Make Your Own Runner Rug

With the holidays on their way, you may be thinking about sprucing up your home a bit before company comes, or just to have a warm, fresh look. With everyone pinching pennies these days, home decor might be the last thing on your mind, especially with high food, gas and heating bills. Still, there is plenty you can do on a budget. A runner rug is a great idea for warming up your floors and even protecting them. These rugs are great in hallways of course, but you can use them pretty much anywhere you have the space. By making … Continue reading →

Salad Dressing Vase

Do you use salad dressing in your house? Save the container, because you can make it into a great little vase. Now that the holidays are over, I am really looking forward to the Spring season. Even though my Christmas decorations are still up, I have visions of warm sunlight streaming into the windows and vases and vases of flowers from the garden and woods. I can almost smell the flowers right now. My favorites are the wild flowers, those volunteer beauties that can be gathered in informal bunches that make their own organic arrangements. I plan on having them … Continue reading →

Make Your Own Ribbon Organizer

Ribbons can quickly get out of hand and become a big tangled mess. And there are so many deals out there right now for pretty ribbons, that it is hard to resist picking them up and adding them to the collection. If you can find them, you can purchase ribbon organizers that cost quite a bit. Instead, why not save money and make your own? When the holiday season rolls around, you won’t be fit to be tied. This ribbon organizer project calls for the following materials: A plastic box with a lid. (Check the dollar store or your local … Continue reading →

33 Things to Make for Money

If you are looking to earn some cash for the little extras in life, why not start a frugal holiday business? A frugal holiday business is a lot less pressure than a regular home business. With this type of home business, you produce a hand crafted product and sell it only when you want to make a little extra cash. These products are generally pretty frugal to produce with no major investment. You can make just a few items when you have time, or produce a whole bunch to sell. It all depends on how much you want to do. … Continue reading →

Frugal Craft: Make A Baby Food Jar Garden

Baby food jars seem so useful, it is a shame to throw them away. Here is a great little craft that the kids can do. They can make a little garden inside of the baby food jar. With some adult supervision, even preschoolers can make this craft. For your baby food jar garden, you will need the following: A baby food jar with the lid. Any size will do, but a bigger jar will allow you to make a more elaborate garden. Small dried or fake flowers. I used some baby breath that was left over from Valentine’s Day flowers. … Continue reading →

Romantic Frugal Candle Holders

Whether you want to add some romance to the bedroom or the backyard, these quick and easy to make frugal candle holders will transform the mood instantly. I love using candles. They can create instant atmosphere, make your home smell wonderful and even save money on electricity. Votive candles and tea light candles are good choices, especially for outdoor spaces, because you can group them. They are also very inexpensive to use. Do you have a wedding coming up? Chances are pretty good that you will have some candles on the table. Most people put their small candles into candle … Continue reading →

Recycling Craft: Make A Book Safe

Here is a great craft made out of a recyclable resource, an old book. A book safe is a perfect place to put all of the money you have been saving by living a frugal lifestyle. I like the idea of book safe because not only is it a good place to hide your money (the book will blend well with others on your shelf), but there is something very old world about having a book safe. It is mysteriously appealing. Not only can you hide your money in it, but you can also use your book safe for jewelry, … Continue reading →

More Frugal Craft Supplies

Craft supplies can really add up. Here are even more ways to save without cramping your crafting style. Yesterday, I covered two big ways of saving money on craft supplies, such as how to find them at the thrift store and the idea of making your own rubber stamps. Now, here are some more ways to get some frugal crafting supplies. Shop at the home improvement store instead of the craft store. You can find all sorts of things for crafting there; it is not just for tools. Beside the obvious supplies, such as exacto knives, you’ll find inexpensive crafting … Continue reading →

Frugal Craft Supplies

Enjoy doing crafts but don’t want to spend a lot? Use the following tips to get great supplies for frugal crafting. I happened to be in a chain craft supply store last week looking for some supplies for my son’s pirate birthday party that we are planning for the summer. It is amazing how expensive all of those craft supplies are! A little unpainted piece of thin wood in the shape of a palm tree cost nearly a dollar. Painted, that same tree rose to $2.99! A bucket of fun foam shapes for a child was the size of a … Continue reading →

Frugal Craft: Make A Grass Kid

Making a grass kid is a frugal way to involve a young child in gardening. Older kids will love customizing the grass kid and cutting its hair. Why pay money for those “Chia Pets” when you can make your own fun version with simple items you can find around your home. You can make an entire family of grass kid and decorate each one to resemble a member of your own family. Or, why not make one for a cute teacher’s gift? Another thing that is great about this craft is that the grass head is pretty much self watering. … Continue reading →