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Decorating with Nature

May 12, 2009 | 7 Comments
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One of the best and most frugal ways to decorate is with nature. Early in the Spring, I shared with you how I changed my mantle for Spring by using forsythia, ivy and boxwood. Well, the forsythia have since died, so I decided to head out to the yard again to see what I could… [Continue Reading]

Office ~ The Rest of the Story

May 6, 2009 | 14 Comments
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We have a room off of our Living Room, we usually call it “The Man Room” (I’ll show you why later). It has become my office. For several weeks, I let it go unattended, thinking I would get to the organization. Well, I finally got it done and am very happy with it. Last week… [Continue Reading]

Office Supply Canisters

April 29, 2009 | 11 Comments
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I recently organized my office and totally re-arranged it.  I will share those details with you on another post. Today, I am excited to share with you the canisters that I made, and how I did them. Here are the finished canisters I started with recycled cans, lots of different sizes and shapes, and scrapbooking… [Continue Reading]

Frugal Friday ~ Spring Decorating

April 9, 2009 | 4 Comments
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About a month or so ago I took down my snowmen and put up the Spring decorations. I wasn’t really too happy with the way the mantle turned out, but needed to look at it for awhile to see if I was going to like it. Well, I decided it needed to be changed, so… [Continue Reading]

Show N’ Tell ~ Easter

March 22, 2009 | 1 Comment

  Well, it seems like Spring has sprung up all over. Here in NW Indiana, it is slowly creeping in on us. Since Easter is only a few weeks away, I thought we better get started on decorating.  Here are some ideas I found to inspire you. I really need to find time to make… [Continue Reading]

Decorating on a Budget~My Little Tree

March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments
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For more great ideas to save you money, please visit Life as Mom for Frugal Fridays. Of the many homemaking things I enjoy doing, second to baking, is decorating. And I especially enjoy decorating without spending any money. I have this little tree in my Dining Room that I change with the seasons and holidays.… [Continue Reading]

Decorating on a Budget

March 13, 2009 | 5 Comments
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Here in Northwest Indiana, we are hoping and praying for Spring to get here real soon.  We had more snow today, but thankfully it didn’t stay long, although the temperatures are still below 32 degrees. In hopes that Spring will be here, I took some of my snowmen down this week and put up a… [Continue Reading]