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Cardboard / graduation

DIY Mini Graduation Cap

When my daughter graduated from kindergarten, I wanted to make her a cute mini graduation cap with a tassel to match her dress. It couldn’t be too big or it would overpower her pretty little head. I also wanted it to clip right to her hair rather than sit on… Read more

Food / gifts

I Love My Cookie Scoop – Make Perfectly Formed Cookies

Last week for teacher appreciation week, I made 10 dozen cookies for the teachers and administration at my children’s elementary school. I have been baking homemade cookies for the school since my daughter was in preschool. I have developed quite a reputation for delivering warm, chocolate melted, straight from the… Read more

Everything / Gift Wrapping / gifts / Mother's Day

Mother’s Day Gifts

Since Mother’s Day is creeping up on us (Sunday, May 11th), I thought I would show some gift ideas of things that I love and also give as gifts. I think soothing gifts are always nice because moms are so busy taking care of the kids, they never have time… Read more

Crafts / Everything / Media / Mother's Day / Radio

Mother’s Day Radio Interview

I just finished doing a Mother’s Day gifts radio segment for Working Mother Magazine to be aired this weekend. I had three, five minute segments talking about hand-made Mother’s Day gift ideas. Radio segments are so much fun! For some reason even though I do them from home and no… Read more

Crafts / Earth Day / Media / Reuse / reuseable / TV Segments

Earth Day Crafts and Decorations

I stopped by Let’s Talk Live this morning to show how to reuse household items to make fun and beautiful crafts. It is amazing what you can create when you raid your recycle bin! Love our Earth by trying to reuse whenever possible…Happy Earth Day! Here I am teaching the… Read more

Easter / Media / TV Segments

Easter Decorations and Spring Crafts

I stopped by WBAL this morning to show some of my Easter and Spring decorations using mostly household items. Most of the designs I created have are made from reused and household items. Click here to watch the video. Here are a few hightlights from the segment. Minutes before I… Read more

art

Snowy Owl

My Snowy Owl mannequin once again is making her rounds. She is on display on the main drag of Downtown Silver Spring’s shopping district. She has managed to hold up pretty well considering I created her over a year and a half ago entirely out of paper and natural elements.… Read more

kids

Veggie Man

Since it was perfect packing snow, I made an Eco Friendly snowman today with the kids AKA Veggie Man. I raided the fridge and found some fun things to make our snowman come alive. We used cilantro for the hair, blueberries for the eyes and buttons, carrot nose and an… Read more

Everything / Food

Healthy Chicken Asopao

I love a good hearty soup especial on a day like today when it is cold and snowy outside. Asopao is one of my favorite choices for a “stoup”…this is what I call it. It is too thick to be called a soup and has too much broth to be… Read more

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