My Shoestring Life

The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

Because I took the day off yesterday and decided to do minimal Shoestring Home work and next to no housework, I finished this book.
While drinking a glass of Sangiovese.
Then I took a nap in the sunshine because the baby was napping, my middle son was at a play date and my older son [...]

Favorite Teachers Gifts

Great ways to say thank you.

Lucia Organic Soap. $11.

Vinotagz. $13.95

Pre de Provence Soap. $5.00

Lollia Petite Treat Handcreme. $6.50.

Have you seen these?

I’m thinking up cute phrases right now. More.

I love this butterfly necklace.

Buy yours here.

Holiday weekend.

When we have an extra day in the weekend, it can create a little tension around here. I want to tackle a project and without fail, do not give my husband sufficient warning. He’ll be just getting his Saturday morning groove on, and I’ll confront him with, “So, what are we going to do today. [...]

I made this.

This was the project that got me through last week of single momdom. It gave me something to look forward to when I successfully got the kids into bed.
I saw it here. The original design is for sale here.

I want to run away.

If I could find a boutique hotel where this was the dining area of my suite and the rest of the room was decorated in keeping with this theme, I would book a weekend away, immediately.
Here, there cannot be children with messy hands and snotty noses and dirty feet. Oh no, here everything is [...]

25% off at Gap.com

This is what I would buy:

Yellow Dress. $49.99

White Belted Shawl Cardigan. $59.50.

Skinny Cropped Jeans. $59.50.

Orange Gingham Cami. $44.
The cardigan can go with either the dress or the jeans and cami. So, I’d have two great outfits for running around this summer after my boys. Plus, I can wear flip flops with both outfits and show [...]

Using May to get April’s work done.

Now that I’ve got the foyer redone, which involved two of my four April purchases, I need to tackle the two other projects I spent April’s $100 on.
I went to Ben Franklin and bought mats and glass to fit the vintage frames I bought on ebay. It cost $8. I went through iPhoto and [...]

The Foyer Redo.

What do you think?
Of course in order to get this done, I had to let the baby get into just about anything he wanted, which means lots of post decorating cleanup for both of us. I’m kind of thinking it was worth it though. See the before picture here.
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