A cheap and easy DIY patio makeover to get your house ready for summer entertaining. I transformed our ugly old concrete patio with some cleaning and an easy-to-apply tinted sealer! Here’s how to do it yourself… Concrete Patio Makeover: Cleaning When we moved into our new house the back concrete patio was in rough shape. …
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How to make perfect air fryer frozen french fries every time! When you bake frozen french fries at home you want them to turn out golden and crispy, right? But if you are like me you are often disappointed with how they come out of the oven. They are always just a little mushy and …
Like many of you, I am IN LOVE with my Instant Pot (generic version, not-sure-what-brand but it works). This Instant Pot ham and bean soup might be the best thing I’ve made yet! I’ve been trying out tons of recipes I used to make in my crockpot and I get a huge thrill when what used …
Make an easy A frame swing set with hardware sets, pressure treated lumber, and these free DIY wooden swing set plans! When our daughter outgrew her toddler-size swing set, we started looking around for an upgrade. I was really disappointed with the cheap metal swing sets that were really the only ones in our price …
I go through phases of being totally obsessed with chips and salsa. I’m not the only one, right? I’ve been on a salsa kick recently and dragged this fresh recipe out of the archives. It’s super fresh and tastes like summer in a jar – even though you could make it any time of year …
How to make delicious chocolate chip cookies without butter! I know that the classic chocolate chip cookie recipe calls for butter. But I’d put one of these no butter chocolate chip cookies up against a Tollhouse cookie any day! If you find yourself out of butter (like I often do) then give these chocolate chip …
How to make the perfect air fryer tater tots every time! Tater tots may be the perfect food to make in an air fryer. And are they possibly a perfect food? Golden and crispy on the outside and comforting potatoey goodness on the inside… But if you’ve ever made tater tots in a microwave or …
I have no shame about being a pumpkin junkie. I have a board dedicated to pumpkin recipes on Pinterest, which I consult when I am in the mood for something pumpkiny. The mood can strike at any time of year, but it strikes most often in the fall – like right now. Today I’m sharing my …
A cheap and easy DIY walkway idea with stepping stones and gravel! I wanted a new walkway for the front of my house that I could do 100% myself. I didn’t want to mess with pouring concrete so, I researched some cheap walkway ideas and came up with a stepping stone (aka paver) and gravel …
Do you have a mason jar and paint? If so you can make your own DIY foaming hand soap dispenser with just a lid. I’ve been making my own hand soap on and off for years now (get my easy instructions for how to make foaming hand soap here) and have always just reused plastic …