Author Archives for David Supple

This might be one of the easier recipes I’ve ever had to follow: only a few ingredients, and no baking needed. They’re very tasty, and they  make a really great hostess gift that has a nice personal touch. These cream cheese mints go really well with our citrus-ginger simmering spices, Winter White Sangria, and Hostess Gift Tray… View Article

This tutorial walks through how to create a slotted ball out of a sheet of paper. As another design on a budget item, we used free materials for this craft. Anyone can do it with a pair of scissors and some newspaper. If you want to step it up a notch, you could use some pretty… View Article

Today we have a very pretty and simple garland. The ingredients are few, and are things you typically have around your house anyway. You can make a multitude of ornaments out of salt dough, but in order to give our tree a little bit of diversity, I chose to make a garland. We also completed… View Article

This is by far one of the easiest crafts to do to bring a little shine to your tree. It takes about five minutes and 0 skill. I had this spray glitter lying around from whatever craft I did in the past. I took some pinecones, my glitter spray, and a piece of parchment paper… View Article

Part 2 of 5 in the $25 Christmas Tree! This is a super easy craft using glue, clothespins, and a little wood stain (optional, or paint another color), with perhaps a ribbon for hanging. 10-20 minute project for about $2. It’s a great homemade Christmas ornament, or just ornament for other denomination’s holidays as well.

Happy 12 Days of DIY! Day 1:DIY Twine Ball We’re going to learn how to decorate a Christmas tree for $25 and look super-stylish. I have 5 DIY projects that will help your tree to the next level! The twine ball is a great activity to involve children in making- it has very few ingredients… View Article

I kept seeing this awesome pin floating around Pinterest of this no-bake pumpkin cheesecake, but I wasn’t super fond of some of the methods or ingredients (Cool-Whip) used. For one, I don’t own a fancy stand mixer. I have a $15 hand held blender that works just fine most of the time. I also don’t… View Article

Calling All Entries! Do you have an amazing Do-It-Yourself project? Do you want to share it with the world? Send it to us! We will be collecting all of your amazing DIY projects during the month of November: recipes, construction projects, crafts, or even lifehacks. Send us step by step instructions and photos showing your… View Article

This is probably one of the easier recipes to follow about how to bake pumpkin seeds, and a great add on to any pumpkin recipe that doesn’t use the seeds. How to roast pumpkin seeds:

This pumpkin soup uses one fresh pumpkin that has been roasted, and some butternut squash (you can roast this too) with onion, butter, stock, and a scoop of sour cream (optional). Healthy and delicious!