You are going to LOVE this 3 ingredient Limeade Recipe! Homemade Limeade is the perfect summer drink recipe for sipping on the patio. I'm so thrilled to be celebrating summer today! I'm Jessi and I blog at Practically Functional, a blog about real projects that real people ...
Patriotic Star Shaped Ice Cubes
Simple to make Patriotic Star Shaped Ice Cubes in Red, White and Blue for easy holiday entertaining. Perfect for Memorial Day, 4th of July or even Labor Day. Patriotic Star Shaped Ice Cubes Shaped and colored ice cubes are a simple way to add more fun to any beverage. It's a ...
Repurposed Chair Back Coat Rack
Welcome to my annual Celebrate Summer Series, where I introduce you to a few of my fellow bloggers and their creative ideas! I am amazed with this Repurposed Chair Back Coat Rack that my blogger friend Gail from My Repurposed Life has created! She always comes up with the coolest ideas. Remember ...
Slow Cooker Country Style Rib Tidbits
If you like ribs, then you'll LOVE these easy to make Slow Cooker Country Style Rib Tidbits! No grill or oven to heat up. All the work is done in your crockpot. These are the best pork ribs you'll ever taste! Slow Cooker Country Style Rib Tidbits Grilling is not the only way to make ...
Homemade Hot Dog Chili Sauce
This recipe for Homemade Hot Dog Chili Sauce from Amy will make any Summer event better! Ground beef, onion, garlic, ketchup and all the seasonings make this the best no bean hot dog chili sauce recipe a family favorite! Set up a simple hot dog bar with all the toppings for a fun and easy ...
DIY Scrap Fabric Flip Flops
Welcome to my annual Celebrate Summer Series, where I introduce you to a few of my fellow bloggers and their creative ideas! Vanessa from Our Thrifty Ideas is back with a tutorial for DIY Scrap Fabric Flip Flops. She's got a lot more tutorials on her site! Head on over! Hey ...
DIY Trilobite Fossils
I am so excited to share this DIY Trilobite Fossils Craft today! I have my long time friend Risa here today to share her creative DIY Trilobite Fossils craft and boys bedroom with us. In an online world when there's so much of the same, she always brings something fresh! I love the way she can ...
Slime Recipe for Kids NO Borax!
This slime recipe without borax is the perfect kids' craft! Older kids can make it on their own. Learn how to make slime for hours of fun! Slime is EVERYWHERE!If you have kids, then you KNOW how they love making and playing with this stuff. Whether it's called Gak, Flubber, or Slime, ...
DIY Laboratory Flower Vases
These DIY Laboratory Flower Vases are being shared by Jeanie from Create & Babble. With her step by step tutorial, I think you'll be ready to make your own! Visit her site for more creative ideas! She's got a lot! Happy Summer! I'm so excited to finally be able to say that. Especially ...
DIY Patriotic Door Decor
Making and creating your own decor for 4th of July, Memorial Day or even Labor Day doesn't have to be hard! I'm excited to have Stephanie share her DIY Patriotic Door Decor tutorial. Hi everyone, I'm excited to be here again. I'm Stephanie from ...
How To Make Sun Tea
Learning how to make sun tea is easy and fun! Sweet tea, steeping, and brewing in the summer sun, is a great way to celebrate summer!Once you taste ice tea brewed from the hot sun, making sun tea will become one of your summer traditions.I learned How to Make Sun Tea way back in the 70s ...
DIY Felt Succulents
Time to get creative with DIY Felt Succulents! Welcome to my annual Celebrate Summer Series, where I introduce you to a few of my fellow bloggers and their creative ideas! You're going to LOVE these DIY Felt Succulents my long time friend Kim from Everything Etsy is sharing! Kim has a huge ...
3 Ingredient No Churn Lemon Ice Cream
Dessert is easy with this 3 Ingredient No Churn Lemon Ice Cream! While going through my late mother's things, I found a recipe from an old magazine for this Tangy Lemon Ice Cream! I was stunned that it only had 3 ingredients and there was no pulling out the ice cream maker. So I renamed it 3 ...
Homemade Caribbean Rub
It's grilling season and you're going to want to rub this homemade Caribbean Rub on all the chicken and all the shrimp! Homemade BBQ blends are easy to make with all your favorite spices. Homemade Caribbean Rub SeasoningMaking your own bbq rubs is SO simple. In about 10 minutes you can ...
DIY Lavender Dryer Bags
Welcome to my annual Celebrate Summer Series, where I introduce you to a few of my fellow bloggers and their creative ideas! Brittany (click here to read her fantastic blog!) is sharing one of my favorite things! DIY Lavender Dryer Bags are one of my favorites from Trader Joe's! I like using them on ...
Cranberry Iced Green Tea
This Cranberry Iced Green Tea is easy to make and so refreshing! We are iced green tea fans and will often hit up our local Starbucks, but when I think about how easy it is to make at home it's so much more economical. It just makes more sense to whip up a batch for the day. Cranberry Iced ...
Rum Orange Cream Soda Cocktail
Warmer weather means making a Rum Orange Cream Soda Cocktail! As we kick off the beginning of summer this Memorial Day weekend, many of you may be having the traditional BBQ! I know we are! Rum Orange Cream Soda CocktailIf the weather is nice, I'll make my easy patriotic table decor for the ...
Homemade Body Wash
This Homemade Body Wash was so simple to make and didn't take more than 5 minutes! Why haven't I been making DIY body soap all this time? Making homemade spa products... like this Orange Sugar Body Scrub saves money and you know exactly what ingredients you're using!Homemade Body Wash ...
Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists
No one will believe that you didn't buy these Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists from a fancy French bakery. Puff Pastry Cinnamon TwistsAnd you won't believe how easy and quick they are to make! You'll impress yourself with your culinary skills. If you need to feel like a rock star in the kitchen, ...
Iron On Chicken Tea Towels
I made these Iron on Chicken Tea Towels using Iron-on transfer paper. Using your inkjet printer, this paper allows you to transfer a design or image onto a fabric surface using heat and pressure. This type of paper is commonly used for home decor projects such as creating custom t-shirts, ...
Beer Bread with Garlic and Cheese
This savory Beer Bread made with garlic and cheese will make you drool! Is there anything better than beer cheese bread... well only if it's garlic cheese beer bread! My mom used to make beer bread all the time and I always forget about this recipe. I was craving those Red Lobster rolls, ...
Impossible Chocolate Pie
Impossible Chocolate Pie is a magical crustless dessert where a simple batter transforms into a layered pie during baking. The result is a delicious concoction with a custard-like filling on the bottom, a creamy center, and a chocolatey topping. It's easy to make and yields a delightful pie without ...
Planting an Herb Garden DIY
Every year, you'll find us planting an herb garden to use in recipes and drinks. We'll plant herbs right in the ground and some in pots. I love creative container gardens, so this year, I decided to shake things up a bit by using an old fountain that was missing its bottom as my planter. Pretty ...
Homemade Air Freshener Recipe
I'm going to show you two ways that help me keep my bathrooms fresh and clean. My Homemade Air Freshener Recipe helps keep your bathroom smelling fresh and clean, even when it needs a quick wipe down. Toxic-Free Air Freshener is easy when you make it yourself with essential oils and baking ...
DIY Cloche Jars
Create original DIY Decor with DIY Cloche Jars I have had the supplies to make my own DIY Cloche Jars for a couple of months. I fell in love with the blue and white porcelain cabinet pulls and thought they'd be perfect!Although I have written step by step instructions below, this video may also ...
DIY Monogram Pillow Tutorial
You're going to love this step by step, DIY Monogram Pillow Tutorial from Creative Contributor Colleen from LemonThistle.com. She is always so creative, especially when she uses her Cricut Explore. See all of her projects! DIY Monogram Pillow TutorialHello Today’s Creative Life readers, ...
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies with chocolate chips, coming right up! Grab that box of cake mix and let's get busy! This cake mix cookie recipe can be made with many different flavors of cake mix. Time to be creative! If you've been following Today's Creative Life for a ...
Great Uses for Baking Soda
Baking soda is for more than just baking! It can actually be used as a frugal and safe ingredient in a lot of homemade cleaning and beauty products. So don't leave your baking soda up in your baking cupboard! Take it down and put it to use with one of these 10 Great Uses for Baking Soda!It's one ...
Home Remedies for Teen Acne
I'm the mother of a teen boy and may or may not have an obsession with his hygiene. The minute he started with the oily skin and breaking out with blemishes and pimples, I started researching Home Remedies for Teen Acne!When I became a mother, there were many things that I vowed I would ...
Strawberry Lemonade Cake
Bring on the fresh flavors of spring with this Strawberry Lemonade Cake, which is actually a strawberry lemonade poke cake. Strawberry Lemonade Cake - Poke CakeNow before you get all excited thinking this is a made from scratch cake, let's think about that for a minute. This is me, you guys. ...
Slow Cooker Mexican Pot Roast
If you have beef lovers in your family, then this Slow Cooker Mexican Pot Roast will be ranked as one of their favorites like the Crock Pot Mississippi Roast in no time! Slow Cooker Mexican Pot RoastI hesitated in sharing this, only because the photos really don't do it justice. It was one of ...
Easter Egg Designs {Porcelain Inspired}
Easter Egg Designs are a popular topic this time of year! Don't tell, but I hate to decorate eggs! I do! But now these mod podge Easter eggs are the perfect decorating idea and right up my alley! I LOVE the classic colors, it reminds me of the blue willow dishes my mother always had. With Easter and ...
Free Easter Printables
Free Easter Printables make planning your Easter celebration easier. These printable Easter pillow boxes can be a fun and creative way to package small Easter treats, gifts, or party favors. If you're already a subscriber, download from The Printable Vault. You can subscribe here and your password ...
Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken
Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken is a great take on many popular Lemon Chicken recipes. With over 30 cloves of garlic and lots of lemon zest, this slow cooker chicken recipe is juicy and bursting with flavor every time!Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe I make up a slow cooker chicken recipe ...
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These aren't just any Chicken Lettuce Wraps, these are Caesar Chicken Lettuce Wraps made from my Slow Cooker Caesar Chicken recipe. That recipe will make it's rounds to so many meals. Chicken Lettuce Wraps - Slow Cooker Caesar Chicken Lettuce WrapsI've already shared the Slow Cooker ...
Medication Log Free Printable
This medication log free printable helps you keep track or schedule taking prescription, non-prescription medications, and vitamins. It wasn't long ago, that I was googling a Printable Medication Chart to use for my sick mother. I needed something to help organize daily meds. Something simple to ...
Crock Pot Potato Soup Recipe
Crock Pot Potato soup is good, but it's even better when it's a Loaded Baked Potato Soup, am I right? Slow Cooker recipes make planning dinner so much easier! This creamy, hearty soup full of potatoes and bacon will hit the spot!Crock Pot Potato Soup Recipe - Loaded Baked Potato Soup Slow ...
Slow Cooker Mexican Taco Dip
I made the best Slow Cooker Mexican Taco Dip today!I was looking through a bunch of old recipes books from my mother and came across an old Taste of Home Slow Cooker book. I found a recipe that inspired this dip, it sounded so good, but I knew I had to put my own spin on it! Slow Cooker Mexican ...
Organizing your Craft Supplies
You're going to love these DIY Labeled Boxes for Organizing Your Craft Supplies. Creative Contributor, Chloe from Boxwood Avenue is sharing how she used her Cricut Explore Air™ to make custom boxes for organizing your craft supplies. I love the bit of glam she created for her desk. Speaking of craft ...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Bundt Cake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Bundt Cake was a sign from the heavens after cleaning and organizing my pantry (it was a MESS!). I had a couple of boxes of cake mix and one was a chocolate cake mix, so it was pretty much begging me to make this cake!I love recipes that use cake mix as a base. If ...
Brownie Recipe
Using my homemade brownie "better than a box" mix, you'll be able to mix up this brownie recipe anytime the craving hits. You can add nuts, vanilla or chocolate chips or leave them out. Basic Brownie RecipeRemember my Brownie Recipe Mix? That big jar of brownie mix that's better than a ...
Russian Tea Recipe with Tang
Russian Tea is a warm spiced tea drink that takes me back in time! This recipe has that soothing taste of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg mixed with the sweet orange taste of Tang. Just mix with hot water and sip away! Back in the '70s, Russian Tea made with Tang was all the rage. At least it ...
Clam Dip Recipe
Clam Dip is best when it's homemade and this Clam dip recipe is so EASY to make! This will become your "go to" party dip, for all your party planning, or just game day snacking! See 20 more Dip Recipe Ideas here. ...
Breakfast Casserole Recipes
Breakfast casserole recipes are some of my favorites! Especially when there are ham, cheese, egg, and biscuits involved. Egg breakfast casseroles are always welcome! Like this Breakfast Strata Recipe with Rye Bread and Sausage, it's bursting with flavor! I love getting up on a weekend morning ...
Printable Holiday Gift Tags and Stickers
Free Printable Holiday Gift Tags and Stickers add a special touch to your gifts and help you save money during the holiday season. Download from the Printable Vault, and print at home. Subscribe here for free access. I have wrapped one gift! There may be two in these photos, but only one ...
Easy DIY Gift Wrap
Easy DIY Gift Wrap when you use a simple kraft gift bag, glitter and washi tape! DIY Gift Wrapping Ideas are always welcome during the holidays! It's a way to create a custom beautiful look. Easy DIY Gift Wrap It's down to the wire folks. Do you wrap as you buy, or do you wrap all in one day? I ...
Orange Clove Natural Holiday Centerpiece
Orange Clove Natural Holiday Centerpiece makes any table perfect for the holidays! It all started with the memory of a childhood classroom craft. This Orange and Clove Natural Holiday Centerpiece evolved as I poked clove after clove into a small bag of oranges that I'd threatening my family ...
DIY Wood Block Christmas Tree
This DIY Wood Block Christmas Tree is perfect for the Creative Girls Holiday Soiree! We're still partying up with so many inspiring ideas! Today, Ginger from Gingersnap Crafts is sharing this scrap wood block craft that turns into the cutest holiday decor!Hello! Hello! It's Ginger from ...
