How to Make Butterfly Straws

These are fun and easy to make butterfly straws. They would be great for your Spring or Summer party decorating!   Here’s what you need: -Small pieces of pretty paper or you can use white paper and decorate it yourself. – Scissors – Straws – clear straws work well, it makes the butterflies look like …

March Madness and Popcorn – a perfect match #Orville

The NCAA basketball tournament is perfectly timed – the month of March always seems to linger.  The tournament helps bring excitement to the last cold days of winter.  To get things in a “full court press” mode, we decided to host a party for my son and for some of his friends, so, they could …

Easy Meal Planning Tool

I don’t know about you, but lately we have been eating out a lot less, which means I cook more at home.  I like to cook, but sometimes the same tired recipes get old.  I have about 15 meals that I rotate.  Every once in a while I try new ones, some are keepers …. …

What should I make for dinner tonight?

I feel like every week I am struggling with the question, “What should I make for dinner tonight?” I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get tired of the same old recipes; other times I draw a blank when it comes to what to make for dinner. Wait until you see what Kroger and …

How to Make Homemade Wallpaper

Making homemade wallpaper  is a way to be crafty even if you don’t think you’re crafty.  I found a way to put some of that pretty scrapbooking paper that I kept seeing in the stores to use without even picking up a pair of scissors. It’s an easy and pretty inexpensive way to brighten up …

Office Organizing – just in time for spring

My office was in desperate need of organizing! I can’t believe I ever let my office area get so cluttered. Somehow it gradually came to look like a war zone. My office is in the unfinished basement of a house built in 1940, so it’s not your typical home office. I’m at my desk every …