This is a re-post of one of our earliest articles first published February 27, 2008.
Conversion of a Common Coniferous Conundrum
When we moved into our own home, my sister and I decided to make our first Christmas a memorable one, which included the purchase of a 7 foot tall Christmas tree. Another occasion which came [...]
February 1st, 2010 | Posted in Frugality, Furniture, Holidays, Home | 2 Comments
Madoline and I have decided that in light of the economy, we’re not going to get a Christmas tree or presents for each other this year. Since being on our own, we have passed many a Christmas without a tree and found that we can enjoy it just as much. Now that we’re grown up, [...]
December 11th, 2008 | Posted in Frugality, Holidays | 2 Comments
The topic for this month’s PF Bloggers Group Writing Project is our Favorite Christmas Memories. My favorite memory is our first Christmas in our own house, which was 2006. We bought our house in November 2005, but we had to travel out of the country to attend a cousin’s wedding – actually we were bridesmaids [...]
December 17th, 2008 | Posted in General, Group Writing Project, Holidays, PF Bloggers | No Comments
Though often highly frowned upon, gift cards for Christmas this year might be better received this year with many strapped for cash due to the economy.
December 7th, 2008 | Posted in Gifts, Holidays | 4 Comments
With Christmas almost upon us, here are some last minute gift bag templates for the eleventh hour shoppers and gift wrappers. The Small carrier bags measure approximately 4 1/2″ tall, and the Mini carrier bags 3 1/2″ if printed on an 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of paper.
The images are large enough to be [...]
February 10th, 2010 | Posted in Freebies, Gifts, Holidays | 3 Comments
I remember when I was very little, flipping through a very old book and seeing a craft project for making toy soldiers with toilet paper tubes. The image has come to mind now and then and I got the idea to make printable toy soldiers. They come four on a page. Print on card stock [...]
December 13th, 2008 | Posted in Crafts, Freebies, Holidays, Home, Home Decor | 2 Comments
Easy, inexpensive, elegant, and durable
This year, I made my Christmas ornaments out of eggshells because there is something whimsical and magical in the shape of a natural egg. They can look just like regular glass ornaments or Fabergé style eggs. An eggshell is stronger than you would imagine and even stronger after being coated with [...]
December 4th, 2008 | Posted in Crafts, Frugality, Holidays, Home, Home Decor | 9 Comments