Tag: christmas
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December 08, 2009 02:30 PM EST --
This year, I decorated up my front door for Christmas. I love crafts, and I love houses that are decorated nicely. However, I have neither the money, or the patience to do so myself. Every time I try, . . .
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December 08, 2009 12:08 PM EST --
Last night, I pulled some felt, glitter glue, hot glue, and pipe cleaners out into the living room. That way, I could sit with the kids (who quickly joined in making ornaments) and watch my favorite Christmas . . .
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December 18, 2007 07:55 PM EST --
Today, I decided to get the Santa visit over with. I figured we get to the mall just before 5, on a Tuesday, and we won't have a long wait. First and foremost, I failed to take into account the fact . . .
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December 08, 2009 08:37 AM EST --
I love fudge at Christmas. Maybe that's the reason why I'm no longer a size 2? Hmm... probably. For years, my Grandma made fudge. She always added the marshmallow fluff, and used the recipe on the back . . .
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December 03, 2009 10:05 AM EST --
The trick is at least as old as I am, because I remember making them when I was little. What parent with young children doesn't have a stash of broken crayons laying around? So, what to do with . . .
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December 06, 2009 02:07 PM EST --
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For a few weeks now, I've been planing a craft day with the kids and a friend & her daughter (or daughters, if her older daughter comes, too!). I made easy ornaments . . .
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December 08, 2009 08:33 AM EST --
(This is actually yesterday's post, but I didn't get it posted here last night!)
Christmas is getting closer and closer! Here in Michigan, we've finally gotten our first real snow fall. If I . . .
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December 04, 2009 03:48 PM EST --
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Happy Friday everyone!
For Day 4, I admit, I slacked off a little bit. I did what I could with the items I had on hand that would make for a nice quick ornament. . . .
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December 27, 2007 12:27 AM EST --
It seems that my family knows me so well. Even living in sunny California, I am always cold. I mean shivering cold!
Well they saw fit to try and take care of that this year:)
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November 30, 2009 12:47 PM EST --
For my first craft, I looked around online for an easy ornament craft. The one I found was just darling- a stuffed triangle snowman, without sewing ! With the first go around, I followed most . . .
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December 02, 2009 09:09 AM EST --
Do you ever just sit at your craft area, staring at the items, and hoping for inspiration? No? Oh.. uh... me neither. Nope.
A few nights ago, I was messing around with some magnet and trying . . .
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December 03, 2009 11:34 AM EST --
This is a really simple ornament. I was running low on ideas at the time. However, it's also something that I think kids will love making!
Double Star Ornament
You'll Need:
2 . . .
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December 17, 2007 02:37 PM EST --
Today was a snow day- I half expected it, though, after how crappy the roads were yesterday. Nick had decided last night he'd stay home today. Our goal was to get some payments dropped off, mail off . . .
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November 23, 2009 07:41 PM EST --
Last year, I found a couple of really cute stockings at Goodwill, and I started to realize just how much I adore stockings. I decided then and there that I would collect stockings. They are inexpensive, . . .
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December 06, 2008 10:38 PM EST --
I found this list online of gifts you can buy or make for under $10 in cost. Many of these items can be even less than $10. For instance, last year I gave my step-mom a really pretty painting my son . . .
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December 05, 2009 02:42 PM EST --
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For Day 6 of 25 Days of Christmas Ornaments, I'm featuring a great idea that Linds over at That's So Cuegly! posted. It's one I've heard of before, but never tried myself. Linds . . .
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November 25, 2008 06:50 PM EST --
I'm making free for use Christmas Desktops out of photographs I've been taking or took last year from Christmas ornaments, and decorations. Here are a few samples. If you like any of them, . . .
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November 29, 2009 06:58 PM EST --
Hello fellow crafters and bloggers! Christmas is sneaking up fast, and with it, the traditional advent count down to Christmas. Now that Thanksgiving is out of the way (I love it, I really . . .
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October 27, 2007 11:34 PM EDT --
Yesterday or Thursday (can't recall which), I got all sorts of impaitent and decided to finally make a choice and I cashed out for a $50 Borders card. It left me with just over 700 points.
Today . . .
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November 12, 2009 05:25 PM EST --
From The Desk Of My Frugal Family Blog
Recently, I've been posting a lot of craft posts. In several of them, you may or may not have noticed that my nice round Snowflake candle holder . . .
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