Our neighbor has a tree, and every fall it drops horse chestnuts in our yard. They are poisonous, you can't eat them. This year I came u...

I love Advent calendars. There are so very many to choose from out there- from simple to overboard complicated. In our house, I try to keep ...

Over the summer my 8 yr old daughter started watching "Trading Spaces Kids." We have now blocked tat channel, for my sanity sake. ...

I was in Bed Bath and Beyond last week and saw a sheer bed canopy for $39. I was shopping for my daughter, who wanted her room decorated lik...

When I was growing up my  mom sewed a lot of our clothes. I could pretty much count on a new spring dress and a pair of new pajamas every ye...

Here is the second one I made. This time I used lace off of the bottom of a tank top that was in the DI pile. Love it!

 I bought this and it's just a smidge to short so I never wear it, so here's what I did with it!  ...

My little boy turned six this year, and also started kindergarten. Which means the arrival of whole-class birthday parties! You know, the dr...

Another addition to my daughter's room- a memo board. Not just a boring brown bulletin board, but a ribbon-laced rainbow-colored bulleti...

So when my oldest was 2years old I made him a quilt, he is now 8 and his feet stick out the bottom, so it was time for a new one. I'm n...