Archive for DIY (Do It Yourself)

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. [...]

Posted by: guest on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

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 money [...]

Posted by: guest on Saturday, November 1st, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by: guest on Saturday, October 18th, 2008

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

Posted by: guest on Saturday, October 11th, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by: guest on Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Do It Yourself at Frugal Hacks

Hello Frugal Hacks readers! I’m Emily and I blog at Remodeling This Life. I was thrilled when Kim C. asked me if I would be interested in joining Frugal Hacks as a DIY contributor. I will be sharing DIY ideas with you all on Saturdays, from DIY decorating ideas, crafts, and home projects. I hope [...]

Posted by: guest on Saturday, September 27th, 2008