« Newer Entries  
 

Happy New Year

By Eliot, on January 1st, 2014%

Some vintage images from my grandfathers’ post card collections and a couple of Happy new Year wishes to you and yours. (And, I finally got around to doing a Top Ten!) . . . → Read More: Happy New Year

11 comments - (Comments are closed)   Crafts, Nostalgia, Recipes, What we're growing, eating, and doing.   , ,  

Doo rags (and doo-doo rags)

By Eliot, on December 23rd, 2013%

Keeping up a tradition of gifting tidy-whiteys to the nephews, we created some original headgear for them this Christmas. . . . → Read More: Doo rags (and doo-doo rags)

8 comments - (Comments are closed)   Crafts, Recipes   , ,  

Maldivian Body Scrub

By Eliot, on December 3rd, 2013%

Ah, wouldn’t a trip to a tropical paradise be great right about now? Can’t carve out enough time to go during this holiday season? Make this spice scrub instead….. . . . → Read More: Maldivian Body Scrub

13 comments - (Comments are closed)   Crafts, Recipes, What we're growing, eating, and doing.   , , , , , , , ,  

Stick a fork in it…

By Eliot, on November 24th, 2013%

Make garden markers out of used wine corks and cheap forks. . . . → Read More: Stick a fork in it…

19 comments - (Comments are closed)   Crafts, Garden   , , ,  

Felted Dryer Balls

By Eliot, on November 12th, 2013%

OK—no snickering at the title of this post. It could have been worse. I could have simply titled it “wooly balls.” 🙂

I tried to be proactive all year and keep on the look out for cool homemade gift ideas. During the months of November and December, I would like to share with you some . . . → Read More: Felted Dryer Balls

14 comments - (Comments are closed)   Crafts, What we're growing, eating, and doing.   , , , ,  

Advent Calendar: Making paper bells

By Eliot, on December 5th, 2012%

This isn’t a Gift from the Kitchen, but we did make it in the kitchen. That counts, right?

When the in-laws were here for Thanksgiving, my mother-in-law and I got so bored with the 24/7 football that was blaring in the living room, we found a project. She was wanting to make paper ornaments for . . . → Read More: Advent Calendar: Making paper bells

11 comments - (Comments are closed)   Crafts, What we're growing, eating, and doing.   , ,  

Some more gift ideas, but not from the kitchen

By Eliot, on December 10th, 2011%

I took some time out of the kitchen to crank up the sewing machine and finish some other Christmas gifts. . . . → Read More: Some more gift ideas, but not from the kitchen

5 comments - (Comments are closed)   Crafts, What we're growing, eating, and doing.   , , ,  

Fire starters

By Eliot, on July 21st, 2010%

Making fire starters for chimineas. . . . → Read More: Fire starters

Comments are closed   Crafts, What we're growing, eating, and doing.
« Newer Entries