Random Blogging

HA! I made a beer cozy from a Breastfeeding bag and old cell phone!

[ Posted by krista Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:42:47 GMT ]

Now that i got your attention I will show you how!

things i used..

Breastfeeding cooler bag  (sometimes they come as a gift from the hospital)

scissors, needle, thread, sewing machine, all that kind of stuff.  

sillicone adhesive caulking.

marker

drill and small bit

nips for cutting heavy plastic  

old cell phone holder with belt clip or anything like this.

All of that made my husband a beer cozy good for wearing on your belt in istuations where you have no cup holder.. like mowing the lawn ... :)

also this cozy will keep the beer cool and the sweat off the table.

Posted in Tutorials, Month of Recon, Craft, Sewing, On the Cheap | Tags Bag, Beer, cheap, cozy, funny, Husband, Recon, vinyl | 1 comment

Reconstructed Clothes : Maternity Overalls into Apron

[ Posted by krista Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:07:57 GMT ]

Going through the maternity stuff again and finding the things i would never wear again i came across the ugly overalls i had when i was pregnant. Well they were cute actually on a pregnant woman but not on me because i was HUGE!!! But now being smaller and have a slightly more flattering waist i thought these would make a cute apron.

Posted in Homemaking, Craft, Sewing, Fashion/Clothing, On the Cheap | Tags apron, cheap, Clothing, reconstructed, recycle, sewing | 1 comment

Duct Tape Diaper Cover

[ Posted by krista Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:42:39 GMT ]

I have been experimenting again!!

Wanting to cut some costs around the household i have decided to use cloth diapers. I figured if we did that and only used disposable diapers when he goes for a sleep or when we are out we could be saving around 30$ a month. That is a nice extra payment toward debt..

Yesterday i made him some cloth diapers with some soakers which i will be showing how to make but i wanted some plastic or vinyl coverings so if he leaks through it would not get all over. I tried making one out of vinyl that i had from a pillow case cover but it ripped from my son playing..

I had nothing that was any thicker, until i thought of the old technique of making fabric out of duct tape.

This is all experimental so i will keep an update on how the cover does.

Step one. Make some duct tape fabric.

Posted in Kids, Craft, Sewing, On the Cheap | Tags cheap, craft, Diaper, Duct, Kids, tape, Tuotrial | 1 comment

Urban Renewal.

[ Posted by krista Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:01:46 GMT ]

I have been blogging about revamping your clothes and using what you have on hand and save money instead of buying a whole new wardrobe.

This girl has taken the simple t-shirt revamp to a whole new level.

This is a must see for freestyle t shirt reconstructing with flair!

Posted in Sewing, Fashion/Clothing, On the Cheap | Tags cheap, Clothing, reconstructed, recycle, revamp, Tshirt | 1 comment

Brilliant! Another great Craftster find!

[ Posted by krista Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:42:15 GMT ]

Wonderful thinking form Hug_the_penguine on crafter. She has a common sense approach. 

why pay more than a buck a yard to make a skirt when you can cut a hole in a table cloth and make a skirt for .50 cents???!!! 

You must see this simple, sassy and EASY tutorial!

Good work girl and keep it up! 

Here 

Posted in Sewing, Fashion/Clothing, On the Cheap | Tags cheap, sewing, Skirt | no comments

Money or the love of conveinance???

[ Posted by krista Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:05:24 GMT ]

I have a love of roughing it sometimes.. SOMETIMES!  When it comes to camping i have recently fell out of love of roughing it because no one else likes to be in the same misery. ERR i mean "rustic camp sight"

I was a girl scout for a long time and always was thought many different survival and wilderness things but NEVER got to use them. SO  when i was a child i dreamed of really roughing it. Making use of the things nature provided. and a lot of those things can be worked into our lives to save a few bucks here and there around the house. simple things can be done like hanging the laundry out to dry instead of a dryer, growing your own fruits and veggies and other little things. I have came upon one i want to try. It would be good for camping and for around the house, but i cannot think weather or not it would be good to save money.. It sure would be neat to try it out.

It is how to build your own solar cooker.

How awesome would that be to have something to cook on that does not require the use of any gas tanks while camping.. Just click the picture for the information..

Posted in On the Cheap | Tags cheap, Solar | no comments

Creative paper working.

[ Posted by krista Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:59:35 GMT ]

I ran into this little gem of an idea this morning and thought it would be fun to try ( i will post my attempt later)

But this is a wonderful way to do a small part of recycling and reusing of your junk mail or the newspaper ads we toss.  I think this could be done by most people, not too hard and it would be a good one for the older children to do too. I think things like this should be embraced more because it is something you can do with little to no money unlike a lot of the other crafts that bring you to the point of buying out an entire craft store just to get started. Please people remember, use what you have on hand first. It will save you money. then when you are done with that then move on to other things. If you stick with what you have on hand it will force you to use your imagination and expand your mind and talents.

but enought with my rant!

Here is what you'll want to see from A little hut

Posted in Art, Home Interior, Craft, On the Cheap | Tags cheap, craft, paper, recycle, wallhanging | no comments

Such a nice move in the right direction

[ Posted by krista Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:37:19 GMT ]

From the bloggers on Painfully Hip.

They have come out with a nice highlight for those thrift store finds. I give great kudos to the blogger and the people who submit the entries. They really give you the want to wear that dress that you will not wear because it is out of "mainstream style" even though you look so good in it!

I appreciate this greatly and will not be afraid to wear my 1940's army green replica dress with the petticoat and the faux alligator open toe heels!

My favorite form their weekly picks

Posted in Fashion/Clothing, On the Cheap | Tags cheap, Clothing, Fashion, thrift | no comments

Window treatment ideas.

[ Posted by krista Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:29:56 GMT ]

My friend April just gave me a juicy lead on some cute window treatment solutions. She has issues with a specific window in her house due to size and how it is hard to fit curtains for, at least with store bought..

She pointed me to diyideas.com

There is a small section on window treatments which also include one that is cheap and easy !!!

who would have thought of this? i think this is great because it saves you 5-50$ in a unique style curtain rod

Posted in Home Interior, Craft, On the Cheap | Tags cheap, interior, recycle, window | 1 comment

Home made laundry soap

[ Posted by krista Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:16:47 GMT ]

I know for me all laundry soap cleans the same especially when I have difficult water and a not so fabulous washer. So it does not matter if i buy cheap soap or expensive.So here is an idea for a cheap home made laundry soap to save those pennies for one of those awesome front loading washers that save water, time and i think they fold your clothes for you too :P (I WISH! )

Posted in Homemaking, On the Cheap | Tags cheap, Homemade, laundry, soap | 2 comments