How do you decorate for Valentines Day? I admit it, up until this year I really didn’t. My “winter” snowflake wreath just stayed on the door and I didn’t do anything special for February. I’ve wanted to though. In fact, I’ve had the idea for this particular Fluffy Valentines Day Wreath for about 3 years. … Keep Reading
Pink Velvet Whoopie Pies
Here’s a great little (and I mean mini) sweet treat that’s perfect for Valentines Day–or any day! Pink Velvet Whoopie Pies! I grew up with Whoopie pies in Maine and didn’t realize that they were unique to New England until I was an adult (alth0ugh now they are found more and more across the country). … Keep Reading
Winter Beef Stew
There is nothing like sub zero weather to make you crave a warm, nourishing soup or stew. I just love soups and stews of all sorts. They typically are filling, use inexpensive ingredients and can be scaled up or down easily to feed just a few or a whole crowd. One of my goals on… Keep Reading
Encouraging Manufacturing in America
Today I am sharing some information on behalf of Walmart. You all know I do that from time to time–but only if it’s something that I am personally interested in sharing. And I will tell you–I am very interested in sharing this! I am here to tell you about Walmart’s “Made By” commitment which I… Keep Reading
Make a Team USA T Shirt!
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games start tonight, but don’t worry, you still have time to make a great Team USA T-shirt with supplies from Walmart! As time goes on I find that I am more and more interested in sustainability, which makes me more thoughtful and deliberate in the use of the resources available to… Keep Reading
LAY’S Do Us A Flavor Contest!
LAY’S® Do Us A Flavor™ is back. The search is on for the yummiest flavor idea! Create a flavor, choose your chip and you could win $1 million That’s right, for the second year LAY’S is letting the customer decide what new flavor they would love to see in a chip. Not only that–but this… Keep Reading
DIY Bookshelf from Unfinished Wooden Crates
This charming rustic bookshelf is easy to make out of unfinished wooden crates from Walmart. Let me show you how! I have seen a variety of attractive wooden crate projects over the years, so I was excited when Walmart recently started carrying unfinished wooden crates–I just knew that sooner or later they would ask me to do a craft project… Keep Reading
Preparing for Winter Storms
This year has been pretty terrible for winter storms. The “polar vortex” has caused extreme cold weather even down into the deep south, there have been blizzards in the midwest and along the east coast, and folks have had to deal with snow, whiteouts, freezing rain, ice and power outages. Whee! In the past… Keep Reading
Giveaway: Ball Fresh Preserving Kit
Is learning to can on your list of “Things to Do” in 2014? Well then I’ve got a giveaway for you! That’s right, to get you going on your home food preservation adventures one lucky reader will receive a Ball Fresh Preserving Kit from Jarden! So what’s in the Ball Fresh Preserving Kit? 21-quart water… Keep Reading
Dr Seuss and Read Across America
I love to read. I’ve always loved to read. One might even say I’m a compulsive reader. So when someone offers me an opportunity to write a post encouraging reading, well, I’m all over it! So when Walmart asked the Walmart Mom Bloggers to write about Read Across America and their special Dr. Suess book… Keep Reading
