Frugal Upstate is featured on the Syracuse Post Standard’s Family Life blog today (written by the very wonderful Gina Chen!)
For those of you visiting here for the first time from that site-Welcome!
My name is Jenn. I write here at Frugal Upstate, am co-host of the Frugal Coast2Coast Radio show every Monday night at 8:30EST (back episodes available for download online) and am one of Walmart’s Elevenmoms.
We (and by that I mean me and my lovely regular readers who make this blog so interesting by giving their input in the comments) are a friendly bunch. I hope you find Frugal Upstate to be full of great ideas that can help you and your family. I know diving into a new blog can be a bit intimidating, so here is a round up of a few favorite posts that you might find interesting:
Frugal Fun Stuff
Hannah Montana Birthday Party (on the cheap)
Summer Book Clubs
Free Kids Games Online
Free and Cheap Festivals
Free Books Online
Birthday Party Fun and Games
How to Play/Host Bunco (or Bunko)
Frugal Gifts & Crafts
Homemade Cards
Painting Wicker
Using a Gift Box
Birthday Decorating on a Dime
Frugal Scrapbooking
Frugal Baby Shower Ideas
Amish Friendship Bread (The Gift that Keeps on Giving, and Giving)
Recycled Sweater Tea Cosy
Oreo Cookie Truffles-Easy, Frugal and Sooooo yummy!
Gift Tags from Greeting Cards
Crafty Gifts (part I-the philosophy)
Crafty Gifts (part II-knitted gifts)
Cookies in a Jar
Frugal Skills-Sewing:
The Philosophy of Mending
The Basics of Sewing
How to Mend a Torn/Split Seam (with video)
How to Sew on a Button (with video)
How to Sew a Hem (with Magic Hem for Jeans)
Enjoy!






Congratulations, Jenn! Well deserved, girl.