Variations of this adorable cake have been making the rounds on the internet for years, and I’ve always wanted a reason to make it. I’m the resident birthday cake maker among my group of friends, and I love choosing the perfect design. Saturday was my thrifting buddy Katie’s birthday. She’s not that much into cake […]
In an effort to save money and eat healthier, my BF and I have been on a mission to cook at home more often. It was slow going at first, but we’ve started to get into a pretty good routine. A big help was this menu board I found on Pinterest. It’s just a regular […]
In my quest to be more like a (sub)urban Martha Stewart, I decided to kick my garden up a notch this year and start my plants from seed. Being the cheap thrifty person I am, I eschewed formal seed-starting kits and instead found this handy tutorial for newspaper seed pots. Free and Green. I like. […]
I have been anxiously waiting for weeks to make this Easter Egg Wreath. The tutorial I used as inspiration can be found here. I liked this tutorial because it used cardboard instead of a wreath form, and since I was making multiple wreaths, free sounded especially good. Let’s Craft! I used a dinner plate to […]
Last year I was fairly successful in maintaining a container garden on the back patio of our townhouse. I recently came across these plant markers on Pinterest and knew I wanted something similar for this year’s garden. The original tutorial includes a great download, but it wasn’t exactly what I wanted for my own markers. […]