This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #KeepingMomsCool #CollectiveBias My daughter just started preschool this fall. It’s been wonderful for her to meet and learn with other children, but it does mean a lot of extra running around town, rushing from one activity to another. We […]
5 Foraging Tips
5 Foraging Tips Foraging is searching for wild food. You can forage food from the woods, from the sea or anywhere where you can find wild food growing. Why would you forage when you can just go the grocery store? Foraged food is free! It’s also fun to go on an adventure looking for food […]
Homemade Wood Polish
There are some cleaning products that are so simple to make yourself you wonder why you ever bought them from the store. Wood polish is one of those items. All you need are a few simple ingredients to make this all natural, chemical-free wood polish. Supplies 3 parts olive oil 1 part beeswax 10 drops […]
How to Clean and Season a Cast Iron Skillet
How to clean a cast iron skillet My husband and I have a tradition every year on our wedding anniversary. We always get each other gifts according to the traditional anniversary list. Have you heard of this list? It started in ancient Roman times when husbands would give their wives silver on their 25th wedding […]
How to Pack Necklaces
How to Pack Your Necklaces so They don’t Get Tangled During Travel Hey Friends, If you are reading this, I am en route to Italy! Omg, trip of a lifetime! My husband and I will be making our way through Milan, Rome, Florence and Cinque Terre over the next 12 days. I am actually jealous […]
Redecorating my Studio with Walls Republic
If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook you will know I have been redoing my home office/ jewelry making studio. I have been meaning to redo this space for years but have dreading clearing out all the junk and ripping up the carpet. Finally the time has come. My friends over at Walls […]
Spring Reading: The Lost Art of Housekeeping. A Clean House is a Happy Home
Tis the season for Spring cleaning. This weekend will mark the official first day of spring and it’s a nice time to get everything cleaned up after a long and nasty winter. Here on the west coast we have had very nice mild weather so I can’t complain about how awful the winter was. It […]
Behind the Scenes with Do It Yourself Magazine
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have your home featured in a magazine? Well my little home here in Washington is currently featured in the latest edition of Do It Yourself Magazine. The team from the magazine made the trek out here back in the summer of 2012 for a photo shoot. […]
My House in Do It Yourself Magazine!
Hey Friends! Long time readers of this blog might remember that about a year and a half ago a team from Better Homes and Gardens Do It Yourself Magazine came to my house to photograph it for an issue! Well, I am thrilled to announce the magazine has finally come out and my house is […]
5 Uses for Vinegar and Dawn Dish Detergent
5 Uses for Vinegar and Dawn Dish Detergent If you browse Pinterest occasionally (or if you are like me, all the time, haha) Then you will probably have seen the amazing DIY shower cleaner using Dawn dish detergent and plain white vinegar. I went out and bought a gallon of white vinegar and some […]