Good morning! And welcome back to the HomeAcre Hop! Hosted by: Carol from Everything Home with Carol, Lisa Lynn from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre and me! We have several things lined up for you this morning: a new giveaway, the … Continue reading
…this post originally appeared last week as a guest post on the Self Sufficient HomeAcre. If you have a small window needing to be dressed, and are looking for something that can be put together quickly and inexpensively, then here … Continue reading
…a detailed tutorial in 10 easy steps with lots of pictures including two of my dogs. I’ve had my bed for 10 years. I bought it before we were married, back when I was living in Honduras. It is a … Continue reading
Today I’m guest posting over at The Prairie Homestead ~ sharing ideas on how to achieve a custom look at the window but without the custom price, using materials you probably already have on hand. No sewing skills necessary! I’d … Continue reading
“As we rose to go, she opened her wooden chest and brought out a bag made of bed-ticking, about as long as a flour sack and half as wide, stuffed full of something. When Mrs. Shimerda opened the bag and … Continue reading
This recipe has been a Christmas brunch tradition in my family of origin for as long as I can remember. It was originally taken from what is now a vintage copy of the Farm Journal Christmas Book and every year … Continue reading
…that can be put together in a relatively short amount of time. This post is for those people (like me) who would love to give homemade gifts but are not one of those people who thinks about it in July, … Continue reading
…a canning project (And you can tell from the photo that I am a newbie canner.) I made these lovely canned apples last fall before our move. They came together easily, and since they are processed in a water bath … Continue reading
I have a small collection of wreathes that I like to rotate with the seasons. The first one was made with the purchase of our first home, and although I was up to my neck in wedding preparations at the … Continue reading
Way, way, back in the day, long before I was married, I had a tiny little business in which I designed, sold, and manufactured custom window treatments. I made pinch pleated draperies, valances, Roman shades, balloon shades, cloud shades, sheers, … Continue reading
Having just finished up a series of posts on fall gardening, I thought I’d shake things up a bit and talk about sewing on my unofficial “Gardening Post Day”. We are after all transitioning from the warmer growing season to … Continue reading