Crafting a Handmade Home
Summer is quickly coming to an end. School is back in session. Friday night football is underway. The pears on our pear tree are ripe and I just made my first fall burlap wreath, which I’ll be sharing with you soon. My friend Carrie at Kenarry Ideas for the Home put together this great DIY burlap wreath tutorial. I followed her tutorial, added my own embellishments and
This link party is now CLOSED. Hello friends! Welcome to The Living With Style Linky Party! You may have seen our Living With Style Blog Hop that is the last Wednesday of each month. We share ideas for crafts, recipes, DIY and other awesome things. Now, it’s your turn, we want to see what you are up to. Do you have an idea, project or
Welcome to our August Blog Hop! This month we are focusing on Fall Fun!! Get ready for some great ideas, inspiration, tips, resources and how-tos as you move along through the blog hop. You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Lisa at Harmony and Happiness on our Living with Style Blog Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full
Lenny and I took our youngest son/child (aka the baby boy) to college some 135 miles away from home. On our way home, we stopped at Grandpa’s Cheese Barn in Ashland, Ohio. Among other things, we bought a bag of White Hulless Popcorn. The bag of popcorn kernels came in a burlap bag. When we got home and I opened the popcorn, the burlap bag
This link party is now CLOSED. Hello friends! Welcome to The Living With Style Linky Party! You may have seen our Living With Style Blog Hop that is the last Wednesday of each month. We share ideas for crafts, recipes, DIY and other awesome things. Now, it’s your turn, we want to see what you are up to. Do you have an idea, project or
I got to spend one day last week with our soon-to-be 23-year old daughter. We went shopping at IKEA, stopped for lunch and did a little more shopping at a local outlet mall. Did you catch the part where I went to IKEA? I came home with tons of ideas and inspiration and a new cutting board. I love wood cutting boards and when I
Today I am once again guest posting over at Kenarry Ideas for the Home. You’ll want to be sure to visit so you can read all about my DIY Burp Cloth tutorial! If you’re a regular to The Birch Cottage blog, you know that I have a son who lives in Georgia along with his beautiful wife and they just had twins on July 3rd. To say Lenny and I
This link party is now CLOSED. Hello friends! Welcome to The Living With Style Linky Party! You may have seen our Living With Style Blog Hop that is the last Wednesday of each month. We share ideas for crafts, recipes, DIY and other awesome things. Now, it’s your turn, we want to see what you are up to. Do you have an idea, project or
My top 5 favorite artichoke recipes. In keeping with our healthier eating goals here at home, we’ve started eating more fruits and vegetables and learning to prepare these healthy foods in new and delicious ways. That is the case with artichokes. I’ve never really eaten or prepared artichokes before. I’ve had artichoke dip as an appetizer from various restaurants, but never thought, “Boy, I’d like
Well, here in my hometown, it’s almost time to go Back to School. Boy, I can almost hear the moans and sighs through my computer! But, going back to school doesn’t have to be drudgery, especially with these super cute and cool “free” printable labels I’ve rounded up for you. These back to school printables are the perfect way to take the drudgery out of
How many times have you thought you needed some time to get away – get away to rejuvenate, recharge, reassess or possibly even to create? At various times in my life, I’ve needed to do just that and, on those fortunate few times, was able to retreat. But today, I’d particularly like to talk to you about a creative retreat. If you’re a blogger, you
This link party is now CLOSED. Hello friends! Welcome to The Living With Style Linky Party! You may have seen our Living With Style Blog Hop that is the last Wednesday of each month. We share ideas for crafts, recipes, DIY and other awesome things. Now, it’s your turn, we want to see what you are up to. Do you have an idea, project or
I’m sure most of you have probably seen videos on Facebook or around the web that shows you how to shred chicken, claiming you can shred chicken using an ordinary hand mixer. Well, I was a skeptic even after watching the video, so I had to give it a try! Guess what? It works! IT WORKS PERFECTLY. Perfectly, uniformly, no burnt fingers kind of perfect.
Next to a smoker, this pulled pork recipe is my family’s favorite! It’s easy to make and oh so flavorful! No more restaurant pulled pork for you! Summer is quickly coming to a close, but there’s still time for one more barbecue recipe! You can modify this pulled pork recipe so that you cook the pork on your gas grill instead of baking in your oven.
These parker house rolls are light and buttery, with a dusting of sea salt. They just may be the most perfect and versatile roll ever! Oh, man. My taste buds are activated just thinking about this Parker House Rolls Recipe. The rolls are soft and dense with a wonderful yeasty aroma and salty tops. Yum! I love to make homemade bread, rolls, pies, desserts – well,
This is an easy pan fried kale recipe that’s loaded with flavor and ready in 15 minutes. Who knew kale could have so much flavor?! I’ve shared with you that this past year has been a changing point for me. I’m determined to be healthier than I’ve ever been. I’ve already incorporated several changes into my healthy living lifestyle. One was the inclusion of a
Happy Monday friends! What a privilege for me to start out the week by sharing another one of my favorite DIY projects with you! I am just giddy over this project and can’t wait to share my Easy Sew Burlap Placemats tutorial with you. I’m extra giddy this Monday because I’ll be guest posting again over at Kenarry: Ideas for the Home and sharing my latest DIY tutorial and
I am just so excited to finally share our new additions with you! You may be surprised to find that it’s not a chalk paint finished table, neither is it fashionable ottoman or even a wooden tray from reclaimed wood. Now that I think about it, these little babies are the ultimate DIY projects! Lenny and I are so proud to introduce you to our
So, I was searching the web looking for baby items to crochet when I ran across these crocheted ottoman/pouf/hassock patterns. There are some great designs and tutorials out there, but below is a collection of a few of my favorites. And the best part, each one provides instructions on how to crochet the ottoman. Free Crochet Floor Pouf Pattern The first ottoman and instructions I’d
This link party is now CLOSED. Hello friends! Welcome to The Living With Style Linky Party! You may have seen our Living With Style Blog Hop that is the last Wednesday of each month. We share ideas for crafts, recipes, DIY and other awesome things. Now, it’s your turn, we want to see what you are up to. Do you have an idea, project or
