It’s early May. Time to start thinking about summer vacations. Do you have plans for a summer vacation yet? Typically, Dan and I take a few short excursions to North Wildwood, New Jersey. It’s our favorite close-to-home vacation spot. We even got married on the beach in North Wildwood. I first wrote all about why we love going to North… View Post
Bicycle Ride Through Amish Country Lancaster, Pennsylvania
What would you see on a bicycle ride through Amish Country in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania? Like so many of you, I’ve been waiting impatiently for warm Spring weather and it finally showed up yesterday so I took the day off. To go outside and play! To ride my bike. Those of you who have been readers of Create & Babble… View Post
Shower Stall Cleaning Without Chemicals
Since Spring took so long to get here, I am a little (or I should say a lot) behind on Spring cleaning. You too? I decided that today is the day to finally give my main bathroom a good cleaning. And I’m starting with the shower. The shower stall that desperately needs to be replaced. Hopefully, I will be remodeling… View Post
Wooden Quilt Block Wall Art
Today I’m talking about quilts because today’s project was inspired by a star design quilt block. While today’s project is not a fabric quilt square, it certainly has that look. An old, well-loved quilt is the inspiration behind this wooden quilt block wall art. It’s a star pattern quilt block made of wood and patterned cardstock. If you love quilts… View Post
How To Make a Wooden Flower
Every Spring, when we visit Cape May, New Jersey, I l love going into the quaint little boutiques and I always admire the wooden flowers that I see there. I never buy any because I know they would be so easy to make but I never got around to making any. Until now. The theme for this month’s Power Tool… View Post