A Cultivated Nest

Great Ideas for Upcycling Those Old Jeans

In my post 21 Frugal Tips To Try This Year I mentioned that one thing I wanted to work on was the idea of repair/reuse/repurpose. With that in mind, I researched some ways that I could upcycle/repurpose my daughter's holey jeans (which are beyond donating them to Goodwill). You could make cute little pencil pouches like these from Papemelroti Here are a few ideas that I think are bit ... Read More about Great Ideas for Upcycling Those Old Jeans

My Budget Kitchen Makeover Part 2

I finished repainting the window wall (from pear green to Simply White by Benjamin Moore) and I only have one more wall to do and I'll be done with the hard part of my budget kitchen makeover. Yay! Then I can get into some fun farmhouse style decorating! Of course, now all the trim looks dinging against the fresh white of the walls.... The window wall part of the kitchen is sort of like a ... Read More about My Budget Kitchen Makeover Part 2

21 Frugal Living Tips To Try This Year

Like so many people, we have fallen off the frugality wagon for a number of reasons and need to get back on! I made this list of frugal living tips to try this year for myself but thought I'd share it with you in case you need help getting back on track too! Here are my top 21 frugal living tips to try this year. 21 frugal living tips to try this year! 1. Understand that it's going to take ... Read More about 21 Frugal Living Tips To Try This Year

Thrifty Garden Finds

I 've been really lucky with thrifting lately and wanted to show you a few things that I've gotten that have to do with the garden. There are several ways to save money on gardening and one of them is to keep an eye out for things you can use at the thrift store. Check out these frugal gardening finds! This Smith & Hawken Bird Attracting Seed Kit was $2.92 at Goodwill. I know they sell ... Read More about Thrifty Garden Finds

Decorating with Mercury Glass

I love having something shiny and glowy on the mantel when it's dreary outside. January is normally one of our coldest dreariest months. So I brought out my mercury glass collection and decorated my fireplace mantel with it. So weird... apparently I decorate my mantel with mercury glass every January! See this post in Jan of 2009, or this post Jan 2010, or this post Jan 2012! ... Read More about Decorating with Mercury Glass

The Shop is Open!

Hi everyone, I had mentioned last week that my daughter would be opening an etsy shop and that day is here! As some of you know she's an Animation Major. One day you'll be going to animated films made by my little girl! In the mean time, she's opened a digital arts etsy shop to help pay for some of her school expenses. Right now she's offering posters and image transfers for craft projects ... Read More about The Shop is Open!