I have been searching and searching for the right something to hang in this one spot in the kitchen. I have some ideas for projects, so I was really hoping to find some decent frames, but all the new ones…
Craigslist Karma scores again!
Well, technically it’s Goodwill karma this time, but once again I scored! $40 for this fantastic piece of genuine Midcentury goodness. Just look at the legs on this beauty! Oh my gosh, I nearly fainted when I saw it. I…
Beehive Headband
Last year, when I was just in charge of the 16 – 18 year olds, I came up with this little headband to welcome the girls who turned 16 and entered my class. Now that I’m over everyone, I wanted…
Parsley Oregano Vinaigrette
Every day last summer, I made a salad from the bumper crop of cherry tomatoes from my garden, some feta cheese, a cucumber, and a vinaigrette I made up from some fresh herbs in my garden. The vinaigrette keeps nicely…
Fabric Covered Wastebasket
Sometimes I can be so dang cheap about the silliest things. Since we moved into this house three years ago I’ve needed to get wastebaskets in all the bathrooms, but I could not bring myself to spend $25 on something…
Tangy Meatloaf Crumble
I’m not fully sold on the name, but I just can’t call this meatloaf. It’s too misleading. This has very little in common with regular old meatloaf. When Bear and I first got married, I was a vegetarian and he…
Long Overdue Presents
I so have the best of intentions whenever a present comes due. I have these grand visions of even getting ahead one day, keeping a drawer with handmade presents I can choose from to send out the week of the…
Superhero T-Shirt Quilt
When my cousin Karen was going through the bags and bags of clothes her kids had grown out of, she set aside a bunch of shirts that held sentimental value. The shirts the kids really loved the most. And every…
Roasted sweet potato fries and homemade ranch dressing
This was one of the little snacky dishes I made for my vegetarian dinner party a few weeks ago, and I’ve probably made it every other week since. It couldn’t be easier and SOOOOO yummy. To make the sweet potato…
Fancy New Bags for my Fancy New Job
I have to carry a ton of stuff back and forth to all my Young Women meetings. Along with my regular set of scriptures, I carry a big binder with all my planning information in it, plus my own set…