Mar 1, 2018 | Things I Made |
How to Make Wool Mittens from an Old Wool Sweater I love to upcycle old wool sweaters to make new things! I made myself a knitting bag about 8 years ago and have carried back and forth to school for all the handwork classes I volunteered in and it’s still going...
Feb 8, 2018 | Things I Made |
Make Monster Doughnuts for Valentine’s Day My kids are both past the age of having to take Valentine’s Day Cards to school. I’m alternately sad and happy about this turn of events. I LOVE making homemade valentines but my kids were not that into it....
Dec 5, 2017 | Things I Made |
Frugal Giving I’m a giver and I’m glad of it. I love to keep present surprises and give people what I THINK they want. I listen all year and make little notes about what they mention, what they look longingly at, what they could use in their lives. Then I...
Sep 13, 2017 | Life in Alaska, Things I Made |
Easy To Make Dream Pillows Everything is SO ripe right now in ALaska, Septemeber will do that to a state. I wanted to put away bits of summer in new an different ways this year. I made Calendula Salve and Homegrown Smudge Sticks to enjoy summer just a little longer....
Aug 30, 2017 | Life in Alaska, Things I Made, Things I Tried |
How to Make Your Own Smudge Sticks I’ve been looking for different ways to preserve summer beyond jams and jellies one of my recent favorites was making this lovely Calendula Salve. My newest endeavor has been to make my own Smudge Sticks from homegrown flowers,...
Aug 8, 2017 | Life in Alaska, Things I Made |
Palmer Food Swap Second Anniversary Blue Ribbon Swap Join us Saturday at 10AM August 12th, 2017 for the Second Anniversary of Palmer Food Swap. We hold our swap at The Annex, 247 Alaska Street Palmer, Alaska. Read on to see what’s special this month. This...
