Tag Archives: creative

5 More Romantic Ideas for Valentine’s Day

Here are five more really creative and romantic ideas for your sweetheart. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would share some great Frugal Valentine’s Day ideas. These are mostly just some ways to show your partner that you love them creatively and inexpensively. Idea #1 This isn’t exactly cheap and really only works on a birthday or a holiday, but if you substitute the roses, with daisies or carnations (or any other flower) it is certainly less expensive and still equally as romantic! Ask your partner to meet you at a slightly crowded public place (the … Continue reading →

Creative Uses for Thrift Store Finds

Shopping the thrift stores is a great way to find plenty of bargains for the things you need, such as baby clothes, toys and household items, but did you know that there is a treasure trove of things that can be used in creative ways to save even more? Sometimes thrift store finds that cost as little as a dime can be used as a substitute or an improvement for something you may normally buy new. We’ve all heard of shabby chic, but there is nothing shabby about the following ideas. Scarves are plentiful at my local thrift stores. I … Continue reading →

Creative Activities

Asset number 17 involves the creative use of time. According to the Search Institute, “Most children don’t decide how they spend their time-they need adults to choose and create activities for them. With encouragement and support from parents and other caring people, children can enjoy fun, meaningful activities that help them become caring, creative, confident adults.” Even adults who do not have an artsy bone in their body can help children tune into their creative side by playing different types of music at different times of the day. Choices could include classical, soft rock, jazz and if you like living … Continue reading →

Creative Organizing On A Budget (2)

Because I am such an organization fanatic, I bring you the second article in a two part series on Creative Organizing on a Budget. Staying organized is the key to scrapbooking on a budget. And these additional tips should come in handy! Foam Stamp Storage I have a ton of these little foam stamps. I have everything from alphabets to hearts and flowers, insects and swirls too. Because I have so many of them, it is really hard to find what I am looking for when I am ready to use them. Currently my storage consists of a rolling plastic … Continue reading →

Decorating a Journal (1)

Obviously, my addiction with journaling on my layouts, rolls over to my everyday life. It can’t be helped. I love writing and I love preserving my memories. I believe most scrapbookers do. I recently went out to purchase a couple of composition notebooks so I could journal a couple of new topics. Composition notebooks seem to be my favorite journals of choice. I like that I can decorate them, there’s plenty of room and they are the perfect size. Decorating the journal is probably the most fun part. I started mine last night, and just love how they are turning … Continue reading →

Is He Getting More Creative, or Cheating?

Suppose your husband (or wife) suddenly starts showing an interest in more creative activities in the bedroom, or maybe even in other areas of the home. It isn’t like things have always been oh-so routine, but this is a notable change. What’s your first thought? If you instantly think he must be cheating on you, take a deep breath and think it through. While it may be a possibility if there are issues or other signs that point to infidelity, it’s pretty unlikely if this is the only change. If you are really concerned, you might need to ask him … Continue reading →

Don’t Have Time? Make Time

It’s hard to slow down and make time when it seems you are being pulled in a million different directions. It’s even more difficult when you have extended family, career, child and life demands on your time. But whether you and your spouse have time or not, it’s important to make time for each other if you make time for nothing else. It’s easy to say sharing quality time is important, it’s a little more challenging to make the quality time available so that you can share it and benefit from it together. So let’s make making quality time a … Continue reading →

Giant Chinese Checkerboard Cookie

If you want a really special treat for your family on game night, try this gigantic sugar cookie shaped like a Chinese checkerboard. It looks so real, you might be tempted to play the game on it, but if you’re going to eat it, it’s probably best to just admire it for a while before digging in. You can use pre-made sugar cookie dough if you want, but I recommend homemade dough if you have the time because it tastes so much better. If you do use the pre-made dough, try the dry packaged mix that requires you to add … Continue reading →