Finding Your Thrifty: It's Yard Sale Season!

To all my fellow cheapskates and thrifters out there, Happy Yard Sale Season!

If you've never been one to shop second hand, maybe it's time to find your thrifty.

Tutorial: How To Make A Name Banner For Your Child (Anyone Can Do This!)

A few years ago I made a name banner for my daughter's third birthday party. Just around that time, she was inheriting my old daybed for her very own "big girl" bed.  I decided to use her birthday banner to create wall art above her bed.   

Tips for Organizing Your Home: And What To Do When It All Goes To Pot

I was recently asked for tips about how to organize a woman's home.  My first reaction was to get to work thinking of clever tips and tricks to miraculously solve her organizational problems.  And I suppose I have a few, but it just didn't seem right to start there, spewing off my alleged expertise about home organization.

After all, we all know clever tricks and amazing tips are only amazing for a little while.  Just as soon as we get a room organized, styled, and clean something or someone inevitably happens to undo all of our hard work. Murphy's law as they call it.

Tutorial: Making A Wreath

Happy Spring ya'll!  Need a fun weekend craft project? What better way to celebrate the changing seasons than with a new wreath on the front door.

My spring/summer wreath

Calling All Cheapskates: Is Your Grip On Money Too Tight?

*Disclaimer:  This is a "first world problem" post.  Part of me can't even believe I'm writing this, but as I have worked with clients (and from knowing myself) I see that this is a legitimate issue for some people. If the word cheapskate conjures up negative emotions for you, please don't take it personally.  As the adage goes:  It takes one to know one!  With that said...