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Easy and Popular Christmas Gifts You Can Make

This year, why not cut your holiday gift budget in half or even more by making some wonderful homemade gifts. Forget the crocheted potholders and the macaroni art, the following popular gifts will be appreciated and used. In fact, they are so popular, you might even find a couple of them among the gifts that you get! Baked Gifts From cookie platters to quick breads, baked goods can certainly hit the spot during the holidays. Pick up some inexpensive dishes, loaf pans and other containers at your local thrift store. Pretty containers that your gift recipient can keep are much … Continue reading →

Get the Kids Involved in Holiday Gift Giving

The other day my 6-year-old daughter informed me of her plans to raid her father’s coin container, so she could make my Dyson dreams come true for Christmas. I strongly discouraged her thoughtful, yet immoral plan, explaining that he had already gifted me with a vacuum cleaner a few years back and that I didn’t think he had $500 worth of coins in his container anyway. Still, the fact that my daughter actually thought of someone other than herself this holiday season got me thinking about ways parents can foster a child’s spirit of giving. Instead of choosing, wrapping and … Continue reading →

Gifts from the Garden

In the food blog I looked at the idea of handmade Christmas gifts, but what about some Christmas gifts from your garden? If you started off cuttings now, it gives them a few weeks to get established. We have three huge hanging baskets near our back door filled with the most beautiful plant that flower in mauve flowers rather like a violet only larger and they flower all year round in the shade. They look brilliant. They all started from one little cutting from a friend that grew to be enough for one hanging basket. We then took cuttings from … Continue reading →

3 Holiday Gift Basket Ideas

Gift baskets are expensive to purchase but frugal to assemble yourself. I like to make them myself for that reason. From holiday gifts to friends, family and neighbors, to baskets that can be auctioned off for charity, holiday gift baskets will help you give more this year for less money. Here are four different ideas that you can use to put together holiday gift baskets. 1. Holiday Baking Basket This basket is always a hit at our school auction. Most people love the idea of baking during the holidays but don’t have the tools or don’t know how to get … Continue reading →

Frugal Gifts for Teens

Teenagers can be hard to purchase gifts for. They generally know more than you do about what is currently in, and most of the general gifts for teens fall into the electronics category which can get quite expensive. If you have a teen or two on your list, you might appreciate some good tips for getting them nice gifts while still staying on a budget. Here are some ideas. Snack Basket Teenagers are always hungry. Fill a basket or a box with yummy treats that they will be sure to appreciate. You can buy snacks in bulk and distribute them … Continue reading →

The Gift Card Graveyard

For the past few years, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and others who have wanted to give gifts to my kids and not known exactly what to get, have sent gift cards. This is a fabulous way to give a gift to an adolescent or teenager, of course, but now, I’m wondering what to do with all these dozens and dozens of partially-used plastic cards. With three teens, you might imagine how quickly the gift card slush pile can accumulate. We have got identical-sized cards laying around the house for everything from department stores and shopping malls, to restaurants and movie theatres. … Continue reading →

Here Come the Frugal Easter Blogs!

I hope that everyone is enjoying a great Easter weekend, and if you don’t celebrate the holiday, then join me in celebrating the Spring and all that goes with it. Here at the Frugal Living Blog, we’ve shared a few ideas for having a frugal Easter. There is everything from “how tos” about creating a special Easter basket to some great ideas concerning what to do with all of those leftover eggs. Just in case you missed any of those articles, here is a quick review. We hope you enjoy them all! Frugal Egg Decorating Ideas Why spend tons on … Continue reading →

Five Frugal Easter Basket Ideas

Who says you have to spend to spend a lot on Easter Baskets? I don’t like baskets myself because they just get thrown out (waste) or need to be stored the whole year to use just one day (clutter). If you just look around, I bet you’ll find many creative ideas for things you can use instead of those expensive baskets. Reusing the “baskets” will make things especially frugal for Easter. Here are just a few ideas to get you started. Plastic sand pails with shovels are on sale now in preparation for the upcoming summer. Snag a few colorful … Continue reading →

A Shopping We Will Go: Pet Easter Baskets and Bonnets

For kids, Easter basket ideas abound, from frugal, homemade, and simple, to the fillers and fun items that bring so much color and delight. But these days the Easter Bunny doesn’t just hop into town for the kids. Peter Cottontail comes bearing goodies for dogs and cats, too. (Not to mention the pets are dressing for the occasion by getting decked out in Easter bonnets and such.) So where can you find Easter goodies for your pet? I’ve listed some of my favorite shops and buys below: From Muttropolis • Furrberry Plaid Belt Dress: I’m not one to dress my … Continue reading →

Five More Great Frugal Easter Basket Ideas

Easter is rapidly approaching, and that means bunnies and eggs, candy and baskets. After checking out the recent article that Mary Ann wrote about great ideas for Easter baskets, I was completely inspired to come up with some new ideas on my own. Being a former preschool teacher who had to use frugal and innovative ideas for my classroom, I was able to alter them and be creative with my ideas to come up with some perfect solutions for our family. I often give gift baskets filled with goodies as gifts for my friends and family on holidays and birthdays. … Continue reading →