I started quilling because of my friend Cathy. In making snowflakes, I begin with circles. It helps immensely in a six-way symmetry to have identically-sized circles. There are tools like… Read More... "Crafty quilling hack"
Frugal Tuesday Tip: Handmade holidays
The best Christmas gifts I got this year were handmade. From my sister and her husband, and from my brother and his wife, we received the basics — salsa, dishcloths… Read More... "Frugal Tuesday Tip: Handmade holidays"
Historic preservation {guest post by Kent Carlson}
The following is a guest post by Kent Carlson, who has restored a few historic structures in his lifetime. Kent wrote a favorable editorial about the Maplenol Barn back in January… Read More... "Historic preservation {guest post by Kent Carlson}"
Crafting: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Before Christmas, I go hyper-crafting. dh’s family calls it smelting, after the infamous SNL sketch with Victoria Jackson and Paul Simon, Desert Island Christmas. After about 24 hours of crafting,… Read More... "Crafting: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Blog conferences and being frugal
WANTED: a director for a blog conference. Much of the work for the conference is done, but someone needs to be the point of contact and coordinate all the arrangements… Read More... "Blog conferences and being frugal"
Frugal blogging
My tip this week is for bloggers and small business owners. Social media is an important factor in many people’s lives, and to capture that section of their lives, be… Read More... "Frugal blogging"
Frugal Tuesday Tip #47
I can’t believe how fast the time has flown this month. I get in the baking mood when the nights come quickly without daylight savings time. I believe that baking… Read More... "Frugal Tuesday Tip #47"
Christmas smelts and no bokeh
It’s that time of year when I make gifts. Another round of quilling began yesterday during “I” of GAIN’s writing class. And no bokeh for me. I am completely… Read More... "Christmas smelts and no bokeh"
Work in progress
Let’s compare my current and past work of 2011. Part of working retail is to replace the busy-ness that I had with Save the Barn. 1. The people. Then: I was… Read More... "Work in progress"
Frugal Tuesday Tip: Review of my Walgreens trip
I haven’t been to Walgreens to shop in a while, so I ventured over this week. I reviewed at my Examiner column. Check it out — Register Rewards and coupons.… Read More... "Frugal Tuesday Tip: Review of my Walgreens trip"