Home Decor

How-To: Build a Bee House

Yes Mag shows you how easy it is to make a bee house with this tutorial and accompanying video. From the site: Mason bees are a common bee you will see flying around your home in spring and summer. They are native, non-social bees. They neither sting nor make honey. The mason bee is an […]

My Own Crafty Mama

My mom is an amazing crafter, and as I raise my own kids I find myself taking more and more of her projects to use as my own, albeit at a more junior level of expertise. My mom, aka Nana, and my youngest son, Arlo, visiting Tombstone, Ariz. When I was about 10 years old, […]

Baby Food Jar Chandelier

Here’s a clever tutorial on how to make a baby food jar chandelier from Natural Home magazine. From the site: This chandelier has all the charm of medieval ironwork—but it comes from the recycling bin. Used baby-food jars, a few yards of twisted wire, a couple repurposed barrel hoops and a length of rusty chain […]

How-To: Mineral Makeup

Sarah James at Instructables shows us how easy it is to make your own mineral makeup. She writes: Mineral makeup is more than just a new beauty trend – it offers health benefits for skin as well. And now you can make it at home! It’s made of all natural, finely ground minerals from the […]