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A large spatula full of real black icing for icing a cake.
Blog | Halloween | Holiday and Seasonal

How to Make Black Icing

For Halloween this year I have decided to make a black cat cake. The problem with making a black cake for Halloween is getting the icing a nice dark black. Have you ever tried to make black icing? I bought some black gel food colouring but the icing didn’t turn out truly black, more of…

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Easy Halloween Party Candy Buffet Idea
Blog | Halloween | Holiday and Seasonal

Pink Halloween Candy Buffet

On a typical Halloween we are lucky and get close to 200 trick or treaters. Unfortunately talking to neighbours this year most people are keeping their children home. I know my granddaughters aren’t going out, and their school parties are cancelled. We can still have loads of fun with Halloween, but its going to have…

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An upcycled drawer front to a cheap chalkboard serving tray.
Blog | Crafts

Upcycled DIY Tray with Chalkboard Surface

Start with a long thin kitchen cabinet drawer front in a light colour. The drawer fronts are long and thin making them perfect servers. We purchased ours at Habitat for Humanity for $2. You can make up one or several of these trays for so cheap. You can even do a few of them to…

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A collection of different rooms decorated in Tartan and Plaid Christmas decorations
Blog | Christmas | Holiday and Seasonal

Christmas Decor Ideas with Tartan & Plaid

20 Plaid for Christmas Ideas Christmas decor ideas with tartan and plaid are always popular. Its one of those tradition Christmas decor ideas thats always in style. Plaid for Christmas comes in every colour from bright reds to moody dark blues and greens. Christmas plaid decor is one of my personal favorite decor themes as…

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A jar of homemade dill pickles with the lid off. You can see the pickles inside the jar. The overlay says Fresh Homemade Dill Pickle with step by step instructions.
Blog | Canning and Preserving | Recipes

Crunchy Simple Dill Pickle Canning Recipe

Of all the canned pickles I think the recipe for crunchy dill pickles is the easiest to make pretty and the world’s favorite pickle. Who hasn’t eaten a dill pickle? Now that Hubs is retired and eating at home most of the time, I’ve dusted off all my old-fashioned pickle canning recipes. Over time I…

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A small front porch decorated in neutral colours, buralp , white pallet pumpkins and a ladder with a Fall burlap sign as the backdrop.
Blog | Fall and Thanksgiving | Holiday and Seasonal

Pretty Fall Front Porch Decor

Fall front porch decor can be a challenge if your on a budget, or your home has a small front porch. Do you have a front porch you love to decorate, even if its a teenie tiny one like mine? I love scouring through Pinterest looking for different small front porch decorating ideas for the…

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Beautiful Washable Paper Bag
Blog | Crafts | DIY Home Decor

DIY Washable Paper Bags for Storage and Decor

Every once in awhile I get super excited about a post.  And I do mean super excited, so Excited I find myself skipping details in a rush to share it with you.  Today’s post of this DIY washable paper bag is that kind of post. Seriously who else gets excited about a craft like that? …

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A farmhouse DIY pink pumpkin printable with pink and white pumpkins and greenery for Fall.
Blog | Fall and Thanksgiving | Holiday and Seasonal

Decorating with Pumpkins and Pumpkin Printables

Pumpkin Printables with Easy DIY Hangers For all the pink pumpkin lovers out there, today I am sharing some free pumpkin printables and simple ways to use when decorating with pumpkins. The pumpkin printables are designed for those who prefer a softer pastel side of Fall decorating ideas. All of the pumpkin printables can be…

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