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Amazing Art: DIY Crafts from Bowdabra

Motherhood Moments

Project Instructions: Christmas Card Display Project Project Photo: Christmas Card Display Photo Christmas Night Light This Christmas night light is an easy craft for young artists. I've used red as my choice of holiday color, but any color would work. I found almost all the supplies at a local dollar store.

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

Before we get to the list, if you haven’t started planning for Christmas, I offer this FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget Excel Worksheet to my email subscribers. I make notes of gift ideas for my family and friends throughout the year. Enough was enough and we have since changed our ways of budgeting for Christmas gifts.

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Everyday Changes that Save Money & Help our Planet + a $25 GIANT FOOD STORES Gift Card Giveaway

Family Balance Sheet

Choose thrift first. And rather than throw unused possessions away, donate to a thrift store or offer up on Freecycle.org. Enter for a chance to Win a $25 Giant Food Stores Gift Card. Giveaway Details: The Prize: One $25 Giant Food Stores gift card will be given away to one lucky winner. top photo credit.

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

Before we get to the list, if you haven’t started planning for Christmas, here’s my FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget Excel Worksheet to help you get started. I was just working on it yesterday as I was making some notes of gift ideas for my kids. Christmas cookies are as synonymous with the season as gift giving.

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10 Fun & Budget-Friendly Christmas Party Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

And you don’t have to buy a new ugly sweater, you could either visit your favorite thrift store or decorate a sweater you already own. Host a Wacky Gift Exchange . Choose a wacky theme and have everyone bring a wrapped gift accordingly. The gifts don’t have to be expensive to be fun and often times hilarious.

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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. Expect to pay a bit more in a thrift store, but if it is run by a charitable organization, you can feel good about paying a few bucks more because you are helping out the cause. It will be an extra gift for my grandson’s family next Christmas. Books and DVDs.

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You’ve Gotten Into My Bloodstream

Work With What You've Got

This is another Christmas gift. I don’t think it comes across in the photos, but the sweater actually has little bits of sage green running through it (and pink, and lilac , and purple, and mauve, and grey and light blue and gold and more!). Nathan thrifted them for about 10 bucks. I choose this one at Nordstrom Rack.