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Fall Decorating: Outdoor Décor

Nature will give you a helping hand with the outdoor décor. You can pick up on the natural color scheme to complement your outdoor decorating. Pretty fall flowers in colorful planters make a nice touch for the porch or deck but there are plenty of other ideas to give your home a warm, welcoming appearance. Welcome Mats What could be more welcoming than a clean, new, attractive welcome mat? There are many designs from which to choose but natural fiber welcome mats add something special to fall décor. If natural materials don’t strike your fancy, you may want a custom … Continue reading →

More Frugal Decorating at the Dollar Store

Again we look to the dollar store for inspiration and design elements to decorate our home in a more frugal way. Just because you live a lifestyle where money in the bank is better than money spent, does not mean you cannot fund a home decorating project for a little less. Have some fun with dollar store items and even just a touch might add that special something that makes the room better for you. There are dozens of items that you can either purchase as is, or alter and make more decorative once you bring it home. Items such … Continue reading →

Frugal Tips to Decorate Creatively

Decorating your home with little touches, is a wonderful way to make it yours, and comfortable. However, it can be extremely expensive when you got purchase all the extras and wall hangings. Here are some ideas for decorating a bit more creatively, with not a lot of money. Tip #1 – Stock up on Frames Keep them on hand. Buy them at garage and yard sales, antique stores and on clearance at local department and discount chains. If someone offers to give you some, take them. Store them in a closet until you need them. THEN, when you are ready … Continue reading →

Frugal Winter Wonderland: Ice Candles

Want to turn your backyard into a winter wonderland for pennies? Try making some ice candles! Making ice candles is an easy craft that you can do with your family. Children as young as preschool can help. You can make one or two ice candles for fun, or make a large bunch to light up your backyard, line your drive way and more. All lit up, these candles are truly magical. For supplies you will first need some containers to make the outside of the candles. Kid’s sand pails are a perfect size, but you can use almost any wide … Continue reading →

Frugal Holiday Fun

The holidays don’t have to be all about spending money on gifts and decorations. Honestly, I can’t understand the craziness of going out to one hundred stores to find the must-have toy or electronics item, or spending a fortune on last minute gifts just because you have to have something for someone you barely know. Although we don’t always succeed (yes, I am guilty of running out last night to the card store to get gifts for teachers my son doesn’t even have), we try to focus on family during the holiday season. Here are my favorite ways to have … Continue reading →

Frugal Gift Basket: Romance at Home

I love making and giving (and receiving) homemade gift baskets. They are fun and frugal. Gift baskets can be individually customized to the recipient, which makes for a very thoughtful gift. Alternatively, gift baskets can be created to make money. I know at least three moms who have turned making gift baskets into a work-at-home business. Right now, since it is so close to Christmas, one of our local craft stores is doing a special on baskets. They are priced at two baskets for $7 and come in all shapes and sizes. That is a great deal, considering that a … Continue reading →

Frugal Decorating with Pine Cones

As you may know from some of my other blogs, our family is in the middle of a move. We found a nice little house in a more rural area. The house comes with two acres of mostly woods. We just can’t wait to move in. Well, yesterday, we drove out to the house to meet with our agent. On the way over to the house, my husband and I discussed holiday decorating. We’ve haven’t really gotten started, because of the move. I started doing a little bit with cranberries, and I liked the warm, natural appeal. While we were … Continue reading →

Last Minute Frugal Ideas For Thanksgiving Decorations

Sometimes we wait until the last possible moment to consider the type of decorating we might want for a particular holiday. Usually at Christmas time all your regular decorations are up or out and that’s enough. But for Thanksgiving, not everyone has decorations unless you’ve tried some of my great frugal fall decorating tips. So what do you do when you decide that you’ve wasted all this time and you don’t have any great decorations for that day? You follow these quick fix tips and breathe a sigh of relief because nobody will know that you waited until the last … Continue reading →

Have a Very Frugal Thanksgiving

Often I am thankful I live in the Midwest at this time of year. It has its seasonal benefits! I can decorate my home with free items, just by walking outside my back door! In fact, a quick walk through my yard warranted a nice variety of really interesting and beautiful items to decorate with. Bring the Great Outdoors In From leaves, to pine cones, acorns to berries and everything in between, it seems to be accounted for in my yard. How about yours? Beyond just those simple items that seem to be abundant in many areas, many people can … Continue reading →

Frugal Alternatives to Expensive Household Decorating (1)

Everyone wants their home to be perfectly decorated and beautiful. However, decorating the trendy fashionable way can be expensive, especially to those on a budget. The costly items that stores sell such as decorative frames, bowls and centerpieces can be made at home, or created from something you already have, for much less than the stores asking price! So if you are one of those people, who has tons of items stored in cabinets, drawers and maybe even on shelves, and you aren’t using them, it is time to pull them out and be creative. Ashtrays With many people quitting … Continue reading →