Rather than throwing out all those Christmas cards, here’s an idea for upcycling them into beautiful paper spheres. I paid $3 at a local thrift shop for this collection of Christmas cards. I was so proud of myself for not buying new and recycling these […]

Now that January’s here and we’re all trying to get a little more healthy I thought I’d share my favorite smoothie recipe. I make it for a meal-on-the-go or for “desert” after supper. Its a great way to sneak raw greens into your diet. My […]

Chair cozies are a simple sewing project and an affordable way to give your dining room a whole new look.  They can be made to fit any style dining chair, even those with arms. I made them for my dining chairs a few years ago […]

With the Hope Christmas Show and all our own Christmas preparations behind us,  we thought we’d share  some of the furniture pieces we made over for the show. I found this chair at a yard sale this summer. What caught my eye was the concentric […]

I’m always on the lookout for crafts that my grade-school age children and I can do together.  This is a simple, fun activity to upcycle those inexpensive Christmas balls that you probably already have laying around the house.  If not, local thrift stores should have […]

Debra and I are so excited to once again be a part of the annual Hope Christmas Craft Market in Hope, NJ. We will be back on the stage in the old Community Center. Besides over 200 crafters, there’s also various antique shops, restaurants, strolling […]

Elizabeth and I are busy, busy, busy  getting ready for the Hope Christmas Craft Market held each year in Hope, NJ, during the first weekend in December. One of my projects has been to upcycle old metal frames into trays and chalkboards.  I  picked several […]

I’ve been waiting for the bittersweet to bloom along the roadsides to change my mantel from “summer” to “fall”.  I haven’t been in a rush and life has been too full  to bother much with the mantel.  Mantels can be difficult to decorate and mine […]

Due to several severe peanut allergies in the schools, our district has become a “peanut-free zone”.  As a mom of kids who could eat peanut butter and jelly literally every day, this posed a bit of a problem.  But, once we adapted to the idea […]

I love these little white glass jars.  In their prior lives (1920s – 1950s) cold cream was sold in them.  I  remember my mom always used Ponds cold cream before she discovered Oil of Olay.  It came in a white jar  but with a more […]