Pin of the Day-A Frugal Loft Bed

When I saw this I knew it had to be a Pin of the Day! What a cute and clever idea for a space saving loft bed for a child's bedroom, or even for a guest room-okay, maybe not if Grandma and Grandpa are on the guest list, but for the younger set this would be great!

Frugal Loft Bed

The blogger has all of the materials and instructions on the blog. It looks like something that someone with an average set of skills could easily build. I'm thinking about asking Mr. Frugal if we might be able to make this for our 14 year old son's room and maybe also one for our 17 year old daughter's room as well. I see the space underneath as a great place for a couple of bean bag chairs or floor pillows or even for a dog and cat bed (hint, hint).

Pin of the Day 10/7/12

It's so cheesy and so FRUGAL too! It's HOMEMADE MOZZARELLA!
Due to dietary restrictions  I can no longer eat cheese, however, I live amongst many cheese eaters and I know they would LOVE to have HOMEMADE MOZZARELLA in the fridge for them to enjoy.  And if you've seen the prices of fresh mozzarella in the grocery store then you know that for the cost of one ONE GALLON of MILK and a few simple ingredients, it's at total FRUGAL FIND to make this at home!

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The pin takes you to a step-by-step tutorial with photos, it almost looks too good and too easy to be true.

SPECIAL Pin of the Day for 8/30/12

Okay, this is not exactly frugal but...It's sooooooo pretty...and I want it soooooo bad! It's Fiestaware's newest color-FLAMINGO! (caps added by me!)
I just love, love, LOVE the color!

I've always wanted to invest in some Fiestaware but never had the dinero to do so. Okay, so I don't have it right now either, but this new color makes me want to pinch pennies, recycle soda cans and stand on the freeway off ramp with a sign that says "Will Work For Fiestaware".

Just kidding about the sign.

I think.

Gotta thank that Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond for bringing this new color to my attention! Please check out her write up about this Fiestaware on her blog, I know she'd be thrilled you stopped by.

I think.

No, I'm sure!

I'm off now to check the neighbor's garbage for cans to recycle.

Just kidding about the cans.

I think.

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I see free TV armoires on Craigslist all the time, what a great use for one! Who can't use a little more cupboard space or a pantry in their kitchen.

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This is on my must learn list

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How cute would a row of these be on the edge of a tea towel! 

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Can't afford to change out your gold trimmed fixtures for something more contemporary, then paint them with Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint.

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French toast that cooks overnight in your Crock-Pot. I can't wait to try this one, waking up to breakfast on Sunday morning would be just wonderful!

Crock-Pot French Toast

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Time once again for my Pin of the Day!

From my Great Gifts board.

Not too much I can say about this...except haven't we all been there at least once? 

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Old door turned garden gate complete with stove flange for window - fabulous! By Her Ballistic Garden

I would do love to replicate this gate for my side yard! I'm going to see what the Hubster can come up with.

Source: herballisticgarden.com via Linda on Pinterest

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This made me laugh!

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Taco Plates to help keep your tacos upright for filling and eating! 

With separate areas for the beans and rice.

The perfect Father's Day Gift for my hubster!

One Pot Mac and Cheese

I came across this recipe over at Pinterest:

It's a Crock-Pot One Pot Mac and Cheese

It looks delicious! My daughter wants to give this a try so one day next week I'll have HER gather the ingredients and make dinner for us. Did I mention that my daughter is 17 and is leaving home next year to go to college 90 miles away? She's already a pretty good cook and like me, she prefers to make meals from scratch as much as possible. Can't wait to see how this turns out. Based on the ingredients, I expect it will be scrumptious! I'll let you know.

Pin of the Day 5/3

I came across this great tutorial on making a Glass Tile Pendant that would be a perfect Mother's Day Gift. What Mom, Grandma or Aunt wouldn't love to have a custom created pendant using a tiny photo of their precious loved ones! 

Pin of the Day 4/24

I love this idea and I'd love to adapt it to my pantry. Put the often used items on the door shelves where I can get right to them and the store the less often used items inside the pantry. This would also adapt well for my hall closet, my clothes closet or an entryway closet. Oh the possibilities!

Pin of the Day 4/19

Back today with a Pinterest Pin of the Day:

I really like the rustic look of the used brick combined with the irregular shapes of concrete. Our local Craigslist has many postings in their "free" section every week with offers of used concrete chunks and bricks. This would be an awesome and FREE way to landscape our ugly side yard that we only see when we take out the trash. It wouldn't be hard to to turn our ugly and often weed filled side yard into something this cute and kitschy. As a bonus, the brick and concrete may cut down of the stray cats using our side yard as their own toilet facilities (yuck) and will probably inhibit some of the weed growth. 

Pin of the Day 4/15

Today's pin is a beautiful crochet basket! I love the ombre effect, the artist used 9 colors to create it.It caught my eye as soon as the page loaded. The colors are fabulous! I'm thinking this would be a great basket to crochet as a gift. Hmmmm, do I need a gift any time soon??? Even if I don't it's a project worth making!

Pinterest Pin of the Day 4/14

I have upcycled/recycled many an Altoid tin over the years, but not quite like this! I've got a few saved up right now that I can put into use in my very messy, fully dis-organized upper left hand desk drawer. It's so bad that I actually avoid opening it up. (shocking, I know)
I can make the labels using my printer and my Xyron Create a Sticker and along with yesterday's shutter project, be on my way to a better organized work area.

Pinterest Pin of the Day 4/13

Today's Pin of the Day is an organizing tool that would work well over my desk:

I know somewhere out in the garage I have a set of shutters, or maybe it was a shutter door. Either way, I can have the Hubster cut, paint, add a backer board and install the shutter over my desk in no time at all! It certainly will help get the paperwork OFF my desk and up where I can see it and look nice in the process.

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I've got to say, THIS pin really got me thinking!

How awesome would my mornings be if I had cabinet for my coffee maker WITH a POT FILLER faucet IN the cabinet! I think I've found my personal Holy Grail of Kitchen Organization. This came to me at the perfect time too, as we are planning on updating our kitchen this summer. I just happen to know a cabinet maker and a plumber...I think it's time to invite the pair of them over for coffee! :-D  

What the heck????

I was about to embark on a new idea to post my favorite Pinterest pin of the day and I came across what I thought was a single pin anomaly. Upon further investigation (by way of a Google search for rock cozies) I found there are quite a few people making crochet covered rocks. Yes, there are people "out there" and I mean that in every way possible, crocheting covers for rocks.

Crochet Rock Pin

I also found crochet covered rocks on, Etsy

and on Ebay

And a website devoted to the crochet covered rocks as well.






I'm amused and confused by the crochet covered rocks. The artist whose blog I referenced may be on to something though, as I suddenly feel like I may have a use for all those scraps of yarn I have been hanging on to thinking that "someday" I'll find a project for them. Perhaps, finally I have. Of course I won't be leaving MY yarn embellished stones on beaches to be found, I'll most likely be leaving them on the piles of paper that litter my desktop, kind of like a warm and cozy, pre-historic organizing system. :-D

Tomorrow I'll start my Favorite Pin of the Day postings...today, I'll just enjoy this kitschy little discovery.