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tip tuesday–taking a plate
This tip comes from Julie in the US. Thanks Julie, for sending in your great frugal tips. Cruising a thrift shop, I picked up 2 nice dinner plates (each different). One of the ideas I just came up...
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for the home–12 days of christmas crafting round up
Welcome to the first instalment of the 12 Days of Christmas Crafting Round up. I know, October is a little early to start thinking about Christmas, but if you’re going to be crafting any gifts, it’s...
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gifts for children – 12 days of christmas crafting round up
I realise now that many of the links I used in the keeping young kids amused round up were meant for this post. Oh well. Double the links. Some of these websites have many more ideas than just the ones...
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gifts for teenagers–12 days of christmas crafting round up
Teenagers can be difficult to buy for and even more difficult to craft for (especially boys) and I have to admit that collecting ideas especially for teenagers was somewhat difficult. If your teenage...
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gifts for men–12 weeks of christmas crafting roundup
While teenagers may be hard to craft for, the men in our lives can be even more difficult (to craft for, that is). To the male readers of Frugal and Thriving, it would be great to hear what gifts you...
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handmade Christmas decoration roundup
Making Christmas decorations as a family lends a special touch to the occasion – decorations have sentimental value rather than just being something plastic and purchased. Crafting your own decorations...
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start now for a handmade christmas
I’m sorry for mentioning the ‘C word’ so early in the year. After all, there are still 138 days until Christmas. But if you’re thinking about giving handmade Christmas presents this year, now is the...
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ideas for upcycling toilet rolls
The last post was about raising seedlings and I had a picture of how we raise seedlings in toilet rolls. This isn’t a novel idea by any means, however today’s post does include some novel and inventive...
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frugal advent calendar for christmas
This post is a little belated as it’s the 5th today, but I wanted to share with you the Advent Calendar we made for Christmas this year. Now that the little fella is nearly three (!), he’s much more...
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kid’s kitchen and felt food round up
Firstly, I wanted to share the kid’s kitchen that DH and I made for Christmas (ok, DH made it, I supervised). I think it turned out pretty well. The body of the kitchen is made from two old bedside...
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