I had no idea how easy and how far superior homemade cream butter was to store bought butter until I tried to make it. Now it’s the only thing I’ll spread on fresh bread. I had this elementary school memory of shaking shaking shaking all day long to make butter; but now we have magical […]
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2.24.11
Rainy Day Marshmallow Building
Rainbow toothpicks were used of course. We built a few playground structures for marshmallow people to play on And a tall tower for marshmallow for monkeys swing on After we got sick of building structures we made a few simple shapes and then cooked up some rice krispies treats with the leftovers. Really fun. […]
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2.23.11
Vintage Polka Dot Dress, Refashioned
Remember that thrifted polka dot dress? There were a few things I didn’t like about it. Three things, specifically that I didn’t like: the length, no sleeves, the huge plunging back (which I don’t have a picture of before). So, I made some alterations: 1. I hemmed it up so it hit right below my […]
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2.22.11
DIY: Cloth Bread Bag
I’ve been making bread a lot these days with the weather being kind of rainy and cold. I always like to wrap fresh bread in cotton dish towels to keep it fresh during the day, so decided I should just make a bread bag out of two kitchen dish towels. It’s super simple. Of course, […]