Note from Bev: This is a guest post from Helen at HelloSewing.com She’s sharing her tutorial for 10-minute cloth napkins from upcycled fabric which is a frugal and simple way you can make your own napkins and reduce waste too. Enjoy! Isn’t it great when you can repurpose something youRead More
Homemade Birdseed Cakes #3
Every year I like to make some homemade birdseed cakes for my feathered friends during the coldest months of the winter. When I was getting ready to make some again this year, I noticed I had a recipe for a batch that made six homemade birdseed cakes, and recipes forRead More
DIY Photo Coasters
Ever since I first started making my own mod podge several years ago, one of my favorite ways to use it has been to make homemade ceramic tile coasters. Seriously, I look for excuses to make more DIY coasters. I have them for different seasons and holidays and make themRead More
DIY Christmas Plates
Christmas dishes can be such a pretty way to dress up a table around the holidays. But if you’re a frugal, practical sort of person, you may find yourself not wanting to spend a lot of money to buy dishes that are only used once or twice a year. TheRead More
How To Make A String Christmas Tree
I’ve always thought that Christmas is a season that can bring out our inner craftiness. Even if you’re not willing to be crafty at other times of the year, you might just give it a go for the holidays. And there’s not much else to do during the cold monthsRead More
Make Your Own Mod Podge for Decoupage Crafts
If you’ve done any amount of crafting, you’ve probably heard of Mod Podge, a product that’s been around since the 1960’s and calls itself an all-in-one glue, sealer, and finish. It’s most often used for decoupage crafts which is the art of decorating surfaces with paper cutouts that are sealed,Read More
Round Knit Scrubby Pattern
If you’re a knitter, you might be a little envious of crocheters who can whip up those nylon net scrubbies. Around and around they go with their crochet hooks and in no time they have a sweet little round scrubby. But what if you like to knit? Are we knittersRead More
Recycle Old Newspapers To Make Your Own Bags
One of the little things that always makes me happy is when I can use what I already have to make what I need. That kind of thinking has always fit with my frugal nature, but it’s also become a bonus for me to know I’m not creating more wasteRead More
Got Stress? Make Your Own Stress Ball!
Let’s face it. Sometimes stress happens. And telling ourselves not to be stressed . . . well, that might just make us more stressed! Instead, it’s good to have an outlet for the nervous energy that can go along with stress. And that’s where a homemade stress ball can comeRead More
How To Make A Reusable Grocery Bag
I’ve been using reusable grocery bags for several years now and I must say, once you start using them, they really are nicer than those flimsy plastic bags. They’re sturdier, hold more groceries, and reduce disposable plastic waste. I don’t always remember to bring them into the store with me,Read More
Homemade Tomato Cage Bird Bath
Every year during the hot days of the summer I will almost certainly see some birdies hopping around the edge of my pool wishing they could find a way to cool themselves off in the water. Of course deep pool water is certainly not the right place for the poorRead More
Colorful Tie Dye Easter Eggs
Making Easter eggs is an annual tradition that let’s me do a couple of my favorite things – play with color and play with kids. The little ones always seem to enjoy the unpredictable surprise that each egg can bring as you work on it and truth be told, weRead More
Homemade Cleaning Cloths
When it’s time to do the cleaning, what do you use to wipe your surfaces? Rags from old clothing? Microfiber cloths? Do you just grab the paper towels? There are lots of choices! I’ve always believed that the best things to wipe surfaces with should also be the most absorbentRead More
Make A Candy Christmas Tree
Everyone knows that candy is fun for eating, but candy can be lots of fun to use for craft projects too. Candy comes in interesting shapes and sizes, often has colorful wrappers, AND as a bonus you get to eat what you don’t use. You can’t do that with leftoverRead More
$5 to $10 Gift Exchange Ideas
It’s been an annual tradition for many years in my husband’s extended family to do a $5 gift exchange as part of our Christmas gathering. Recently we increased our amount just a little to a range of between $5 to $10 to make the shopping a little easier as pricesRead More
Knitting For Charity – 10 Ways To Donate
If you’re a knitter or crocheter, you may have found yourself in the predicament where you feel like starting a new yarn project, but don’t really have anything in particular you need. So you knit another dishcloth, or maybe ten more dishcloths. 🙂 Can you relate? One of the answersRead More
DIY Notepads and Padding Compound
One of my favorite ways to have some small sized scratch paper to write myself handy notes or lists, is to cut a piece of 8.5×11 paper into four pieces (I cut the paper in half, and then cut in half again). I started using this strategy at my jobRead More
Rice, Cool Whip & Easter Eggs!
Are you looking for a different way to put your food coloring to good use for Easter eggs this year, but want to do something besides the usual dipping? Then maybe rice and Cool Whip will be just what you need! That’s what we used this year and both ofRead More
Make Your Own Birdseed Bells
This is the time of year when I love to make some homemade creations for the birds to enjoy. Most of the time I make my DIY suet cakes which are fun to make in different flavors and that I put in my little suet cake cage out on theRead More
Easy Yarn Craft: Mini Stocking Cap Ornament
The final craft in my series of mini sized items to make for the holidays are these mini stocking hat ornaments made with yarn. They’re a simple and quick last minute project that anyone can make! Even kids can make these little hats for a fun holiday craft. As aRead More
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