Archive for what's in my hand?
Frugal bed-risers
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I am the DHM, DeputyHeadmistress, and my regular blog is The Common Room, where [...]
Seasonal Foods
One of the most important things to learn with frugality is to look at what is available when planning a meal instead of ‘what do I feel like eating.’ When it comes to fresh produce, what I feel like eating is berries, in and out of season, but out of season they can be five [...]
Plant stand, foot stool, small child’s stool, end table, wedding decoration….
The place we’re having the wedding (TOMORROW!!!!!!) doesn’t have pews. There are stackable, movable chairs. We can’t put up anything on the walls. So we’re going to set these stands at the end of each row and put plants on them. Where did we get these stands?
We started with this:
Buckets from [...]
What to Do With a Sweater with Frayed Sleeves
I would like to say that I thought of this brilliant idea all by myself so you could all think how clever and smart I am (it’s an insecure day), but the truth is, I bought this really cute shirt at a thrift shop and then, when I got it home, realized that somebody else [...]
Assorted Trifles
What’s in my hand?
Some old ash trays- no, nobody here smokes, but my grand-dad did, and my uncle collected colored glass, so I ended up with three or four. They make GREAT candle-holders, especially nice for the larger pillar candles.
Old scarves- stitch them together (just a simple straight edged stitch) for a warm and fun [...]
Weddings
Ladies, my apologies- I wrote this post and set it to publish at 6 a.m. this morning, but I did not come back to check to see that it published until just now- and I couldn’t find it. I felt sick because I stayed up fairly late working on it and looking for some [...]
Simple Alternatives
Nothing earth shattering here, just a couple simple, frugal things we did around here this week that were free or nearly free.
I’ve had my eye on one of those cute little lap desks- you know, where the bottom half is alike a soft and cushy beanbag covered in some trendy fabric, and the top is [...]
