DIY Fairy Costume Wings for a Little Girl A DIY fairy costume with the tutu is cute, but a fairy costume needs wings and a wand to be really complete. I bought my eldest granddaughter a set of fairy wings, they light up and she loves them, but they protrude too much. The wings knock things over, get caught in her…
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Peanut Brittle Adds Flare to a Plain Buttermilk Pie Buttermilk pie is a very old recipe originating in England, blending the smooth flavours of buttermilk with the sweetness and crunch of peanuts in this new buttermilk pie with peanut brittle recipe. Whenever I make a buttermilk pie. I can imagine a woman churning butter from cream, looking at the leftover buttermilk and wondering, “Now…
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I make crochet headbands for the girls, Shannon and the girls love them, and she says they wear them all the time. Shannon suggested putting some crochet crafts on the blog; as it is finally spring in northern Canada, I chose to design this simple lacy floral headband. I included an elastic back to help the headband stay in place,…
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An Easy DIY Bean Bag Toss Game to play with Grandchildren Summer is finally starting here. The deck doors are open, the pup can wander in and out as he pleases. I am working outside in the sunshine and making plans for the grandchildren’s visits to Grama’s once school is out. These bean bags are old school, but its an…
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DIY $5 Wood Ladder Blanket Holder Whether you enjoy overnight guests or maybe not so much, it’s almost that time of year. Children will be out of school, roads will be clear and dry and we will all likely be thinking “road trip.” Now that we empty nesters we are making a DIY bedroom for guests on a budget. When…
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DIY Bedroom Ideas on a Budget With limited home decor budgets we all need to pick and choose where to spend, and where to save. We managed to update a guest room, including making an Ana White Farmhouse Bed, and give it an ice smooth Pottery Barn copycat finish for less than $200. It took a few DIY Bedroom Ideas,…
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DIY Forest Styled Fairy Tutu This is a shorter style tutu. The forest fairy tutu is perfect for a little one on the go. My granddaughter was able to play outside with it and had no issues climbing or sliding. It worked very well for my very active forest fairy.a a Forest Fairy Tutu Supplies This fairy tutu is made…
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All Natural Pie – No Colours or Chemicals I have updated this post with a printable recipe. Here is the link to my new Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe. Same recipe just a different format. Enjoy and thanks. When I was a little girl we would go fishing and stop on the way home for dinner. The restaurant had mile…
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