We had our daughters 5th birthday party this week. She wanted pink balloons to go along with her cupcakes. But we had a big problem… Idaho has been in a helium shortage all summer. I know crazy, who would have thought? All the local dollar stores have big signs up saying they no longer sell […]
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Thanks to Party Planning Center for this adorable cupcake topper that you can download and print for FREE! How cute are these!!! Perfect for tea parties, birthdays, school carnivals and more! If you would like to be a featured guest post on Look What I Made,watch for our weekly post each Tuesday called A Thrifty online craft
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Newly launched, the Patterns section of Craftsy is the fastest growing online marketplace for crafting patterns. Because Craftsy does not charge designers any fees or commissions for listing or selling their patterns, creative indie designers are hurrying to the site to set up their pattern shops. There, well over half a million active Craftsy members
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I can not believe that June is half over and the 4th of July is going to be here before you know it. We always do a family BBQ and I try to make something patriotic but it is always a crazy busy day. So I do not want anything to time consuming. Printable Party Kits listed these FREE Printables for Patriotic
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My Mom dropped by yesterday with an early Mothers Day gift for me. Yes she is sweet and even though she is my Mom, she gives me a gift every year for Mothers Day. But being that this apple has not fallen to far from the tree… most my Mom’s gifts are frugal, and homemade.
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Thanks to Living Life and Loving Every Second for passing along this money saving tip…quit spending money on plastic bags when you can make your own reusable bags. If you sew I am sure you have scraps from other projects that you could turn into cute bags making this an almost FREE project. Easy
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If you are like me I love making things that are useful, cute, and handmade. But I don’t know how to do it all and I love learning new cute ideas! Craftsy is a great place for a couple reasons: 1) Terrific online classes from amazing instructors for beginning, intermediate and advanced quilters, knitters, crocheters,
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My friend Leslea made me this adorable candy dish for Christmas. The photo’s does not do it justice, I wish you could see it in personl. It is really cute! BUT I loved it even more when I realized what she made it out of……. Can you tell… look hard. The base is a clay pot pot turned
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