This simple Scandinavian inspired Santa carving is a quick and easy carve that’s perfect as a gift or for a holiday craft fair! This post contains basic written directions as well as a full length video tutorial. These simple Santas are carved on flat pieces of wood that are 1.5”, 2”, or 3” across. Each…
This router jig allows you to create perfectly sized tapered dovetail mortise and tenon joints. These joints can be used for joists, joining beams, and other 90 degree connections. This style of large dovetail joint is commonly used to build timber frame pergolas and pavilions. Now you can use the same joinery as the big…
These Jack o’lantern pumpkin carvings are fun to make and almost endlessly customizable. We’ve had a blast carving and painting them and hope that you do, too! These stackable pumpkin carvings are fun to carve and stack. Thanks to small inset magnets, they don’t topple over every time you bump the table. In this post,…
This spooky carving is perfect for Halloween lovers! Carve this Grim Reaper style figure two different ways – with a Jack o’lantern face or a screaming ghost face. Either way it’s an impressive carving. My wife and I call this carving the “spooky guy.” He’s not quite a Grim Reaper, but he’s definitely spooky! This…
This pumpkin spice dump cake is so easy to make! It’s tasty for fall, Thanksgiving, or even Christmas dinner, plus it’s super simple to make thanks to using a cake mix. Don’t worry if you’re gluten free – so am I. This recipe includes suggestions for making a gluten free pumpkin spice dump cake that everyone…
These pumpkin spice pancakes are easy to make and a delight to eat! Enjoy them as a cozy weekend breakfast for fall or as a brunch treat. You can use homemade pumpkin puree or store bough for this easy fall pancake recipe. You can make these pancakes gluten free by swapping a gluten free measure…
Skip paying high store prices when you learn how to make your own homemade pumpkin puree! It’s super easy to make with pie pumpkins you grew at home or pumpkins you purchase at the store. This recipe for homemade pumpkin puree is so simple it’s virtually impossible to mess up. It also tastes much richer…
Discover how to carve your own Christmas tree with this step by step Christmas tree wood carving tutorial! This is a fantastic whittling project for beginners if you’r looking for an easy Christmas carving project. This is an easy Christmas tree to carve and it can be made one sided or double sided. It’s perfect…
Forget a trip to the coffee shop – enjoy a delicious pumpkin spice hot chocolate from the comfort of home for a fraction of the price with this easy fall drink recipe! You can add a shot of expresso to make this caffeinated, or keep it as is for a child friendly beverage to share…
My family loves yogurt. We eat yogurt every single day! My favorite way to make yogurt is in my Excalibur dehydrator, but friends have been asking how to make yogurt without a dehydrator for incubation. This recipe shows you how to use an Instant Pot to make yogurt, even if you don’t have a yogurt function….