Last week while eating a tasty greek salad at Panera, I thought, “I should enjoy tasty salads more often.” Then I wondered, “Why don’t my salads taste this tasty?”
Dressing!

That’s the difference. Seriously, it’s that easy to take a salad from “meh” to “delicious!”
Dressing is pretty expensive though. What’s a thrifty lady to do? Well, it turns [...]

I had so much fun crocheting up this little dishcloth. I was looking for something to brighten up the dull chore of washing the dishes. I had quite a few little bits of orange, blue and white. And a whole lot of pink and gray. I love the way it turned out.

In fall 2008, I made this really sweet neck warmer inspired by the autumn trees. Since we are heading into spring, I thought it would be a good time to dust it off, spruce it up, and re-release it.
I learned a lot from laying out Diane’s and my ebook and tried out some fun new [...]

This little box is a great way to keep all your note paper in one place. Cut mis-prints and other scrap paper into quarter sheet size and slip it right in. Grab it when you need it, store it when you don’t.

Cover it with fabric or paper and it’s a nice decorative box to have [...]

Keep your ears warm with this quick project. It can easily be made in one evening. Using just 50 grams of worsted wool it’s great for using up those balls of yarn residing too long in your stash. Jazz it up with some of your favorite buttons and you are ready to go.
By working [...]

I have a very bad habit of loving new pencils. When my pencils start to get short and stubby, they tend to get forgotten in the bottom of my art box. Well no more. I made this cute little pouch just for my short pencils. Now I’ll slip them all in there and make sure [...]

This Christmas my sister bought Jason and I some amazingly plush down pillows. We LOVE them. We have had the same crappy pillows since before we were together (5+ years for some of them, I know one in particular dates back to high school!). This was the best Christmas gift ever!
They came in these wonderful, [...]

I’ve been trying my best to stay the heck away from bad food. I did pretty well not stuffing my face with one hundred cookies over Christmas, but now I’m facing New Years! How do I indulge and celebrate when I’m trying to keep my alcohol at a minimum and my food healthy and in [...]

Well, I have to admit, I fell out of my Thrift Kitchen. Not only was I eating junk food and fast food on a regular basis, but I also have not been cooking as much as usual. When I did eat at home, it was crap. Chicken or the egg. Am I eating crap because [...]

I had so much fun making this little advent calendar. Unfortunately, I didn’t think to make one until Monday! So now you need to get on it and make one today to have it ready to tomorrow ;)
It’s a really fun project to do with a friend or your kiddos too. You simply  print it [...]