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Tag Archives: frugal
Chard: do you eat the stalks?
My chard (also known as swiss chard and silverbeet) is growing great right now So, I am happily picking chard and adding into most of our meals in one way or another. Last night as I was chopping the chard … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Garden
Tagged chard, cooking chard stalks, frugal, NDIN, Not Dabbling in Normal, silverbeet, swiss chard
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Cat Scratching Post Re-do
I am really tired of throwing away good money on cat scratching posts that don’t hold up very long. I have thought about re-covering the old, tattered, worn out ones for way too long…. I finally decided to do something … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Tagged cat post, cat scratching post, frugal, NDIN, Not Dabbling in Normal, projects, re-use, recycling
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Fruit Fly Trap
As it warms up in my area, I am already starting to notice fruit flies in the kitchen. I certainly don’t miss having hem around in cooler winter months! They aren’t out in full force yet, but I know it … Continue reading
Posted in Little things, Miscellaneous
Tagged frugal, fruit fly, make your own fruit fly trap, NDIN, Not Dabbling in Normal
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Creative Break: Quick Bookmarks
It seems that my list of bookmarks on my computer just keeps getting longer and longer, and I just keep adding to it. The bookmarked things ranges for herb websites to blogs of all sorts, recipes and crafty things I … Continue reading
Posted in Handmade, It's About Time, Miscellaneous, Projects
Tagged bookmark, frugal, handmade, handmade gifts, NDIN, Not Dabbling in Normal, projects
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Garden and Plant benches
Yesterday I posted about some free wood scraps (cut offs) that I got from a neighbor. Today I wanted to show you the benches that I made using similar scraps of wood. Head over to Not Dabbling in Normal to … Continue reading
Free wood
My neighbor has built some neat benches for their potted plants using scrap wood (cut offs) that he hangs onto from other projects. I liked the benches so much that my step-dad made one for me when he was visiting … Continue reading
Make Your Own: Dishwasher detergent
Over the past few months I have helped a some friends start making up liquid laundry soap. Now that they have seen how easy it is they are asking more questions about additional recipes. One that keeps coming is is … Continue reading
My new love: Jar Sealers
I have had a FoodSaver vacuum sealer for the over 10 years. Since I have been buying meat from local farmers and ranchers, I have hardly touched the vacuum sealer in the past 4 years. I have seen the jar … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Miscellaneous
Tagged FoodSaver, FoodSaver jar sealers, frugal, jar sealers, NDIN, Not Dabbling in Normal, preserving food
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Giving an old jewlery box a facelift
I really enjoy giving handmade gifts (like the fabric napkins that I posted about last December.) Those gifts are usually made by me. One of my nieces has a birthday at the end of November. In fact it was just … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Projects, Recycling
Tagged crafts, frugal, jewelry box, NDIN, re-purposing
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