Author Archives for David Supple

We’re turning 10! As 2014 comes to a close and 2015 ushers in a new year, NEDC will be celebrating 10 years in business. We are very excited about this milestone! 9 out of 10 contractors go out of business within 10 years and the fact that we have grown in revenue every single year we have been in business is a pretty… View Article

This white sangria recipe is simply delicious, and a great festive drink to serve for parties. I was planning on giving it as a gift, except it was so delicious I realized I had downed half of it before walking out the door. If you have a nice pitcher around, it could make a good hostess… View Article

Have you ever wished you could bottle up the scent of the holidays? I have a solution for you! This jar of Simmering Scent makes another great hostess gift, and only takes a few minutes to put together. All the ingredients can be found at your local supermarket! The base of this one is a… View Article

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