My Shoestring Life

A daisy for your thoughts.

Oooh. I fell in love with this when I saw it. I love nice journals. They make me want to write in them, carry them around in my purse, set them on my nightstand. This one is gorgeous.

I could eat these by the half dozen. Seriously. They are a family favorite and part of what signifies it’s Christmas around here. I took a peanut butter cookie recipe that I liked and just used it as the base for our kiss cookies. Because what you really want is a rich, moist peanut butter [...]

Our little tree.

This year I decided to do a blue and silver tree using a collection of vintage glass ornaments I’ve been collecting in boxes for a couple years. I’m thrilled with the way it turned out. I moved a piece of furniture from the dining room to the family room that is silvery blue so I [...]

Lesson Learned.

So, yesterday I found myself in a most embarrassing situation.
I was invited to a Christmas Tea at a friends house that began at 9:30 AM. After getting my oldest off to school, myself showered and into dry clean only clothes without any spit up or snot on them, and the two younger ones ready [...]

It’s cold here.

The house is decorated. The presents bought. I’ve even got a batch of cookies made. But it is cold, cold, cold here. Like five degrees without any wind factored in.
I’ve got these cute bottle brush trees sitting right beside my front door. One of the little bulbs on top says “brrr” and I’d have [...]

I wish I had a baby girl…

when I see stuff like this. Seriously, who wouldn’t buy these?

For the bitty baby on your list.

I love the color and pattern of these handmade fabric blocks. The chime inside captures baby’s attention and is much easier on mom’s ears than many of its electronic counterparts. They come as a set of three, the largest is approx. 5.5″ square. On sale through tomorrow for $35 at Craftsbury Kids and there’s free [...]

Like I needed another excuse to shop at Target.

Check out these crafty little bows you can make out of the Target bags you’ve got stashed in a closet somewhere.

I love letters.

I spent way too much time looking through Design Sponge’s 2008 gift guide today and fell in love with a lot of things, but had to tell you about these two both having to do with letters and both from Urban Outfitters.
These plywood letters would be great hung just about anywhere. I’m thinking a [...]

Trying to catch the Christmas spirit

We had a non-traditional Thanksgiving with friends. (Our families were scattered around.) We ate very non-traditional flank steak, duck ragout and spaetzle. No one missed the turkey, we’re not sorry to say.
There’s a bit of a cold/flu bug still lingering in our house, which has made mom very tired. And which, I’m hoping, accounts [...]

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