Did You Know? Parmesan Lids Fit On Canning Jars!
Every so often a great discovery comes along. Sir Isaac Newton discovers gravity. Einstein discovers the theory of relativity. Copernicus discovers the sun is the center of the… Read More »
The A to Z List of “Make Your Own” Ideas
It’s hard to believe that the year 2011 is almost history. Where does the time go? As another year winds down, I’ll leave you with this inspirational A… Read More »
Have You Tried SavingsAngel.com?
Have you heard of SavingsAngel.com ? It’s one of the internet’s fastest growing databases for searching for good grocery deals and coupon matchups so you can save money… Read More »
Print Your Own Filler Paper and Graph Paper
Even though we’re in the midst of a July heatwave, the retailers want us to think about Back to School. For the next few weeks, there will be lots… Read More »
My 5 Favorite Frugal Cookbooks
It may be easy to get recipes off the internet these days, but there are times when nothing quite compares to having a really good cookbook on the… Read More »
10 DIY Recipes for Dummies (Only 2 Ingredients!)
As much as I like making my own stuff, I also like doing things quick and easy. Homemade is great, but there comes a tipping point where if… Read More »
New Uses for Old Containers
Sometimes one of the most challenging things about making your own cleaners, condiments, and other homemade goodies is figuring out what kind of container to keep your mixture in. Sometimes… Read More »
10 Foods Worth Doing Homemade
What’s not worth doing homemade? This question was posed last week on the Cheap Healthy Good website in their post Ask the Internet: What’s Not Worth Doing Homemade? Their “Worth… Read More »
My Top 10 Spices
The $5 Dinners website posed an interesting question today. What are your top 10 spices? Gosh, I don’t think I can narrow it down to just 10 but I’m… Read More »
What does “Homemade” mean to you?
I’ve been thinking more about what the term ”homemade” really means after reading a blog post titled: What do you consider to be Homemade? (at a blog called The Way… Read More »

I'm Bev and I love to share ideas for living a more creative and resourceful lifestyle with homemade alternatives we can make for ourselves. 




