A Cultivated Nest

Use It Up, Make It Do, Or Do Without – Frugal Tips

Frugal Living Tips You Need To Know. Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without was a very popular saying back in the day! I've always admired people that could think of ways to make items stretch longer and were creative and resourceful to make things they needed. Back then, people knew how to stretch a penny and those depression era frugal tips are still relevant ... Read More about Use It Up, Make It Do, Or Do Without – Frugal Tips

What To Do With an Old Sweater

Say you have a sweater you no longer want. Maybe you put it in the washer and it shrunk, maybe it has holes, maybe it's starting to look to worn or maybe someone gave it to you and it's not your style. What can you do with it....let's make it into a pillow! Step 1 - get the sweater. If it's wool you can put it in the washer and dryer and felt it (it reduces the wool fibers so that you get a ... Read More about What To Do With an Old Sweater

Top DIY Projects of 2008

Rhoda is having a before and after party and I thought I'd join in. Be sure to check out her blog to see more. Maybe you'll find a project you'll want to do this year! First up is an old rusty tray that I painted white and then I painted a harlequin with a fleur di lis on it. The green is some leftover paint from when I painted my kitchen - it makes it easy to tie into my kitchen. The after is ... Read More about Top DIY Projects of 2008

A Fresh Start

Sometimes the best of plans don't work out and it winds up being a good thing. I had plans to start painting today, but the weather had other ideas! Looks like rain through Wednesday afternoon. So I killed about an hour blog hopping this morning. There are so many blogs....So many blogs that I've never even heard of who's homes are being featured in magazines! You really could get a complex ... Read More about A Fresh Start

Monogrammed Pillow

It's been a busy weekend so far! I totally reorganized my Christmas decorations - I went through every box I had (and there were a lot of boxes). I tried to put things together that seemed logical to me like the dining room tree ornaments with the tree I used in there and so on. I also made labels for all my boxes. Oh, and after years of using mainly cardboard boxes we splurged on some more see ... Read More about Monogrammed Pillow

My IKEA Trip Today

All I can say is Whew!! It was so busy at IKEA today! I really thought nobody would be there today and boy was I wrong. I bought a pine bookcase that has a pull out bin on the bottom to organize some of my craft stuff. My husband thought I'd like the pine especially "because you can paint it" wink wink wink! He likes to tease me about painting stuff since I paint so many things! Of course it has ... Read More about My IKEA Trip Today