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The Frugal Homemaker

Your guide to turning your house into a home... one DIY project and yard sale find at a time

Rudolph Cookies – Holiday Cookie Exchange Recipe

December 2, 2019

Do you host a Christmas cookie exchange or cookie recipe swap every year?  Six of my blogger friends have gotten together to do a recipe swap on our blogs and share them all with you so you’ll have some new recipes to swap or bake this Christmas!  Some of them are favorite family recipes, others […]

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Beach themed tablescape + my husband’s favorite pie

July 13, 2015

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and EDWARDS®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #EdwardsPies http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV We just returned from vacation at the beach a week ago and have definitely been feeling the vacation blues.  Ever get those?  The “I miss being on vacation/wish […]

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25+ Homemade Food Gifts in a Jar (31 days to take the stress out of Christmas)

October 30, 2014

This post is part of a series – “31 days to take the Stress out of Christmas”. You can read all the posts in the series here.  And to make sure you don’t miss a post you can subscribe to have every post delivered to your inbox, or follow me on facebook. So earlier in […]

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Make and freeze cookie dough for fresh cookies in minutes (31 days to keep the Stress out of Christmas)

October 28, 2014

This post is part of a series – “31 days to take the Stress out of Christmas”. You can read all the posts in the series here.  And to make sure you don’t miss a post you can subscribe to have every post delivered to your inbox, or follow me on facebook. I LOVE hot, […]

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Family Favorites Christmas Recipes (Day 22 of 31 days to take the Stress out of Christmas)

October 23, 2014

This post is part of a series – “31 days to take the Stress out of Christmas”. You can read all the posts in the series here.  And to make sure you don’t miss a post you can subscribe to have every post delivered to your inbox, or follow me on facebook. Since we talked […]

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Coffee Punch

September 10, 2014

If you love coffee, or Frappuccino’s you will LOVE this coffee punch.  In fact many people that don’t drink coffee still say they like this punch. I made this for 2 bridal showers this summer – a beach themed one and a modern vintage one and it was a hit.  I mean how can you go […]

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Modern Vintage Green + Gold Bridal Shower Luncheon

September 2, 2014

This has been the year for weddings in our church!  I am the shower coordinator right now and this is the 3rd bridal shower  + 1 baby shower we have had since March.  And one more to go before the year is done.  I enjoy being stretched and challenged in my decorating and seeing how […]

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10+ ways to use Ball Jars (+ enter to win your own green vintage Ball jars!)

August 15, 2014

Ball jars!  They have sort of taken the world by storm.  What your grandmother knew only as a container to can veggies, jams, and fruits from her garden… our generation knows them as the classic American-made icon perfect for decorating and crafting!  From weddings, to home décor, to tableware, to outdoor lighting, mason jars or […]

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Mocha Banana Breakfast Smoothie (coffee + breakfast in 1 cup!)

May 22, 2014

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Nestle, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #BreakfastEssentials http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” My husband introduced me to Carnation Breakfast Essentials 5-6 years ago and I have enjoyed making drinks and smoothies with it for breakfast (or really anytime of day […]

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Adding some chalkboard fun to my glass canisters

March 7, 2014

Back before Christmas, I replaced the canisters on my kitchen counter with these glass canisters.  My canisters had gotten some hairline cracks in them and were allowing moisture to get in so my sugar was getting hard as a rock and my flour wasn’t keeping fresh.  The glass jars are these Anchor Hocking Heritage Hill […]

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Hi!  My name is Christina . . .

I love doing simple, frugal things to make our house feel like HOME! Come learn along with me how to have a beautiful home on a budget.

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