Friday, October 29, 2010

The Adventures of Pam & Frank

The Adventures of Pam & Frank


Thrifty Nesting Index

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 06:31 AM PDT

Every morning my friend M greets me with a sparkle in her eye. "What Frugal Nesting blog post is coming up next? I can't wait!"

Since there are a lot of older posts here that fall into my concept of Frugal Nesting, I'm going to index them here, just to give M and everyone else some ideas to get you started on your own frugal nesting projects at home.

Bargain Decorating
The Cubes
Foggy Lens
The Red Poppy
My Goodwill Purchases which leads to The Shelves
Cheap Bargain Decorating and here's more about The Red Basket

Crafty Stuff
Bottlecap Magnets
Calorie-free Brownies
Cord Keepers
Cushion Cover Re-cover
Dressing up a pre-wrapped gift box
Spiffied up CD Jewel Case Liners
Stamp Picture Frames - The existing post shows them off. I'll write a tutorial on how to make them.
Tote Bag - I'll make another bag and include a tutorial on how to make one.
Wordle part I and part II (part I is the story and part II is the crafty part)


Handmade Christmas Gifts
Chicken Packages
Xmas BBQ Basket gift



Holidays
Note: The holiday posts all involve doing traditional holiday activities without spending a buttload of money, but instead using a little imagination and/or craft supplies.  


Kitchen Tips


Organization
Note: Organization is important when you have a tight budget. Two huge benefits are you don't buy duplicates of stuff you already have and you save time because you never have to tear the house apart looking for something you think you have. 



Recipes
Bacon Biscuits
Chai Date Bread
How NOT to make Orange Iced Tea
Meatballs (with variations)
Microwave Peanut Brittle
Mini Meatloaf
Navy Bean Hummus
Pork Shoulder, Ignored
Roasted Chicken Thighs

Roasted Potatoes with Chicken (aka "Blasted" Chicken)
note: Don't let the word "Blasted" scare you. Blasted refers to the cooking method but this chicken is so incredibly good you won't want to cook it any other way. Trust me. 

Taco Joes
Tiramisu
The most dangerous cake in the world
Tortellini Ham Salad


Reused-Renewed-Recycled 
Scrabble Time, Literally
Spooning in the Garden
Where old vinyl LPs go when they die

Salem area Photographer needed:

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:15 AM PDT

• We are working on a fundraiser and need 8x10 quality pictures taken of food and/or portraits. 

• Number of proofs needed is unknown, but end result is approximately 20 photographs.

• Photos go to the printer in mid-Nov 2010.


If you can help, please comment here. 


If you know of someone who may be able to help, please pass this along. Thanks!