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ThriftyFun Staff Spotlight: Susan (1948-2008)
ThriftyFun Staff Spotlight: Susan (1948-2008) Each Friday during the holiday season, we are going to be spotlighting a different staff member to introduce them to the ThriftyFun community. This week, we are starting off with Susan, the late founder of ThriftyFun.com.
How To Grow Oak Trees From Acorns
How To Grow Oak Trees From Acorns Watching a tiny acorn grow into a towering, majestic oak is a rewarding experience for adults and children alike. It's easy, fun, and a great way to leave a legacy for future generations.
Blessing Our Food on this Thanksgiving Day
Blessing Our Food on this Thanksgiving Day For centuries, peoples of all religions and countries have said their own special prayers for the blessing of their food, before a meal to give thanks for the food and other good things in their lives and on their tables.
How to Fill a Holiday Stocking for Free
How to Fill a Holiday Stocking for Free Stockings don't have to cost anything and are supposed to be filled with small trinkets and goodies, not things like $50 gift cards and iPods! Remember when we used to get clementines in there? What happened with that?
My Frugal Life: Big Savings With Water Heater Timer
My Frugal Life: Big Savings With Water Heater Timer As a single mother in 1980, necessity became the mother of invention for me. I had a house built with passive solar windows, and all electric heat, kitchen and water heater.
Holiday Quick Breads
Holiday Quick Breads Everyone loves quick bread for the holidays right? Well here are some quick and easy quick breads that can be given as gifts this year. These breads are different from the usual pumpkin, zucchini and banana bread. Hope you enjoy making them.
How To Grow Giant Pumpkins
How To Grow Giant Pumpkins Growing giant pumpkins can be a fun and rewarding hobby for gardeners. Whether your goal is to make a statement with your fall display or win first prize at a local pumpkin weigh-off, once you've mastered some pumpkin growing basics, growing the giants isn't really that hard.
Saving Money on Video Games
Saving Money on Video Games Video game systems are expensive, but adding games to play with the system really breaks the budget. There really isn't a way to avoid the cost without avoiding video games completely, but there are ways to lighten the burden.
Preparing Your Trees For Winter
Preparing Your Trees For Winter Fall is one of the most important times of the year to take care of your trees. By taking a little extra time now to prepare you trees for winter, you'll see the results of your efforts well into the next growing season.
Removing The Texture From A Ceiling
Removing The Texture From A Ceiling Back in the fifties and sixties it was really popular to put a texture on ceilings called a popcorn ceiling. One of the remodeling shows I am a big fan of, gave instructions on how to remove this bumpy, ugly, hard to patch popcorn ceiling.
Craft Project: Crocheted Wrist Cuffs
Craft Project: Crocheted Wrist Cuffs When it's not cold enough for gloves, but you want to keep your wrists and palms warm, consider this quick and easy craft.
Craft Project: Recycled Ribbon Dispenser
Craft Project: Recycled Ribbon Dispenser Try this idea for a quick, inexpensive way to organize and dispense elastic, ribbon, twine or yarn.
Craft Project: Recycled Tiny Wreaths
Craft Project: Recycled Tiny Wreaths Rings from twist off lids like those on salad dressing jars can be covered in green pipe cleaners with a tiny bow on top to make Christmas tree ornaments.
Craft Project: Pilgrim Hat
Craft Project: Pilgrim Hat These cute little pilgrim hats make great place cards for your Thanksgiving table that guests can take with them.
Craft: Handbag Organizer
Craft: Handbag Organizer Oh, I love this and wanted to share it with our Thriftyfun members. The project takes about 2-3 hours and depends on how fast you sew. It took me slightly longer to sew since I double-stitch all my seams.
Craft: Pantry Turkey Collage
Craft: Pantry Turkey Collage This was a kindergarten project that my son had this year. My older son remembered doing it and wanted to do another one. Before we knew it, the whole family was making one. It was very fun and I think they turned out nicely.
Craft: Tootise Pop Tree Ornament
Craft: Tootise Pop Tree Ornament Very easy and cute ornaments :-) Have made dozens of these over the past quarter of a century and love seeing them on the trees of friends and family's homes who have kept them and still hang them :-)
Craft: Santa Face
Craft: Santa Face I placed the photo under a piece of glass out of a frame that I decided was the right size. I then built a crushed glass Santa beard and hat around his face on a black crushed glass background as you can see.
Craft Project: Recycled Gift Bottles
Craft Project: Recycled Gift Bottles Super quick and cute way to recycle those cool shaped Frappuccino bottles.
Craft Project: Wallpaper Bookmarks
Craft Project: Wallpaper Bookmarks Wanting to have a small thank you gift lead me to make these free bookmarks from wallpaper.
Craft Project: Crocheted Scarves
Craft Project: Crocheted Scarves I do crochet for various local charities in my area. I'm supported by the ladies of my church who help by supplying the yarn needed to make these items. We have a place where they help teenage children that have had to be removed from their homes due to a poor environment.
Craft Project: Turkey Candelabra
Craft Project: Turkey Candelabra A turkey that lights up for great conversations and giggles. Prop the pumpkin on an angle on the platter so the top points up at a 45-degree slant if it doesn't balance easily.
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Keep Your Freezer Full
Being single, I don't have my freezer full of food all the time. Keeping your freezer full saves money on your electric bill. I now keep empty spaces full by filling milk jugs with water. I also have clean fresh water on hand at all times in case of an emergency.

By April from Buffalo, NY

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Craft: Handbag Organizer
Craft: Handbag Organizer Oh, I love this and wanted to share it with our Thriftyfun members. The project takes about 2-3 hours and depends on how fast you sew. It took me slightly longer to sew since I double-stitch all my seams.
Scenery: Hay In Nova Scotia, Canada
Scenery: Hay In Nova Scotia, Canada Here in Nova Scotia, we have farms and lots of hay, so HEY!
Craft: Santa Face
Craft: Santa Face I placed the photo under a piece of glass out of a frame that I decided was the right size. I then built a crushed glass Santa beard and hat around his face on a black crushed glass background as you can see.
Freshen a Ferret Cage
Freshen a Ferret Cage I have been hanging a plastic sandwich bag, open, on the outside of the cage with a 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla in it. It seems to help freshen the area around the cage. Any other ferret freshness ideas?
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China Girl (Domestic Shorthair)
China Girl (Domestic Shorthair) China Girl is a 16 year old Domestic short hair cat. I obtained China Girl 14 years ago as a rescue. Her former owner was moving and unable to take her. China Girl was suppose to be put to sleep the day I got her.
Skye (Belgian Griffon)
Skye (Belgian Griffon) Whilst bringing in a road injured animal to my vet, I needed to put the critter in an isolation kennel. As I was doing so (at ground level), I looked up to see two eyes staring very intensely at me VERY intently!
Ginger The Cat
Ginger The Cat A neighbor that lives across the courtyard from me, but on the second floor, has a cat named Ginger. She is the cutest because she visits everyone and the best is her unique personality!
In Memory Of Midnight (Newfoundland/Lab Mix)
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Hanging Outdoor Christmas Lights
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