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
Having a whole house to ourselves, Penelope and I often feel like a couple of kids when the parents are absent. We play fetch with the dogs in the hallways and let slobbery tennis balls bounce off the walls. We push furniture around and rearrange the rooms on impulse. We call every meal or break [...]
September 1st, 2008 | Posted in Crafts, Frugality, Furniture, Home, Home Decor, Repairs | 4 Comments
This project provided an attractive way to post incoming sewing orders without causing our home to resemble a warehouse or factory. It took very little time and cost about $3.
I started with a fancy picture frame from the thrift shop and cut a piece of black velvet slightly larger than the board which backs [...]
April 7th, 2008 | Posted in Books, Crafts, Frugality, Home, Home Decor, Recipes | 3 Comments
When you purchase food, you are paying not only for the part of the product you intend to eat but also for the packaging, the bags, wrappers, and boxes which usually go straight in the trash. While plastic wrap and bags have little use beyond stuffing them full of trash, cardboard food cartons have a [...]
March 13th, 2010 | Posted in Crafts, Frugality, Home | 9 Comments
These Miniature Gift Baskets are a part of our Freebies series of Printable Gifts and Accessories by Madoline Hatter. They are great for gifts, flowers, treats or decorative purposes.
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March 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Crafts, Freebies, Home, Home Decor | No Comments
While going through my piles of unopened mail (mostly bills) the other day, I decided I’d had enough and finally took the plunge into the world of Paperless Billing and Statements. Even though I’ve been fully online – shopping, selling, socializing, banking and bill paying – for years now, for some reason, I’d always felt [...]
February 19th, 2010 | Posted in Bills, Finance, Frugality, Home, Storage | 8 Comments
A complete list of websites where you can watch free full episodes of TV shows such as Bones, House, 24, The Office, as well as full length movies legally online.
February 4th, 2010 | Posted in Computers, Frugality, Hobbies, Internet, Movies | 7 Comments