Another alternative for sheet music – I think this is lovely.

I found this at faithisthereason – very sweet.

Wow -

If you think the word upcycle is synonymous with Funky & Junky – this will ROCK YOU!

Check out Design by LEFTOVERS.  These pieces are amazing, both in fashion and in principle.

Rock On People.

Valentine’s Day – Not the holiday typically set aside for handmade / recycled gifts, unless they’re from your 5 year-old.   Or so I thought.

Keep your flowers and chocolates – I totally want this.

Maybe a little chocolate, in the form of a mocha – so i can use my new present.

Just in case you’re judging me a little for using a paper cup – check this.

You know I love the free stuff.  And I love books.  And I have a Blog -  Trifecta!

So when I heard about Blogging For Books I had to check it out.

Free books just for speaking my mind – Does it get any better than that?

Blog? Want Free Books? Check it out here.

I’m always on the lookout for cool ideas – if I were making a list this would be at the top.

I love this little bird!

You can get your daily dose of creative genius at something created every day.

Last week when I was visiting my super-awesome-sister, who also happens to be super-awesome-thrifty, she was mid-painting when I noticed she was using a plastic movie case  as a painting palette.  

Pretty Smart.

To see some of her super-awesome-paintings -  check her out here.

We were strolling the grounds of the Real Goods Solar Living Institute located in Hopland, CA this afternoon and eventually wandered into the gift shop.  There are loads of amazing things and among them – a working tin can robot!

It’s best to plan a visit and tour the gift shop, but if not – you can always pick it up here. 

We had such a good time that I am including a link to yelp.com so you can read what other visitors had to say!

My sister got me hooked on Swagbucks – “the web’s premier digital dollar!”  Basically, you search using the Swagbucks tool bar instead of Google (or whatever) and every once in awhile they toss a few Swagbucks your way.  Once  you’ve accumulated a bunch, you use them to buy cool stuff.

My plan is to blow all my Swagbucks on Amazon gift cards and post those cards to my Amazon account. Then I’ll order all my Christmas gifts from Amazon.com and Viola! - Free Christmas! 

Another bonus is that while everyone else is rushing around in the rain looking for a parking space, I’ll be doing all my Christmas shopping online… in my PJs… while drinking coffee in my kitchen.  All Is Calm.

Sound Good? Join Me!

At the local recycle center 80 empty water bottles will get you a whopping 4 bucks.

At the Samaritans Purse website that whopping 4 bucks will provide a child with milk for an entire week. 

You Should Do It.

I love getting Christmas cards – I love it so much I want to marry it.

But what do you do with them when you flip the calendar to January?  Some Christmas cards are just too beautiful, or too precious to toss in the recycle bin or donate for a classroom project ? so instead of shoving them in the back of a drawer somewhere, try this:

? Cut the card at the seam and use craft scissors to trim out a pretty frame, both on the front of the card and the inside of the card

? Affix the front of the card to a piece of sturdy craft paper and the inside of the card to the back

? Tie a pretty ribbon to create a ?hook? for your Christmas tree

Viola – A beautiful Christmas ornament! I made a bunch one year because I had more tree than ornaments. These days I have plenty of ornaments, but these remain my favorites.  As we decorate our tree each year, it?s wonderful to re-read all of the special Christmas cards my family has received over the years.