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Snowbunnies add a festive touch to the kitchen shelves and windowsills in early spring. With pansies in the windowboxes outside as a backdrop, the Snowbunnies on the sills are especially festive.
Egg-cellent Endeavors
The egg is the eternal and quintessential symbol of springtime. Here are some of our favorite egg crafts using blown eggs. Blowing an egg is very easy and creates an empty palette to do many things with.
Ukrainian Easter Eggs
I've always wanted to try my hand at making Ukrainian Easter eggs. The process is a fascinating one as the design is created by using a special tool designed to hold beeswax and is heated by a candle.
Easter Cookie Pots
To do something a little different for Easter, we grew pots of rye grass and then inserted sugar cookies that we baked on bamboo skewers into the pots to create a "blooming pot of flowers" for sprigntime.
Who says you can’t make a mirror? Martha Stewart can and so can we. With a little effort and patience you can use silver leaf to make an antique mirror pane and with some more creativity you can add a gilded etched pattern into the glass. Put it in a mirror frame that has been antiqued and you have a new antique and a conversation piece.
You can’t imagine how addicting working with beads and other minute items can be unless you’ve actually tried it! Beading is an obsession from the moment you pick up the first bead and the first pin. Here are some of the ornaments we’ve made over the years. Some are from kits, others are our own [...]
We’re always trying new things in the kitchen. In fact when not in the garden, we are in the kitchen! Check out this gallery of some of the tasty treats we whip up from time-to-time. From elaborate cakes to simple cookies, there is no end to the treats.
