Family & Parenting


Make Something Yummy for a “Father’s Day Gift” 4

Make Something Yummy for a “Father’s Day Gift” I lost my Dad when I was 17, so Father’s Day can be a sad day for me, sometimes.  I am blessed to have a wonderful husband, however, that I can celebrate being an amazing Dad to our son.  Like they say […]

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Sweet Sentiment Craft (#TBCCrafters) 4

“Sweet Sentiment” #TBCCrafters Hop So it’s almost Valentine’s day and I saw a craft like this one on Craft Test Dummies Blog and thought it would be fun to make for a Valentine gift for my Mom.  You could change these up however you wish, I just wanted to share […]


How to Make a “Pumpkin Candy Holder” #TigerStrypesBlog 6

How to Make a “Pumpkin Candy Holder” I saw a little thing that Silhouette Craft Studio was offering and decided to download it, but decided to make it a bit different.  It was first set to be a bat (which I’ll probably use at one time), which explains the extra things in […]

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How to Make a Metal Orb Pumpkin #TigerStrypesBlog 8

How to Make a Metal Orb Pumpkin I got my newsletter from good old Lowe’s the other day and saw this in there.  Thought it would be a fun one to try.  I sure wish painting and waiting for it to dry went quicker, but other than that, it turned […]


Make Some Harvest Corn Jewelry 26

Make Some Harvest Corn Jewelry  With the holiday season coming up and my garden looking like it got ran over by a truck, I figured something to do with Harvest was a good choice for this week’s craft.  I wanted to put together something you could use for the next […]


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#LovingMemories Campaign – @CreationSource Jewelry 1

  #LovingMemories Campaign – @CreationSource Jewelry #Sponsored by “The Blogger Connection”   So, I got an email from “The Blogger Connection” about “Creation Source” and was really interested.  I signed up to be a part of it, and I am so glad I did.  I was contacted by the owner […]


Learn How To Make Some Button Bugs #Craft 23

Learn How To Make Some Button Bugs Well, this week is crazy, so I just had to do something simple and easy – hope you don’t mind.  Coming up on Friday is the “Cavalcade of Cars” up here in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ and, I think, my favorite time of year!!  A […]

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Make Some of the Fruits of Fall #Craft 6

Make Some of the Fruits of Fall #Craft #TBCCrafters This year is going by so fast.  It’s amazing to the see the trees changing color already and have those smells that you know are Fall in the stores.  The apple trees here on the mountain are almost ready for picking […]


What’s Cooking Wednesday – Mom’s Zucchini Bread

So I wanted to join in to the “What’s Cooking Wednesday” and decided to share my Mom’s Zucchini Bread recipe.  This is one that has been in the family for years and is great to get some veggies into your kids if they don’t like them, by disguising them as […]


Abel’s Field – Great New Movie Coming Out 01/22/13 4

  ABEL’S FIELD COMING TO DVD & DIGITAL JANUARY 22, 2013!! Find out more at: http://www.abelsfield.com https://www.facebook.com/AbelsField & https://twitter.com/AbelsField About Abel’s Field Left motherless by tragedy and abandoned by his father, high school senior Seth McArdle (Samuel Davis) faces enormous pressure as he strives to support his little sisters. At school, […]


How to Make a Winter Survival Kit (#TBCCRAFTERS) 6

How to Make a Winter Survival Kit TBC CRAFTER’S HOP (#TBCCRAFTERS) So the last couple of weeks have been busy and loooooong.  We drove over 3000 miles on a trip from Arizona to Oregon to be with my Mom & Step-Dad for the New Year Celebration (even though I fell […]

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My Step-Dad Carl on Rachael Ray!!! 10

My Step-Dad Carl was on Rachael Ray!!! Wanted to save the memories of my Step-Dad Carl being on the “Rachel Ray” show this month.  He and my Mom had such a great time in New York and said the staff and Rachael were amazing!!  Memories to cherish!!  Here are the […]


How To Make A Sock Snowman (#TBCcrafters) 18

How To Make A Sock Snowman TBC Crafter’s Hop (#TBCcrafters) – 12/13/2012 So I started out my Thursday Craft Blog with the idea of making a plate/dish out of candy.  I got all of the stuff together and followed the directions on Pinterest, and well – it didn’t come out […]