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This week I finished working on my second mermaid tail blanket and I had a lot of fun working on this project. I have 2 daughters, one that is seven and one that is three. My three year old is quickly learning that her older sister has some things mommy made for her that she [...]
The completion of my most technically correct bread. I was on Facebook scrolling for deals when I saw a sponsored post for me and it was Dutch Oven Jalapeño Cheddar Bread by Tasty.com. It was perfect. This recipe is absolutely perfect, and I rarely if ever use the word Perfect. It is such an [...]
The Girl He Used to Know is a a book that takes place in two time periods, the past being in 1991 and the present setting taking place in 2001. Our main character is Annika who is shy and self-described as different than most people. She does not know she is high functioning on [...]
Before this website I started a blog : Made the Flowers Myself. In 2012 I wrote a post about my thoughts on having just read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury in juxtaposition with my husband, Jason, having just bought our first e-reader. I am going to repost what I wrote in 2012 down below, at [...]
This past week I have been on a mission to find and upcycle some furniture for my home. We spend a lot of time and money and resources on the outside of our home, on the land, on the animals and just outside activities in general. It is easy sometimes to not prioritize upgrading certain [...]
I am a mother of two children living in Oklahoma. My children do not see people based on the color of their skin. My children judge someone by the grin or scowl on their face when they meet them. My children judge people by the inflection and pitch of their voices when we talk with [...]
We, Americans, are in different places of reopening all over the 50 states. I live in Oklahoma, we are in the 2nd phase of reopening our state. I believe we are the 3rd freest states in the country behind South Dakota and Wyoming. With this being said, my family and I went on our first [...]
We decided to DIY our Farm Table for our dining area. By DIY I mean we decided to sand, stain and paint a picnic table and bring it inside our house and you tell me if you would have thought it was a picnic table or a farm table at first glance. We absolutely love [...]
I made over 300 sales in masks on Etsy in the month of April. These sales could be a quantity of 1 or a quantity up to 10. I would say I conservatively made to order about 500 masks in less than 30 days. I am going to speak honestly here, I have had a [...]
This week my husband came in from mowing the lawn yelling at me to smell what he had in his hands. Fresh and wild chives. So the next question was well what do we make with these? My father in law suggested Egg Salad with our fresh eggs. Which is an excellent idea. But the [...]