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Five Ways to Save Money on Holiday Parties

With the first of November comes the party planning craze. Festivities, food and fun are part of the wonderful holiday season. It is easy to through the budget out of the window at this time of year, especially when it comes to hosting a grand party. And even if you are the guest, you’ll want to arrive in style. The holiday season has a tendency inspire overspending and waste. But, let me share five strategies and tips that will help you avoid that waste and save money, all while maintaining the festivities and style. 1) Walk or carpool to the … Continue reading →

Planning Your Scrapbooking Crop (2)

Now that we have begun our discussion on planning your scrapbooking crop and we have discussed the food and beverage, as well as the invitations, there are still a few other things we need to look at in hosting a scrapbooking crop. There are so many different ways to host one, you will need to decide if you want it to just be basic and simple, or if you want to follow a theme and decorate and have contests and more. In the meantime, let’s take a look at two other areas of concern. Supplies and Tools Most crop hostesses … Continue reading →

Planning Your Scrapbook Crop (1)

We started out talking about setting up your scrapbooking crop, because making sure you have the space to hold it is one of the most important steps. If there isn’t enough workspace scrapbookers will have a difficult time getting work done. Now it is time to talk about planning for the crop. Each of these categories are areas you must think about when you are planning your crop. Hosting a scrapbooking crop can get expensive, so you also have to think about the cost involved, and if you can cut costs anywhere. Some hostesses charge a $10.00 fee which goes … Continue reading →

Setting Up a Scrapbooking Crop

You have decided that you want to host a scrapbooking crop, and we are going to naturally assume that this will take place at your home. This is a really fun way to get together with your girlfriends, have a blast, share ideas and get some scrapbook pages complete. There are many steps to creating a successful scrapbooking crop, and we will delve into those as we go along. The first step in the whole planning phase, after selecting location and for this article, we are going to be assuming it is at your home, you will now need to … Continue reading →

Frugal Games and Entertainment for Your Halloween Party

The entertainment portion of any party can be expensive if you don’t know what to do. For a Halloween party there is absolutely no reason to spend a lot, because there are so many different things you can do instead. From games to frugal activities and crafts, there is plenty to do and it doesn’t have to cost a lot. Body Part Activity This is usually a huge hit at a Halloween party. We have done this every year just for fun in our home, but absolutely find it a blast at a Halloween party. Peel a couple of grapes … Continue reading →

Planning Food For a Frugal Halloween Party

Halloween is so much fun for children and there are so many wonderful activities you can do together at this time of year. We enjoy hosting a Halloween party at our home or with another family every year. With so many kids involved though, keeping the costs down is the most important feature of having our annual Halloween parties. If we could not do the party in a frugal way, we just would not be able to continue to have them. One of the most expensive aspects of hosting a party of any kind, is the food. Face it, food … Continue reading →

Hosting a Frugal Halloween Party

What could be more fun at this time of year, than planning a Halloween party? However, parties are expensive and there are many things that go into a good party. Is it possible to actually have a frugal Halloween party? Yes, it is possible to host a party for not a lot of money, but it takes plenty of planning and plenty of work. If you are willing to put time and effort into it, you can have a very fun party. What expenses can you typically plan to incur at a Halloween party? Food and Beverages This is typically … Continue reading →

Goodbye Birthdays, Hello Holidays

Okay, two more birthdays have come and gone and they are the last two of the year (at least as far as immediate or nearly immediate family goes). With each person another year older, presents unwrapped and currently occupying the living room, and finally the birthday goodies are almost gone, it’s time for me to start looking toward the holidays. With a smudge of birthday cake frosting still on my lips, I’m writing my list and starting to plan. Halloween is going to be easy. We already have most of what we need for costumes. A little candy and a … Continue reading →

Our Frugal Birthday

Today our little guy turns one. In about 30 minutes, as I write this. I can’t believe that the time has gone by so quickly. I know it is a cliche, but it truly does feel like yesterday (or at least last week) since he was a little mewling newborn. We feel so blessed to have him. We discussed and debated over what to do for his birthday to celebrate. And we decided to have a quiet family celebration, to make it less overwhelming and more focused on him. Our older two children had elaborate birthday parties, so this is … Continue reading →

After Party Clean Up Tips

Outdoor parties such as Fourth of July celebrations tend to offer fairly easy clean up options. Put the food away, toss all the disposable items in the trash, bag up the trash, and put away extra seating. If you use a disposable tablecloth, you can simply remove the items that need to be kept, and then just roll it up, plates, napkins, and all, and deposit it in the trashcan. This step is certainly easy but there is a little more effort involved in other areas. It is a good idea to clean things up as you go to avoid … Continue reading →