I have a lot of soap pieces that I keep during the year. I render them down in an old pot, when it’s a bit cooler add petals from your garden, even pieces of orange peel, apple peel, lavender flowers, even use your old perfume. Use cookie cutters [$2 shop] stand on waxed paper, and […]
We have decided this is the best way to go this Christmas. I have made beach bags for my Grand daughter. Cost nothing as I have material scraps at home. As they are teenagers have included an inexpensive hair bush, lippy hair grip and mascara. One granddaughter has made an apron for mom and painted […]
My three year old has been very busy all year making Christmas gifts. We bake and freeze throughout the year and save our large tin cans for him to paint and pop plants into them for the gardeners in the family. We also make him decorate all our labels (for homebrew and chutneys) and because […]
This is not a new tip as such but a big thank you for the idea of making ones own gift baskets. I followed the idea of creating themes and made one on baking, and another on scone making. It is great to be creative and the cost of these baskets is so cheap compared […]
Once Christmas is over, mum cuts up her Christmas cards and uses the pictures on the front for present tags for the coming year.
I make my own postcards using a collage option (Picasa have one, as do most editing programmes). e.g. I did one using various shots of young grandsons whilst they were here on holiday – printed it at one of the stores for next to nothing…eh voila a personal postcard. Probably cost less than the stamp!
A hate waster oily ragger has a tip: They read books before giving them away as presents! (Including the latest oily rag book!) – Oily Rag Ed’
Christmas is just around the corner, but who can anyone afford it this year? Never fear, an oily rag Christmas is near. There are lots of ways to have a great Christmas without breaking the family budget. For many, Christmas budgeting begins at the start of the year, not the end. Some oily raggers stash […]