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Crafts / Mother's Day / summer

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 never seem to keep it alive. I guess I was too young to realize that this… Read more

graduation / How To Videos

DIY Graduation Cap Gift Box

It is almost Graduation season and people always ask me how to wrap a gift card or money in a fun and festive way rather than just putting it in a card. My solution is this easy to make Graduation Cap gift box, perfect for not only gift cards, checks,… Read more

Everything / Food

Sunday Brunch – Ham and Spinach Quiche Recipe

I have always loved a good quiche. I reminisce about the days living in downtown Bethesda, Maryland walking to the French Cafe La Madeline on Sunday mornings to get my fresh baked Quiche Lorraine and potato galette. I have tried making different quiches recipes in the past to reproduce this… Read more
Recycled Milk Carton Vase

Earth Day / Milk Carton / Reuse / spring

How to Make Beautiful Milk Carton Vases

Learn how to easily make beautiful DIY Milk Carton Vases. There are so many amazing and useful things you can create with stuff you probably already have around your house. One day when I was tossing milk cartons into the recycle bin it occurred to me that I could create… Read more
Tin Can Decorations

Cans / Crafts / Gift Wrapping / Reuse

Beautiful DIY Tin Can Decorations (Reused Can Crafts)

You can easily create beautiful DIY Tin Can Decorations with stuff you may already have around your house. Items that are normally discarded or thought of as trash can be easily transformed into pretty and very useful things. I love to repurpose items and turn them into something unexpected. Everyone… Read more

Cards / Crafts / Earth Day / kids / Reuse / summer

How to Make Handmade Paper (Using Junk Mail)

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make handmade paper? Spring is finally here! Everything is starting to grow and turn green. In the spirit of this glorious season, I created DIY handmade paper made from junk mail, scraps of paper, and natural elements. I embedded flower petals, leaves,… Read more