Super Bowl is just a few days away. If you are still wondering what to prepare for a quick snack, you may want to try Touchdown Popcorn or make a Touchdown Football. Touchdown Popcorn Ingredients: 10 cups popped popcorn 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) 1 [...]
The wonderful vegetables and fruits in our gardens are just right for making tasty sauces for the upcoming Labor Day holiday. Nothing tastes better than a wonderful sauce on just the right dish. Try a few of these for your barbecue or picnic. CORN RELISH [...]
One of my favorite adventures for Easter is an Easter Egg Tree with little hatching chicks and bunnies hanging from its limbs. This is truly a fun project for the entire family. Creating the Easter Egg Tree Decorate this tree with flowers and hatching chick [...]
Need a few ideas for quick, innovative May Day decorations for a spring-y look for your next garden party, family gathering or even spring outdoor wedding reception? Try these, and you'll get compliments galore. MAYPOLE: Here's a surprise use for the center pole of an [...]
With Valentine's Day coming, we all turn to making some-one we love feel special with a heart-shaped message. My favorites are Heart-Shaped Cup-cakes, a Heart Cake and Heart Shaped Edibles. Heart-Shaped Cupcakes • Cake batter • Paper baking cups • Marbles or [...]
A tie for 'hisss' special day Slithery gift may make Dad choke up — with laughter Snakes have had, fairly or unfairly — you choose — a bad "rep" ever since Day One. A despicable person is a snake-in-the-grass, and horror shows wouldn't be nearly [...]
I am always interested in hearing about cre-ative and unusual gifts people are giving for Christmas. Sometimes it's just looking for a new twist or a new idea that will help you in your own gift giving. Perhaps I can share some ideas I have [...]
With Easter just around the corner, it is time to plan all the fun parties. Here is one great idea I have used when having children to my home to celebrate Easter. I find that it works really well to have them make something. I [...]
Transform Your Christmas Tree into a New Year’s Tree With Christmas behind us, it is time to plan for the New Year's celebration. You can turn your Christmas tree into a New Year's tree by making some noisemakers to go along with your other decorations [...]
Christmas Traditions to Start This Year Christmas traditions are handed down from generation to generation, but sometimes new ones can be especially meaningful to your family. Here are some wonderful traditions you may want to do this year. • WISH BOOK: This clever book will [...]
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