Oak Meadow Homeschooling

Hello everyone!

Today I'm posting over at my other blog here if you'd like to visit me there.

But I have a favour to ask.....

Does anyone know where I can purchase used Oak Meadow homeschooling curriculum?

I am in need of Grades 3 & Grade 6.

My daughter is homeschooling this year and we are finding that Amazon is sold out of the needed books and buying direct is quite expensive.

I have searched the internet already so this is why I am asking you!

Please leave a comment if you know of any sources for these materials.

Many thanks. I appreciate it!

 

A Pinterest Copycat On How To Clean A Stainless Steel sink

 



My friends today's Pinterest Copycat project can be found right here. 

I have been looking on pinterest for a recipe to make a stainless steel sink cleaner from products that I always keep on hand in my home.
 And I've found one that works.

The ingredients you will need to get started are:

baking soda

white vinegar

olive oil or baby oil

 

Here's what you do...
Begin by spraying your stainless steel sink surface with the white vinegar.

 

Step two you want to shake baking soda into the sinks.

Leave this to sit for 15 minutes. I went a little over board with the baking soda. You do not need this much at all! Also a step that I added was to scrub the sink. The recipe did not suggest scrubbing, but I did it anyway.

 

The next step is to rinse with boiling water.

Spray again with white vinegar.

 Wipe to dry, then shine with the olive oil or baby oil. 

It works. I will use this recipe again, for sure.

 

             My tea stained before photo is evidence that

this recipe really works.

 



Now I promised you two Pinterst Copycat projects and this pot scrubber that is made from your own onion or orange mesh produce bags is the second.

You can see where I found it here. This scrubber takes about ten minutes to make. I'm not kidding.
Follow the instructions from this original post though because she does such a good tutorial on how to make it.
I only had 3 mesh bags and the original calls for 6.
My scrubber worked just fine in cleaning the sink, so I can imagine that by doubling the thickness it would work even better.
Now tell me, have you ever tried either of my copycat projects before? Do you think you'll give them a try?


 

 

 

 



It's A Family Affair

 

It's A Family Affair

 

Tim and I were lucky enough to have a visit from our son, DIL, and their boys this weekend.

 

It was surprising to see how much the boys had grown!

Papa had fun giving the grandsons rides in the wheelbarrow.

 

Here's Reece colouring....

 

Brigam colouring.....

 

                   Fun at the beach with Great Nana.

 

There was a whole lot of sliding...

 

and a fair amount of swinging.

 

It was a short visit, but we sure enjoyed our time together. Tim and I even watched our favourite kids movie, Toy Story 3, with the boys!

 

As you know we are long distance Grandparents so we relish even the short visits we can have with our children and their families. I know many of you are in the same boat, so you understand.

 

I'll be back tomorrow with my latest Pinterest Copycat post. This time around I'm rating two  pinterest projects. Lucky you!

Hope you pop over.

Kim



 

 

 

 

 







My Pinterest Copycat Bag Holder

 

My Pinterest copycat bag holder is a royal sort of bag. Notice the crown atop the birdies head?

 I guess this means it's fit for a Queen!

 

 

I've been needing a new bag holder for some time.

When one of my tea towels had a defect on it that didn't allow use of it for resale I knew it would work perfectly for this project.

I also had a red plaid tea towel on hand I could use as an accent.

 

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Here is the Pinterest bag holder that I used for inspiration for my own bag.

It's really so nicely done.

 I love all of the patchwork and the combinations of stripes and checks the sewer has used for her bag.

 

 

 

Have you made any projects from a Pinterest inspiration lately. If so I'd love to hear about it!

 

Time now to get my bag holder stuffed and hung for duty.

Blessings-Kimberly

 

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How to Hang Scarves

 

How To Hang Your Scarves

 

Kim's Vintage Sheet Scarf Hanger

 



          Would you like to know the best way to hang your scarves?

Well my friends, I have found a solution for you.

 

And this is not it!

I told you that I would share with you my pinterest successes and my pinterest failures, that I will be a sort of guiniea pig on pinterest ideas for you.

 So I'm here to tell you in all honesty that his way of hanging my scarves turned out to be a big, fat failure for me.

 

This is what happened in reality with my scarf hanger. The shower hooks all slid to one side when knocked or touched at all. This wasn't a major catastrophe, but not quite what I wanted for a scarf hanger.

 

While researching pinterest one day I ran across this version of a scarf hanger. Voila! This is just what I was looking for. This scarf hanger is both pretty and functional.

 

 I know this because I made my own version of it. Mine is not an exact copy.

 This is how I like to use pinterest, as a springboard.

 







 

 



I personalized my scarf hanger by using a favorite vintage sheet, adding a couple of crochet accents, and then labeling it (just for fun).

I  recommend this project. It was fast and easy, and best of all a no cost project. I had all that I needed on hand.

The experts (me) here at Camp and Cottage Living give this pinterest scarf hanger a 10 rating. Ha!

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True Confessions of a Pinterest Copycat

 

True Confessions of a Pinterest Copycat?

I'm sure you're wondering what this is all about...

And I'm going to tell you, of course!

 

I, like many of you if you will admit it, spend a good deal of time surfing pinterest.

Maybe you consider it a waste of time.....

I don't!

 I have learnt so much from the many other pinners.

And this is what I'm going to share with you.

 

I want to let you know which pins that I've tried that I considered a success and those pins which I found to be flops.

I want to show you the many different projects I've tried (I did say I was a copycat, after all).

On occasion I'll share the recipes that I've tried, sewing/craft projects I've copied, household tips that work, and so much more.

 

You get the picture I'm sure, so I won't rattle on.

Tomorrow I will be back with my first copycat post.

 I hope to see then!



Etsy Shop Open

 

Hello Friends!

 

You have heard me talk about a new Etsy shop that I've been wanting to open.

Well it is done!
If you would like to take a look at it

you can access my shop here or here.
I'd love to hear your feedback...

My other big news is that Kris at Junk Chic Cottage has invited me to be her Saturday Spotlight tomorrow.
 I hope you will pop over to her here and read all about me. Ha, ha!
 If you don't know Kris yet you will be so happy that I'm directing you to her blog! She has the cutest shabby chic home that I have seen yet in blogdom. It is full of unique junk chic decorating ideas.
Kris does a feature on a blogger every Saturday. I have been introduced to many new blogger through this feature.
 So be sure you check it out!
Blessings-Kimberly





Wildflowers in My Creek Bed

 

Hello Friends!

 

I am posting over at my new blog today.

I hope you'll have time to visit me there.

 

 

My sweet granddaughter has gone home after visiting for two weeks.

It's always an adjustment every summer when this happens. I enjoy her company so much and we have such a good time together.

 

As you can see from the photo we did crafts together. Starlet had this wonderful idea to make neck pillows for herself, her brother and her best friend. She cut the fabric from the pattern, chose the embroidery designs, and then did the sewing and stuffing herself. She did a great job! She says she now wants her own sewing machine.

We are both hooked on the Australian cooking show 'My Kitchen Rules', and we watched it together every night. She also read my old Donna Parker books and Gene Stratton Porters, 'Freckles and The Girl of Limberlost'. She was so inspired by 'The Girl of Limberlost' that she went on line to see if there was still a market for selling moths and butterflies! She said there is.

She's a girl after my own heart and I'm going to miss her, for sure.

 

Now it's time to mosey on over to my new blog here if I haven't worn you out already!

Blessings-Kim



Beary Busy Days Here

 

I thought I would show you first my peonies that have finally bloomed, then get on to the nitty gritty of what's been happening here at Camp and cottage Living these past few days.

 

First, we (my grand daughter and I) are on bear watch this morning. We have noticed the last few days that this bear is cutting through our back yard to go for his morning, and sometimes evening, explorations through town.

I know this is a lousy photo, but that's what happens when your camera is in the other room and the bear is moving fast!

 

These garbage cans are the reason for our concern.

Today is trash pick-up day.

 But I am prepared with my fog horn handy and ready to blow!

 

Realistically, I can't just sit here watching out the window all day.

 I have things to do, places to go, and people to see......

Today Starlet, Nana and I plan to go down to the park and walk the path along the lake, then go to get an ice cream cone. Next I am forcing Star to go shopping with me. She strongly dislikes shopping, but it has to be done. Then I expect we will either go fishing or swimming, depending on how warm it gets here. I prefer fishing.

 

 

Yesterday Tim and I canned thirty five quarts of various meats.

We put up bacon for the first time. It is easy to do.

 We just followed a youtube video and all went well.

 

I wanted to share this much better photo of the bear we spotted on our way home from White Lake Provincial Park last weekend when Tim's sisters were here visiting. As you can see he was right next to the very busy (to us) Hwy 17 and it didn't bother him at all. He just kept grazing about on the grasses.

 I'm hoping ,now that I have my camera handy and ready to go, to get a better shot of the bear that is using my backyard as his thoroughfare.

Wish me luck on that!

 Kimberly

 













Lace Curtains

 

I have really taken a shine to lace curtain lately.

So much so that I am seriously thinking of hanging them in my kitchen windows.

 

 

I had not been a fan of lace curtains in the past. I suppose because I had not seen many that I liked before. But pinterest has changed all of that.

 Now my world has broadened....

Ha!!

 

Even if I had found lace curtains that I liked, I never would have thought of hanging them in my kitchen.

I thought that they would be too frilly, perfect for the bedroom, but never the kitchen.

 

 

I can see now how wrong I was!

 

This lace curtain appears to be a patchwork of several different laces and vanity scarves.

I've been fortunate these last couple of months to have found varying lace pieces cheap at rummage sales, so I could attempt to make my own....

Although I don't think they would come out quite as pretty as this panel did.

 

Now in the end, after I have raved on and on about lace curtains, the homemade roll up shades in the photo above are my favourite. I'm not sure why I like them better, but it may be because I think I have figured how I can make the centre panel detachable and then change it with the seasons.

 

What do you think?

Which curtain is your favourite?

Would you ever hang lace curtains in your kitchen?

 



 

 





The Good Ol' Days

 

Do you ever find yourself romancing about the good ol' days?

I do.

 I often think about how much politer society was back then. It seemed to me that people were less narcissist and more industrious...

That folks were neighbourly and more willing to lend a helping hand. I mean a real hand, not a hand out!

 

Well, you know the whole scenario. We could all write a book on how wonderful everything was way back when.

 

 

But then, while surfing through pinterest, I run across a board with old ads and then I say to myself, "Just how stupid could people have been back then?"

 

 

Honestly, does anyone know if these ads are for real?

 

It certainly gives a whole new meaning to the, "You've come a long ways, Baby" quote!

 

 

If I ever met the person who created this sign I know I could come up with an alternative use for that big old cast iron skillet of mine that's hanging on my wall.

Gee it's enough to make a non-violent gal like me see red!

 

Funny, I never realised all of the torture I had been subjected to while I was raising our four children!

 

Someone please tell me if these ads are for real or not, or are they actual signs or just ones someone has made up to humour us?











Lost Sheep Found

 

A Story of My Lost Sheep, Now Found

 

Tell me dear friends, are you like me?

Do you decide you're going to de-clutter, then pack  many of your décor goodies away in a box never to think of them again? In fact, you just completely

forget that you ever even owned them.

 

This is sorta how I lost my sheep.

Two years ago we moved into the house that we are presently living in. Of course the first thing I had to do was paint, replace flooring, sew curtains, and so on and so forth. So somehow those poor little sheep that were packed in a box for the move never did get unpacked.
You can view my sheep display here from my previous home if you'd like.

 

 

My husband has been working on turning a spare room in our basement into a livable space. Many of the boxes from the basement have made there way to the garage, but many more were brought up to me to go through before they were taken to the resale shop.

Yikes!!

 

I'm just so glad I ran across my old sheep collection.

They not only make me happy to look at.......

 

but are also a reminder to me of my Good Shepherd-Jesus! 
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