I have been a Pink Zebra Direct Sales consultant for a full month. It has been a great learning experience for me. I went into this experiment with very strong feelings about direct sales and have finished the month with some very definite results. So now that I have tried it, what is my new…
I am working with the Campbell Soup Company for the purpose of this post. I’ve been working to make heart healthy changes in my everyday life. A little over a year ago, I decided to make some lifestyle changes and get healthy. In the past 14 months, I’ve dropped 20 pounds and stayed steady. I’ve…
This last week we were snowed in (again) and my daughter decided she wanted to make a craft to share with you here on Hobbies on a Budget. She came up with an idea, gathered her supplies, staged the pictures and planned the post. So today, I am honored to welcome my 9 year old…
Everyone has seen people making homemade crayons by melting them in the oven using muffin pans. But honestly, that is too much work for me. I don’t like the smell of the burning crayons and hate the mess that it makes. This past week, I decided to cut the process in half and make some…
Do you have old CDs sitting in your closet? Here’s a super simple way to turn old CDs into Character Magnets. This is a quick craft that uses up scrap paper and gives the kids a fun way to create their favorite characters. It packs in tons of fun but doesn’t require a degree in…
Last weekend the sun was shining and it was a balmy 30 degrees. I was ready to go exploring. So we grabbed our hoodies, tennis shoes, hiking backpack, the walking stick and headed out to the closest hiking trail near us to enjoy the outdoors. The only problem with winter hiking is that people think…
When I think of the late 1700’s entertainment, I think of dancing as a common community event. But not in this small village. Alec and his family are relocating with a mysterious past they want to keep hidden. He and his family come from a line of dancing/fencing teachers so finding gainful employment as a…
Sometimes you wake up one day and find yourself uncomfortably aware that you have invested so much of your life in someone else that you have no life of your own. That’s where Eden Christiansen found herself. Eden is writing about dead people when she wants to become a real newspaper reporter. Her whole life…
Ever needed a special gift but didn’t have the budget to buy something unique? If you enjoy burning candles like I do, then you probably have a really easy option for a pretty cheap gift. Last summer I picked up a couple of these little candy trays for melting chocolate and making candy. I figured…