Give your Mother the Gift of Breakfast in Bed
Pamper your mother this Mother’s Day with the ultimate relaxation gift of Breakfast in Bed. If she is like most moms, she is up at the crack of dawn, making sure everyone is fed...
Category: Crafts
How to Make a Cactus Planter
As a child, I thought the coolest plant in the world was a cactus, especially the grafted cactus with the colorful top. I would always ask for one for my birthday but I could...
Decorated Cookie Box
When it is someone’s birthday and I am not sure what to buy them, I often give a gift of homemade, straight from the oven, chocolate chunk macadamia nut cookies. I gave a cookie...
Create a Bistro Style Chalkboard
I have always loved the beautiful Bistro Style Chalkboards you see in cute little restaurants and coffee shops. I wondered how they made such stylish lettering and I wanted to learn how to do...
How to Make a Necklace Holder
I love the look of long, layered necklaces — they can dress up and add style to almost every outfit. Unfortunately, I have never had a very good way of storing them. I would...
Decoupage Egg Shakers
Now that Easter is over, here is a fun thing to do with all of those leftover plastic eggs. One idea I had is to make decoupage egg shakers. This is a great project...
How to Make a Birdhouse Craft Kit
With Mother’s Day quickly approaching (Sunday, May 12th), I wanted to share some of my ideas for sweet and heartfelt Mother’s Day gifts. One of them is this birdhouse craft kit. It is very...
How to Make Fabergé Eggs Gift Boxes
I have always been fascinated with the jeweled Fabergé Eggs and the amazing craftsmanship used to create these beautiful works of art. I thought it would be fun to make some candy box versions...
Painted Flowers – Easter Lilies
I love fresh flowers and used to buy a bunch every week at a little stand at the Metro to decorate my apartment when I lived in Downtown Bethesda. I have been told that...
Indoor Herb Garden
There is nothing quite like cooking with fresh herbs…whether you are preparing a simple mozzarella and tomato salad garnished with fresh basil or an asparagus, potato frittata seasoned with fresh thyme. I like to...
