Have you seen the price of Christmas stockings? Not the plain red ones with a bit of fake fur at the top (our kids had these when they were little) and can be picked up at the dollar store. I’m talking about the really nice ones. I’ve seen them priced anywhere from $20 on up. You can make your own…
With just two months to go until Christmas Day, not only must we continue to carefully budget our dollars but if we are planning to complete handmade gifts for those on our list, we will also need to budget our time wisely. Inspired by the one hour table runners I made during October’s Friday Night Sew In, I thought I’d…
Earlier this month I wrote a post about an activity that Dave and I call memory builders. For this month’s Christmas on a Budget post, I will be discussing turning memory building activities into traditions. As a military family, we rarely lived close enough to family to have the traditional Christmas of visiting Grandma’s and Grandpa’s house on Christmas Day…
Continuing on from Part 1 of Christmas on a Budget Series – Buy Christmas Fabric Only When On Sale I’ve been sewing for over 40 years, but the great thing about Christmas themed fabrics is that you don’t have to be an experienced seamstress to create really pretty Christmas gifts or decorative items for your home. For example, here’s a…
I very rarely buy fabric when it’s full price. On those occasions when I find I need fabric to complete a project and it’s not on sale, I try to find a 40% off coupon to use. But most especially, I never buy Christmas themed fabric at full price because it comes on sale at least twice a year. Right…
That is not a typo in the title. You really can make Christmas gifts for less than $2 per gift. In some cases, for free except for the time and love you put into making them. As I mentioned in my first post in this series while our children are attending university/college, their big Christmas gift each year is their…
I know, I know, it’s March and Christmas seems so far away. But if you’re planning on making gifts and Christmas decorations, etc the sooner you start… the more organized and relaxed your holiday season will be. Starting now and going forward, each month on the 25th I’m going to be posting budget saving holiday ideas. Budget Saving Idea #1…