I am over hot weather! I am ready for fall: cooler temperatures, brightly colored leaves, football season, and pumpkin bread! I thought, for today's Friday Five, I'd show you ...
Five Ways to Get Ready for Fall
Fall Pumpkin Planters
Who’s ready for fall?? ME! I’m tired of the hot, humid summer we’ve had! So, I thought today I’d move into fall and share a great project for adding fall curb appeal to your home. These fall pumpkin planters are an easy, quick, and inexpensive project. I got this idea when I had bought some mums, but…
Decorating for Fall
There are two kinds of people this time of year. Those who are hanging on to the last bits of summer… and those who are ushering in fall with open arms. I’m in that second category. Do you decorate your home for fall? I love adding a few touches to welcome the new season. Summer…
Solution for Framing Oddly Shaped Art
FYI, this post contains affiliate links. I was so lucky to have a beautiful Mother’s Day, filled with waffles in bed and cards and hugs. Both kids made cards for me, and I love them. So, naturally, I wanted to frame them. The problem is that they are not standard shapes to fit in a…
Passover Recipes
This year, Passover is taking on a new or somewhat different meaning. Passover is about persevering, doing with what you have, making the best of a challenging situation. Given the coronavirus, distancing, and quarantining, we are doing just that. We might not have been able to get all the components of the seder (I’m using…
My Favorite Spring Cleaning Tips
Hi friends. We are under a stay at home order now – and everyone should STAY AT HOME, even if they aren’t under an order. With all the chaos going on, I’ve felt a need to feel centered and to create order in our home. To me, that means cleaning up, organizing, and purging old…
How to Clean a Dryer Duct
You know the book, If You Give a Moose a Muffin? One thing leads to another. If you give a moose a muffin, he’ll want jam to go with it. If you give him jam, then something else happens…you get the idea. Well, if you give Karen a problem, it will turn into a DIY…
Home Projects in 30 Minutes or Less
I hope this post finds everyone healthy and well. I was thinking about some projects you could do while staying home – projects that are easy, quick, and fun! You can do any of these five home projects in thirty minutes or less – instant (almost) gratification! 1. Make custom curtains. No, I’m not kidding….
A "recovering lawyer," I turned in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.