Hello fellow
budgeters! I've been away for quite awhile, I know. Things have been a special
kind of crazy in my life ranging from no car (resolved) to training for a new
position at work. Family changes have been a constant too, so I haven't had the
time to tackle many household annoyances or try many crafts.
Now that I'm getting
used to my new schedule and family obligations I have decided that it is time
to reclaim my thrifty creativeness. While I do have many original ideas born of
necessity, I often base ideas on things, posts, videos, and tutorials I see
both in real life and online. I thought I would share some of these ideas with
you to help get your creative juices flowing.
This is routinely my
first stop. Other people have scoured the internet looking for solutions to
problems, and have kindly placed links to them all in one easy to find place. I
mostly use this for recipes, but I'd be lying if I said that was all. I find that
unless you have ample time to scroll through the likely millions of posts
available, searching Pinterest by
keyword is the way to go. I also find that sorting posts that I save helps to
find them when I need them. I've even begun a board just for this blog to
highlight the projects I've done here.
I love YouTube.
There are so many instructive videos that one can literally sit in front of it
for hours and not even begin to scratch the surface of what is available.
Jewelry design, life hacks, sewing tutorials, beauty DIYs, and technology how
to's are just a few of the things I resort to YouTube for. Its not all fail and
haul videos.
I have looked at
Hometalk a few times in the past, but recently I have taken a closer look, and
I am impressed! My countertops and cabinets were replaced a few months ago, and
Hubby and I decided we wanted a backsplash. While we have put those plans on hold
for a while, I found many ideas suitable for an apartment right on Hometalk.
This is a great source for home décor and hack ideas.
Retail sites have
gone out of their way to ensure that you purchase what they're selling. One
good side effect is that many craft supply sites will have free tutorials and
patterns using the items that they sell. There are way too many to list here,
but give it a try. You may be surprised. Don't forget to try product
manufacturers too, such as Lion Brand Yarn,
etc.
I hope this has been
helpful. If so, please let me know in the comments. I love sharing gems like
these, and would love to hear about any good sites you may have found. This is
a topic I would love to revisit a bit more, and of course, find great new ideas!
