Frugal Ideas

Rusty Shower Caddy Re-do {Salvaged Sunday}

February 11, 2012

  I’m SO excited to have opened up Salvaged Sunday as a linky!  I hope y’all don’t leave me lonely.  I want to see some other projects! This week I {finally} gave my rusty ol’ shower caddy a new life.  We purchased this metal shower caddy about 5 years ago for $20.  I remember fighting [...]

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Have a FREE Valentine’s Day {Thrifty Thursday}

February 9, 2012

Valentine’s Day is about love, but nobody loves spending a lot of money to make it great! Take a look at all the free offers that are sure to provide you with a wonderful Valentine’s Day. I remember when I was a kid, for our class parties we would make our own valentine’s mailboxes out [...]

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Valentine’s Day Menu Plan

February 7, 2012

It doesn’t take a lot to incorporate Valentine’s Day into your meal plan. Just a few simple tweaks and your everyday meals look like they were made especially for Valentine’s Day without breaking the bank. Breakfast Source: petitekitchenesse.com via Phoebe {GettingFreedom} on Pinterest     Use a cookie cutter or knife and cut a heart [...]

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Salvaged Sunday {Metal Mirror Re-Do}

February 5, 2012

  **Sorry for posting late!  Our family, including myself, came down with the sickies!  Don’t miss the BIG NEWS at the bottom!** I absolutely fell in love with Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray Paint last year after redo-ing my old metal dresser. Remember it?   I don’t know why I spaced it at the time, but [...]

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FREE Printables for Valentines Day!

February 2, 2012

Valentine’s Day is coming up in less than 2 weeks.  Hard to believe, isn’t it?  I thought it would be fun to share with you some FREE Printables to help you create a Frugal Valentine’s Day.   Free Printable Candy Bar Wrappers   These are perfect for teacher gifts.  Or for a friend, bus driver, [...]

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DIY Chalkboard Menu Board {Salvaged Sunday}

January 15, 2012

I seen this project on Pinterest and I instantly fell in love! We have a ton of scrap wood left over from various projects during Project Major Home Addition {I think Project MAD is a better fit! } What a wonderful way to resurrect an old piece of wood! Source: fussymonkeybiz.blogspot.com via Phoebe on Pinterest [...]

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Bucket of Snowballs {Salvaged Sunday}

December 17, 2011

One of my favorite parts of Winter is snow.  I know some people think I’m weird, but I’m okay with that. {I like to think of myself as a limited edition } An impromptu snowball fight on a snow day {or weekend} is great fun! To show off our love of snow–we created a snowball bucket for our front [...]

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{Easy Homemade Gift} Carrot Cake Jam

December 12, 2011

Homemade Jams and Jellies are perfect for giving as gifts.  To add a little spice to the same-ol’-same-ol’–this year I decided to try out Carrot Cake Jam.  I cannot recall where I seen it first–but I do know that the insant I seen it, I had to try it.  Homemade Carrot Cake {not the stuff [...]

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DIY Christmas Tree {Salvaged Sunday}

December 10, 2011

  A few years back I was flipping through a magazine and found a Christmas Tree made out of an old Tomato Cage and I immediately tore out the page and added it to my Seasonal Binder for later use. This was also long before Pinterest!  We have a large collection of tomato cages that are doing [...]

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Turn Your Child’s Artwork into a Lasting Momento

December 10, 2011

My 8 year old daughter made this picture in art class at school. It has to be my favorite one so far this year and I can’t wait to see the look on her face when she sees her artwork hanging on the wall in her room. Right now, the Canvas People are offering a [...]

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