Recipe: Easy Taco Chili Between work, homework, and after school sports, my days can get pretty busy. When I’m feeling a little overwhelmed with day-to-day craziness I usually end up making Taco Chili. Not only is this very tasty and very easy to make, it is made from things that I usually have on hand. …
The Virtues of Homemade Christmas Gifts There are lots of reasons why it’s great to give homemade Christmas gifts – but chances are, if you’re reading this, then one of the most important (or should we say, impending) reasons for giving homemade gifts is because the holidays are right around the corner and you just …
Downloadable Gift Tag Template This free tag template makes creating homemade tags easy. Simply print on them on card stock and cut them out. There are a million embellishments such as ink, chalk, rhinestones, and stamps that will give your tags that little something extra. This free printable has two pages, the first page has six different tags: a …
This little treat box is the perfect size to give to a neighbor, friend, co-worker, well… just about anybody! This box template makes a 2″ x 2″ x 2″ box that holds approximately 3.5 oz of small candies (we used M&Ms). A few tips when using this template: 1. Print the template on the back of 8.5 …
I love cooking with my kids and the holidays are the perfect time to make tasty treats with the whole family. If I’m feeling adventurous, we’ll try a new recipe. If I’m feeling totally unhurried and inclined to clean up the mess, we make sugar cookies. But if we’re in a rush to make treats …
I’ll be honest, I have a serious sweet tooth. And part of the reason I love the holidays is because I love having an excuse to indulge that sweet tooth and call it “enjoying the holiday season.” However, in the middle of cookies and fudge and pie and candy, we could all use a little …
I love the holidays, and especially the food and goodies associated with them! My kids love to help, and we love to share our favorite treats with our family and friends. But, of course what to make is only half the fun, we also love coming up with fun ways to wrap our goodies. Below is a …
One of our favorite current trends is the maxi skirt. I’ve never been much of a skirt person but these skirts are so versatile and comfortable that I find that I want to them all day every day! We figured that if we love them so much you probably would too. So we created a …
I love having nativity sets in different places in my house during the Christmas season, reminding me that the birth of Christ is the reason for all of the Christmas celebrations. And my children love to play with them – which is fine, with most of the sets, but this year I decided that …
Our vintage treasures… or are they antiques? Just six months before my mother in law passed away, we were visiting her in her home in Arizona. I was looking (as I usually am a few months before Christmas) for inexpensive homemade gift ideas, since our family was facing yet another cash-strapped Christmas. I mentioned to …