Eighteen minutes. I timed it. This “to die for” tortellini soup takes eighteen minutes from pot to mouth. Next time you go to the store, buy some frozen tortellini. An eighteen to twenty ounce bag will make a double batch, then the next time you’re in a pinch for dinner…..you won’t be in a pinch for dinner. I […]
POW! BANG! BAM!
BOOM, BOOM, POW! How do you like me now? We were first introduced to the marshmallow gun in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where we paid $12.00 only to realize, that even anti-crafties could make one. We took it apart, measured the pieces of PVC sprinkler pipe and made twenty, (not a typo), twenty more. My oldest […]
Oodles Of Pool Noodles
Pool noodles. I’ve been tripping over one I’ve had a “plan” for since last summer. I’d tuck it somewhere and it would reappear,(usually at night on my stairs, waiting for me like a ninja). Anyway, did you know you could cut a pool noodle as easy a cutting through wheat bread? We cut up several colors of pool noodles […]
No Green Thumb Required
Spring has sprung and my kids have loved watching their world (the neighborhood) blossom and grow. They had an absolute blast making these charming little Easter grass baskets. Everyday they run downstairs to the kitchen window to check the progress the grass has made. And just like flowers, bringing the grass indoors adds to any room. […]
Safety Pin Bracelet
I remember being twelve and making safety-pin bracelets at girls camp. I thought they were so cool. I wore the bracelet every day until I lost it at the pool the next summer. It was red, white, and blue. So patriotic. So 1974. Well, safety-pin bracelets have come back full circle… Now I just need the Farrah Fawcett hair-do to […]
Costco Take-N-Bake Makeover
This is what my family ate for dinner tonight. Gourmet take- out? No. It’s a reassembled Costco pepperoni pizza. For a change of pace we’ll remove the pepperoni on all or part of the pizza. It tastes completely different (even better) especially when you add some vegetables. This makes dinner a quick fix and you’re less ridden with the guilt trip that comes […]
Nostalgic DIY Bracelet
Years ago my grandmother passed away. I was eleven or twelve years old at the time. A little while later we went to visit my grandpa and he gave me a necklace that belonged to my grandmother. It was a broken strand of pearls. I don’t think they were real but they were nice. He also gave me some sweaters that […]
Hula Hoop Hideout
O.k. I know you can see a hand holding up our hoola hoop hide out. Still, it’s a great idea. Made with a hoola hoop and a group of three long draperies or even cloth shower curtains. Hit the clearance aisle and see what you can find. This hide out is “take downable” which I love. It can be […]
All Aboard!
“All aboard!” It’s the Kleenex Box Express (and you were just going to put them in the recycle bin). It’s winter time. Don’t you have a box of tissue in every room of your house? Even if you don’t, you could buy three or four boxes of Kleenex, save the tissues and make a train for under […]
DIY Car Ramp
I love to make things out of something you might throw away or recycle. I teach preschool so there is always a plethora of “garbage” that can be made into something fun if you’re desperate enough. We just made garages out of shoeboxes in my class, but didn’t think of this cool ramp until they had all […]