Tag: DIY
Cutting Board Conditioner
Here’s a great homemade gift. I’m also recapping Christmases past….
Mom’s Cleaner
Here’s a natural, homemade cleaner that will make your whole house smell wonderful.
Blood, Bones and Butter and Three Inspired-by Recipes
To be sure, there’s lots of food floating around in Gabrielle Hamilton’s Blood, Bones & Butter, but I was inspired to make three recipes: Herbed Olives, Hummus and a Spicy-Sweet Whole Grain Mustard.
“In My Kitchen” January 2019
I’m not sure we were this good in 2018 but we got a lot of wonderful homemade and kitchen swag under the tree and in our stockings.
“In My Kitchen” November 2018
Along with a bit of kitchen gadgetry, I am sharing a craft that would be perfect for holiday gifts.
Homemade Gifts 2016
Here’s this year’s round up of our homemade gifts: infinity scarves, yard dice, cedar cacti planters, money boxes, cookbooks, book marks and dog biscuits. Oh, my!
Pancake Mix for a Quick Xmas Gift
Happy Holidays! Do you need one more last minute present? Here’s a quick and easy gift to whip up.
Farolitos: DIY Decorating
So I am starting my own game of Christmas CLUE with you today. Clue #1: Today I am posting very difficult instructions (facetiously typed) for farolitos or luminaries to decorate your driveway or front step. Clue #2: On Christmas, I will post about the New Mexico state cookie. Intrigued? Have any guesses as to why…
Elixirs for Xmas: Amaretto
Who knew you could make your own Amaretto? I certainly didn’t. I was struggling for some more Christmas posts and pulled an old cookbook from my library: Gifts from the Kitchen. Mom had a similar book (back in the day) I loved to go through and dream of all the gifts I would make…
Make Your Own Gift Bags and Go Retro
I become even more retro and vintage at Christmas time. I think as I get older, I enjoy more retro stuff. Er…or maybe it is me that is actually become more vintage. Anyhoo, I found some old forgotten sticker paper in our office/guest room and I went nuts printing vintage images for packages…