Gifts for stockings can easily add up to be quite a bit, even if you take a trip to the dollar store. Here are some items to give using items you already have in your pantry, cupboards, along with a few items to make using what you already have on hand: From the kitchen…
I used the coloring book as an embroidery pattern for one of my upcoming Christmas gifts. When you’re making homemade gifts for $0 to $1 (on average) a gift for your children, what do you do for stocking stuffers? Stocking stuffers don’t have to be expensive. I put an orange or a clementine in the toe of each stocking….
A few years back, we were in need of new Christmas stockings. Our family had grown, and we didn’t have enough matching stockings for the family. At the same time, I had been seeing beautiful miniature stockings online made from vintage grain sacks. I loved the simple red stripes at the top and I especially…
I picked Meyer lemons and pomegranates from the garden. I cut two kinds of basil from the garden as well. I made pesto and dried the basil to use later. I enjoyed herbal tea from peppermint and lemon verbena that was grown in my garden. I cut and dried lemon verbena from the garden and…
Every year there are articles and advertisements for Christmas gifts under $25. Sometimes, they are for stocking stuffers under $25. Every time I see these articles, I think a couple of things. First, I think that if each of the gifts I gave cost $25 each, it would be extremely expensive. Second, I think about…
This week was a week of spending on necessary items, stocking up at the lowest prices and using various ways to lower costs. At Smith’s (our Kroger affiliate) I purchased 80 pounds of pasta at $0.49 a pound, 30 cans of Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup at $0.49 a can, 30 cans of vegetables at $0.49, and two…
I cut and dried basil from the garden. We picked pears from the garden. My husband gave my two elder boys and himself a haircut. I gave two daughters a haircut. I found one of my daughter’s college texts used on Amazon for $30 less than buying it from the university bookstore. I received a survey…
I hosted a Harry Potter themed baby shower this past week. I had several people ask me if they could bring anything or help in any way, so I assigned out several things: paper plates, cups, and bowls; salad; soda (and she went the extra mile and made butterbeer, which was delicious!), and a banner….
We have two winners for our paper dolls giveaway! The winner of the coloring book is Jade Garn! The winner of the pdf version of the coloring book is Cheryl DeGroote! If you didn’t win, you might want to check out the sales at Lily and Thistle right…
Otherwise known as the hardest embroidery project I’ve ever done. (The second hardest was this lavender). Some of you were excited about using coloring pages as embroidery designs, so I thought I would share another way to use a coloring page as an embroidery design. I used some scraps of fabric last Christmas, some black…