’m not going to buy brand-new outlet covers and light switch plates for my family room, just because I repainted the walls. I mean, so