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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

Friday Frugal Finds: Antique shop finds

September 14, 2012

It’s Friday!  Time for me to share my frugal finds from last week with you. I didn’t do any thrift store shopping and even though I did stop by my parking lot yard sale, I left without buying anything.  Which is sad but also good sometimes too – you know what I mean??  Too many […]

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Come thrift shop with me – “I love thrifting” fall edition is coming!

September 12, 2012

So remember the fun “I love thrifting” day that I hosted back in the summer?  Rashon, aka Mr. Goodwill Hunting, started this national day and tons of people got together in cities all around the country to “thrift” together. We had so much fun and found some great stuff (check out my recap with pictures […]

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20 things I love about fall

September 10, 2012

Woke up this morning and it was 60 degrees… then the morning got even better as I enjoyed two leftover pumpkin muffins and a cup of Hazelnut coffee.  Fall is definitely in the air and I am. in. LOVE. once again. So I thought I might kick off this week by sharing with you 20 […]

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Friday Frugal Finds–games, scarfs, and vintage finds +$10 off $10 purchase at Lowe’s!

September 7, 2012

I had fun thrift shopping with a friend last Wednesday.  We hit up Value Village on their half-price day which was crazy and fun at the same time.  I got 2 games for $1.41 each.  And 2 scarfs that were half off so I paid $0.99, and $1.25 each. Then I shopped at my parking […]

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Dried Hydrangea wreath {fall wreath} + our updated entryway

September 5, 2012

I am excited to share my first fall-ish project with you!  Something happens when August comes to a close and September begins… I start longing for fall.  And it seems get worse every year.  Are you longing for fall and starting fall projects yet? So onto my project.  A friend and I did some thrift […]

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September goals + August goals update

September 3, 2012

September is finally here!  I always have a hard time giving up the last of summer, but this year I think I am more ready for fall than usual.    Ready for 70-80 degree temperatures instead of 90-100 (yep, that is what we get for fall here in the south) and ready for fall projects and […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: $2 mirror, kids toys, 25¢ bins and more

August 31, 2012

I’m back with another Friday Frugal finds post.  Here is what I found at thrift stores and yard sale this week. I stopped in my Value Village store and found this old Playskool toy bench for $2.02  I love the old, wood, classic kids toys and this will be fun for my nephew to play […]

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A tour of one of my favorite thrift stores–Value Village

August 27, 2012

When I first started showing you all the things I was finding at Value Village, many of you commented that you had never heard of them.  First Value Village is a nationwide company.  In some states they are called Savers.  They work with the American Kidney Foundation (or at least my store does.) So for […]

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Friday Frugal Finds–18 items for $4.50 (vintage suitcase for 20¢, mason containers, and more)

August 24, 2012

It’s Friday – time to share some frugal finds with you! I stopped last Friday at a quick yard sale on my way to town. I spent a whopping three quarters!   25¢ for the frame and 50¢ for the container. I loved the mason jar type canister (especially for 50¢).  We had just been […]

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Mailbox flower garden

August 22, 2012

When spring began this year, this is what our mailbox looked like.  It was sad, very sad.  I wondered if we were going to have to replace it but figured I would try to paint and stain it first.  I debated what color to do in this post and many of you weighed in with […]

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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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