You can enjoy homemade cinnamon applesauce without much work at all. This slow cooker applesauce recipe is warm, cozy, and the perfect side dish for pork chops or roast chicken. When you have too many apples, what do you do? Do you make everyone eat an apple a day? Do you make dried apple slices?…
Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
A fantastically moist and delicious zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting. The perfect way to use up your summer produce! How’s it going with your garden? Lots of tomatoes? Cucumbers? Zucchini? If you’re stuck with a lot of zucchini, never fear, you can always make this cake…this amazingly moist and flavorful zucchini cake with cream…
My Mom.
I’ve tried to start this post a number of times, and it’s just been really difficult to find the right words. Two weeks ago my mom passed away. Many of you knew from my email that she had been in the hospital for a few weeks – she was taken in for a back fracture,…
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream.
Pumpkin spice cupcakes with cinnamon buttercream frosting are so delicious with a cup of tea! Enjoy these on a cool fall day. Is there anything better than autumn baking? The urge to bake hit me the other day, and I decided on these cupcakes. When in doubt, go with cupcakes. Right? These pumpkin spice cupcakes…
12 Essential Oil Blends for Your Diffuser.
As the weather cools, I get into more of a candle burning/essential oil diffusing mood. I want my house to smell cozy and delicious, and my favorite way to do that is to use essential oils. Although I do love candles, one of the benefits of diffusing essential oils is that they have other properties besides…
Cherry Mango Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie.
This cherry mango anti-inflammatory smoothie is a healthy and beautiful way to start the day! Cherry mania is going on full force over here these days…I can’t stop buying them! My favorite thing to do right now is to pit them, and then freeze them to use in smoothies. Did you know that cherry pits…
How to Make All Natural Lotion.
How to make all natural lotion – this easy recipe is inexpensive and works very well! This past year, I’ve become more interested in making my own bath and body products. When I was pregnant for the first time, I started doing a lot of reading about all of the nasty chemicals in a lot…
Easy Chocolate Covered Pretzels.
There’s nothing like the sweet and salty combination of these easy chocolate covered pretzels! So tasty! Need a last minute gift idea? Gina from Acute Designs is here today to share a very easy treat/gift. I love salty and sweet, so chocolate covered pretzels are always a hit with me! When I was younger my…
How to make your own deodorant.
How to make your own deodorant – this recipe is all natural and very easy to follow! Okay, so I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that this may be the most life-changing thing you ever read on this blog. Â Or maybe it won’t be, because maybe you already know this,…
Essential Oils in the Home: Getting Started.
Essential oils can be confusing! What should you use, and when? This article will give you simple ways to use essential oils throughout your home. Note: This article is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. If you have any questions, be sure to contact your healthcare provider. Essential oils are so super popular right…
DIY: Easy Upcycled Patriotic Vase.
We haven’t done as many little craft projects around here lately, but the other day my son asked if we could make something, so I thought we’d make something patriotic. Â He’s very into recycling these days (thank you, Sid the Science Kid), so I thought we could make a couple little vases with some…
Easy Mother’s Day Gift: Teeny Plants in Glittered Pots.
I have a really quick and easy (and cute!) DIY project for you today. Perfect for a last minute handmade Mother’s Day gift. They have such sweet little succulents in the garden department at Lowe’s, and I wanted to make an equally pretty container for this little one we picked up the other day. You…
Spring Project: Paper Punched Ombre Wreath.
Hooray! Â It’s Friday! Â This has been a super long week for me…Darryl is really busy rehearsing students for a competition, so it’s been me flying solo most days and evenings lately. Â So I’m really happy that the weekend is here! Â We have a little trip to Ann Arbor planned to go to the Grand Opening…
Vegan Chocolate Birthday Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting.
Peanut butter frosting on a chocolate cake makes for a very special dessert! This is definitely a cake to remember!  A rich and decadent cake with a creamy peanut butter frosting. This frosting is soooooooooooo yummy, but it is also very heavy! Be  careful. I did a double layer cake, with frosting in…
Keep Calm.
I decided to make a little printable about birth. You know all those popular “Keep Calm and Carry On” posters out there, with all their endless variations? Keep calm and fish on, keep calm and knit on, keep calm and read on, keep calm and dance on… There weren’t any about birth, so I made…
Glittery Turkeys – Thanksgiving Kid’s Craft.
We did a little turkey craft today with Styrofoam, felt, glitter and pipe cleaners…aren’t they festive? I love to make little crafts with my son for each holiday, and he loves easy ones where he can be very involved…painting glue on, shaking glitter, etc. You can make this, too, it’s easy. You will need: ::…
Link Parties.
These are some link parties that I like to participate in. Stop by these lovely blogs for a visit and some inspiration!  Â
DIY – Recycled Crayon “Cupcakes.”
I don’t know about you, but we have tons of broken crayons at our house. I was wondering what to do with all these little bits, when I came across the idea in the book Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron to melt them into larger crayon “cupcakes.” I didn’t do it exactly the way…
Glittered Acorns / A Simple Fall Craft.
Happy first day of Autumn! We’ve been collecting acorns around here lately – and leaves, and sticks, and whatever else strikes the fancy of an almost three year old. Rather than have a bunch of nuts everywhere, I decided to whip out the glitter and glue and make some festive, sparkly little fall decorations. So…
DIY: Doily Wall Art
I thought I’d share a fun little DIY decor project today…doily wall art. I needed to freshen up our living room, and I wanted to keep the cost down since we just spent a fair amount repainting and decorating our family room (more about that later). Doilies seem to be all the rage right now,…
