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How To Dry Herbs and Flowers Step-by-step guide of the 5 methods of how to dry herbs and flowers. I have preserved flowers and herbs for many different projects over the years. There are several...
Making Your Yard Hummingbird Pleasant Making your yard hummingbird pleasant – How can you get hummingbirds to visit your yard year after year? It’s not as difficult as one might imagine. If you provide your...
Choosing Best Trees for Your Yard Trees are the backbone of most landscaping needs. Knowing the mature size of a tree is essential in preparing a landscape. You will need to know the height, limb...
Broken Tile Gazing Ball Who would have thought that an old bowling ball left from the previous homeowner would make such a nice piece of garden art. From bowling ball to broken tile gazing ball.
Brandy Slush in Ice Cream Pail Brandy Slush in Ice Cream Pail Recipe is one of my favorite holiday drinks. You don’t need to limit this drink to the holiday season though. I have served it at...
Smores in a Jar Homemade and from the heart. That is what the holidays are about. Use my smores in a jar recipe below and have a cute gift on hand for drop-in guests. The...
Is Your Christmas Cactus Not Blooming? Is your Christmas cactus not blooming? The darn things are fussy I tell you, downright fussy! My first Christmas cactus I received as a gift. It met a horrible...
Slug Prevention of Hostas Hostas are extremely easy to grow and add visual appeal to flower beds. They are hardy plants that look wonderful in any season. There is one garden pest that feels the...
How to Make Smelly Jelly Air Fresheners These smelly jelly air fresheners would be a welcomed addition to your home. Make them up in an assortment of scents. If you use a high quality fragrance...
Growing Garlic Growing garlic in Wisconsin, means I need to plant my garlic cloves during September or October to allow the cloves to produce a root system. They will start to grow green tops before...
Hand Stamped Penny Earrings The first hand stamped penny earrings design that I made was titled “Heads or Tails Either Way You’re A Winner.” They sold pretty well on Etsy, extremely well at craft fairs and...
Yellow Cauliflower Signs of a Harsh Growing Season This year was a disappointing year for my cauliflower and broccoli plants. In Wisconsin, we received a heavy frost during the early growing season.
From Trash to Treasures Garden Arbor From trash to treasures – garden arbor. This wasn’t a project that I was originally going to blog about. Partly, because I am a closet, garbage picker and thrift store...
Survivor Theme Party Game Challenges I racked my brain and turned to the Internet for ideas. I scoured the Internet looking for games to purchase. I came up empty-handed. So, I knew that I was...
How to Make Rhubarb Leaf Garden Stepping Stones You have seen them at all the craft fairs and garden centers, huge leaf-shaped birdbaths and stepping stones. Learn how to make rhubarb leaf garden stepping stones...
Homemade Belgian Waffles I loved spending summer vacation with my grandparents as a child. You could always expect to wake up to an inviting smell. My grandmother loved to cook and bake. She tempted our...
How To Make Homemade Lip Gloss and Lip Balm Once you gather up the materials to make your own lip gloss and lip balms you will wonder why you waited so long. Read how to...
Tile adds beauty, durability and value to any home. This mosaic tiled back splash is low cost but very time consuming, allow an entire week of on and off work. This was my first home...
Helping Plan a Baby Shower When my sister was pregnant with twin girls. My job was to prepare the games, send out the invites, make table top decor and help make some of the food items. ...
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