Azure's HomeMade Goodness - Helping you create a home that you love

DIY: No-Fail Small Bow

DIY: No-Fail Small Bow I don't know about you but when it comes to crafting, I am terrible at making bows. That is my kryptonite (besides the hot glue gun). I have tried and failed at the "fork" method, the "tie your shoe "method and the "you name it I have probably tried it" method. They were all epic fails. If there was a T.V. show for Pinterest Bow Fails then I would have been on it. Yet, I needed a way to make an easy stylish bow. Last December on our annual craft day we were making … [Read More...]

Hi, I’m Azure — welcome to Azure’s Homemade Goodness.

I’ve always been a bit of a serial learner. If I don’t know how to do something, there’s a pretty good chance I’m going to decide I can learn how — which explains why my collection of tools keeps getting bigger and my project list never seems to get any shorter.

Years ago, when my son went off to college and I suddenly found myself an empty nester, I realized I needed something that was *mine* again. I had thrown myself into work, but work wasn’t exactly nourishing my soul. I wanted to create. I wanted to make things. I wanted to build a home and a life that actually felt like *me*.

So I went back to the things I loved.

I cooked. I crafted. I gardened. I tackled home projects. Eventually I wandered into woodworking — and somewhere along the way discovered that I really, really like power tools.

And here’s the thing I learned pretty quickly:

**DIY tutorials leave out a LOT of stuff.**

They’ll tell you to “attach the boards” without telling you which screws to use. They’ll show you a perfectly fitted drawer without mentioning what to do when yours is crooked. And apparently everyone on the internet was born knowing how to square a frame, use a router, choose a saw blade, and fix the thing they just screwed up.

I was not.

So that’s what Azure’s Homemade Goodness is about.

I’m learning, building, fixing, growing, cooking, creating — and sharing the details I wish someone had explained to me before I started.

You don't need to be an expert. You don't need a perfect workshop. And you definitely don't need everything to turn out perfectly the first time.

You just need to be willing to try.

So grab your coffee, your cocktail, or whatever gets you through the project and come hang out with me.

We’ll make some cool stuff, probably make a few mistakes, and create a home and life we love along the way.

And I promise — I’ll tell you the details everyone else skips.

Want to make some cool stuff with me?

Come join the fun! Get new DIY projects, woodworking adventures, home and garden ideas, recipes, and the occasional “well, that didn’t go as planned” delivered right to your inbox.

I’ll share what worked, what didn’t, and — most importantly — all those little details everyone else seems to leave out.

Let’s learn, create, and make a home and life we love along the way.

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