May 23, 2013

“Give Coupons, Make Memories”

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Amy Hannold, Frugal Living Editor I remember when I was a little girl how much I loved creating “coupons” as gifts for my loved ones. Even my brother and sister got into the tradition, by giving each other coupons valid for a night off from our kitchen cleanup duty or other chores. We loved giving [...]

Picture Snowman Ornament

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Create these fun  personalized Snowman ornaments to hang on your tree, to give us gifts or create at your next craft night.  Living Locurto shares on their site the step by step how to instruction to create your own photo snowmen ornaments. Click here to get your instructions.

How to Make an Upcycled Craft Kit

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Looking for a eco friendly gift?  How about a last minute gift for a crafty making kid?  Here is one they will enjoy for hours and hours and  it’s simple and cheap to make. The Upcycled Craft Kit made from trash  – trash your kids or gift receiver will love that is. Zakka Life shares [...]

Free Super Easy Super Cheap Printable Gift Bags

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Deliver your Christmas goodies or wrap your gifts in these cheap and easy to create gift bags. It is what it is created three designs to download for free and gives step by step how to insurations. Click here to begin creating your FREE super easy super cheap gift bags.

DIY Snowman Gift Boxes

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Wrapping our gifts Super easy, fast and affordable packages is so much fun with these Snowman Gift Boxes that Blue Cricket design gives us step by step how to instructions on.  Click  here to learn how to create your own Snowman gift boxes.    

Keepsake Hand Print – from Baby to Big Kid

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By: Kristen Mason I love Model Magic!  It’s virtually mess free, air dries, and you can color on it. My sweet baby boy’s hand when he was 6 months old. This is now 7 years old and it still looks good! Basic instructions for doing this with your baby, roll out a small piece (the [...]

DIY Edible and Non-Edible Gifts in a Jar

Some of the most thoughtful gifts are the ones you make.  This can be for any age.  Taking the time to think about the person and make something for them means you took the time for them.  Christmas can get very costly.  You have friends, teachers, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, moms, dads, nieces and nephews… [...]

DIY Christmas Countdown Fabric Chain

Count it down year after year with this DIY fabric countdown chain idea from Holly Ramer.  Holly shares her step by step instructions to create this as a Christmas countdown, you could do the same idea only for other celebration by using different theme fabrics such as Valentines day or Birthdays and so many more. [...]

Handprints and Fingerprints For Gift Giving

Thumbprint Reindeer – a fun way to record your families fingerprints and create a lasting memory – perfect for framing.  Another idea is to buy blank greeting cards and create greeting cards with Thumbprint Reindeer. This idea was found over on the Little Pink Monster website.  Click here to see full instructions. Snowmen Footprints – [...]

DIY Christmas Wreaths

Buying a already made wreath can be so expensive.  Making your own can save you so much money and now you can decorate it to your liking.  Not only that but YOU made it! Christmas Ball Wreath from Good HousekeepingA shimmery stunner takes Christmas ornaments off the tree and onto the wall. Buy a straw [...]