Better than a tie - 10 DIY Father's Day gifts

The days and holidays are flying by. In about three short weeks, it will be Father's Day. Here are 10 DIY gifts (and gift wraps) for celebrating Dad.

Altoid mini toolbox

 

 

Mason jar bird feeder

 

*Include the bird seed in a gift jar. Swap out the ribbon for some twine or a burlap bow to make it a little more masculine.

 

 

Bird Seed gift jar

 

 

Bow tie gift bag

 

Stache jar

 

 

 

His favorite nuts with a "Nuts About you" printable

 

 

Hot rod gift bag

 

*Honor Dad's best friend with a altered photo frame

 

 

Man's best friend frame

 

 

Stamped washer key chains

 

Leather wrapped journal

DIY Succulent gardens

It seems like everyone has jumped on a bandwagon with succulents and terrariums recently and I don't like to do the same thing everyone else is doing, but I did. I made  some succulent gardens. But just for the record, this is something I have had on my mental to do list since last year. 

WIWW- Multi color maxi skirt

I thought it would be fun to do WIWW posts here again. (I know - I can't make up my mind- I do them here then I don't, just bear with me.)  I probably won't do a whole weekly round up of what I've been wearing but I'll pick a recent outfit or two to show you. I do still try to post over at my outfit blog (I'd hardly call it a fashion blog) but I've not been able to keep it up the way I want to. 

I love maxi skirts and invested in a new one for this year. It's quite colorful and I don't think I'll run out of options for tops any time soon.

 

Skirt- Belk's; top- JCPenney;

cardigan shrug- Sear's; necklace/earrings- Sear's;

sandals- Target (last year)

 

Linking up with WIWW

One dozen strawberry recipes

Mmmm...strawberry season. I love strawberries and have fond memories of growing them with my grandmother as a child. I just bought two flats from a local farm, so now I want to use them in lots of yummy ways. Here's a round up of strawberry recipes.  Since we've changed our lifestyle, most of these will be paleo or gluten free or something I can adapt. Enjoy!

How to Easily Fill Freezer Bags and Save Freezer Space

Now that we are eating healthier whole foods, I need to be able to freeze some meals when I have time to cook for those days when I don't have time, and to be able to stock up on some seasonal produce. The problem with all of this is that I don't have much freezer space. I normally freeze soups and liquids in containers, but those take up so much more room. I decided to try out a tip I found for freezing in bags and it worked like a charm!