Remember that day of shopping I shared with everyone and how I bought some pretty floral papers? Well I found some really fun ways to use them. I took some old boxes that normally get tossed and decoupaged some of the pretty papers onto them. I can now reuse the boxes for small gifts to…
A day of shopping in an Arizona desert city.
There is no shortage of stores here in Phoenix. They are everywhere in this city. One morning we all got up early, headed to the city zoo before they opened to non members, and after spending two hours there walking around we headed out to do some fun shopping. Here are some photos from a…
Playing tag with the birds.
“ The leaves of the trees are the healing of the nations.” You all know my zoo pass expired, now we have to get creative and find other places to walk. I need to see life. I need to see flowers and leaves and watch as the wind moves through those living things as I…
My favorite animal moments from our yearly zoo walking adventures.
Our yearly zoo pass has expired. We decided not to renew. It’s a nice zoo but there is a lot of construction still going on and it seemed the animals weren’t around a lot because everything was closed or under construction. I loved all the trees at the zoo. Keeps everything shaded and cool for…
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone.
I’m a day early. Been off my game lately when it comes to creating, writing and photography. I do have a really good rant about sugar coming up though, still deciding on whether or not to post it…you all know how that goes. I don’t like seeing anyone being taken advantage of and I saw…
An Arizona country store in a city.
This small business shopping trip was at a store that sells organic feed for your livestock. They also have organic milk and locally made products for sale. We ran into this shop one day while out shopping in Mesa Arizona. My favorite part about this store was the little rooster that walked around the store…
DIY pine cone roses
Christmas is over but Winter isn’t and pine cones are one of the prettiest ways to keep this time of the season in your home decorations. Plus their free, so you don’t have to worry so much about spending a lot of money. If you want to add some Valentine themed décor to your home…
Tiny cupcake cakes.
Do you guys remember these? I posted about these a couple years ago. I used to make these with my kids when they were little. Little cakes from cupcakes. You can use a box cake mix or make your own cake by scratch. After mixing your cake mix pour into muffin pans. I use paper…
DIY a valentine card using veggies from your garden.
I am cleaning up my posts and came across this fun project from the past. If you have any beets in your garden they make great water colors for painting on paper. The colors are so striking too. A very bright purple/pink color. Just cut up some beets and soak in water, drain water into…
A yummy cherry dessert to make for your family.
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted softened butter (2 sticks) 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla ¼ teaspoon almond extract 3 cups all purpose flower 2 (21 ounces) cans cherry pie filling. Glaze ingredients: 1 cup powdered sugar ½ teaspoon of vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract 2-3 tablespoons of milk….
Our Little Red House 