Make and TakesIdeas and Crafty Tidbits for Home, Family, and Fun

Each Friday I comment on the Giveaways for the weekend. Then on Tuesday, I check to see if I won. Well, this time I actually won!!! Yeah!!! I went to check out the winners today to see if maybe my name would be there, and there it was, over at Tangled and True. I love their blog. They give great reviews [...] Continue Reading…

Actually, it can be made all year, not just for summer. It’s easy, fresh, and delicious. Oh, and healthy too, but who is caring about that! I make it for every get together and it’s a great side dish for anything.

It is best when the fruit is in season and I tend to like it better with fresh strawberries. [...] Continue Reading…

Mail Time! Here’s the mail, it never fails. It makes me want to wag my tail. When it comes I want to wail, Mail!! I just have to share these great products that I just got in the Mail from 2 fabulous Etsy sellers.

This first shop I found by chance as I was just surfing through Etsy. It is called Little [...] Continue Reading…

Here is proof that my children are not always in their pajamas!! I know that almost every single picture of them in this blog has them sporting their PJ’s. You can see that Lucy’s hair is combed all pretty here, not like Medusa from previous posts. I promise, I am just up early doing these projects and taking their [...] Continue Reading…

I mean really Big books. I love these. They are large and in charge. I used in the classroom all the time (I taught Kindergarten for 4 years.) They help everyone see the page, they have large letters to work with, helping kids see the letters and learn the words easier. I did so many activities with them. Some [...] Continue Reading…

It is that time of year when beach towels are everywhere in my house. We are either at the local pool or in the sprinklers. While regular towels are just fine and serve their purpose, I love Hooded Towels.

Before, I have made these great hooded towels for my kids and their bath time. They are shivering when they get [...] Continue Reading…

Cake Mix Cookies are the best cookies to make for any occasion, especially when you are short on time. They are delicious, easy to make, and always a BIG hit! I probably make these too much. Jordan is always begging for good ol’ fashioned chocolate chip cookies. I use the Toll House recipe for those.

Cake Mix Cookies:

1 box cake mix - any [...] Continue Reading…

My family is running the Hood to Coast relay race this year. It is a grueling and exciting relay race in Oregon, where 12 people run 3 legs of close 6 miles each, more or less. We go from Mt. Hood all the way to the coast and run on the beach to the finish line. It is a [...] Continue Reading…

I love to grill. I have just discovered how easy it really is. Buy meat, dip meat sometimes, slab it on the grill, flip, and eat. So now that I know I can do this and it tastes good when I do, why would I cook any other way? I have been trying to get more grilling recipes from [...] Continue Reading…

The Stitching Barn shop is featured on Design Mom’s Giveaway this week. She has chosen one of my children’s aprons to be part of a Handmade Giveaway.  

Every Friday, Design Mom has the best giveaways for people who come and make a comment. It’s free, I mean really free. No signing up for anything, no entry form, no pay later scheme, just free for [...] Continue Reading…