Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - part 1

Fishcake_Random

Dizzy- Don't feel naughty! I love making a fuss of holidays as it breaks up the year. I have a windowsill in my lounge that I decorate throughout the seasons and celebrations so I'm always after a few frugal finds to decorate with.

I have a few valentines bits from Hobbycraft from there sale. I can't say to much as OH reads over my sholder but they have a few valentine bits for around 29p and a few things that can double up for other holidays. Last year I cut loads of random sized hearts from some red foil wrapping paper and decorated the flat with them. Also get creative with your food as they say thats the way to a mans heart. Cut sarnies into heart shapes, dribble ketchup on his chips in a heart shape, make a mash potatoe sculpture lol.
I also put a tute on my blog about making woven paper hearts from junk mail as a quick frugal decoration.
Perhaps we should pool some ideas on here?
xxxx

minnie2

Please add me to the challenge!! i understand the general idea but are there any guidelines? ive followed a few threads before but this is my first post!!

itsallinthemind

Fishcake_Random wrote: »

I also put a tute on my blog about making woven paper hearts from junk mail as a quick frugal decoration.

Linky? Please
I'm not into Valentines even when in a relationship, if anything I am anti it. But would love a look as things can always be adapted and I love reusing things

itsallinthemind

minnie2 wrote: »

Please add me to the challenge!! i understand the general idea but are there any guidelines? ive followed a few threads before but this is my first post!!

Hi

Have you read the first page and dowloaded the spreadsheet?

dizzy_lizzie

Fishcake_Random wrote: »

Dizzy- Don't feel naughty! I love making a fuss of holidays as it breaks up the year. I have a windowsill in my lounge that I decorate throughout the seasons and celebrations so I'm always after a few frugal finds to decorate with.

I have a few valentines bits from Hobbycraft from there sale. I can't say to much as OH reads over my sholder but they have a few valentine bits for around 29p and a few things that can double up for other holidays. Last year I cut loads of random sized hearts from some red foil wrapping paper and decorated the flat with them. Also get creative with your food as they say thats the way to a mans heart. Cut sarnies into heart shapes, dribble ketchup on his chips in a heart shape, make a mash potatoe sculpture lol.
I also put a tute on my blog about making woven paper hearts from junk mail as a quick frugal decoration.
Perhaps we should pool some ideas on here?
xxxx

Hi Fishcake. It does break the year up doesn't it? In a nice way. Could you pm me the link to your blog. Would love to try those paper hearts. Thanks for the ideas.
Had a quick google on thrifty valentine gifts. Saw one were you tie a little note to a key saying 'You have the key to my heart' I suppose if you pretty up the note/tag it could look sweet and most of us have a redundant key lying around and that would be virtually free. Also a suggestion on doing a tribute to your loved one on youtube then posting the link to him/her. That's different and free but I wouldn't have the nerve to do that. Another one I liked was buying not a box but a bar of chocolate and doing your own wrapping round it, or printing one off the net (both free) and writing on something like 'you are the best bar none'
Hope that isn't taking the thread off topic...it's still frugal related
Luvz Dizzy x

Fishcake_Random

Direct link; (don't know how to do snazzy links!)
http://thefrugalhandmadehome.blogspot.com/2010/02/frugal-valentines-decoration-tutorial.html

cw18

itsallinthemind wrote: »

Hi

Have you read the first page and dowloaded the spreadsheet?

Use of the spreadsheet is not mandatory - you can keep track of your budgets/spends however you like (and I promise not to sulk if you prefer an alternative method :rotfl: )

wornoutmumoftwo

I downloaded the spreasheet today, filled it in, saved it and LOST it! Frantically searching the laptop for it now.

Fishcake_Random

Not sure I believe you CW18 I'm sure it was you behind that newspaper in the libary lol
x x x

cw18

wornoutmumoftwo wrote: »

I downloaded the spreasheet today, filled it in, saved it and LOST it! Frantically searching the laptop for it now.

If you open your spreadsheet package, there should be a menu option for recently used files. If you can find it in there, you can then 'save as' to put it somewhere you can find it again.