Simple Steps for Making Homemade Paper #DIY
Making homemade paper is a wonderful craft to create and a great way to recycle waste paper into exciting new items. To make your homemade paper, you will simply need some scrap paper. See what’s lying around your house or in your recycling bin. You can try using unprinted computer paper, newspaper, magazines, egg cartons, […]
Autumn Apple Dumplings Recipe | “Pork Chops & Applesauce” by Cynthia Briggs
Some cookbooks you love for the amazing, enticing recipes. Others you love to savor for the delightful insights and down-home appeal. Cynthia Brigg’s “Pork Chops & Applesauce: A Collection of Recipes & Reflections” is a bit of both, making this cookbook an irresistible combination of delicious home cooking and rich storytelling. Cynthia invites you into her kitchen […]
Grape Jelly Low Sugar Canning Recipe
Most grape jelly recipes call for an excessive amount of sugar, often 6 to 7 cups per batch! But if you pick fresh, sweet grapes, there’s absolutely no reason to sweeten things up or to overwhelm the natural flavors. The recipe below calls for 2 cups of sugar, which I’ve generally found to be […]
An Extra Line and Mega Savings | Staying Connected with Walmart Family Mobile Unlimited Plans
It’s certainly time to address the cell phone issue with our pre-teen! As part of a sponsored post for the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community, I’m adding an extra line to our Walmart Family Mobile plan. Like many moms, I was anti-getting a cell phone for our children. Without a cheap wireless plan option available […]
Parmesan Chicken Bowtie Pasta with Sartori Sarvecchio
A little town in Northern Wisconsin, an ideal natural spot for raising dairy cows, is home to Sartori – a fourth generation artisan cheesemaker producing world-class premium cheeses that are amazing creamery delights for your taste buds to savor. One of Sartori’s most esteemed creations is the SarVecchio Parmesan. For good reason, this internationally award-winning […]
How to Know If Your Toddler’s Getting Enough Sleep
Adults certainly struggle to get enough sleep, but we often don’t think about whether our children are getting the amount and quality of rest needed. Sleep, a critical part of human being’s life, is the time when our body regenerates. Without adequate sleep our cognitive functions and physical well-being suffer. For toddlers, sleep is especially […]
Farmer’s Market on Your Doorstep: Green BEAN Delivery
Even though I have easy access to grabbing fresh veggies and fruits from my ginormous garden and the ability to supplement with fresh produce from our farmer’s market – seasons change and Boom! Pop! Fizzle… all our access to those fresh goodies are gone due to frost. Canning and freezing sustains us, but really, who […]
Gluten Free Snack Series: Blue Diamond Artisan Nut-Thins #glutenfree
I’m a sucker for a good dip. Put out an avocado, cheese queso, or three bean dip and I’m totally there! But, finding a gluten free cracker that’s not too hard and can stand up to thick dips like hummus, cheese or bean, though, is no easy task. Which is why I’m super happy to […]
Back-To-School DIY Ideas with Duck Tape
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walmart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve been one giddy DIY gal since Duck Tape® began making patterned tape. The crafting possibilties are endless and it’s a fabulous material to use for upcycling items, such as the cardboard rolls I quickly fashioned […]
Red Sangria Mocktail Jelly – No Alcohol, Low Sugar Canning Recipe
Sangria jelly can easily be made straight from sangria – just follow the direction for my Moscato Jelly recipe and swap the wine for sangria. But, if you are looking for an all-fruit, low sugar option, it’s quite simple to duplicate the essence of sangria without using a stitch of alcohol. As an added bonus, […]
Buzz in the Barnyard: Help Your School Excel With Excedrin
This post is part of a sponsored campaign with Excedrin® and MomSelect. All thoughts and opinions are that of Rural Mom Back-to-school is certainly an exciting time in our neck o’ the woods. The kids are excited about reuniting with friends, picking out new backpacks and supplies, and gearing up for sport activities. The excitement […]
Colors for Your Every Mood ~ Mía Mariú Giveaway
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not a fashionista. It’s a little difficult to wear heels in the garden and it’s not as if the chickens give a squawk about whether I’m having a good hair day… But that doesn’t mean I don’t love to keep up with fashion trends or find a […]