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Abundance is the key to creating visually stunning grazing platters from your garden.

How to Make Homegrown Edible Flower Grazing Platters

Long grazing platters, a luxuriously bountiful counter to the restriction of diet culture, are one of the hottest food trends of recent years. In this …

10 simple recipes that can be easily prepared in an AirBNB, vacation rental, or even RV kitchen, plus included shopping list

Easy Recipes to Make in an Airbnb Kitchen (International or USA)

Perhaps one of the hardest parts of long-term travel is the care and feeding of my own body. What’s familiar and second-nature back home, …

felt spaghetti and meatballs free pattern and tutorial

Free Felt Food Pattern: Making a Felt Meatball and No-Tangle Spaghetti Play Set

One of my favorite recent felt craft food projects is this felt spaghetti and meatballs play set that I made for my niece this …

A Collection of Whimsical Garden Ideas

For some time now, I have been curating my own whimsical garden in Missouri and snapping photos of unique garden spaces when encountered them, but …

How to make a hanging planter for unique houseplants using a vintage birdcage

Turning a Birdcage into a Hanging Basket Planter – Tutorial & Tips

This vintage birdcage makes a unique hanging basket featuring small shade-loving plants and a vintage bird figurine. One element of creating a whimsical …

1 Easy Tip to prevent honey from crystallizing - & fix it if it already has

How to Prevent Honey from Crystallizing (or Fix Aready Crystallized Honey)

A spoonful of a product you probably already have in your cabinet can prevent (or reverse) the chemical process that causes crystallized honey. Honey is …

How to split up bouquets into small bouquets throughout your home for budget beauty

How to Make Small Bouquets of Flowers

One of the easiest ways to add style, beauty, and warmth to a space is with fresh flowers. In my 20’s, when I thought of …

Stunning floral arrangements can be made with native grasses, herbs, and even weeds. Learn how I create vibrant bouquets using native plants from my property.

Creating Beautiful Flower Arrangements from Herbs & Native Plants

Hawk Hill’s gardens are home to many flowering plants, but by late summer in Missouri, there’s not much that hasn’t gone to seed, so my …

Five new ways to use a food saver for creative kitchen management

Foodsaver Hacks: 5 New Ways You Didn’t Know You Could Use a Foodsaver

I purchased a Foodsaver in 2011 after finally being convinced to buy it by a friend who said it was the only small appliance she …

Favorite Things – Spring 2015

Lately I am enjoying more photography and appreciation of small delights around Hawk Hill. In this spring “Favorite Things” posts I got herb bouquets, art, …

Step by step tutorial for building furniture-quality sawhorse table legs for less than $25.

How to Build a DIY Sawhorse Table for $25

My furniture shopping pet peeve is that the price tag rarely reflects quality- more often the price reflects the cost of shipping from a manufacturing …

How to hack fake plants from IKEA to look like real life houseplants

Hacking Ikea’s Fejka Potted Plant to Fit in Standard Houseplant Planters

I love Ikea’s small, $3.99 potted Fejka plants for shelf fillers. Most of the time, the standard 4″ pot size is perfect for …

How to apply roundup directly to target plants without risking overspray or runoff

Applying Roundup Pesticide with a Sponge Applicator | Easy Permanent Weed Control

Hawk Hill’s fences are draped with heavily scented honeysuckle vines, humming-bird enticing trumpet vines, and deep emerald toned Virginia Creeper. Unfortunately, these vines which so …