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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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Holiday Entertaining Guide Sale {This Weekend Only}

December 10, 2011

This weekend only! The $5 Dinner Mom is offering her Holiday Entertaining Guide for .49¢   What to Expect from the Holiday Entertaining Guide  How to budget for your holiday meal. Tips to outsmart the grocery stores. The perfect plan to have everything cooked. How to turn your leftovers into even more meals. How to [...]

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Make Your Own Snowglobes

December 8, 2011

I always have so much fun decorating for Christmas–or even just bringing out all the things that have winter written all over them.  Then, after I have everything out and I complain about how much stuff I have, I always find new things to create or add to the collection. I’m sure I’m not alone! [...]

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Refurbished Retro China Hutch {Salvaged Sunday}

October 15, 2011

Roughly 9 years ago Willie’s Aunt and Uncle gave us an old retro china hutch to use in our first home together which was lacking in kitchen cabinets.  It wasn’t the prettiest thing in the world, and was actually missing a leg, but it was functional.  Functional was our goal. Many years and 2 long [...]

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Jack O Lanterns made from Recycled Materials

October 8, 2011

Looking around my house, and through my “Oh, I have to make that!” list–I’ve realized that I have bona fide infatuation with pumpkins! I like to eat them and decorate with them. I’m not sure which one is worse, my snowman addiction or my pumpkin addiction! And come to think of it, sometimes I eat my [...]

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