Simple & Frugal Christmas Decor: DIY Pine Cone Swag If your budget is tight this year, this pine cone swag is a simple and frugal way to decorate your front door! You Will Need: 10 large pine cones 4 – 6 feet of twine or ribbon gallon size plastic zipper bag glitter (I used about […]
Our Frugal Christmas Decor – Take a peek into our house this Christmas and see how we are decorating on a budget. After our move in August, the first room that I decorated was the kitchen. Here is a shot of the way it normally looks. And this is the Christmas version. […]
10 Minutes A Day Decluttering: A Peek Into Our Living Room Covered up with STUFF? Join us for the 10 Minutes A Day Decluttering Challenge! We are taking just ten minutes a day to remove clutter from one area of our homes to simplify and make space to live our true priorities. “I am convinced that […]
Making Our House A Home (even though it’s a rental)– Follow my journey in turning our house into a home. You can read other posts in this series here. During the aforementioned survival phase when we were just trying to acquire the basic necessities for our family, we were able to get beds for everyone, […]
Making Our House A Home (even though it’s a rental)–Follow my journey in turning our house into a home.You can read other posts in this series here. I shared in my last post that reading 31 Days to a Heart of Hospitality by Edie Wadsworth changed the way that I think about my home. One aspect of the […]
As I mentioned in my last post, our family has been in the process of “rebuilding” after we sold practically everything we owned and moved to pursue a job opportunity. When our plans changed, we had to immediately find a job for my husband and a place to live for six people. Thankfully a a […]
If you have been around The Peaceful Mom very long, then you are probably aware that our family sold 90% of what we owned in late 2010 in order to attend a training school with the intent to move overseas (a long time dream of ours). During the training we discovered that the organization […]
Frugal & Simple Christmas Decor Ideas– Do you want your home to look festive for the holiday season, but you don’t want to spend a lot of money? Try these simple and frugal Christmas Decor ideas: Fake Some Snow– Make a “snow” candle by adding epsom salt to a candle holder or vase and placing […]