Archives for March 2006
March is going out like a lamb, and leaving some bloomin’ branches behind!
Published on 31 Mar 2006 at 8:09 am.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Branches/Twigs, Cottage Style.
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For all the creating, decorating, crafting and gardening I do, it really surprised me when I realized that I had never “forced” branches before. I had “forced” bulbs, but not branches. For those not knowing what “forcing” means, it’s an easy process done to branches (or bulbs) to get them […]
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Spring has sprung and so has a Spring floral idea using twigs and branches
Published on 29 Mar 2006 at 2:27 pm.
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Boy, it hit me hard today. The sun is shining and the temps are in the 50’s. Tomorrow it’s supposed to be in the 60’s and the next day in the 70’s! Spring sprang and I’m all for it. I wanted so much to do something […]
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Office Lamp to Cottage Candle Art
Published on 28 Mar 2006 at 10:06 am.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Candles, Linens, Jewelry, Cottage Style.
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A quick look through the entries of the blog and/or around the FrugalByDesign.com site, and you’ll know that I REALLY like finding ways to reuse “junk”, and I do mean what most people call “junk”. I am laughed at repeatedly when I go to auctions and […]
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Repurposing Snow Part Deux Plus a Shell Project
Published on 24 Mar 2006 at 2:46 pm.
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Filed under Projects to Make, Shells, Lampshades, Cottage Style.
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Ask and ye shall receive! I was musing a couple of days ago about a way to repurpose snow, and don’t I actually find a way last night! I was going through my saved material for all the ebooks that I have in progress right now […]
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Repurposing Can Mean Recycling
Published on 23 Mar 2006 at 2:46 pm.
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So I’m sitting in a doctor’s office today waiting to be seen and I pick up a magazine with an article that talks a little bit about recycling, and this gets me thinking. “Repurposing Can Mean Recycling”. Because of that magazine article, I found out that […]
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Do You Know How to Repurpose Snow? Plus Some Cute Button Ideas
Published on 22 Mar 2006 at 3:11 pm.
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I loved the snow when it came in December. It was “new” and “fresh”, and what I wanted for the “season”. Well, that was wonderful THEN. NOW I want to garden. And the daffodils and tulips want to bloom. They are currently between four and six […]
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My “Frugal” versus “Cheap” Rant
Published on 21 Mar 2006 at 7:40 am.
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Has this happened to you? You are rolling along in your life, making good, frugal decisions, and all of a sudden WHAM! Someone tells you that you’re not frugal - your CHEAP! Maybe it was one of your kids who wanted something that cost more just […]
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Us “Junkies” and Some Ideas for Decorating with Newspapers
Published on 20 Mar 2006 at 6:25 pm.
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I had to laugh when I read the posts from visitors to my new blog. I have called people “repurposers” before, but never have I been called a “Junkie” - and it SO suits me! Time for a “Junkie” story to prove it. Years ago, […]
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Hello World!
Published on 19 Mar 2006 at 8:15 am.
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Filed under Welcome!, Projects to Make, Shells, Crystals, Hatboxes.
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Wow! I am truly surprised that this is “done”! I have been planning it for a while - over a year at least (wow, what a long pregnancy!), but I STILL am caught off-guard by how I feel right now.
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