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Cutting Board Conditioner

By Eliot, on December 24th, 2021%

Here’s a great homemade gift. I’m also recapping Christmases past…. . . . → Read More: Cutting Board Conditioner

Christmas Simmering Spices

By Eliot, on December 18th, 2018%

Today’s recipe is just for simmering and smelling. . . . → Read More: Christmas Simmering Spices

“In My Kitchen” November 2018

By Eliot, on November 1st, 2018%

Along with a bit of kitchen gadgetry, I am sharing a craft that would be perfect for holiday gifts. . . . → Read More: “In My Kitchen” November 2018

Here’s this year’s round up of our homemade gifts: infinity scarves, yard dice, cedar cacti planters, money boxes, cookbooks, book marks and dog biscuits. Oh, my! . . . → Read More: Homemade Gifts 2016

Memory Boxes

By Eliot, on January 1st, 2016%

Keep track of all the joy and happiness that 2016 will surely bring. Make a memory box to keep track of all the new year happenings. . . . → Read More: Memory Boxes

Gift Ideas

By Eliot, on December 15th, 2015%

No Christmas posting theme here this year. Things are just too hectic, but the Ghost of Christmas Pasts is visiting today. Here are my gifting-themed posts from 2010 to present. . . . → Read More: Gift Ideas

Farolitos: DIY Decorating

By Eliot, on December 22nd, 2014%

So I am starting my own game of Christmas CLUE with you today.

Clue #1: Today I am posting very difficult instructions (facetiously typed) for farolitos or luminaries to decorate your driveway or front step.

Clue #2: On Christmas, I will post about the New Mexico state cookie.

Intrigued?

Have any guesses as to why . . . → Read More: Farolitos: DIY Decorating

A Reindeer Barbershop Sextet (or root beer pack to go)

By Eliot, on December 19th, 2014%

I feel obligated to again share with you, dear reader, as we embark on another Christmas gift giving season that I am an often ungrateful gift recipient. (For more on my Bah Humbug attitude, click here.) I have received some scary pig teapots…,some lovely wine glasses…,

lots of cat-themed items, regifted towel-sets (that were actually . . . → Read More: A Reindeer Barbershop Sextet (or root beer pack to go)

Make Your Own Gift Bags and Go Retro

By Eliot, on December 8th, 2014%

I become even more retro and vintage at Christmas time. I think as I get older, I enjoy more retro stuff. Er…or maybe it is me that is actually become more vintage.

Anyhoo, I found some old forgotten sticker paper in our office/guest room and I went nuts printing vintage images for packages and gift . . . → Read More: Make Your Own Gift Bags and Go Retro

DIY Body Lotion

By Eliot, on April 14th, 2014%

Is your skin still trying to recover from the harsh winter? Try out this super-simple recipe for a do-it-yourself, super rich lotion. . . . → Read More: DIY Body Lotion

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