We receive a lot of hand-me-downs clothes for the kids, for which I am very thankful. Sometimes, though, they are in need of repair or a little altering before the kids can wear them. I’ve re-sewn hems, put flowers back on dresses, sewn up little holes in seams, and the list goes on. It makes [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
