DIY Projects/Crafts

I love this season, pretty flowers everywhere!! I love annuals and what a pop they can add to a front porch or patio. I have also come to love planting and amateur gardening. This past year, my mom and I received a number of chicken wire baskets and early this spring, we decided to try [...]


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This coming week is Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to let all of those hard working teachers out there know that they are appreciated!! Here are some gift ideas to help you honor the teacher/s in your life (if your a teacher feel free to comment below on what you might like best): Teacher Gift [...]

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Here is a fun idea if you have a garden area you are looking to spruce up. The garden bed above is my mom’s and she had a little walk set up that the kids love to take walks through. My mom found this rusted bed frame at a second hand store, and turned it [...]

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DIY Table Redo For Less Then $20

by Sia on April 28, 2013

Looking for a way to freshen up a table for under $10? Here are some ideas to help you re-do free or affordable furniture for a fresh current look. There are so many great products on the market today to make these projects really easy. We have never bought a dining set. Someone has always [...]

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DIY: Iced Coffee & Homemade Syrups

by Jen on April 17, 2013

  I love finding economical and easy ways to make things my family uses all the time.  This particular one is one I personally use reguarly -  Iced coffee and coffee syrup!  I love an iced coffee to start the morning, especially once summer starts.  I have tried the iced K-cups for my keurig, but frankly [...]

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To celebrate Earth Week we thought it would be fun to publish a round up of posts we have done re-using or recycling items. Be sure to share your ideas in the comments section below to inspire folks on how they can reuse or recycle items in their homes. Not only is it earth friendly, [...]

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This older brass lamp was left at our house recently, and I was about to add it to our Good Will pile, when I thought twice about it and decided I could probably spruce it up for under $10. You could find these style lamps at your local Goodwill often (or garage sales), for fairly [...]

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  Have any of you noticed how expensive peanut butter has gotten? It seems crazy! I have two boys who love peanut butter and a husband who loves it and a dog who loves it! Typically, we go through a jar a week, but lately I have been spread it a little thinner than usual [...]

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Organize Jewelry On An Old Hat

by Sia on April 6, 2013

Here is a thrifty, stylish and easy idea on how to organize jewelry. Pick out an old canvas style hat from your closet (or maybe hunt one down at your local goodwill. Toss it over a candlestick from the $1 store, and pin jewelry to it. Its that easy! You can poke earrings through, attach brioches, [...]

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5 Ways to Use Coconut Oil

by Jen on March 28, 2013

This past year I have become a little obsessed with coconut oil.  I first started researching it because my grandmother has severe dementia and possibly Alzheimers disease and in my research, coconut oil has been found in some studies to help. Through that research, I discovered a number of other uses and benefits so I joined [...]

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