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DIY Dreamcatcher With Ribbons and Upcycled Doily

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What can you make with an embroidery hoop, ribbons, and a doily? A beautiful, unique DIY dreamcatcher!

DIY dreamcatcher with ribbon, doily, and embroidery hoop

DIY Dreamcatcher

Since I have plenty of all of these supplies at home, I made some unique dreamcatchers last week.

Dreamcatchers were originally introduced by some Native American cultures. It is usually a handmade willow hoop with a woven web and may also include sacred items such as feathers or beads.

My sister-in-law Lisa loves dreamcatchers, and I had this idea a while ago to make her one with a vintage doily for her birthday. Instead of a hoop, I wanted to use an embroidery hoop.

I’m glad that I took pictures while I made it so I can show you how easy it is to make a DIY dreamcatcher. It was so much fun that I ended up making three in the end. [Read more…]

5 Summer Salads You Don’t Want to Miss This Summer

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Oh, there is nothing better than healthy summer salads when it’s hot and you don’t feel like cooking! Here are five yummy summer salad recipes you’ll love.

Summer salads recipes

Summer Salads You Don’t Want to Miss

This week’s feature of 5 yummy summer salads is inspiring me to try some new recipes.

I picked the first five cherry tomatoes from our tomato plants today, and I hope there will be many more. Last summer we had so many, from just three little plants.

When it’s hot outside, we often don’t feel like eating warm food, so these fresh summer salads are just what we need.

The watermelon salad is my favorite! Gotta make that one day soon. [Read more…]

8 Kids Books About Earth Day, Recycling, and Healthy Eating

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Earth Day should be every day. Here are my 8 favorite kids books about Earth Day, Recycling, and Healthy Eating. Kids take care of what they care about!

If you ask me, it should be Earth Day every day — not just one day a year.

I think it’s so important to teach children about healthy eating, sustainable living, and the importance of being good to the earth from a young age.

One year we’ve picked up trash from the side of the road in our neighborhood in honor of Earth Day.

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