For the first time, we did a family costume! It was so incredibly fun to have a family project. The boys and I had read The Wizard of Oz as a part of our morning chapter book couch time (it was…unexpectedly dark and scary. And so different from the movie!) Then we watched the movie. They becameRead the whole post >>
How to: Get Yellow Stains Out of Stored Baby Clothes.
This helped me. It might help you, so I am telling you about it! This is going to be unglamorous. Prepare yourself. (Since, you know, I’m usually the epitome of glamor.) I mentioned that a ton of Gabe’s baby clothes were stained – I put them away clean, and 3 years later, they are magicallyRead the whole post >>
How to: Clean Your Cast Iron Skillet
For so long, I loved my cast iron skillets but wasn’t sure how to keep them clean and nonstick. We got some pans for our wedding and they are a staple in our kitchen. Cast iron is great for a number of reasons – it lasts decades (ours are hand-me-downs and have outlasted our other weddingRead the whole post >>
How to: French Press Iced Coffee.
In celebration of yesterday’s summer solstice, we walked to Caribou Coffee and treated ourselves to some delicious cold coffee beverages. Which reminded me that I’ve been meaning to show you how to French press iced coffee. It’s an alternative to the tutorials all over the internet involving strainers and cheesecloth and various sieves – IRead the whole post >>
Quilted Stockings : A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Let me start off by telling you that I am not in the tutorial business. There are plenty of bloggers who do plenty of tutorials, but when I was looking for a tutorial to make stockings, I was unable to find what I was looking for – so I had to wing it. I thoughtRead the whole post >>
