5 Unique Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes

Thanksgiving is gone but the leftover turkey, stuffing, and potatoes (sweet and mashed) aren’t. You can rescue your family from he thanksgiving leftover blues by reinvigorating that turkey, stuffing, potatoes and other Thanksgiving leftovers into new meals, including donuts! 1. Stuffing Donuts from Thanksgiving Leftovers These stuffing donuts from Genius Kitchen look delicious and make a…

Easter Egg Leftovers – 5 Unique Hard Boiled Egg Recipes

Now that Easter is over, I’m sure you’ve got a few hard boiled eggs around. Our lovely chickens provided the eggs for hard boiling and easter dying this year so we don’t want these eggs to go to waste but a plain old hard boiled egg, deviled egg or egg salad just isn’t going to cut it. Continue Reading ….

Why You Should Shop Local this Holiday Season

With the economy in the dumps it’s even more important to support our local communities. Check out my most recent article on Technorati Five Reasons to Shop Local for the Holidays to learn more about shopping local and supporting small businesses this holiday season.

Four Fun Easy 4th of July Crafts

Fireworks by jeff_golden, on Flickr With the 4th of July providing me with a long weekend I’ve been thinking about doing some crafts with the kids. Here’s a selection of four easy kids crafts that I found to celebrate Independence day. Continue Reading ….

Friday Finds – 6 Simple Valentine’s Day Crafts Anyone Can Make

This week I have been working with my girls to finish up their valentines, we’re almost done. While looking up ideas I came across a whole bunch of simple Valentine’s crafts. Here’s just a few; Tick Tack Toe Hearts (via AlphaMom) – I don’t know about you but tick tack toe is  a favorite in my…

15 Reasons to Host an Ornament Exchange

Last night I hosted an ornament exchange at my house.  It’s the 6th one I’ve hosted in as many years.  The only restriction on the ornaments is that they have to be hand made.  It’s amazing how many different ideas people come up with for their ornaments and how many variation there are. Never in…

Catch Santa in Your House! – Keepsake Photo Giveaway

[ad name=”Above Content”] My oldest is almost 8 and has been asking a lot of questions about Santa and his existence lately but this photo of Santa in our house should keep her convinced for at least another year.  iCaughtSanta.com allows you to upload a photo of your Christmas scene and add in their Santa….

Friday Finds – Etsy Finds

With the holidays coming up I’ve been browsing Etsy and the wonderful hand crafted goodness that is out there.  This week I’m bringing you some of my favorite finds. I’m completely in love with the wonderful jewelry at 3dots.  My current favorite is Funky 19 necklace.  They also have some holiday themed ornaments for sale. Continue Reading…