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How to Make a Thanksgiving Centerpiece from a Walmart Bouquet

November 19, 2013 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

Here’s another fun craft project I did for Walmart this month, and that I hinted at in my Thanksgiving Mantle post.  It’s a beautiful (if I do say so myself) Thanksgiving Centerpiece I arranged myself from a basic Walmart bouquet! I learned how to make a floral arrangement a year ago when I attended the… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Crafts/DIY, Sponsored Tagged With: DIY, Floral, flowers, How To, Sponsored, Thanksgiving, walmart moms

DIY: How to Make a Supermarket Bouquet Look like a Million Bucks

June 11, 2010 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 10 Comments

Wild white flowers

I love flowers.  There is just something so lovely about adding the beauty and life of flowers to your home.  But as a frugal gal, when I have those little internal conversations with myself, I can’t often justify spending the money on something that I know will only last a limited time and then be… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Crafts/DIY Tagged With: bouquet, flowers, Garden

Best Of-Save Money Filling Your Planters

May 25, 2007 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

Memorial Day is official planting day here in Upstate NY. You plant anything other than pansies and petunias before that at your own risk! So in honor of that I want to re post this oldie but goodie about an inexpensive way to fill those deep planters. I reused this technique on 3 or 4… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Garden Tagged With: Best Of, flowers, summer

Making Flowers Last

February 2, 2007 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 8 Comments

Well, Valentines Day is around the corner, so this is probably a serendipitous time to post this tip! Yankee Bill bought me a lovely bouquet of roses after he came back from his trip to the Barrett Jackson car auction about a week and a half ago. Don’t I just have the most wonderful man?… Keep Reading

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About Frugal Upstate

About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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