BHM_IDGC Putz House These Putz Houses were by my grandkids. (First two photos) I helped with the cardboard houses (made with repurposed cereal, tissue, butter, or cracker boxes or any other lightweight cardboard that you can find), and they took it from there. The instructions can be found on the website www.abeautifulmess.com. Click on crafts and … Read more
Cranberry Nut Bread 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup whole raw cranberries 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Hot water 1 tablespoon grated orange peel ½ cup orange juice 1 egg, slightly beaten Heat oven to 325 … Read more
If you want a Christmas tree, but don’t want to put one up or don’t have the space for one, get the look by plotting out a big triangle on the wall with pencil dots. Stagger clear reposition-able hooks up the sides. Then loop garland and fairy lights through each hook. Add small ball ornaments … Read more
Christmas Card Ornaments Don’t throw away those gorgeous Christmas cards that you got this year (actually last year, now). Let’s make something with them instead of putting them in the recycle bin. These crafts are very easy. All you need are some colored craft sticks, scissors, glue (I used tacky glue), toothpicks (wood or … Read more
June 2021 Grow up | Train your Tomatoes May 2021 Grow Up with Your Containers April 2021 Recycling for Seed Pots March 2021 Homemade Suet Cake Quick and Easy Birdhouse February 2021 Button Paper Clips Button Tree Fabric Door Heart January 2021 Christmas Card Ornaments Ways to Repurpose Christmas Trees Toothpick Ornaments December 2020 … Read more
Where to begin? At the end? Yes, it’s finally the end of the old year that brought us so much turmoil and turned our lives upside down. So let‘s happily wave good-bye to 2020 and look forward expectantly to 2021. Let us begin anew…
Christmas trees can be put to good use after the holidays. Here are some tips for repurposing a tree. Begin by removing all decorations, including tinsel. And of course, don’t do this with an artificial tree! The first thing is to get it out of the house. Dragging a no-longer-fresh Christmas tree outside after the … Read more
Fog in January brings a wet spring. A favorable January brings us a good year. If grass grows in January, it will grow badly the whole year. A summerish January, a winterish spring.
As Treasurer of the Garden Club, the last time I had an opportunity to present the Treasurer’s Report was back in March for the month of February 2020. Thankfully our bank account was strong. When everything came to a halt, there was great concern not so much about income but about not retaining our membership … Read more
With the start of the new year, our theme of starting anew, we are re-using and re-purposing items we might already have around the house. I have two crafts and a great recipe to share! Crafts Christmas Card Ornaments Don’t throw away those gorgeous Christmas cards that you got this year (actually last year, now). … Read more