You love those yarn pumpkins but you're not the greatest knitter? No worries, you can still get great results with basic skills. Forget the rules and just have fun. Here's an easy pattern you can make with a simple garter stitch - even the kids can do it.  After all, my kid did. Last week, I shared my brand new kitchen makeover and received some rave reviews. I was floored and humbled, of course. There were so many lovely comments and questions. My inbox was overflowing. Surely everyone wanted to know how to make those delicious new curtain panels . Right?

Updating your home doesn't have to cost a fortune. You can get a dramatic new look with a few quick swaps and a couple of easy DIYs. My own living room makeover is proof. I have big news folks. Big news. Today, I'm finally ready to show you my living room makeover. Ok, well maybe not such big news to you. But for me, this was a long time coming.

Whip up a quick meal or side dish in minutes with my Orzo Chickpea Pasta salad recipe. And check out the chickpea salad recipe variation, too. They're easy, cold crowd pleasers you'll be making all the time.  Cooking has never really been my thing. It's not that I'm bad at it, I'm actually quite a good cook. I just don't like it. However, as we must eat, I must cook.

DIY ring clip curtain panels are an easy way to get custom curtains for your home. Sew or no sew, they're quick to make. Here are the details. Today I'm back with all the fun details about those ring clip kitchen curtain panels in my kitchen makeover . Thank you all so much for the lovely emails and comments about them. I'm so glad you like them as much as I do. I think I spent the entire weekend staring at them.

Have you ever had a project you were so excited to get done. But you just couldn't get started, no matter how hard you tried? Gosh, it's frustrating. You dream and you plan. You shop and you gather. And then you stall. For a good long time.