My daughter wanted to make a new skirt, so yesterday so got out the sewing machine. She took a pair of pants that she didn’t want anymore, and turned them into a skirt. Here’s the front: And here’s the back: Turning a pair of pants into a skirt only takes an hour or two, depending…
Gardening can be expensive. Over the years, I have come up with a few ways to save money on gardening. One way is to buy flowering bulbs, instead of annuals. These bulbs come back year after year for you to enjoy. But you only have to pay for them once. If your buying annuals as…
I have a bad sinus headache this morning (allergies…ugh…) and can’t think straight. I couldn’t think of anything for Frugal Friday. So I decided to do a Best of My Frugal Friday Posts Here are 9 of my favorite Frugal Friday Posts: Things I have made: Homemade Fabric Softener Homemade Deodorant Hair Detangler Spray Saving…
My kids love their salad dressing and ketchup and cheese and anything else they can put on top of their food. I don’t love it when they pour out half a bottle of salad dressing on their plates! Or use mounds of grated cheese! Saving Money on Condiments I found these little condiment cups…
We love cheddar cheese…. a lot! We like to eat it plain, on top of casseroles, in homemade macaroni and cheese. Cheddar Cheese can be expensive. So one way I keep the amount we use low is to use extra sharp cheddar. I can use less cheese in the macaroni and cheese, and on top…
We love tomatoes of all kinds. We even like fried green tomatoes, the kids even like them. It’s very hard to get a tomato in the winter that actually tastes like a tomato. We use Roma tomatoes in the winter (year round actually). They are red and ripe all the time. And the actually taste…
It is so easy to make your own broth. You can make it on the stove top, or in the crockpot. On the stove top, put your chicken, turkey, or beef bones into the pan and cover with water. If I’m making chicken or turkey broth, I add a teaspoon or so of poultry seasoning….