The Countdown to Christmas is bringing us closer & closer to the big day—8days until Christmas. Image by Premier Packaging via Flickr On Friday night, I attended Angie’s annual cookie exchange. It was a lot of fun, and I left with dozens of different cookies for the hubby to share at his office this week. [...]
Holidays Inexpensively
The Countdown to Christmas continues—10 days until Christmas. Are all your presents wrapped and under the tree? If not, check out Shannon’s tips for avoiding the paper trash this holiday season. Gift wrap can be costly. Not only is it costly, it is ultimately trash. So this holiday season, why not try some alternatives to [...]
With only 11 days left in the Countdown to Christmas, I hope you’re staying warm & dry. My girls love the snow—they love to see it, and they love to play in it. They even love to shovel it. Which is lucky for our family, because I? Am not a fan of the outdoors. Especially [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is officially down to the 12 days of Christmas. Amazon.com Widgets I love Christmas episodes of my favorite television shows. I love Christmas specials. And, Christmas movies might be my very favorite thing about the holiday season! We’ll watch the classics & family favorites over and over again. Every year. Is [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is heating up—13 days until Christmas. I love holiday baking—I love homemade gifts, my friend’s annual Christmas cookie swap and, well, eating delicious treats. What I don’t love is high grocery bills throughout the month of December. Sugar, flour, eggs, butter, vanilla are all used in mass quantities this month, but [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—14 days until Christmas. Feature your business or website here—we have holiday sponsorship packages for every budget! I made miniature wreath ornaments over 27 years ago and remember to this day how much fun I had with several girlfriends one evening. We were all single and this was probably our [...]
It has been a tough financial year for many people. Instead of spending a lot of money of gifts this year, consider making some of your gifts. I have made homemade gifts for as long as I can remember. Sure, there are many people I buy traditional gifts for. But, I have always incorporated homemade [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—16 days until Christmas. If you still have Halloween candy leftover, a candy bouquet is a simple way to use it up—and create a fun, frugal gift. Have you ever looked at the price of candy bouquets in a store? They are $12-20 each! These can be made for a [...]
I used to buy gift tags on clearance each year after Christmas. The problem was either they didn’t stick or the space was too small to fit all our names. Sure, I could just write The Sokols—but I don’t. All gifts to family are from Spencer, Heather, Stacia, Brenia & Lorelai. Every time. When Scary [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—17 days until Christmas. I love to buy practical gifts for people, but I also like to give something a little more personal. These decorative soap & hand sanitizer dispensers have the best of both worlds. They are one of my favorite frugal gift ideas—perfect for teachers. Too bad our [...]
