Monthly Archives: August 2012

It’s my Blog…*

Posted on August 28, 2012 by afrugalspinster

and I write about whatever I want to. I started this blog thinking that I would be sharing ideas on living a frugal lifestyle that would be focused mainly on living frugally as a single person. I have strayed from … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Sunday

Posted on August 26, 2012 by afrugalspinster

Regular readers know that I work part time as a cake decorator at a small family owned bakery. Every Sunday I use my blog to show off some of the cakes we decorated during the week. Here are this week’s … Continue reading →

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Show & Tell Saturday- Yes, Saturday

Posted on August 26, 2012 by afrugalspinster

Regular readers are used to seeing me use my Sunday post to showcase cake designs from the bakery I work at. It’s a busy time of the year for us right now, mostly because of wedding season. June may be … Continue reading →

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And then there’s the FREE stuff…

Posted on August 22, 2012 by afrugalspinster

Last time I shared my thrift store bargins today its all the free stuff I’ve gotten lately. I responded to a Freecycle post offering strawberry plants. I assumed that the transplant shock would mean no harvest for me this year but … Continue reading →

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Thrift Store Report

Posted on August 21, 2012 by afrugalspinster

I’ve got some catching up to do. I haven’t posted about my Thrifty finds for several weeks. Masking tape makes inexpensive labels for storage containers. And you can see from the roll in this picture that I found a new roll … Continue reading →

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Sunday Show & Tell

Posted on August 19, 2012 by afrugalspinster

Every Sunday I use my blog to show off some of the cakes that we’ve decorated at the bakery I work at. This week features children’s birthday cakes.

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Bistro Set DIY

Posted on August 19, 2012 by afrugalspinster

Many years ago I tore this page from a catolog because I thought this bistro set was sooooo cute. $199 for the table and another $99 for the chair was waaaay more than I was willing to spend. I began … Continue reading →

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Right now I’m…

Posted on August 10, 2012 by afrugalspinster

I have never done a post like this but when I read what Kristen the Frugal Girl is doing I thought I would let my readers know what I’m up to also. Right now I’m… Attending The New Great Commission … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 5, 2012 by afrugalspinster

Regular readers know that I work part time as a cake decorator at a small family owned bakery. Every Sunday I use my blog to show off some of the cakes we decorated during the week. Here are this week’s … Continue reading →

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