Sorry I disappeared there for a little bit. I have been a bit busy. In a good way. This was they 1st holiday season for my ETSY shop, InMyLife.Etsy.com. Things went surprisingly well considering I do not do an overwhelming amount of promotion for it. I have been focusing on etched bakeware, and been delighted…
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Playing in the Kitchen: Last Minute Pumpkin-Spice Muffins
Okay. I’ll share my secret recipe for Pumpkin-Spice Muffins. It’s super simple, so much so it can barely be called a recipe. They’re moist, flavorful, and you can whip some up in a jiffy. AND… …They only take 2 ingredients. Total. Mix 2 ingredients together and bake. That’s it! 1 Can 100% Pumpkin + 1…
Mod Podge Simpsons Pumpkin!
Yes. It is true. You can decoupage a pumpkin. Mod Podge + Fabric. Fabulous. Mod Podge is basically watered down Elmer’s glue. You brush it on, apply strip of fabric, and brush another layer over the fabric and repeat around the whole pumpkin. I’ve done this with paper before, but never fabric, and never on…
Fix. Your. Photos.
It’s the 21st Century. You most likely have access to a digital camera and a computer. So please please put a few extra moments into making you photos worth posting. This plea mainly goes out the ETSY shop owners and Ebay sellers of the world… your photos are such a critical component to the buyer’s…
Coffee Filter Flower Breakdown
A rose for mom. That I made. Out of coffee filters. Seriously! There is already a fabulous photo step-by-step tutorial available on Crafster. SarahJSaturday made such a beautiful bouquet; I could not believe they weren’t real and, in fact, coffee filters. I originally found the bouquet via a post on Dollar Store Crafts. Amazing. BUT….
The Birthday Treat Bag, All Grown Up
When we were young, we left birthday parties with a plastic treat bag of excitement… filled with candy, little games and fake tattoos. Then we started growing up, and somewhere in our 20’s leaving a birthday party now meant a cab ride and a hangover the next morning. When I handed my friends a treat…
Grandma’s Stain Spray
Grandma Campbell’s stain spray is so simple to make. And saved my favorite shirt. Okay. One of my favorite shirts. It has penguins on it and I’m sure I’ll be wearing it for many years to come. The first time I wore the shirt (FIRST. TIME.) I managed to spill a huge drop of olive…
Grow Things You’d Want to Eat
This following is visual proof of two things. 1) The $1 Bin section at Target is a fun place 2) Anyone can grow Chives. If I can make something grow, so can you. It always feels silly to buy herbs at the store… They’re a little expensive, I rarely use a whole bunch anyways, and…
Playing in the Kitchen: Homemade Pizza Dough (On the Grill!)
Grilled Pizza. If I had a food truck, I’d definitely want to sell this. Cost of ingredients are fairly low, cooking time is reasonably short, and it tastes delicious! It reminds me a little bit of cooking Pizza in a brick oven. It’s cooked at a high heat for a short amount of time, and…
Freeze Your Jeans , Save The World
Is your freezer full of pants? Well, according to Apartment Therapy, it should be. ABC news has studied this concept too. Apparently, if you freeze your jeans instead of washing them, it will kill just as much bacteria as throwing them through the washer/dryer. Not only saving the integrity of your denim, this method also…