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Have I mentioned that I really like fabric?   Well, I really do.  It’s crazy I know.  I have a very good stockpile of all sorts of fabrics in particular quilting cottons.
My hubby called me to tell me about the Burke Joann Store was closing in order to move to a bigger store in Fairfax.  He [...]

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Last Saturday we put together “The Dirt” for my Square Foot Garden.   See my first post HERE.
My hubby created the box a couple weekends ago.  He decided to use pre-treated wood for this project.  There is some controversy of using it because of the chemicals that are used such as extra copper so its up [...]

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Gardening 2010.  I can’t believe it.  I’m going to garden this year.
This year my hubby and I have decided to try and grow a vegetable garden.   This is not only frugal but also healthy and educational too.   We live in the woods where the deer are plentiful, so that has caused us some doubt so [...]

ShareI just received this email.  Note that they will have FREE Circa samples all day long!
Customers from the Washington, D.C. area will have the ear of Levenger co-founder and CEO Steve Leveen when he visits our Tysons Corner store on Friday, February 19, 2010. Steve will be with us between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. to [...]

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Organization is a never ending battle.  No matter what life throws at you, you will be disorganized at one time or another.  There have been times I have been so organized it felt great, but life does happen and that planner gets left at home, or the monthly to-do list gets misplaced on the kitchen [...]

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I guess you can say I’ve always been frugal in some way or another.   I might not have used coupons as much as I do now and I didn’t always reach for the lowest out of pocket expense but I loved to make crafts with scrap fabrics.  Did I mention that I like to quilt?   [...]

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This last year I got Martha Stewart Living
for free!   The magazine has a lot of creative ideas.
This evening I was looking for Christmas labels and I found this creative idea for envelopes. Using the Martha Stewart method and you don’t have to spend any money! Use some of the scrap [...]

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Besides starting Christmas shopping and finishing up Thanksgiving turkey, in the evenings I’ve been working on practicing my Calligraphy for a family member’s wedding invitations.

Here is an example of my Calligraphy version of “Virginia”.  It’s funny how words look odd after you look at them for a long period of time.   As I practice, I’m [...]

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I’m a huge fan of Dial complete and other liquid foaming hand wash.  For several years I would buy the refills at Walmart.  Now, I look for good deals everywhere I go.   I’ve tried in the past to make my own but it would come out foaming for a day and then it would stop [...]

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My husband who is the vehicle expert in the household, see his website HERE, mentioned to me that Castrol Edge is currently running a rebate, save up to $15.  Click HERE to see the rebate form.  I haven’t found any good deals but did read that some Walmarts have this oil on discount.  We’ve found [...]