An Arkansas Mama's journey to natural, simple living.
Am I the only one that goes through the thrift store looking at clothing, patterns and textures and thinks that would be really cool as …. On a recent trip I saw a jean shirt that I really liked and though would make an adorable dress for Addie. The sleeves, well those will be cute to but they are being saved for another project to come! The first thing I did was to cut away the sleeves as close to {Read More}
My little Miss Addie loves large flower bows right now. She loves clothing and color and more than anything loves to pick out her own clothing! When I told her we were going to start working on several girly projects she immediately became excited! I have seen several homemade flower bows that were beyond adorable so we started experimenting to make some for cute hair pieces for Addie. We headed to pick out some chiffon and lace (although in these {Read More}
Several years ago while walking through a Supercenter there was a lady on the overhead monitor offering helpful tips to reuse items you have at home. One of the tips the offered was how to get that stubborn bit of wax out of the bottom of votive holders to be able to reuse them. It was a great tip but what about the wax you are throwing away? Or have you ever had a candle where the wick didn’t burn {Read More}
During the winter time my hands become very rough and dry. Aside from using awesome lotions and butters, using a great sugar scrub on my hands helps soothe them so much. This is one of the simplest recipes I have ever whipped up, yet one of my favorites. If you are a fan of sugar scrubs, be sure to try this DIY sugar scrub recipe. While I have to admit I really enjoy making homemade products and gifting them to {Read More}
While trying to decide how we would like to gift some of our favorite lollipops, we decided we would make a simple flower bouquet using our lollipops as the center of each flower. Since the kids always want to be my assistants, we try to keep it simple and easy. This bouquet is intended for one person but this could even be a cute idea if you made one in a flower-pot large enough for your child to take to {Read More}
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