Now that we're into the holiday season, I thought I'd share my Christmas deco polymesh wreath. I only used one roll of polymesh and made the poofs bigger than those on my last wreath. To see my Halloween wreath and instructions on how to make your own, click here.

Deco poly mesh is so fun to work with.  I've seen people make wreaths, garlands, or even a little Christmas tree with it.  I discovered it at my local Ben Franklin and finally took a chance on it last Halloween.  Here's what resulted.  It's not the prettiest wreath, but it's a good first try coming from me.  Want to make your own?  Read on!

Have you ever been stuck in a dinner rut? When this happened to us, we got into a bad habit of "I don't know what do you want for dinner" before giving up and going out to eat. Eventually, that had to stop. We started looking at our recipe books and picking out things we'd like to try and nailing down the week's menu before going shopping. This turned out lots better than wandering around the store hoping dinner inspiration would magically appear. To help us with our planning, I made this wipe off menu board. I first saw one at a friend's house and she, of course, found it on Pinterest. It's super easy and super helpful!

This project has been on my radar for a while thanks to Pinterest.  Most of the examples I have seen use a state with a heart over a city.  I decided to do my home state, but with a twist:  an I for the University of Illinois instead of a heart.