With just days to go now until Christmas, there is still time to get creative with holiday gift wrapping, using materials we already have on hand or have right outside our doorstep. So often, we buy gift wrapping and boxes only to see them torn apart and thrown away quickly.This season, try some new ideas instead.…
A wreath is an easy thing to make for any season and a great activity in which you can incorporate your kids. To gather the key ingredient for this project, you’ll need to go in search for the types of vines that are thinner and therefore good for wreath making—wisteria, honeysuckle, and grape are…
The holiday season often means festive parties to attend. This homemade cookie mix in a jar gift is a delicious idea for a hostess, as well as friends, neighbors and family. You can put it together quickly with items you have in your pantry, it's economical, and the recipient will appreciate it long after.
Cookie Mix…
Watch the step-by-step video on how to make Cinnamon Wrapped Candles to keep your rooms smelling cozy and festive this holiday season.
Cinnamon Wrapped Candles:
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During the fall and winter months, we all tend to do a lot more entertaining.In advance of hosting our friends and family, there are many elegant things we can do to create a beautiful table scape using items we collect from nature.Watch the step-by-step video tutorial here: What did you think of this video?For more…
There is tremendous value in understanding our intimate relationship to the natural world, and in our hectic fast-paced lives, so many of us forget to stop and smell the rosemary.Here are nutritional benefits of 7 edibles that are right in your backyard, no trip to the grocery store needed! When you have had your fill of garden…
I'll be on the P. Allen Smith show in the next week. He is one of my favorite people and I had such a great time. It plays at different times in different markets but you can check your local listings at: www.pallensmith.com/television/station-guide.
We did everything from making exotic fruit bowl vases, to making…
A few years ago I posted step-by-step instructions on How to Skin a Pig. I was on a javelina hunt in west Texas and proved that javelina could be made to taste delicious. Today, I'm going to show you How to Skin a Deer (spoiler alert: it's very similar, but we could all use a…
"This is going to be very glamorous” my friend said as we started this project. We tried putting in a red light bulb, which was like going to an old pharmacy. It would also work well with an Edison light bulb. This is the simplest version, which relies on gravity to prevent the light bulb…