Tag: budgetdiy

  • Quick and Easy DIY Teacher Gift

    Oh no! It’s the week before Christmas and you let time get away from you. What about the teachers? No worries, mama. With this quick and easy DIY, you’ll be able to preserve the precious memory of this schoolyear’s class and show appreciation for the teachers in your life. Admittedly, this is a super simple…

  • Easy DIY Handpainted Ornaments

    There’s just something about the coziness of wintertime that gets me crafty. This year, I’m finding that nothing fills my cup more than finding a new craft that I can cozy up by the Christmas tree to work on. Most of the time, this comes in the form of crochet for me, but recently I’ve…

  • Change of Perspective

    Taking inspiration from our new barn, my son has been saying “I have to leave in a minute. I have to go to work. I’m building a barn”. He made this comment so many times, my wheels started turning. “How can I give my 4 year old a barn to build?” I wondered, and off…

  • From Bold to Beautiful

    From Bold to Beautiful

    Sometime last month, I picked up these bold and vibrant colored candle holders at my favorite local thrift store. They were priced $3.50 a piece but were 50% off, so I paid $3.50 for the pair. While orange is a beautiful color, it was just not “me”. Drawing inspiration from Julie’s Designs and Signs on…

  • Home-made Halloween – UPDATE

    Ya’ll. I am giddy writing this. An update to a previous post, Finding a Frugal Halloween, I was actually able to pull off costumes for my family of four for a combined total of $35 instead of the $41 previously mentioned. I LOVE to save a buck, so when I save more than anticipated, I’ll…