Archive for DIY (Do It Yourself)
Frugal Ice-Packs and Learning to Plan Ahead
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I assume we all know the emergency tip about using a frozen bag of peas or corn on a nasty bruise. But what about when it’s not exactly an emergency? This past week our daughter Pip had her [...]
Do It Yourself repairs: you can do it!
We’re a consumer nation. When something breaks, our first instinct is often to toss it in the trash. But sometimes it pays to stop and ask youself, “Can I fix this?”
Books and tutorials abound, but many fixes require little more than common sense.
When I was young, my dad taught me to repair the junk lawnmowers [...]
Humorous hacks
We’ve all done it: come up with a cheap solution that everyone laughs about. It seemed like a good idea – and maybe it was – but the story still gets a good laugh.
Some are perfectly sensible and others will copy you; maybe you’re even related to somebody who used the same idea. Some might [...]
In My Hands… Picture Frames
I have several framed pictures with glass from thrift shops- it’s one of my many weaknesses. I cannot resist framed pictures with the glass in them if it’s a really rock bottom price (I’m talking a buck or two at most for frames with glass- more if I actually like the picture). They’ve been piling [...]
Bread Crumbs
A friend wrote to ask if she could make bread crumbs even though she didn’t have a food processor. Yes!!
I put dry bread in the blender. I have also put very dry bread (dried out in the oven if I need to) in a plastic bag and rolled it into crumbs with a [...]
Assorted Trifles
A favorite birthday present for two of my girls when they entered their teens is their own email account. I set it up with restrictions and guidelines to match our family’s rules, and then surprise them with the new email account. They were thrilled, and this is free. Other frugal birthday ideas here.
For those of [...]
Your repair kit: what’s in it?
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I emptied my [...]
Earth Box: is it worth the investment?
I want to have a garden. I don’t especially look forward to the work – in fact, I have to admit that I really kinda hate gardening. But I love, love, love garden fresh produce and it’s worth the work. I think we as a family would learn a lot, and I suspect that my [...]
DIY: Make Your Own Children’s Toys
When Meredith wrote earlier this week about steeling herself , she mentioned perhaps starting to make her own toys for her children. I am no expert on such a thing, but thought I would share a DIY toy that my brother and I made together last summer for my son. My son, then 15 [...]
Frugal DIY Holiday Decorating Ideas
Are you in the holiday decorating spirit yet? If you need some ideas and inspiration, here are some frugal DIY ideas for decorating your home this season.
Bead Your Own Ornaments
Fur Wreath Tutorial
Red Table – I love what a little paint and some ornaments can do to simply and frugally add some seasonal cheer!
What [...]
DIY Holiday Ideas
It’s that time of year again. Time to start getting ready for the holidays. This time of year can feel overwhelming and get expensive if we let it.
There are a lot of ways to get creative, and put together frugal and beautiful things for the holidays as gifts or just for around your home.
Here are [...]
Do It Yourself Saturday
Good morning everyone! I’m Emily and I blog at Remodeling This Life. For a few weeks now, I’ve been posting DIY ideas on Saturday mornings here at Frugal Hacks.
I love DIY because I value what DIY means. To me, it means taking time and care and energy to do something rather than spend [...]
DIY Frugal Halloween Decor
Next to eating candy and wearing costumes, Halloween decorating is my favorite part of this time of year. It can be quite expensive though. Here are a few DIY ideas for simple halloween decorations that we’ve done this year.
A tall jar full of coffee beans with some ribbon tied around it and scrapbook paper letters [...]
DIY Links
Here are a few DIY ideas I saw around the web this week. Seasonally relevant, useful and fun, check them out!
photo credit: journeyscoffee
Hot Chocolate Recipe
DIY for the non-DIY Set (Vegan soap!)
Pumpkin Garland
DIY Projects to Save Money at Home
Frugal DIY Wall Art
A fast, fun, and frugal way to dress up your walls at home is to use canvases. The cheapest way that I have found to get them is to purchase them from thrift stores. The goodwill I go to almost always has them either blank or already painted on.
For those that are blank, a fun [...]
