THE MODERN HOMEMAKER

Category: Homemaking

  • Apple Pie Red Eye

    Apple Pie Red Eye

    Food recipe? Check. Drink recipe? Coming right up. Every year I make the same two “punches” in spiked and non-alcohol versions, along with some other basics to round out the beverage selection. Making a few of the same things every year makes it easy for me to get the recipes right (rather than experiment and…

  • Spicy Cranberry Meatballs

    Spicy Cranberry Meatballs

    Every year my husband and I host a Christmas party for our neighbors, family and friends. I try to mix up the menu a little bit each year, but also stick to a few staples that our guests have come to expect year to year. Lucky you: I’m going to share TWO of my recipes…

  • Little Man’s Nursery

    Little Man’s Nursery

    I was very intentional when choosing paint and furniture for our first nursery, as I knew we wanted to have multiple children, and I didn’t want to break the bank in order to change the theme every time we had a baby. When E moved to her toddler room, I was left with gray walls…

  • Airplane Mobile

    Airplane Mobile

    More apologies. I know, I know. I swear I’m going to start taking pictures of my projects WHILE I’m doing them. Probably. So THIS project was fun. It adds just the perfect amount of whim and handmade charm to the nursery; I find myself staring at it regularly as it twists and turns when I…

  • DIY Wall Art

    DIY Wall Art

    First, let me apologize. I should have taken way more photos when I was making these, and I just didn’t. My bad, everyone!! Luckily I did take a few. So work with me. Sometimes I make things for my kid’s rooms. Not necessarily because I can’t just buy what I want, but because I enjoy…