Creative Homemaker

Pottery Plate

Published on 2012-01-26 15:09:00

I am so proud of this plate! I made it all by myself. When I say I made it, I don't mean I just painted it in some Paint Your Own Pottery place. I actually made it with wet clay, created the polka dots, drew the cool food, and then later painted it.My husband and I have been going to a ceramics open studio at the local community center for our date nights. Tonight I got my first piece back, this awesome plate! We also got to try our hand at the potter's wheel. I made an awesome bowl, which I can

Family Christmas Craft Countdown - Gingerbread House Village

Published on 2011-12-20 15:01:00

With only 4 sleeps left until Christmas, and since everyone is home all day, we decided to do a Christmas family activity every night until Christmas.Yesterday evening we made Gingerbread Houses. Ok they were made out of graham crackers, but they still turned out cute.This is mine, and everyone thought mine was the coolest. I used vanilla wafers as a rough, pretzel rods for the door, and fruit roll up to outline the window. My coolest feature is the Christmas tree which I made from a Resse cup b

What's Today's Treat of the Day

Published on 2011-12-04 01:54:00

You may have noticed that I stopped blogging about the treats of the day. That is because I have been working hard to create a new blog dedicated solely to the treat of the day. I think this homemaker blog and my treat blog have separate audiences, so I felt it was best to separate the two early.  Have no fear, there will still be food related posts on this blog. I still plan to do my food challenges with my sister on here as well as food tutorials. Here i

Dinner Rolls Tutorial

Published on 2011-11-20 03:05:00

My sister has been asking me to make a video tutorial on how to make a yeast bread from scratch with no special equipment. In this video I walk you through how to make dinner rolls that would be perfect for your Thanksgiving dinner. The recipe is actually for hamburger buns, but I think they make delicious dinner rolls as well. I found the recipe for hamburger buns on Allrecipes website.You start off by adding your liquids and yeast. Let that set for 5 minutes while you gather the rest of the in

3 Shirts from Hot Patterns 3 Graces

Published on 2011-11-18 13:17:00

I have been wanting to try a Hot Patterns pattern for awhile. I really liked the fact the pattern comes with three shirts since it was a bit of a pricey pattern. However, I liked the trendy look of the shirts and I am trying to update my wardrobe.This is the pattern I used from Hot Patterns #1089 and the website has videos on construction techniques and pattern variations that you can do to alter the shirts to make different looks.The cowl neck variation was the easiest to make. I

Knitted Shawl

Published on 2011-11-18 13:09:00

I spent about a month knitting this shawl. I don't often pick patterns with an intricate design, but I really liked the look of it in the picture. I found the pattern at our local farmers market, and I was curious how different a British knitting pattern differed from an American pattern. While there were a few words phrases that were different, it wasn't very difficult to figure out what they meant.I must admit that it turned out very nice. The pattern shows through nicely and it looks great on

Treats of the Day for Week Ending Nov 18

Published on 2011-11-18 11:09:00

Brownie Bites dipped in Mint ChocoalteI used a basic brownie mix and a brownie pop mold. When they cooled down I melted some Hershey's Mint Chocolate Chips and dipped the tops of it in the melted chocolate. I then topped it some green sprinkles for a minty appearance. Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Toffee ChipsI had made some toffee chip cookies earlier and they stuck to my cookie sheet. I was brave and decided to try Chocolate Toffee Chips, which I had much better results. These

Healthy Casseroles Challenge

Published on 2011-11-14 06:17:00

Last month my sister and I did a challenge of making healthy soups and salads. We had so much fun doing it, that we decided to do a challenge every month. This month we decided to do a casserole challenge. Keep a look out for our Healthy Food Challenges each month.Monday: Egg and VeggieFor the egg casserole, I chopped up bell peppers, tomatoes, and zucchini and filled the casserole dish two thirds full of veggies. Then I mixed in enough eggs to cover it all. Then I added just a small h

New Life for Old Sweater

Published on 2011-11-09 15:28:00

AfterI had this sweater sitting in my closet for awhile. It fit me last winter, but I've lost a lot of weight over the summer. Everyone wants to go shopping to buy a new wardrobe when they've lost a significant amount of weight, but I hate shopping and well Angie's New Wardrobe is not a line in our budget.  So to show off the return of my pre-baby weight I thought I'd take some of my old bigger clothes and make them new cuter clothes. BeforeAll I did was turn this 3

Christmas 2012 Family Gift Giving Plan

Published on 2011-11-08 06:29:00

We save a bit of money every month throughout the year so we have have a nice Christmas. Normally I'd have my checklist of things I felt I had to buy my kids to make sure the gifts were perfect. I got myself in a rut of this is how to make a good Christmas. The kids usually enjoyed the gifts I picked out, and most of them where on their wish lists. It was a bit stressful for me to make sure that everything was balanced between the kids, but I got pretty good at it.Then last year something c