Photo and recipe courtesy of Dinner Diary With the weather turning colder and the holiday season officially upon us, all we want to do is tuck into some hearty comfort food! Risotto is one of those perfect dishes that are sophisticated, warm, and surprisingly easy to whip up – even the name is fun to say! It sounds intimidating at first, but it’s really a one-pot meal. You can take this opportunity to highlight seasonal [...]

Photo and instructions courtesy of Design Sponge This simple project is so intricately beautiful, people won’t believe that’s it DIY, or that it’s made from a recycled jump rope! The whole project takes under half an hour, and would make a wonderful gift. I’m already thinking of making a dozen and finding countless uses for them – coasters, decorative hangings, maybe even jewelry! Best of all, you decide its size based on the length and [...]

The author of the Resurrection Fern is truly a inspiration for craftsters! The blog melds beautiful photography and stories of her neighborhood, craft tutorials, and shares her unique handcrafted pieces which can be purchased online. The crafts are heavily influenced by the plants and animals in natural surroundings, and manifest in the beauties she creates with crochet, fabric and paint,  just to name a few! One of the simpler tutorials she has, that nature-lovers of [...]

Did your kids bring home a lot of loot this Halloween? Still have a few buckets left that trick-or-treaters never got to? A little too much? As you’re polishing off some of your favorite treats, consider selling the extra candy to dentists! That’s right, dentists from Halloween Candy Buy Back will buy leftover candy for $1 per pound and ship them to U.S. troops serving overseas. That way, you’ll save yourself some tummy-aches and cavities [...]