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Gifts We All Need this Holiday Season
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Gifts We All Need this Holiday Season

BySharon Williams November 26, 2022November 26, 2022

Have you started planning your Christmas list yet? I love planning and shopping early so that by the time December rolls around, I don’t have to stress about late deliveries or fight the crowds. But what should I give everyone on my list this year? I’ve got some gift ideas that everyone needs this holiday…

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Crafts | Create

How to Create Personalized Coffee Mugs

BySharon Williams June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Do you have any parties or family gatherings planned? Are any of your guests coffee or tea drinkers? Why not create a personalized cup for each of your guests! This is a frugal, simple idea that is much for fun than just writing the names of your guests on a plastic water bottle. With just…

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How to Give Meaningful Gifts
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How to Give Meaningful Gifts

BySharon Williams November 29, 2015December 10, 2017

Have you heard people say “it’s the thought that counts”? This is especially true when it comes to Christmas and giving of gifts. As I get older, I understand more every year that it really is more important to gift something special rather than trying to outspend someone else with expensive gifts. If you are…

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Gift Ideas

9 Weird Things You Didn’t Know you Need!

BySharon Williams May 9, 2014February 1, 2015

You can buy just about anything online – even weird things you didn’t know existed. But now that I’m telling you about them today, I bet you are convinced that you need at least a couple of these items for your next gift exchange! Maybe you’ll even want to buy them for yourself? After all,…

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Gift Ideas

10 Cool Gifts for Tween Boys

BySharon Williams April 24, 2014January 1, 2015

Have you ever tried to shop for a boy between the age of 10-12? Finding something that will make them say “cool” is almost impossible. It happens every year about a month before Christmas and birthdays, the aunts and grandmas start calling to see what is the boy into now? Most Moms of boys this…

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Crafts | Crafts, Design, Cooking

Remelted Wax Coins for Gifts

BySharon Williams February 25, 2014March 15, 2014

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…

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Personalized Gifts Make Life Fun
30 Days of Hobbies | Crafts

Personalized Gifts Make Life Fun

BySharon Williams January 11, 2014November 10, 2016

What does your family do for gifts? Do you draw numbers? Get something for everyone? For just the kids? Here’s one family who chose to do something different this year. They decided to exchange dollar item gifts. But here is a Mom who can not give a bland or generic gift. I have known Mandy…

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Repurpose / Reuse

New Use for Old Dishes

BySharon Williams March 18, 2012November 10, 2012

I love going to yard sales in the summer. One thing you can almost always find at yard sales is the table filled with odds and end antique dishes. Usually there are stacks of odds and end plates or cups that don’t match anything else and they’re just beautiful and cheap. I recently talked to…

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