If you’ve been sewing Covid-19 cloth masks for the masses (or even smaller batches for friends and family), but can’t find elastic anymore, here’s a suggestion: TIE MASKS. If you’re not sewing, but looking for other ways to keep busy while quarantined, HERE are 46 ideas. Feel free to click away. 🙂 If masks are […]
Homemade Pillowcases
Wow. It’s been 10 months since I popped in here on the blog. Adventures continue to occur here in the Ballpark, but I have to say, sometimes they are too tender to share, or I just can’t bring myself to spill out into cyberspace the things that weigh me down. I always wanted this blog to […]
50 Ways to be a Good Steward
Over the past year few years, I’ve been drawn to minimalist living. After 40 years of collecting stuff, I’ve realized that “stuff” takes too much maintenance. Also, because we now have a grand child, I’m surprised by all the packaging and processing that goes into baby products; extrapolate that to adult products, and we’re creating […]
Hair Dryer Holder (from a plastic jug!)
I’m a Container Store fan. I love to sort and organize and compartmentalize. It helps put my life and heart and mind in order. No matter what’s going on in the world, if my kitchen drawers are tidy, I’m a happy camper. The best thing about The Container Store is that it gives me ideas. […]
Phone Charger Pouch (from a jeans pocket!)
I’ve been looking for a way to keep our phone chargers corralled when in use and when not in use. The wires are….well, wiry, and they unwind and wave around and are just plain uncooperative. I stuffed them in a cut off plastic bottle that attaches to the outlet – an idea from Pinterest you […]
DIY Candy Dish!
I saw the cutest thing in my dentist’s office last year. I took of picture of it, then came home and made one for myself. It’s easy and inexpensive. I made this one for Valentine’s Day, but this craft can be themed to fit any season. This Christmas, I made three for friends. This candy […]
Frame an Outdated Mirror
(As of July 2016, this post on how to frame an outdated mirror had been re-pinned on PINTEREST over 3,000 times. SO glad it’s helpful!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My husband and I spent one weekend recently working on a Pinterest project I fell in love with: we framed an outdated mirror. In our bathroom, we have two […]
Curtain Rods from Vintage Window Frames
Here’s one of my latest projects: repurposing vintage window frames. A friend gave us some window panes that are 100 years old. 100 years. My dad just turned 90. These windows are ten years older than he is. Imagine the decades of weather and events and activities these panes have seen. Pounding storms, drifting snow, and […]