<article class="post-5054 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-art category-christmas category-crafts category-family-fun category-fathers-day category-holidays category-home-decor category-mothers-day-holidays category-valentines-day entry" aria-label="House Portrait – Perfect Gift for the Person who has everything!"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2017/05/10/house-portrait-perfect-gift-for-the-person-who-has-everything/">House Portrait – Perfect Gift for the Person who has everything!</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2017/05/10/house-portrait-perfect-gift-for-the-person-who-has-everything/#respond">Leave a Comment</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2017/05/10/house-portrait-perfect-gift-for-the-person-who-has-everything/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Berg_Merge_Adjust-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="House portrait, anniversary gift, Mothers Day gift, Christmas gift" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Berg_Merge_Adjust-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Berg_Merge_Adjust-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a><p>Stumped for the perfect gift for an Anniversary, Birthday, Mother's Day or Christmas???????? Try a House Portrait by Grammy Mouse
In my other life (before blogging) I am a folk artist. My style was Americana/Primitive and over the years I have been very successful at it. I have had my work published as limited edition prints, licensed to greeting card companies and … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2017/05/10/house-portrait-perfect-gift-for-the-person-who-has-everything/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-4546 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-crafts category-family-fun category-halloween category-holidays entry" aria-label="The Living Scarecrow – A Real Halloween #TrickOrSweet"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2015/10/07/the-living-scarecrow-a-real-halloween-trickorsweet/">The Living Scarecrow – A Real Halloween #TrickOrSweet</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2015/10/07/the-living-scarecrow-a-real-halloween-trickorsweet/#comments">5 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2015/10/07/the-living-scarecrow-a-real-halloween-trickorsweet/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scarecrow-headache-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="Halloween, pumpkin, scarecrow, free craft pattern, craft pattern, how to paint a pumpkin" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TrickOrSweet #CollectiveBias
Halloween.....it's all about the fun, the tricks, the treats, and the spooky scary stuff. As a kid, the scary stuff was the most fun for me and I have those memories to this day. We lived in the country so we had to" trick or treat" along a … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2015/10/07/the-living-scarecrow-a-real-halloween-trickorsweet/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-3940 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-art category-crafts category-diy category-easter category-holidays tag-easter tag-printables tag-subway-art entry" aria-label="Free Frameable Easter Printables"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2015/03/24/free-frameable-easter-printables/">Free Frameable Easter Printables</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2015/03/24/free-frameable-easter-printables/#comments">9 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2015/03/24/free-frameable-easter-printables/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Easter-Art-1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="free frameable Easter printables, Easter Subway Art" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Easter-Art-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Easter-Art-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Easter-Art-1-144x144.jpg 144w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a><p>Frameable Easter printables help get me in the mood for Easter!
Today I am working on frameable Easter printables hoping they will get me in the mood for spring and Easter. If I look out the window, thinking Spring and Easter is a stretch. Here in the Maine Northwoods we have lots of snow on the ground and it hasn't started melting yet. I'm talking 6 feet of snow on … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2015/03/24/free-frameable-easter-printables/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-2872 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-wilderness-wife-baking-recipes category-cakes-cookies-recipes-the-wildernesswife-blog category-christmas category-crafts category-holidays category-recipes entry" aria-label="Soft Moist Gingerbread Cookies"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/12/01/soft-moist-gingerbread-cookies/">Soft Moist Gingerbread Cookies</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/12/01/soft-moist-gingerbread-cookies/#comments">19 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/12/01/soft-moist-gingerbread-cookies/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Soft-moist-gingerbread-cookie-recipe2-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="Gingerbread cookie recipe, soft moist gingerbread cookie recipe, Christmas cookie recipe" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Making My Gingerbread Man a "Softy"......The search for a Soft Moist Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
I love anything with ginger in it and I definitely love moist gingerbread warm from the oven with a huge dollop of whipped cream on it. Yummmmmmmmmmm..... but I am not all that crazy about hard gingerbread cookies. I'm a soft cookie fan and most gingerbread recipes I tried … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/12/01/soft-moist-gingerbread-cookies/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-1763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-crafts category-easter category-holidays tag-easter tag-easter-egg-decorating tag-easter-egg-trees entry" aria-label="Easter Egg Trees for your inner “Martha”"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/25/easter-egg-trees-for-your-inner-martha/">Easter Egg Trees for your inner “Martha”</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/25/easter-egg-trees-for-your-inner-martha/#comments">22 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/25/easter-egg-trees-for-your-inner-martha/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Martha-Easter-Egg-Trees-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="Easter Egg Tree by Martha Stewart" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Easter egg trees are fun projects for the whole family, but there are times when you want to do something elegant and crafty just for yourself to satisfy your inner "Martha". Making Easter egg trees with the grand-kids was fun but I wanted some inspiration for a grown up tree so I started looking around the web and found some Easter Egg Trees that would be fun to try. To … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/25/easter-egg-trees-for-your-inner-martha/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-1721 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-crafts category-easter category-holidays category-home-decor tag-crafts-2 tag-easter tag-easter-decorations tag-easter-egg-decorating tag-free-easter-printables tag-free-holiday-printables tag-free-printables tag-wilderness-wife entry" aria-label="Free Printable Easter Subway Art"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/21/free-printable-easter-subway-ar/">Free Printable Easter Subway Art</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/21/free-printable-easter-subway-ar/#comments">33 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/21/free-printable-easter-subway-ar/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Easter-Subway-Art-Making-Messes-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Easter-Subway-Art-Making-Messes-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Easter-Subway-Art-Making-Messes-250x250.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a><p>The search of the morning was for Free Printable Easter Subway Art. I love printable subway art as a way to make subtle changes to my decor for any holiday. It's that kind of detail that really adds to your overall decorating decor. I have about a dozen different frames with mats that I have picked up here and there - dollar store, tag sales. thrift shops, and yard sales. … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/21/free-printable-easter-subway-ar/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-1601 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-crafts category-easter category-family-fun category-holidays tag-easter-egg-decorating tag-easter-egg-tree tag-german-easter-egg-tree entry" aria-label="12 Easter Egg Trees To Make with your family!"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/12/easter-egg-trees-to-make/">12 Easter Egg Trees To Make with your family!</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/12/easter-egg-trees-to-make/#comments">51 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/12/easter-egg-trees-to-make/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Easter_Egg_Tree-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="Outdoor Easter egg tree on flowering apple tree" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>
12 Easter Egg Trees you can make with your family!
Easter egg trees are a very popular old European tradition. Mostly found in Germany and Austria, they are also found in Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland, Moravia, and Hungary. The Spring tradition of the Egg Tree is centuries old, as the egg is the ancient symbol of life all over the world. Traditionally eggs are … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/12/easter-egg-trees-to-make/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-1560 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-crafts category-easter category-family-fun category-holidays tag-easter tag-easter-egg-decorating tag-easter-recipes tag-sheryl-thompson tag-wilderness-wife entry" aria-label="Easter Egg Decorating Ideas for you and your Kids – 10 Great Ideas"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/06/easter-egg-decorating-ideas-for-you-and-your-kids-10-great-ideas/">Easter Egg Decorating Ideas for you and your Kids – 10 Great Ideas</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/06/easter-egg-decorating-ideas-for-you-and-your-kids-10-great-ideas/#comments">85 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/06/easter-egg-decorating-ideas-for-you-and-your-kids-10-great-ideas/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Easter-egg-winter-hats-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="ster eggs, snowshoe hare, winter, egg decorating" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Looks like the Easter Bunny will be a Snowshoe Hare here in the Maine Northwoods!
It has been a crazy winter! And next week is Easter and we still have snow on the ground! Aah, the joys of living in the North Maine Woods. That sure puts a damper on the annual Easter Egg Hunt as even if the warming trend predicted for the next week takes place, we will be smack dab in … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/03/06/easter-egg-decorating-ideas-for-you-and-your-kids-10-great-ideas/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-1377 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-art category-christmas category-crafts category-holidays category-lodge-look-decor tag-free-craft-pattern-patterns tag-sheryl-thompson tag-snowman-craft-pattern tag-winter-craft-pattern entry" aria-label="Free snowman craft pattern – A Snowman for every season!"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/01/30/free-snowman-craft-pattern-a-snowman-for-every-season/">Free snowman craft pattern – A Snowman for every season!</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/01/30/free-snowman-craft-pattern-a-snowman-for-every-season/#comments">15 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/01/30/free-snowman-craft-pattern-a-snowman-for-every-season/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Let-It-Snow-Banner-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="Free Snowman Craft Pattern Image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>I wanted to share this snowman craft pattern with you!
January can be such a tough month to get through. The brutally cold weather (we’ve had nights that have been down to -28F in the past week) will wear you down. After the Christmas decorations are packed away, the house can look so drab and bare. A few years ago I started decorating after the Christmas holiday with … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2013/01/30/free-snowman-craft-pattern-a-snowman-for-every-season/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><article class="post-865 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-art category-crafts category-halloween category-holidays category-home-decor entry" aria-label="Fall is here! Scarecrow Headache……….."><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2012/09/05/fall-is-here-scarecrow-headache/">Fall is here! Scarecrow Headache………..</a></h2>
<p class="entry-meta">by <span class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/author/malibu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Sheryl Thompson</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2012/09/05/fall-is-here-scarecrow-headache/#comments">14 Comments</a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2012/09/05/fall-is-here-scarecrow-headache/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.wildernesswife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/scarecrow-headache-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="Halloween, pumpkin, scarecrow, free craft pattern, craft pattern, how to paint a pumpkin" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Although September 21 is officially the first day of fall, most people tend to think of Labor Day weekend as the official end of summer, me included! So now I start to think of all things fall. Time to put away the summer décor and start thinking of pumpkins, fall foliage, and colored corn. I’m pretty traditional in decorating for this season. I know that most people … <a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/2012/09/05/fall-is-here-scarecrow-headache/" class="more-link">[Read more...]</a></p></div></article><div class="archive-pagination pagination"><div class="pagination-next alignright"><a href="https://www.wildernesswife.com/blog/category/diy-crafts-art/crafts/page/2/" >Next Page »</a></div></div>
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