All summer you've been battling overgrown weeds, dry grass and sprouting hedges but fall is here and it's about time to put your tools of garden wars up for the winter. Here is a short video to help you clean-up properly so your things are ready to go back to work next year. Home Depot To get started, spray your tools down with a hose to remove any leaves, grass or dirt that might have been left … [Read more...]
Recipe: Cherry Tart Crumble
The holidays are fast approaching and you may be looking for a good recipe to bring to the 400 potlucks or family parties you'll be invited to this year. I found this recipe on TheKitchn. Cherry Tart Crumble Serves 6 For the cherries: 1 pound tart cherries, frozen 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger, optional 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of … [Read more...]
How To Help Kids Deal With Halloween Fears
This has been an interesting year for my girls and me. We have just moved to a new part of the country, a part where they actually celebrate Halloween. Up and down our street neighbors have put up scare-tacular decorations, some quite graphic. My little Princess and Pixie are dealing with these decorations in opposite ways. My Princess, surprisingly, runs up and down the street yelling "Look … [Read more...]
10 Halloween Crafts For Kids
Here is a link for 10 fun crafts for kids to do this Halloween from Apartment Therapy. Here are my top 4 picks for the Halloween crafts. Mummy Cards Cut a box into equal pieces (3.5" x 5") and the kids can do everything else by themselves. First, cut a 12" strip off the end of a bandage (bought at the pharmacy) and set aside. Stick the leftover roll of bandage to the card and wrap the … [Read more...]
How To: Make A Hammock
Fall is coming around so I think it's the perfect time to make this easy DIY hammock to take outside with a cup of coffee and a good book. TOOLS Tape measure 600 feet of rope (the kind at the hardware store will do just fine). I recommend using rope that is thick enough to be sturdy but not so thick that your knots will be uncomfortable to lay on. For this hammock, I used a braided cotton … [Read more...]
Simple No Carve Pumpkins
BobVila.com If you're like me, you're not a huge fan of carving pumpkins, but ARE a fan of decorating, what do you do? Well, you find a new creative way to decorate those pumpkins we love so much in the fall. A lot of these are great "fall" decorations as well as Halloween decorations so you can keep these no carve pumpkins up from September- November. Drip Crayon Pumpkins Melt a rainbow … [Read more...]
Insta-crafts: Easy DIY, No Tools Required
If you're a little intimidated by the Do It Yourself world, try these easy DIY projects that require no tools. I think the book ends will be my project this weekend! Brick Book Ends Wash the bricks and paint one edge with acrylic paint. Once the bricks are dry, use a Sharpie to write out book titles and add embellishments like those on the spine of your favorite novel. Then watch as your new … [Read more...]
Bedside Tables For Small Spaces
The bedroom is our safe haven, the place where we go to relax at the end of a long hard day, to forget the trials and hardships that have come at us in the world so that we can wake-up refreshed and ready to start all over tomorrow. How do you make the most of this space, if you don't have a lot of room? I'd would arguably say that the nightstand is the most important place to start. This is … [Read more...]
Beginner Project: DIY Wood Wall Art
Here at The Tub Connection, we post a plethora of DIY projects, but some of us are just not seasoned crafters, especially when it comes to wood working. Well, today you're in luck because this is the perfect project to get your toes wet in the DIY world! You can get most of the cutting done at Home Depot and with a bit of paint and glue, you can create this beautiful wall art that is sure to … [Read more...]
Tips From Smokers Exceeds Expectations
WebMD.com MONDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A hard-hitting national smoking-cessation campaign -- the first ever to be federally funded -- proved very successful, essentially tripling the number of smokers that officials hoped would be inspired to quit, according to a new study. The researchers estimated that 200,000 Americans were motivated to quit for the duration of the campaign or longer. … [Read more...]
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