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Seasonal Business Idea – Holiday Crafts

The holiday season brings to mind images of trees and snowflakes, wreaths, and other seasonal decorations. Many of us buy decorations at the store, but most of us have at least one or two things that we have made ourselves, or that were made for us by a family member or a friend. These items are usually the most treasured of our holiday decorations because they are hand made. Hand made holiday decorations are something that you could potentially turn into a seasonal home – based business. Of course, the time to think about selling your holiday decorations comes well … Continue reading →

Christmas Crafts: Gifts You Can Make

Would you like to make a gift for someone special? There are many different craft projects that you can do that are not only fun but also make great gifts! Calendars With a new year beginning just a few days after Christmas, a calendar for 2007 makes a nice gift. To make this project extra easy, check out PrintFree.com for an assortment of calendars that you customize and print… free! You can also use desktop publishing programs to print calendar templates, and then add your own designs, photos, and messages to make them special. Desktop or Flip Calendars You will … Continue reading →

Love in a Jar

How do you jar love? I’ve yet to find a manufacturer able to mass produce the feeling of joy and goodwill that we’d all like to experience during the holiday season… and beyond. For me, a jar of love would smell like Bath and Body Works’ Dancing Waters shower gel, taste like Crème Brulee swimming in Raspberry Coulis and feel like my daughter’s marshmallow cheek gently pressing up against my chest. Love in a jar doesn’t have to drain your bank account.  In fact, when it comes to giving the gift of love this Christmas, you don’t have to spend … Continue reading →

Let the Valentine’s Day Fun Begin

Punxsutawney Phil is back in his hole, the NFL crowns its champ tonight, and 15-day celebration to usher in the Year of the Dragon wraps up at midnight. That can only mean one thing: Let the Love Day games begin. Valentine’s Day is just about a week away, and even though Wal-Mart and Target have been selling Love Day merchandise since December 27th, now is the time to really solidify plans for the heart-shaped holiday. If you are planning a Valentine’s Day party you’ll want to get your shopping list set. Think: pink, red and silver confetti to sprinkle on … Continue reading →

Two Frugal Decorating Ideas for Halloween

It is hard to believe that Halloween is only a little more than a week away. But that shouldn’t stop you from having some more fun with Halloween crafts and decorations. Fall is one of my favorite seasons, one of my favorite times to decorate and probably one of my most creative times of year. My most favorite things to work with at holidays is wreaths and pots, because they are easy to store, really add a nice touch to any décor and are easy and frugal to create. Wreaths This is one of those things I have for every … Continue reading →

On the Scent…

Who doesn’t like to arrive home, open the door, breathe in, and say, “Ahhhhh!”? Wouldn’t it be great if every area of our homes always smelled fresh and clean? Unfortunately, there are some odors, even everyday odors, that we must combat. From gym socks and pets to cooking odors and closed up areas such as under the sink there are going to be things that smell and the smell may not be appealing. There are plenty of cleaners that have nice fragrances and there are also plenty of home air fresheners and fabric refreshers like Febreze. There are also some … Continue reading →

Father’s Day Fun

Father’s Day is rapidly approaching. Poor dads. They often seem to get left out. The kids make cute crafts or write poems for Mother’s Day in school, but not for Father’s Day. It’s a shame really. Dads are important. And good fathers should be celebrated. Everyone likes to know they are appreciated. Shopping for presents for my husband is hard sometimes. He wants more big ticket items like motorcycles, trips, or new computers. And while I am thrilled with mango scented shampoo and a bar of really great chocolate, it’s hard to find anything that would thrill him for such … Continue reading →

What to do With Larger Chunks of Alone Time

Last time I gave you a list of things to do if you had a little extra time for yourself. Here I’ll give you a list of things to do if you have some longer spaces of time. I’m sure you have several ideas already, but maybe this will help broaden your horizons. Read some movie reviews and rent one or two, or go to the movies and watch one there. Then go to the movies forum and write a review, or discuss it with others. I know I suggested reading for the short amount of time, but I am … Continue reading →