Just in case you’re new here, let me catch you up. I’m a tightwad! I’m a single mom, living on a teacher’s disability retirement. If you’ve ever heard about how poorly teachers are paid, you REALLY don’t want to know what a teacher’s disability retirement is like, it’s even more depressing. There isn’t much money […]
Decorate on a Dime: A Cross Makeover
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Decorating with Good Cook Citrus Keepers
June 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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[SlideDeck2 id=6923] Click to enlarge and see the Citrus Keeper Centerpiece Good Cook is a brand that I recently became affiliated with as a recipe blogger. As usual, you won’t see MS Do pushing you to buy anything, but you will continue seeing me review products, give my honest opinions, and share special […]
A DIY Ceiling Fan Makeover With a Dot of Color
May 28, 2013 by 7 Comments
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My daughter and I did a whole room makeover for her bedroom over the last two summers. We painted her room using some of the free paint that we collected from the various paint giveaways. Yes, we really collected enough paint to paint her entire room! How? We sent them to every friend and family […]
ABC Friday Photo Share – S is For
May 17, 2013 by 4 Comments
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My friends over at Maple Leaf Mommy and Mom vs. the Boys have a new and fun meme that I’m taking part in. The goal of ABC Friday is to photo share with a challenge! Each week is a new letter theme, starting with A of course, we will work our way through the alphabet. […]
My Little Red DIY Wagon Turned Green With Envy
May 13, 2013 by 6 Comments
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In the old days, they called a DIY wagon project like this one a fix it upper. Personally, I like to think of it as a form of recycling. One day while I was out thrift shopping, I came across this saddest most beat up little red wagon. It had been used and horribly abused. […]
Create Your Own Custom Wall Art
January 31, 2013 by 9 Comments
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Custom Wall Art By: STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam This Paris Romance Themed Wall Art is in Miss JoJo’s Room All you need to make your own modern wall art are a few sheets of STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam and your favorite patterned scrapbook paper. You can mix and match whatever patterns and paper designs you like, your […]
Glidden Paint Testers Are Cheaper Than Craft Paint
July 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Glidden Paint Testers DIY Ceiling Fan We used a battery operated paint roller to paint the walls with Glidden paint, but naturally it wouldn’t work to paint the base of the ceiling fan. Instead, we used the matching paint in a Glidden Paint Testers bottle. Since we weren’t using paint brushes, the the built-in brushes […]
