- Stovetop Potpourri: An easy, affordable homemade giftDecember 7, 2018Stovetop potpourri is a beautiful, inexpensive, and easy homemade holiday gift that's great for friends, family, teachers, and more. Low-key DIY to the max.
- Easy Potted Herb CenterpiecesJune 27, 2016And now for something completely different: easy potted herb centerpieces for your next big event. In other words, food on the table that’s not for eating. What? Why?My first inclination is to feel about this topic the way I used to feel as a kid about erasers that smelled like cupcakes: how DARE you? How...
- Herb Salt + Spiced Sugar Homemade GiftsDecember 22, 2015Our homemade herb salt and spiced sugar recipes make great, inexpesive, easy homemade gifts. Full DIY instructions including printable labels and sources.
- Easy Holiday Gift: Homemade SoapNovember 30, 2015I made soap. True story. You totally can, too.It was a lot like cooking. A lot. Chopping, heating, flavoring, mixing, pouring. Setting in the freezer to chill. I used Pyrex and a spoon. Poppy seeds. A baking sheet. The kitchen smelled like lavender, lemongrass, peppermint. I won’t lie: the hardest part by far was remembering not to...
- Homemade Holiday Gifts + How to Sew a ButtonDecember 17, 2009Recipe for homemade lemon curd, which makes a great holiday gift alone or paired with homemade granola, plus a book review and giveaway of How to Sew a Button by Erin Bried.
