Do you love creating homemade Christmas Ornaments for gifts? Our Christmas tree is like many of yours: a mix of store-bought ornaments and special ornaments made by family members through the years. I’m not the craftiest person, but I do love creating something special to hang on our tree and share with family and friends….
Crafting with pinecones is a great frugal material to work with. You can usually find them on a nature hike in your neighborhood. I lucked out and inherited a box of dry pinecones, clean of any sticky sap and ready for crafting. But if you collect your own pinecones, you may need some tips on…
Gourds are like pumpkins, except instead of carving them and letting them rot, you let them dry out before you work with them, and they will last for many years. Gourds work well for many craft projects thanks to the unique shapes of their different varieties, but it is best to start with something simple….
Do you have a favorite candy? I do! If you spend much time around me, you’ll know that my favorite candy is peanut M&M’s® – the yellow bag! I always have a bag when I travel and reach for a bag anytime life gets crazy or I just want a quick snack. A few years…
Have you been to the beach lately? Brought home any amazing seashells or buckets of sand? What do you plan to do with them? Ready for some fun seashell crafts? This post includes affiliate links. Easy Sand & Seashell Crafts I remember one year when I was a kid that my parents decided that we…
Hobbies on a Budget received products for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own. No monetary compensation was received Our family loves to watch survival shows and spend time out hiking. One of the things that my son is fascinated with is paracord bracelets. Now that he is almost 9 years old,…
What do you do with empty candy wrappers when you don’t want to just throw them away? Why not turn them into an easy tote bag? Just start collecting the empty wrappers, pick up a roll of packing tape and grab some scissors and you are ready to create a fun upcycled tote bag using…
Have you seen the amazing things people are creating out of duct tape? When I was growing up, I thought only my Mom and of course Macgyver could do crafts and save the day with a roll of silver duct tape, but now there are literally thousands of designs, colors and ideas for using this…