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I started canning Donna’s Devil’s some 20 plus years ago. I had to grow my own jalapenos, while living in North Carolina. They did not have fresh jalapenos in the grocery stores or farmers market in the late 1980’s and… Continue Reading →
This is the perfect time to make some Jalapeno Pepper Jelly for gift giving. Our family doesn’t do the typical Christmas gift giving or exchange. However, when visiting family or friends, in their homes, it’s always fun to bring a… Continue Reading →
I been working hard on various Cross Art Designs for the upcoming November Art Show & Silent Auction, some I’ve shared with you already, here are more designs I’ve completed! I’m working daily to build up my supply. I… Continue Reading →
I started creating these Happy (Joyful) Pumpkin Pins twenty years ago, while living in North Carolina. I had received a Santa Pin (post to come soon) from a friend that said to me you could do this! These pins are… Continue Reading →
One of my favorite cross designs I used sea shells. I’ve collected these shells from trips over the years to beaches in North Carolina, Texas and Costa Rica, and friends have also shared their sea shells with me. As I… Continue Reading →
I came upon this Pumpkin Custard Pie recipe by accident some thirty years ago. I’ve made adjustments to the original recipe to make it my own. Up to now Donna’s Decorative Designs has just given you craft, gardening and decorating ideas…. Continue Reading →
Finding the time to write is the situation I am in right now. I’m finding myself writing a post on a Sunday, which I told myself, when I started this blog, I was not going to do. I hadn’t posted… Continue Reading →
Mother-in-Law’s Tongue or Snake Plants are great houseplants. My mother and grandmother have had these plants for as long as I can remember and shared with me. I had never seen them bloom, nor had my mother, until one of… Continue Reading →
Some twenty-five years ago, I was living in eastern North Carolina. We were a little over an hour from the beach, where I enjoyed picked up sea shells with my sons (then 4 & 6). It was on one of… Continue Reading →
This time of the year with cooler temps and fall festivals coming. It reminds me of the Chappell Hill Scarecrow Festival coming up the second weekend of October here in Texas. A few years ago I designed this scarecrow by… Continue Reading →
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