Wishing all of my bloggy friends a very Merry Christmas!Jeanine ...
'Tis the season for holiday treats! And I'm sharing a few your whole family can enjoy - courtesy of TheSoul-Publishing, the company behind the popular YouTube channel 5-Minute Crafts. Snowman Marshmallow Cookies: After baking some plain sugar cookies, cover each in white icing, then stick a large marshmallow in the center. Add your snowman's features using brown icing, and you've got your very own Frosty the Snowman!Mini Christmas Trees: All you need is a bowl of melted...
How cute are these mini stockings from Dollar Tree? When I saw them, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them...I hand-stamped our names onto each stocking. Then I added some mini bells (also from Dollar Tree) using red-painted safety pins. Easy peasy!I'll be using these as place settings for our Christmas table. Total cost: $2.50 for the stockings. I had everything else I needed.Jeanine ...
Who doesn't love a good freebie?Or two? Or three? No need to sign up for a "newsletter" (don't you just hate that!) or follow me. Simply right-click any image to save to your computer and use in your Christmas crafts.Keep in mind these are vintage card images, so they may not be as crisp as a typical jpg. They're still fun to use - however you may see fit.Jeanine Who doesn't love a good freebie?Or two? Or three? No...
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Not long ago, I ran a blog called One Cheap B*tch. While the name raised quite a few eyebrows back then, the concept was simple: how to save more of your hard-earned money by creating your own home decor. If you're like me, you're probably feeling the crush of the economy and wondering how you can save this holiday season. I'm no financial expert. I'm just a regular mom, but here's how I'm saving a...
It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween...everywhere we go.Yes, I've started putting out Halloween pieces. I do a little each day so it doesn't feel so overwhelming.As you can probably tell from my blogging absence, we have a lot going on over here. My high school senior is starting the college application process. Yikes!My younger son is busy with Marching Band and marathon DnD (Dungeons & Dragons) campaigns with his friends. My day job has...
Hats off to Target and Dollar Tree for stepping up their autumn and Halloween decor this year!You know I've been a full-fledged bargain-shopper since my One Cheap B*tch blogging days (God, I miss that blog!) and now more than ever, I don't want to spend any more than I have to - on anything.Are you ready?! Because everything pretty much shown here is $5 and under: the fortune telling palms? Only $1.25 each at Dollar...
Can you tell I'm ready for fall? I'm definitely over the heat, humidity and the lack of inspiration that comes with it. I did manage to eek out these twine pumpkins earlier this week. I grabbed them from the local thrift store and just added my embellishments. Easy peasy!And if you're by your local Dollar Tree, pop in for this adorable sign.Jeanine ...
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I found a wood cutting board at the thrift store on Friday. I had been trying to score one for a few weeks. After a couple of coats of white paint and some of these...(I used the number Rub-Ons, of course) I have a new decoration for my kitchen! Total cost: $1.75 ($1.25 for the transfers and 50 cents for the cutting board).I love how it turned out!Jeanine ...
Who else is feeling like you're in that weird in-between holiday decorating phase? July 4th is over and it's too early to decorate for Halloween, sigh! The solution? I jumped over to Pinterest and dug up this sweet moon phases (free!) printable. It fits nicely in this Dollar Tree rustic frame. Hopefully, it will hold me over until my favorite decorating time of year...Jeanine ...
It's hard to believe that July 4th is only a few weeks away. I started breaking out the red, white and blue for Memorial Day and never put it away. With tomorrow being Flag Day, and July 4th around the corner, I just re-arranged things a bit and added new pieces.Just about everything displayed I already had...Well, except for the Cracker Jack. I bought a 3-pack off Amazon over the weekend and it landed today. I...
A few years ago I noticed a suspicious spot on one of my arms. After keeping tabs on it for a month or two, I finally went to the dermatologist. And boy, am I glad I did. The spot turned out to be pre-cancerous (yikes!). Lucky for me, the dermatologist was able to freeze it off (two sessions of liquid carbon dioxide - ouch!). Thankfully, the spot never returned. Since then, I've been a stickler...
Here's an easy project that only requires a small amount of time and supplies. You'll need some Dollar Tree garden stakes, Mod Podge, paper and a printer.Once you grab your Dollar Tree supplies, head on over to The Graphics Fairy for some amazing vintage vegetable images. I found the ones I wanted and printed them off to the smallest setting my printer would allow.Next, simply rip out your images. (I distressed the edges of mine...
I'm back after a much-needed blogging break! I'm recuperating after our own weekend garage sale and ready to get my crafting/thrifting back on!Jeanine ...
I'm still here! Just been taking a little bit of a much-needed break from blogging. Hoping to get back into the swing of things shortly.Jeanine ...
Sharing super easy bunny silhouette frames today.You'll need two of these Dollar Tree beaded frames. When you flip them over, you'll see the backing can be removed and you can add whatever background you like. I used peel & stick cork for one and cardstock for the other.I used my Cricut to cut out my bunny silhouettes (using the Easter cartridge). If you don't have a Cricut, a quick Pinterest search for free bunny silhouettes...
