Monthly Archives: May 2010

Frugal Wedding Gifts: Boutique Kitchen Towels

By Angela Coffman | Published: May 13, 2010
Wedding season is in full bloom. If your wallet is getting slimmer, perhaps this fun project will help.  Click to download the tutorial:  Download Boutique Kitchen Towels  1 yard of cotton fabric is enough to make 2 towels. These towels were born when my friend, Jennifer, fell in love with some screen printed towels on etsy.  They were [...]
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Refashioning: The Zebra Skirt

By Angela Coffman | Published: May 13, 2010
My friend, Jamie from California, saw this skirt in a thrift store and knew it would be perfect for her friend. . .as a pillow.  The fabric has a beautiful touch to it and the lining is high quality and very silky and soft.  She packaged it all up to me with handwritten instructions.  In a few [...]
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Avocado Crab Rangoon

By Angela Coffman | Published: May 12, 2010
There's a recipe contest over at www.AvocadosfromMexico.com and the grand prize is $3,000!  Two of the recipe requirements to enter are: It must contain Avocados and it can't be Mexican food.  Be sure to click over to check out all the rules and to enter the contest, and do it soon!  The contest ends today.  Here's [...]
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Kitchen Remodel Phase 1

By Angela Coffman | Published: May 12, 2010
Kitchen Before Why remodel?  We were rewarded an insurance check for water damage that is buying a new floor!  While the floor is being replaced, we decided it's a good time to change the layout.  In this photo the only place to stand to prepare food is where the baby is.  There isn't room for [...]
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Spring Cleaning with Homemade Organizers

By Angela Coffman | Published: May 11, 2010
I love this one from design sponge, because it looks pretty and is custom fit to the drawer.  They used cute wrapping paper and corigated cardboard to make their simple design.  Covering the cardboard with fabric and fusible web would work too. http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/03/diy-wednesdays-march-11th.html Here's a similar idea from apartment therapy: Organize your Crafts with this tutorial from Craftynest [...]
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It’s Time to Harvest Lamb’s Quarter!

By Angela Coffman | Published: May 3, 2010
We are heading to the farm and hoping for great weather. I enjoyed the lamb's quarter we put up last year so much, and I'm glad I made a video to remind myself how to do it again this year.  Here's the link to last year's post with all the nutirion fact on lamb's quarter:  http://groceryshrink.typepad.com/the_grocery_shrink_blog/2009/05/freezing-lambs-quarter-for-winter-use.html [...]
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Bath Rug Tutorial

By Angela Coffman | Published: May 2, 2010
My new bathroom needs a new bath rug.  I really loved the look of this rug:  http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/how-to/how-to-recycled-bath-mat-080526 But I didn't think it would work for me.  It's made from strips of cut towels that would otherwise be destined for the rag bag.  I love the idea, but I know too much about cutting up old towels [...]
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Illustrated Guide to Faux Leather Floors

By Angela Coffman | Published: May 1, 2010
I posted last year about putting in a faux leather floor in my guest bath.  I love it so much I put the same floor in the children's bathroom.  This time I took lots of photos to show you more clearly how easy it is.  We plan to put the same floor in our living [...]
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