Sometimes, Aunt Toby is wont (yes, wont) to taking things into her knobby but capable hands and not taking ‘no’ for an answer. This year’s winter has been, for practically the entire Continental United States, one long sitting through of “Ground Hog Day”.
Awful. Miserable. Interminable.
Posts Tagged ‘DIY’
Bringing Spring
Clutch Trial Run
One of my goals this year is to work with fabrics and materials that I don’t have any experience with. There are certain materials that give me the willies and over the years I have dipped my experiential toe into working with them. This year is to basically work with leather enough that it doesn’t [...]
Snowed In? No Power? Cook With Your Grill!
If you lose all your power, you can still cook for your family using a gas or charcoal grill. Here are two ideas to show you just how versatile a grill can be.
Strike While the Iron is Hot
What we’ll be covering over the next several weeks — and what are your ideas?
Not a Chanel
You can use a pattern for all sorts of things – it all depends on the fabric.
Magic Marmots or, It’s Still Winter
Enough with the dueling ground hogs. And wishful thinking as well.
It’s still winter. It’s the beginning of February and climate change notwithstanding, in Upstate New York, it’s still in the ‘damn cold’ range. Versus last weekend, when it was in the single digits during the day (without wind chill factor) and in the minus [...]
Kitchen Counter Chemistry or, If You Can Mix Salad Dressing, You Can Make Moisturizer
At this time of year, having a good moisturizer is a good thing; here is how to make several for things you probably already have at home.
WMD: Zucchini Time
Good things to do with zucchini.
Update on the House Rehab
The last little bit of rehab in our house.
DIY: Sometimes Saving $$ Means Doing What You Are Good At – Not Trying to Do What You Are NOT Good At
Sometimes, to save money on a DIY project, it’s better to be honest with yourself about what you are good at doing (and will turn out well) and what you are not good at doing. Then find someone who will do the ‘not good’ stuff for you.
Kitchen Counter Economics is a community where we can share ideas on how to save money, live more sustainably, and gain control over the stuff of daily living for ourselves and our families in the current economic environment. This started as a series of diary postings at the 
