Affordable, fun and imaginative craft By ALDONA BIRDNewsroom@DominionPost.com There are a million ways you can make puppets, most of which will entertain you/your children for hours. Many […]
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Don’t be afraid of all sumac
Today, I’m busting a myth: Not all sumac is poisonous. Recently chatting with friends, I mentioned this weedy but useful tree. As soon as I said sumac, […]
DIY Fruit Snacks
By ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPost.com Impulse buying of candy might be harder when you do curbside grocery pickups, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fruit snacks. While […]
Washboard gives new view on work
I recently found myself bent over a washboard, questioning whether every item I scrubbed (mostly work clothes, i.e. ratty T-shirts, torn jeans, etc.) were really worth it. […]
DIY Dryer Lint Paper Making
This craft gives a personal touch to cards, gift boxes, notes and scrapbook pages By ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPost.com If you’re still observing the Safer at Home order, […]
Art from bike, sewing machine
West Virginia artist Nevada Tribble’s work caught my eye on social media. Actually, the first thing that caught my eye was one of her tools. The unusual […]
Get creative with pantry staples
Although we are no longer under official quarantine, I’m still hunkering down in my hollow while coronavirus cases rise. I take some risks: Going to the farmers […]
DIY Potholders
A great, functional beginner project to use up fabric scraps By ALDONA BIRDNewsroom@DominionPost.com Wait! Don’t throw away those scraps of towel fabric leftover from last week’s hair […]
Striving for the perfect sourdough
After taking a salt rising bread and sourdough class a couple years ago, I went through a delicious phase of baking sourdough bread. The teacher’s method, as […]
DIY Spa Head Wraps
This self care essential is easy to make out of left over fabric to be cute and economical With an upsurge in COVID-19 cases, it’s time to […]
