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Easy DIY Flower Bookmarks

Last updated on: January 30, 2022 By Kaylene Filed Under: Craft, DIY, How To 1 Comment

Two flower bookmarks resting on the page of a book. One has a green paperclip with a purple flower and the other has a white paperclip with a pink flower.

Today I’m sharing how to make these cute DIY Flower Bookmarks. It’s a super quick and easy project that is great for kids and adults! I’m a bit old fashioned in that I love to have my hands on a book when I read it. I have tried reading eBooks on a tablet but it just isn’t the same. I mean picking up a tablet just isn’t the same as picking up a book and flicking through to where you left off. It’s because I like to read physical books I need to have a bookmark handy. Often I will use just … [Read more...]

How to Remove Tomato Skins Before Cooking

Last updated on: August 13, 2019 By Kaylene Filed Under: How To, Kitchen Hints Leave a Comment

A bowl of ripe red tomatoes of various sizes on a wooden cutting board. A couple of tomatoes are placed on the board in front of the bowl. Text overlay says: How to Peel Tomatoes (so there’s no skins in your cooking!).

Do you hate finding tomato skins in your food? I certainly do! In this post I’ll show you how to skin tomatoes before using them so there are no pieces of skin in your food! One of my pet hates when eating tomato dishes is finding small pieces of skin. I grew up hating tomato skins in my food and I still hate it now! That’s because they always seem to get stuck in my mouth or my teeth and for that reason they can spoil a meal for me. It doesn’t matter if I love the flavour of a dish, the … [Read more...]

Quick and Easy Decorative Wine Stem Wraps

Last updated on: January 30, 2022 By Kaylene Filed Under: Craft, DIY, How To Leave a Comment

Close up of the stem of four wine glasses. Brightly coloured washi tape covered twist ties have been wrapped around each wine glass stem.

You will never find an easier way to decorate wine glasses for your next gathering than this. That’s because these wine stem wraps are simple to make and cost next to nothing! I’ve wanted to make wine charms or wine stem wraps for a while now. I’ve just been waiting for the right idea to pop into my head! I know that I could just buy some wine charms but they’re not something that I need very often. And besides why buy it if you can make something yourself! The main criteria I had for this … [Read more...]

4 Easy Ways of Preserving Plums So You Can Enjoy Them All Year!

Last updated on: October 1, 2019 By Kaylene Filed Under: Gardening, How To, Kitchen Hints 2 Comments

Plum tree loaded with ripe red plums. Text overlay says: 4 Easy Ways To Preserve Plums (when you have a bumper harvest!).

Backyard plum trees often produce more plums than their owners can use. Here are 4 simple methods of preserving plums that I use to get the most from my plum harvest! We have a blood plum tree in our backyard that provides us with delicious plums each summer. It is not a huge tree but it can hold lots of fruit. This year we have had a particularly good plum harvest. The plums are nice and big thanks to some good spring rains we had last year! Even though we love eating plums and I love … [Read more...]

DIY Customisable Café Style Muffin Liners!

Last updated on: January 30, 2022 By Kaylene Filed Under: DIY, How To, Kitchen Hints Leave a Comment

How to make these cute customisable muffin liners that are great for any occasion! thelinkssite.com

You can make these cute customisable café style muffin liners with items you already have around the house. The inner liner is made of baking paper and the outer liner is made of wrapping paper! I have wanted to make café style muffin liners for a while but have never tried it until now. That’s probably because I have a container full of muffin/cupcake liners that I can choose from! I do like the tall puffy café style ones though – they look so elegant! Despite liking the café style shape, … [Read more...]

How to Make Flowers Out Of Plastic Bottles!

Last updated on: July 5, 2019 By Kaylene Filed Under: Craft, DIY, How To 1 Comment

Have a look at this tutorial to see how you can make flowers out of plastic bottles! thelinkssite.com

It’s a bit sad when winter hits and all of the lovely summer flowers are gone. Don’t worry though you can make your own flowers to keep some colour around the house. This tutorial will show you how to make flowers out of plastic bottles! We’ve had a gorgeous display of petunias in our back garden throughout spring and summer. They are starting to fade now though and I have had to pull some plants out. Once the really cold weather hits they will be gone. :( We’re going to miss the big splash … [Read more...]

Easy Broom Handle Extension DIY (extend the length of any broom!)

Last updated on: July 1, 2019 By Kaylene Filed Under: Cleaning, DIY, Home Maintenance, How To Leave a Comment

Make this DIY Broom Handle Extension to double the length of your broom handle. thelinkssite.com

Weather you need it for cleaning high ceilings indoors or for reaching an awkwardly high point outside this DIY broom handle extension will come in handy all around the house. No matter how hard we try there is always the odd spider that will try to take up residence in the upper corner of a room. This is particularly true with our dining room that has very high sloping ceilings. The ceiling itself looks quite nice with its exposed beams but it is a bit of a pain to clean. I think the … [Read more...]

What to Do With Leftover Puff Pastry Scraps

Last updated on: July 1, 2019 By Kaylene Filed Under: How To, Kitchen Hints Leave a Comment

Leftovers from a sheet of puff pastry where circles have been cut from the sheet. The leftover pastry is lying on a wooden chopping board with a tea towel in the background. Text overlay says: What to Do With Leftover Puff Pastry Scraps!

My method for using up leftover puff pastry is something that I have been doing for years. It was the method that my mother used when I was a kid so now I do it too. Today I’m going to share this very easy and tasty way to use up your leftover puff pastry! Oh and let me just say that when I talk about puff pastry I am referring to the frozen sheets. I always keep some puff pastry sheets in the freezer; they’re very handy for so many recipes! You don’t always end up with leftovers when working … [Read more...]

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