With all the Thanksgiving prep that has to happen — deciding on the dinner menu, games for the whole family to enjoy and front door decorations, for example — choosing table settings might be the last thing on your mind. However, putting in the effort to make your family and friends feel extra special onContinue reading “DIY Thanksgiving Table Prep”
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Pumpkin Planters
Try a different approach to decorating your porch this halloween instead of carving all your pumpkins with spooky or silly faces, why not use one as a planter. Any pumpkin is suitable for making pumpkin planters, but a round, fat pumpkin with a flat bottom is easier to plant in than a tall, skinny pumpkin.Continue reading “Pumpkin Planters”
How to make Elderberry Tea
Elderberries can be used in jellies, pies, or baked goods much like any berry. They can also be dried and made into teas, tinctures, and syrups for medicinal purposes. This tea has a naturally sweet flavor on its own from the elderberries, but sweetened to taste with a small amount of raw honey if desired.Continue reading “How to make Elderberry Tea”
Pumpkin Topiary
It’s not too late to make a last minute pumpkin project for your porch or for the centerpiece of your halloween party. Fall pumpkin topiary can be an easy decor to incorporate the fall colors with a variety of pumpkins, dried flowers and garlands. Faux foam pumpkins come in all shapes, sizes and colors andContinue reading “Pumpkin Topiary”
Vegetables that you can regrow from scraps
Which Vegetables Can You Regrow From Scraps? Here are some of the common vegetables that you can regrow from scraps: Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Onions, Garlic, Leeks and Shallots Celery Carrots Chunky sections of potato peel or pieces of potato that include an ‘eye’ on them (those small indentations from which the shoots grow) can beContinue reading “Vegetables that you can regrow from scraps”