Real Decorating for Real People
I’ll admit that red paint in a room is like a dream come true, but painting with red – well that’s a nightmare! A friend of mine asked if I would paint a wall in her home and of course I gladly accepted the invite. When I asked her what color she wanted to paint…
Now here is a quick summer recipe that can be perfect for the grill if you have a vegetable grilling basket, or you can just as easily make your vegetables on the stove. This cooks up pretty quickly since the orzo only takes about 8 – 10 minutes. It can be a great side dish…
It can be any type of bird you like I guess, but my mom wanted a flying flamingo – so I made her one! Actually, my mom dropped off a sick bird a while back hoping that I could bring it back to life. I really had a hard time deciding whether to put it…
Looking for some helpful tips and techniques for grilling out? Well, here are 10 that will keep you busy for weeks. Hey folks, these grilling tips are from our favorite Tupperware consultant, Chris! Although Matt is a real grill master, even he was impressed that there were things he didn’t know about grilling. Chris has offered up…
Sure the blocks are fun, but you are only half way there, now comes the part that makes it into a true quilt! Now that I am into the actual quilting of the layers, I alter between not having any time to get to it and having plenty of time but hurting my fingers so…
This Father’s Day how about thinking of things to do for Dad the minute he wakes up! No sense easing into the holiday…it only comes once a year and we really want Dad to know how much we appreciate him! Don’t we? Well, waking him up with a home cooked omelet is a great way…
If you really want to experience the USA, you need to visit it the old fashioned way with a good ol’ family road trip! Here’s how. Ahh, the good old fashioned family road trip. Does anyone do it anymore? And we don’t mean riding along in your mini-van equipped with TV’s DVD players, and every…
There is a time for embellishment and a time for plain, well now is the time for embellishments, especially if you like them – then it’s always time! This craft article is from our good friend, Shelley from Single Stone Studios. Shelley is a fabulous designer of wall decals and she has several articles on…
Many of these table setting ideas work great for summer dining, but there are a few for other seasons and holidays mixed in as well. As you must know by now, Matt and I do this because we enjoy sharing the ideas and inspiration that we find around us, with you! Well, this is just…
For those of you attempting to try this vegetarian eating style I’m promoting, you might enjoy this vegetarian version of a steak. Mushrooms are a pretty good substitute since we generally see mushrooms used with steaks and they have a very similar earthy, rich flavor. The texture is different, I’ll give you that, but it…
