Free Embroidery Designs: These placemats are made almost totally in the hoop. They are designed for hoops that are a minimum of 6″ wide and 10″ tall. The instructions change a bit for larger hoops. All instructions are included with the design. Download Placemat 1 (shown here) by filling in the form at the bottom…
Painting my bedroom compelled me to confront one of the real horrors of old houses- useless phone and cable jacks disfiguring the walls. My whole house is a jack-athon extravaganza Other than my kitchen, (recently renovated), every room in my house has an unused phone jack. The office has 3, (one for the home phone,…
Transform Your Bedroom into a Peaceful, Stunning Retreat Make your dream bedroom a reality and every day you can wake up in your own personal retreat. It’s not hard! Maybe you can’t control the chaos in your life, but you can make your bedroom beautiful without a huge amount of work or expense. I changed…
It’s easy to achieve the home of your dreams if you have an unlimited budget but if you’re like me, you have to do a lot of the work yourself. Luckily, fixing drywall is one of the things is easily accomplished. Fixing drywall is within your reach. Imagine waking up every day in a space…
With a few simple tweaks you can move your bedroom from “nice” to stunning. Texture adds visual interest and complexity to designs, enriching them with depth and dynamism. Learn more about texture in our “texture’ Post. Add texture in multiple places in your room. Wallpaper is an easy way to increase the visual interest. Increase…
Have you ever tried to pinpoint the difference between nice and spectacular, nice and stunning, nice and beautiful? Though it takes more than one simple tweak for a perfect project, there is an area that is an often overlooked design concept, that can change a project exponentially, Texture. Recently, while browsing home decor pictures I…
Eliminate earwigs in your garden without using poison! Conquer those little marauders without health threatening chemicals. It’s an easy (though slightly time-consuming) process. Supplies: Beer – We choose our beer by price. Earwigs are not connoisseurs, they’re attracted to the yeast in the beer, not the taste. Small Containers to place in the garden. Most…
Get out of your cuilinary rut with this outstanding, tasty chicken recipe. Enjoy tangy sumac and caramelized onion roasted with your chicken, in the air fryer. Mussakhan is a dish made in food heaven. It’s an unique roast chicken dish, unusually tasty. You start by rubbing chicken with spices including sumac, an underused wonderful taste….
Satisfy Your Cravings Guilt Free- A Special Treat That is Actually Healthy! Love hot-wings but want to avoid the unhealthy fat? Replace the chicken wings with cauliflower. Yes, I know cauliflower is tasteless, but that’s the good thing about these hot-“wings”. The flavor is from the seasonings and sauce, the cauliflower taste is indistinguishable. What…
Fabric Gift Bags replace disposable paper wrappings with multi-use drawstring bags, an eco-friendly and cost effective upgrade. And, FGBs are easy to use, speeding up the gift wrapping process. Choosing the right fabric sets the tone of your wrap. Want to spiff up your bag just a little bit more? Add a flirty little ruffle…