an upcycled Christmas

I like to call it “upcycle”.  Recycle has connotations of being discarded into a tub . . Upcycle is the fancy cousin of recycle.  I wanted to share with you some of the things that I have made for myself and others that are from items/supplies–NOT from a store.  I didn’t intend to make it–it…

30 Days to $ave Green

I’m a little late to the party but I just wanted to tell you about 5 bloggers coming together to share ideas on ways to save some green and new ways to use our resources wisely.  This is the brain child of Audra Michelle and Dena at Rediscovering Domesticity and Sensational Saver. I’m so excited to work with…

9/31 days of Honesty–Christmas gifts

This is 9/31 in a series on honesty.  Each day gets a little harder to face my own challenges! Last week I posted about toys–how did we get so many, what do I do with them, do I organize or pitch?  and finally what do I do about Christmas?  My kids have accumulated so much…