Visualize Your Happy Place My happy place is in a cave behind a waterfall, with a natural hot spring and cool pool. In this space I am safe, and my baby is safe. We are ready to meet each other, and I feel calm. Mindfulness is being in the now, just being in the middle…
Mama Natural InspIred Visual Birth Plan Teale’s Natural Birth Preferences My visual birth plan is designed to be easy to read and understood immediately upon receipt. (Reading is hard .. and in an emergency nurses and doctors don’t have time to read your birth plan). During Labor Key points : labor as long as possible…
How to Reframe Labor and Birth The human mind is extremely powerful and can shape your birth experience. We can instill fear in ourselves and feel that there is no way to overcome birth aside from common birth interventions and medical pain relief. On the contrary, we can choose the opposite path of relaxation and…
The options of cooking smoked meats are endless when you have a Traeger Pellet Grill or similar smoker. The key is to pick out a tender cut of steak and season overnight if time allows it. We make a meat seasoning mixture made of predominately salt and accented with other spices we enjoy. The seasoning…
If I’m going to eat something sweet, my favorite treat are these amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies. The secret is in the dough recipe, and you can bake them in several different ways to fit the occasion. If you want some amazingly delicious cookies I highly recommend baking them on cast iron. The perfect consistency is…
I have recently found a craft that has regained popularity from a previous era. The punch needle was used in 1880 Post Industrial Revolution, and is now trending as a fun craft that uses Monks Cloth and Yarn to paint a picture. I created a design for a punch needle pillow cover featuring a Yin…
I’m on a quest to find the perfect gift for a 90-year-old women. I know that Grandma likes coloring books, which is where I started on my search for a craft project gift. However, I was worried that coloring might be hard on her hands and I kept looking for something similar, fun, and easy….
I’ve tried a few ways to make my own chalkboard paint, and it’s a pretty fun project but will most likely consume a whole day of crafting. Another option is to buy chalkboard paint already made and on the shelves at your local hardware store. I have also used chalkboard spray paint from the store…
Now that is a Hot Car! I love playing Forza Horizon 4 (FH4), it’s a game that was truly built for players of all walks of life. I have learned a lot through out my experience with the game and my Creative Hub has become impressive. I love creating with simple shapes and learning about…
Art is solving problems that cannot be formulated before they have been solved. The Shaping of the question is part of the answer. Piet Hein
