Do have a recipe that calls for red wine vinegar? Just this week, I was supposed to make cheese balls and realized I didn’t have any on hand! Without time run to the store, I decided to do a little digging and discovered it’s easy to make your own red wine vinegar. You can mix […]
Monday, 11/17 at 8:30 pm eastern we’re going to be talking about how to find the best holiday deals in our live online Q&A. Christmas time gets hectic and there are a lot of people to buy for and a million stores to choose from, plus… you’re on a budget. Let’s talk about how to […]
It’s fall and one of my favorite things is to make a simmer pot to make the house smell delicious! You can use all of the fall goodness you want, but I used what I had in the house already. Ingredients: Cut Apple Orange Peel Orange Slices Cinnamon Stick Cloves Fill a pot with water, […]
Thanksgiving is a huge day for food, which means it can be rough on the grocery budget. Here is a list of the best prices you’ll find on things you need for Thanksgiving. If you stock-up when things are the cheapest, you’ll find Thanksgiving can fit nicely in your budget. Note: We have not seen […]
We are going to make something fun for date night: pizza! Get out your favorite aprons and pizza cutter. To get started, you’ll need to make sure you have all ingredients you’ll need. You can also turn on some fun music. Part of the fun is making your own crust. You can see my frugal […]
The year my husband and I got married, my mother-in-law gave us the perfect gift. It’s a Christmas journal that you write in every year. I was thinking that these would be really easy to make yourself and you can personalize your journal however you want. This Christmas journal is to record memories your family […]
Not only are tree stump ornaments awesome to remember your first Christmas married, or your new baby’s first Christmas, but they’re cute and simple. I found some of the cutest tree stumps over at Mountain Modern Life. Either cut the limbs off a tree in your backyard (or off the bottom of the tree you just […]
A couple of years ago, I had a friend who was just starting out and didn’t have any decorations. So, she decided to make all of them! If you’re in the same boat, look around the house and see what you have. What you’ll need: Newspaper or Old Book Pages Yarn Twine Embroidery Tread Snowflakes: […]
One of our DIY Christmas traditions is making ornaments for our tree. I’m pretty sure our tree is 80% handmade crafts if not more, but that’s part of what makes it so awesome. Martha Stewart won’t be putting it on the front of any magazines, but we’re happy. With felt ornaments the skill level is […]
