How I Warp My Loom

This is how I warped my loom. I’m not saying it’s the only way or even the correct way. I have since received a book on Navajo rug-making and most of the stuff I’ve done so far has been pretty correct. One thing I forgot to do was add selvage cords to the sides of [...]

Get Off Of My Cloud

This was the #1 song the week I was born. It explains so much about my dancing style

No Time, No Time

Between work and school, I’ve not had time to do any weaving on my rug. It sits there like judgement. Agghh! But things are starting to settle down. Thank goodness.

Twined Rug

Yet another craft that I would like to try.

You use rags to make the warp and the weft in these kinds of rugs. They are made on a square frame with pegs around the perimeter and all four edges are finished.
Sometimes I think we have given away so much in exchange [...]

Steak Hash, It’s What’s For Dinner

Sometimes, well, usually when we have steak, we have one piece left over. Two days ago I cooked two club steaks. They were not the best steaks I’ve ever cooked but they were edible and as usual, we had a little less than 1/2 of a steak left over. Ok, I admit it was mine. [...]

Stealing My Pot Pie

My Pot Pie recipe turned up on two sites within hours of being posted. They look like auto-generated blogs that swipe theme specific posts. It kind of hacks me off that they don’t at least attribute authorship. On the other hand, they do link back to the original blog which helps in search engine rankings [...]

Just Because

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

So simple. So delicious. So easy.
This recipe is probably not too original although I didn’t get it from anywhere. I just got tired of those little frozen pot pies and put this together one day to see if it would work. The hubby loved it and the kids will actually eat it. So its been [...]

Coming Soon

Here’s what’s coming up on Creating A Home 

Easy, Cheap, Tasty Chicken Pot Pie

Easy, Cheap, Tasty Breakfast Casserole

Easy, Cheap, Tasty Freezer Soup

How To Warp Your New Loom

Don’t change that channel.

How I Built My Loom

This is how I built my loom. I hesitate to call this a tutorial because I don’t really have pictures for every single step and because I kind of faked my way through the process. But hey, I’ve got a loom now and it works. So if you’re interested read on. (P.S. These instructions look [...]