Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) Remember the white jumper in my last Pre-Loved bargains post? I had a plan to dye a lovely white jumper that I'd bought without noticing a little stain on the sleeve. I popped to Hobbycraft and was wowed by the number of fabric dyes they had in stick and even though I went in fully intending to buy a ruby red kind of colour, I … [Read more...]
Homemade Christmas Room Spray….
Today, I'm sharing my homemade Christmas room spray recipe (is it called a recipe if you're not going to eat it?) and I'm pretty sure you're going to love it as much as I do!I love the smell of Christmas - and there are some smells that I always associate with this time of year. Cinnamon, peppermint and oranges are the main ones for me but I know lots of you will have your own thoughts on what smell reminds you of Christmas.I've tried to incorporate my favourite smells into my homemade Christmas room spray blends below so I really hope you like them as much as I do. Basic … [Read more...]
Free Printable Christmas Wall Art….
This free Christmas Wall Art is just what you need to give your wall a festive touch this Christmas!Anyone who's been a reader for more than a couple of months will probably be aware of how many times I added 'paint the feature wall in my bedroom' to a to-do list or a monthly goals post over the last couple of years. 🤣It was an ugly plum colour with a couple of random chips in the paint above my bed where I'd hung pictures to try and detract from the ugliness of the colour but the fact it was so dark and not in the best condition meant that I just kept putting off doing the … [Read more...]
Homemade Memory Jar – perfect for you or to give as a gift…
Today, I'm sharing a homemade memory jar idea which I thought would be a perfect gift - either to yourself and your own family or to another family you know.A homemade memory jar is actually a really cheap gift to make but it's a super thoughtful gift that any Mum would love and if you prefer, you can up your gift game by adding some extras to go with it if you'd like to make it even more special. It would be such a great Secret Santa gift as well! I'm really lucky in that I've been blogging since the kids were younger so I have my blog and Instagram (and about a million … [Read more...]
3 AMAZING Christmas DIY Sugar Scrubs….
Every Christmas, my most popular post (other than my 5 minute Nutella Fudge) is my Christmas DIY Sugar Scrubs which so many of you loved. A lovely lady tagged me on Instagram earlier on after making the gingerbread sugar scrub which reminded me that I wanted to re-share this post with you again!It's no secret that Miss Frugal loves a good DIY or that she loves her beauty products so you probably won't be surprised to hear that at least once a week, she makes herself a DIY sugar scrub using some sugar, coconut oil and whatever else she fancies adding in.She's brilliant at it … [Read more...]
Homemade Mince Pies (cheap but yummy)….
It's not Christmas until you've had a mince pie! Today I'm sharing my budget homemade mince pies which are totally amazing if I do say so myself! They might not look like works of art but they're easy to make, don't cost a fortune and taste delicious!I've shared the recipe for my homemade mince pies below with the instructions on how to make my easy peasy sweet pastry recipe (see here where I used it to make jam tarts) but I am going to hold my hands up here and admit that I cheated today and used some ready rolled sweet pastry that I picked up in the Tesco reduced … [Read more...]
