remove jar labels

Easy Way to Remove Jar Labels

If you’re like me, you save jars for multiple uses around the house. I don’t like leaving the labels on the jars because quite honestly, they’re ugly. I’d like to either have them label-free or use my own pretty labels. I discovered an easy way to remove jar labels that takes little to no time…

memory quilt

Creating a Memory Quilt

This post contains an affiliate link … doesn’t cost you anything but helps us! I love to quilt, but more than that, I love creating a memory quilt. When we moved this last August, we moved a ton of baby and childhood clothes for both of our children. That’s really what took up most of…

sewing a new tote bag

Project: Sewing A New Tote Bag!

I’ve had this beautiful fabric for some time, remnants from a glider we had re-upholstered. I toyed with the idea of making pillows for the couch, etc., but I really wanted a pretty tote bag to carry to church. The one I was using was a sling backpack I sewed from the same fabric, but…

Upcycling Ties Into a Basket

My husband, Johnny, was gifted many ties several years ago and has never worn them. Ever. I asked him if he was going to wear them and he said no, so I confiscated them. I mean, why let a good tie go to waste, right? But, whatever do you do with a bunch of ties?…

re-finishing an old buffet

Re-Finishing a Buffet

One of the things I’ve been working on here at our new home is updating our furniture, in particular, re-finishing a buffet. I was gifted a piece of furniture from my sister many years ago. It’s a buffet her grandmother owned. I’ve used it as a changing table/dresser for each of my children. It’s held…

Upcycling Old Sweaters Into a Quilt

Recently I’ve been going through a tremendous amount of our children’s baby clothes. I mean, we had 3-4 boxes of old baby clothes in our attic. Some were stained, others were special clothes, but all had sweet memories associated with them. Instead of keeping them for our grandchildren (which is a LONG way from now), I…

10+ Uses for Mason Jars

I love mason jars – they’re the glass version of duct tape.  There are more than 100 different ways to use them. We use them for all kinds of things in our home, including: Drinking glasses Candle jars Salt and pepper shakers (simply tiny poke holes in the lid of each shaker with a nail…

Saving Money Re-Purposing Kids Clothes

We went through the kids’ clothes last week in preparation for fall/winter clothes. It’s only early August and 100 degrees but we are all ready for cooler weather! Last spring I modified some of the kids’ clothes. James’ jeans became jean shorts and Lauren’s winter shirts became short-sleeve summer tees.As I went through Lauren’s clothes,…

From Purse to Clothespin Hanger

My dad recently gave me a few things from his sister, my Aunt Alma, who died almost two years ago. She was such a sweet lady and led an adventurous life with her husband, Billy. One of the things he gave us was a Mexican purse that Alma had for many years. I didn’t really…