Starting Sweet Potato Slips – A Tutorial
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Fabric Storage Cubes
The other day, I was noticing what a mess the kids’ train stuff was. In order to protect my sanity, I try not to look at their toys too closely, but they keep the train in the sun room, so it is hard to miss. I didn’t think I could take looking at that cardboard [...]
How We Built a Loafing Shed for $6
My daughter signed up to do a bottle calf in 4H this year. Although we live on some land in the country, we did not have any outbuildings suitable for animals. We did, however, have a compost bin. Since we did not use the compost bin, my husband decided to take it apart and use [...]
Cheap Date Night
My husband and I enjoy going out together without kids occasionally. However, in the past, we hardly ever went out because it was too hard to find a babysitter. The cost of babysitting was also a big problem for us. We didn’t feel like we could spend much on our evening because of the cost [...]
Going Green – Cloth Napkins
These days, it’s hip to be green and frugal. I was frugal way before it became in vogue, but all of the recent attention on penny pinching methods has got me looking for even more ways to stretch our dollars. One of my recent experiments is cloth napkins. I had some terry cloth fabric leftover [...]
Cake Decorating 101
My niece is enrolled in cake decorating with her 4H club. Her assignment after her first project meeting was to practice frosting a cake. I was planning to make her birthday cake anyway, so we worked together.
After she frosted the cake, I showed her how to smooth out the frosting.
It’s kind of hard to see [...]
Homemade Valentine Sweets for your Sweeties
My daughter is allergic to peanuts, so most store bought chocolates are not ok for her to eat. At Christmas I made her some homemade milky ways and she said, “I don’t know why you don’t make these all the time for me!” I wish I had the time! But, I decided to try making [...]
T-shirt Rug Tutorial
I’ve been needing to replace a rug I have in the laundry area of our basement for quite a while. So, being the tightwad that I am, I thought I’d see if I could make one. I decided to crocheted the rug out of t-shirt material. I hope this will prove to be durable and [...]
Co-op Egypt
We belong to a local co-op that meets monthly. Every month we learn about a different country. The kids have Social Studies, Science, Art, P.E. and Foods classes. They study things relating to the country in each class. We met recently for January and learned about Egypt. I co-lead the Foods class for the kids. [...]
