Red, White and Blue Strawberry Kabobs
White chocolate dipped strawberry kabobs with blueberries create a fun and festive dessert for the Fourth of July. They are so easy to make and a perfect accent for any table setting. The white...
Category: Reuse
Cookie Rocket – 4th of July Decorations
I love creating theme platters for my parties like this cookie rocket…it not only is a fun way to serve food but it doubles as a party decoration. For the 4th of July, I...
Easy Tissue Box American Flag Lanterns
As some of you may already know, I love to reuse items when I create my designs. These easy to create tissue box American Flag lanterns are no exception. These will add a fun and...
DIY Techie Gift Bag Using Spare Computer Parts
As some of you may already know, I am truly a geek. I was a network engineer and technical consultant for a number of years installing fileservers, firewalls and computer systems in the DC area....
Handmade Mother’s Day Cards
It is easy to create beautiful, handmade Mother’s Day cards. You can make something that reflects your Mother’s personality that she is sure to cherish for years to come. I like to create my cards out of unexpected...
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...
Gift Wrap Accented with Yarn
I have always enjoyed wrapping gifts with unexpected elements — using yarn instead of ribbon to decorate gifts is a nice way to wrap a Mother’s Day present. Gifts accented with yarn not only...
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...
Easter Pail
It’s finally spring and with Easter less than a week away, it is time to start thinking about Easter baskets. There are many different ways to make a stylish Easter basket but this one...
Decorated Plastic Eggs
As most of you already know, I love to repurpose and make many of my crafts reusable like these decorated plastic eggs. I realize that plastic Easter eggs are already reusable but why not have more...
