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Caramel Apples for Halloween

October 17, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 6 Comments

I have always wanted to try making Caramel Apples.  It just seems like such a nostalgic, old fashioned treat.   This year was the time to finally do it! Halloween is kind of a big deal in my town.  Not that we go crazy with it–it’s just that we are a small village about half an… Keep Reading

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Halloween Costumes at Walmart!

October 15, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 1 Comment

Who loves Halloween?  We do!  We live right on the main strip in our village where EVERYONE goes trick or treating.  Seriously.  We get hundreds of kids every year.  So we deck out the house with all the great decorations I’ve collected from Walmart over the years–both with my spooky but classy outside, and my… Keep Reading

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DIY Multi Holiday Table Runner

November 18, 2013 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 7 Comments

For some reason the fall is a time when I want to pull out my sewing machine and make something!  So when Walmart gave me a Thanksgiving Craft Challenge and asked me to do a fall/Thanksgiving craft of my choice,  I decided I just HAD to do a sewing project.  But why do a project… Keep Reading

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Spooky Eyes in the Bushes Tutorial for Halloween

October 17, 2013 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

Walmart asked me to do a Halloween craft, so here’s a super quick, super cute, and super CHEAP one–Spooky Eyes in the Bushes! All you need for this craft project is some empty cardboard tubes (toilet paper, paper towel, wrapping paper–you can even make your own with some cardboard and tape), scissors, masking/painters/duct tape, and… Keep Reading

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Pumpkin Carving Time with Walmart

October 17, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 1 Comment

When do you carve your pumpkins for Halloween?  We usually wait until the night before Halloween-just to make sure that they stay nice and fresh.  Walmart asked me to try out one of their carving kits so this year I did one of ours a bit early. (note: We also made some cool pumpkins that… Keep Reading

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DIY: Duct Tape Jack ‘o Lanterns

October 16, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 1 Comment

Halloween just wouldn’t seem like Halloween without Jack ‘o Lanterns would it?  That flickering grin just says “Halloween!” But there are a few issues with your standard Jack ‘o Lantern. 1.  It involves using sharp knives on hard surfaces. That means an adult (or nearly adult) needs to do the actual carving.  While the kiddos… Keep Reading

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Halloween Decor and Costume Fun from Walmart

October 5, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

Its October and you know what that means–it means it’s time to start thinking about Halloween! This Halloween Walmart gave me the opportunity to try out a few of their costumes for the kiddos.  They also asked me to check out their in store Halloween Home Decor and try my hand at decorating. I really… Keep Reading

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How to Make Mummy Dogs

September 27, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

I love it when you can take something simple and make it look fun for the kids.  This Halloween “Mummy Dog” project is like that.  It turns a simple weeknight meal into something fun and fantastic!  It would also be great to send along for a Halloween week lunch. Hot dogs.  Crescent rolls.  Cheese.  That’s… Keep Reading

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DIY Halloween Garland

October 21, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 5 Comments

This month’s DIY Challenge from Walmart was to create a DIY Halloween decoration, so here’s a cute little Jack ‘o Lantern garland project I invented. Yeah, you heard that right, I completely invented this.  And I think it kinda looks like I invented it. . .but hey, the kids think it looks awesome, so I’m… Keep Reading

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DIY Halloween Monster Cookies

October 21, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

How about some more Wilton fun!  In the lovely kit that Walmart and Wilton sent me I not only got the items to make those cool Halloween Cupcakes, but there were also some great cookie supplies and a project sheet showing how to make Halloween Cookie Monsters: Here’s the kit: My very most favorite thing? … 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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