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Holidays

Upcycled Spaghetti Sauce Jar

November 13, 2012

Looking for Christmas gift ideas for teachers, bus drivers, coaches, neighbors, etc.? I have a great idea today! Christmas cookies are wonderful. I seriously love them. I hesitate to give tons of them as gifts though, because as much as I like my Christmas cookies, everyone else probably likes their Christmas cookies. Know what I mean? Anyway [...]

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Frugal Holiday Decorating

November 21, 2011

I am right in the holiday spirit. I love decorating and I’m already thinking about what I’d like to do this year. Two new ideas I’m looking forward to trying out: Popcorn-Cranberry Garland and a Balsam Door Swag. They aren’t new ideas but they are new for our family because we haven’t tried them yet. I’m [...]

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Homemade Gift Tags

December 22, 2010

As I was wrapping Christmas gifts yesterday it occurred to me that I should share our gift tags with you! Unless you’re a last-minute wrapper, like me, this may not be useful to you this year, but stay with me a moment. Last year I found this cute, little “To: From:” stamp at a craft [...]

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Wrapping Paper And Other Things You Throw Away

December 20, 2010

Today my daughter disappeared in her bedroom with wrapping paper, gift tags, markers and tape. She was wrapping gifts for David and me. I wasn’t sure how well she’d do without help. When she came out and showed me her wrapped gifts with the little tags on them – To: Mom, From: Chloe. I nearly [...]

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Holiday Entrees That Don’t Break The Bank

December 15, 2010

This guest article was written by Cynthia Waverly, a stay-at-home mom of two whose frugal living has led to her writing on all of the best sales, and deals. When the holidays come ’round, so does good food, family and friends. Unfortunately, this season is also infamous for not being gentle at all on the [...]

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