I continue to be impressed by Catalog Choice, a free service to easily stop the catalogs from appearing in your mailbox. I now have 36 catalog opt-out requests on my list, and most of them I am no longer getting. The great thing about Catalog Choice is that if you continue to receive a catalog after “opting-out” you can report that you are still receiving it and they do the follow-up for you. It’s a great way to […]

Go have some fun this weekend decorating clay pots. Christy at Thrifty Decorating shares her own creations (like the pretty in pink pot pictured at right) and gives you some tips to inspire you to make your own work-of-art to decorate your house or yard. This would also make a great gift!

Amy at The Frugal Bookworm shares her tips with you on how to scrapbook on a budget. It’s a series that she is writing on her blog, with two entries so far and more to come! Amy says that “scrapbooking is happiness” – I’ll second that! Whenever I scrapbook I can truly say that it is a happy time. Amy focuses on helping those new to scrapbooking get started, but doing so on […]

So, now that you have more options for where to get some great prices on your prints. What to do with all those photos? I realize that we all don’t have time to scrapbook, so a quick way to get those photos organized and ready to give as a gift is to put them in a photo album. Amy at MomAdvice.com has great tips on giving photos albums as gifts, with an emphasis on […]

Have you considered buying some inexpensive photo frames and then transforming them into something more suited for your decorative taste? Christy at Thrifty Decorating shows you how to get creative with your picture frames using paint, tissue paper, and your imagination! Christy created the frames pictured at right using tissue and Mod Podge. This reminded me that I need to pull out the prints I have and get them displayed in our house […]

I’ve seen some beautiful Diaper Cakes for sale at boutiques, but the price tags were less than beautiful. Why not consider making your own? I assure you that it will be the hit of the next baby shower you attend! Amy at MomAdvice.com shows you how to make a Diaper Cake for under $10 like the one she made in this photo. Trust me, it’s easier than you think. And diapers are the […]

Ok, sometimes my craftiness fuels my creative and frugal-minded resourcefulness. Check out my bath toy hack on ParentHacks. I promise you will find a new bath toy after reading this without spending a dime! And don’t forget to pamper yourself during bathtime – you deserve some spoiling!!!

Since St. Patrick’s Day is coming, maybe you should make some green food to celebrate! It’s called gettin’ crafty with your food, and you’ll find some great […]

Crafts are a wonderful creative outlet, but they can become expensive hobbies. Amy at MomAdvice.com has some wonderful advice for choosing a hobby wisely. Her advice has inspired me to be more frugal with my crafting by focusing on one craft and using the supplies I already have. Be realistic about the crafting time that you have, and focus on one project at a time, and one craft to keep supplies for. It’s all about respecting your time, […]

I would like to kick off Heather’s Craft Week with an easy, inexpensive (and, of course, recycled!) craft.