This category is a little tricky to "put walls around." It's an overarching category for anything directly related to saving money, making money, earning points to spend on things, etc.
Because a good deal of DIY comes down to saving money by not buying things new or paying someone else to do a task, many DIY posts are found here.
And then because DIY projects are creative, the creativity posts are here, too.
Julia Rothman Sticker Books! (Wildlife Anatomy Sticker Book) {review}
If you've been around the homeschooling world for any length of time, there's a good chance you're familiar with Julia ...
Card Ministry: Cardmaking as a Ministry Option for the Chronically Ill
When you have a chronic or invisible illness like chronic fatigue or the like, a lot of the typical ministry ...
3 Best Alternatives to Amazon for Books Online (& Other Bibliophile Goodness)
I have to confess, I like Amazon, and spend way more there than I'd like to admit to. It has ...
How to Organize Your Life #32: Investments
If you're just stumbling across this, please click here for the other posts in the series. What Kind(s) of Investment(s) ...
Homeschool Handicrafts: (Cape Cod Blueberry) Basket Making Kits
My daughter (10yo) has been occupying herself lately by watching basketry videos at The Ploughshare Institute. Unfortunately, their sister website ...
25 Ways to Use Embossing Folders
Following my post about ways to use thin metal dies, I was going to do one for embossing folders -- ...
PixelScrapper July 2021 Blog Train
I've been having a lot of fun with real-life dies that stack silhouettes with round frames atop circles, so when ...
Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month Club (June 2021) {review}
I've mentioned Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month Club a couple times, almost in passing. Once when discussing "one page ...
Spellbinders Monthly Clubs (Dies & Stamps) (June 2021) {review}
Spellbinders has a collection of monthly clubs (subscription boxes). There's a Card Kit of the Month club (which I'll address ...
Celebrate Juneteenth – & Scrapbook it with a Free Download
What is Juneteenth? In case you aren't familiar with Juneteenth, let's start with a brief history lesson. On January 1, ...
One-Sheet Wonders: Easy Formulas for Cardmaking
Some of us like the idea of creating, but find ourselves drawing a complete and utter blank when we sit down to ...
What Else Can You Do with Thin Metal Dies?
I recently invested in a die-cutting machine. Perhaps ironically, it was the ability to run embossing folders through it that ...
Cheaper Alternatives to Expensive Craft Tools/Supplies
Craft supplies can be really expensive...but do you really need the "official" tools and supplies? That depends. In some cases, ...
How to Unmount Rubber Stamps for Use with Acrylic Blocks (2 options)
If you're reading this post, you might be already wanting to unmount your wooden-block stamps, and just aren't sure how. ...
7 Tips for Scrapbooking on a Budget
Okay, so when it comes to scrapbooking, "on a budget" is a relative phrase. Scrapbooking costs money, if it's important ...
The How & Why of Swatch Charts for Art & Craft Supplies
Making swatch charts -- or swatch cards -- for your art supplies and/or craft supplies can help you in several ...
What Non-Artists Need to Know About Choosing Colored Pencils
I've been researching colored pencils. That seems like a weird thing to research -- especially for someone who isn't an ...
Easy + Festive Christmas Craft Even Preschoolers Can Make
Most of the supplies for this project we already had on hand courtesy of CraftProjectIdeas.com. But we did seek out ...
Rescue Your Failed Yogurt with This Trick
Summary: You may be able to rescue your failed yogurt! Sometimes a yogurt failure can be redeemed by "rebatching." Failed ...
Make a DIY Stab-Bound Nature Journal for Kids {tutorial}
This tutorial for DIY stab-bound nature journals is brought to you by Craft Project Ideas, who provided the major consumable ...
