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  • Canning Monkey Butter

    Are you ready to try something so delicious and addicting you’re going to find yourself not only using it on different foods, but you’re also going to find yourself just eating it by the spoonful? Monkey Butter…. a concoction of… Continue reading

    Canning Monkey Butter
  • 5 Healthy Summertime Salads Using Grilled Chicken

    As summer is approaching, I am reminded just how much I hate running my oven and how much I enjoy my grill. I don’t know about you, but during those hot months my appetite isn’t what it normally is, and… Continue reading

    5 Healthy Summertime Salads Using Grilled Chicken
  • My Top 5 Bloggers/Creators That Inspire Me

    Inspiration can be found all around us. You can find it in a picture, a color, nature, a particular scent and even in a person just to name a few. No matter what your medium of creativity is, you have… Continue reading

    My Top 5 Bloggers/Creators That Inspire Me
  • The Best Buttermilk Biscuits

    Let’s talk biscuits. There are many different recipes for them using a multitude of ingredients for some very different flavors as well as the traditional flavors using milk or buttermilk. I think every family has a biscuit recipe that’s been… Continue reading

    The Best Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Resurrecting the Lost Art of a Handwritten Note

    I have noticed that as a society progressing and evolving with technology, more and more gestures with a personal touch are becoming a lost art. Such is the case with handwritten notes or cards. In the day and age of… Continue reading

    Resurrecting the Lost Art of a Handwritten Note
  • Homemade Chicken Stock

    A delicious way to make the most flavorful stock Continue reading

  • DIY-Raised Garden Beds : Part 1

    As the warmer weather approaches and the days grow longer and a bit warmer, it brings with it the promise of new growth. The Glory of Gardening: Hands in the dirt, head in the Sun, heart with nature. To nurture… Continue reading

  • Welcome to: She’s In Her Element!!

    Welcome to She’s In Her Element.. a place where I will share my handmade home one day at a time!! My name is Shawn-Marie, but everyone just calls me Shawn. I am a Northerner with a Southerners Soul born and… Continue reading