Photo by sgetgood via flickr.com Well, if the rock star were turning 7. Yes, that’s right, Princess’s birthday is right around the corner. The last two years we’ve done Princess Parties-and I’ve managed to keep the cost around $50. This year she wants a “Hannah Montana” party. I’ve already got some rough ideas of how… Keep Reading
Quick, Easy and Inexpensive Mantle Decoration-With Easter Variation
When we bought the new house I got a lovely new double mantle to decorate! Trouble is, I don’t already own anything appropriate for decorating it. And I didn’t want to spend a ton of money on “mantle decorations” So I kept my eyes open for a few weeks. Finally I found the following items… Keep Reading
Best Of-Family Traditions for Christmas-on the Cheap Part IV; Gingerbread Houses
Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap Part IV In Part I of Family Traditions for Christmas-On the Cheap I covered why I think traditions are important and the three ways that folks come by their traditions, A-got them from their family B-consciously decided on a tradition and C-a chance occurrence or idea is repeated and… Keep Reading
Best Of-Family Traditions for Christmas-on the Cheap Part I
Well, we are headed out of town this morning for a funeral. (My grandmother-she’s been basically comatose for the last 6 months or so, and in advanced Alzheimer’s before that. We are all very sad, but we can’t wish her back. She is definitely in a better place now). Last year I wrote a 7… Keep Reading
Best Of-Oreo Cookie Truffles
As we start heading into the holiday seasons, I thought it was a good time to revisit my Oreo Cookie Truffle recipe. These things are awesome and impressive (and simple too). **************************** Yesterday I decided to try making some Oreo Cookie “Truffles” that I had tasted a few years back. These were SO easy to… Keep Reading
Best Of-“It’s the Thought That Counts”
****It’s the thought that counts was written right before Princess’s birthday in April. I thought it was especially appropriate since most of the same sentiments can be said about gift giving for the Christmas season. And as a note, I did buy her Strawberry Shortcake and get her two pairs of nightgowns 85% done before… Keep Reading
Neat Project!
This morning I was looking online for a poncho knitting pattern for my mom (she wants one that is square across the front instead of pointed). On my search I stumbled across a neat DIY site with all sorts of different projects. The one that really caught my eye was these “rock star jeans” that… Keep Reading
Crafty Gifts Part II, Knitted Gifts
I’m a knitter, so the first thing that I think of for gifting is knits. ***note: These photos are not my own but borrowed from the websites containing the free patterns. Each photo is linked back to the webpage from which I borrowed it. Now there are plenty of great knitting sites out there with… Keep Reading
Crafty Gifts, Part I
This is a why, not a how to. I’ll get to the ideas and some how to’s in later articles. I am a crafter. Sometimes a frustrated crafter-oh so many projects, so little time! To me part of the enjoyment is in the making of a thing, not just in the having. I believe that… Keep Reading
It’s The Thought That Counts
That’s how the saying goes, yet in today’s society it seems more and more that it is the cost of an item that counts. The multimillion dollar commercial machine has put a lot of effort into convincing us that special gifts are need for each and every event, party, holiday and milestone in our lives…. Keep Reading
