Hiring a team of professional movers can significantly make your life easier and reduce your stress on the day of your big move. While moving companies typically require a credit card deposit when you book the crew, this payment isn’t a substitute for tipping your crew. As with many other times you receive a service, it’s appropriate to tip your moving crew as a way to share your gratitude for the group’s hard work.…
Read More »If you are new to the world of quilting, making a landscape quilt can be a little intimidating. While landscape quilts featuring a lot of floral and foliage elements are better left for more experienced quilters, a winter landscape quilt is a perfect project for beginners. Reproducing the beauty of nature is at the heart of landscape quilting. Dramatic and beautiful, a winter scene requires few fabrics but will provide you with plenty of experience working with contrasting fabrics.…
Read More »When you spend hours working in your garden, the last thing you want to see is a slug gnawing holes in your plants. You probably already know how to kill the slugs that you find, but it’s easier to just keep them from entering your garden in the first place. Here are three ways to keep slugs out of your garden. Reduce moisture in your garden Slugs need to live in wet environments since their bodies are very prone to drying out.…
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