Month: June 2017

Top 5 Power Tools for Beginners – Beginner’s Guide to DIY

Top 5 Power Tools for Beginners – Beginner’s Guide to DIY

Top 5 Power Tools for Beginners – Part of the Beginner’s Guide to DIY It can be hard to know where to start when building a workshop from scratch. DIY projects can seem intimidating if you don’t know where to start, so we are walking …Read More

How to Make No-Sew Bleached Drop Cloth Curtains

How to Make No-Sew Bleached Drop Cloth Curtains

How to Make No-Sew Bleached Drop Cloth Curtains (plus how to bleach drop cloth without the whole house smelling like a pool!) We would love to stay connected with you – you can join our (free) creative community The Handcrafted Collective or sign up for our …Read More

How to Play Kubb + Make Your Own – A DIY Giant Backyard Game

How to Play Kubb + Make Your Own – A DIY Giant Backyard Game

How to Play Kubb (+ Make Your Own!) – A Giant Backyard Game One of the surprising stars of our backyard parties last year is the fabulous game, Kubb. Kubb, also called Viking Chess or Skulls and Femurs (just in case you needed a reason …Read More

Don’t Let Your Life Run You – 5 Habits to Crush Busyness

Don’t Let Your Life Run You – 5 Habits to Crush Busyness

One thing we are passionate about as a family is slowing down. We live in a word that celebrates a full calendar. If you ask anyone these days how they’re doing, they will probably something like “Busy, but what can you do?” and shrug away …Read More

How to Make Authentic Texas Beef Jerky (without a dehydrator)

How to Make Authentic Texas Beef Jerky (without a dehydrator)

Authentic Texas Beef Jerky without a dehydrator We recently took a trip. I feel like the word “trip” is not good enough to describe the 11 day journey with 24 hours of driving and 4 different stops along the way. Did I mention we also have a preschooler …Read More

Free Printable Yarkle – A Game for Giant Yard Dice

Free Printable Yarkle – A Game for Giant Yard Dice

Free Printable Yarkle! We are on a mission to spend MORE time as a family and LESS time in front of the television! We have been loving our giant backyard games, so today I thought I’d share another game to add to your arsenal. This is …Read More