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THM Tip: Stevia To GO!

August 6, 2013 By Gwen Brown 14 Comments

Today, on Trim Healthy Tuesday, I’m sharing a favorite THM tip…this is my purse sized stevia container that travels with me everywhere.  Where did I find it? The Dollar Tree!  It was in a 4 pack, and was filled with… GLITTER!!!  But I saw the potential!  So I bought a pack of the glitter shakers,…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Tips, Trim & Healthy Tagged With: dollar tree, made this, THM Tips, Trim Healthy Mama, Trim Healthy Tuesday

Helping Pockets

July 26, 2013 By Gwen Brown 4 Comments

Helping Pockets are something new that I’ve made, and BOY HOWDY are they helpful!  To explain how these work, I need to tell you a little story…another jewel from my brilliant friend Heather, who should really have a blog.  It is a story about a monkey, a mango and a skateboard. The topic at hand…

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Filed Under: Chores-Work Smarter, Creative Home, Kids & Learning Tagged With: chores made easy(er), kid solutions, made this

Custom Catan Game Piece Bags

May 31, 2013 By Gwen Brown 2 Comments

These custom Settlers of Catan game piece bags were fun to make, and would be a great homemade gift for Dad!  We ‘discovered’ Settlers Of Catan a couple years ago, and REALLY enjoyed learning the game and playing together.  It’s a strategy game with enough chance in it that your strategy skills don’t matter that much. …

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Filed Under: Crafts & Creative Inspiration, Creative Home Tagged With: catan, gifts for men, made this, organizing ideas

Vintage Spice Tin Pencil Cup

May 22, 2013 By Gwen Brown 4 Comments

See what’s on my fridge?!!  It’s a really cool old spice tin that’s now doing dual duty as decor and pencil holder for my shopping list. My kitchen is postage stamp sized, so I have no space for ‘extras’ and cool decor.  Anything I keep out has got to pull its weight as utilitarian.  BUT,…

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Filed Under: Crafts & Creative Inspiration, Creative Home Tagged With: I heart vintage, in the kitchen, made this

Crocheted Flower Afghan

April 24, 2013 By Gwen Brown 6 Comments

When I say crocheted flower afghan, do you automatically think of ‘granny square’ throws from the 70’s?  Me too!  But this is NOT your average crocheted flower afghan!  Nosiree…this is fun, whimsical, and my Mama made it for me.  Which makes it the greatest afghan, like, EVER!!! I’m learning to crochet, and I think this…

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Filed Under: Crafts & Creative Inspiration, Creative Home, Favorites! Tagged With: crochet, DIY, DIY decor, made this

DIY Christmas Stockings from Sweaters

December 11, 2012 By Gwen Brown 4 Comments

DIY Christmas stockings from sweaters was not an intentional goal.  But I only had 5 matching stockings, and our family had grown to 6. Naturally, I went shopping. Our dining room is a lovely shade of turquoise, with apple-green accents, and I really wanted something sort of neutral and natural for that room.  I found…

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Filed Under: Crafts & Creative Inspiration, Creative Home Tagged With: Christmas!, DIY, made this, sew fun, tutorial

I Crocheted A Viking Hat

June 8, 2012 By Gwen Brown 1 Comment

I crocheted a Viking Hat …for a real Viking. He’s brave, daring, and makes frequent raids of destruction.  He *needed* this hat. But apparently, Vikings are not necessarily fond of crochetedhead-gear.   This little factoid was not mentioned in my How to Raise a Viking Manual.  My bad. And if you force a Viking to wear…

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Filed Under: Crafts & Creative Inspiration, Creative Home Tagged With: baby, crochet, made this, the Viking

My Favorite Necklace!

May 11, 2011 By Gwen Brown Leave a Comment

If y’all read this post, then you’ll know that I’ve been reading and working through the book “It’s Just My Nature” by Carol Tuttle.  One of the things about this profiling system is that she also incorporates a book and online training program called ‘Dressing Your Truth,” where you learn to dress according to your…

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Filed Under: Crafts & Creative Inspiration, Creative Home Tagged With: jewelry, made this

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