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When less is more: De-clutter with the 80/20 method

May 6, 2018

I am unsure of how so much stuff accumulates so quickly.   We have cleaned closets, donated, and done what we thought was a house purge before. But this time is different…     This time is for a very special reason.

Filed Under: DIY, how to organize, Thoughts, Thrifty Living

The coffee table that became a French Country bench

January 16, 2018

Hello there, please forgive me for going mia for a couple weeks, we have had the most unpleasant of winter colds and tummy bugs passed around. I think we may be out of the woods, and boy am I am glad! But as I came up for air I finished an upcycle that I am…

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Filed Under: DIY, French Country, How to paint furniture, Thrifty Living

How to make a wooden wall sconce-fixer upper style

October 27, 2017

Remember the left over pre-fab white bead board from the back of the farmhouse church pew?     Yep, we found a way to use the last of it. I have wanted to make something I can hang these Mason jar holders on for quite a while, but to date have just incorporated them on…

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Farmhouse Style, Thrifty Living Tagged With: DIY, Farmhouse Style, shabby

Chindi style no-sew area rag rug

August 7, 2017

  I have had a stack of these Dollar Tree rag rugs FOREVER. They are in the “bin of conviction” (the things I HAD TO HAVE to make something cool then they sit for a long time) Yeah, that bin. Tell me I’m not the only one who may have more than one of these…

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Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, home decor, Thrifty Living Tagged With: CHINDI, chindi rug, DIY, DIYRUG, no sew, NOSEW, rag rug, RAGRUG, twelveOeight

How to update a 1970’s dresser

July 21, 2017

  Sometimes a piece of furniture comes your way and it takes a while to decide what to do with it. Should I re-stain it, maybe a darker cooler color like a walnut? Should I white-wash it and put new, fun knobs on it? But this dresser had it’s destiny before it became mine.

Filed Under: DIY, How to paint furniture, Thrifty Living

Gluten Free Cheesy Pasta + Kielbasa Dinner

March 7, 2017

Oh yeah…. It’s about to get really cheesy up in here. And… Gluten free y’all!     I LOVE THIS RECIPE, there I did my all caps and freaked out a teeny bit about how super easy and kid friendly this skillet dinner is. I love pasta, but pasta does not always love me back…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Thrifty Living Tagged With: gluten free dinner, gluten free dinner ideas, gluten free meals, gluten free on a budget, gluten free pasta, gluten free recipe, gluten free recipes, homemade gluten free

How to make your own carpet cleaner

February 25, 2017

  I am probably a bit of a cleaning nerd but I like to clean. Well, more the enjoyment over the end result perhaps than the process itself. This last weekend I took full advantage of the 3 day weekend and did some serious deep cleaning in our home. Lifting a layer of winter dirt…

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Filed Under: DIY, Homemade Cleaning Supplies, Thrifty Living Tagged With: carpet cleaner recipe, diy carpet cleaner, homemade carpet cleaner, How to make cleaning supplies

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The BEST homemade sweet + sour chicken! (gluten free too)

February 19, 2017

Even before breaking up with gluten six years ago, I had tried numerous times to create a crispy and sweet version of one of my restaurant faves. Each time it was ok, the sauce was pretty good but the chicken pieces were kind of……meh. Not great and I would eat it of course but not…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Thrifty Living Tagged With: #glutenfreerecipes #chickenrecipes #sweetandsourchicken, chicken recipes, gluten free recipes, money saving recipes, sweet and sour chicken

7 things you should buy at thrift stores

February 8, 2017

  Walking around my home with my coffee recently I realized that I have more second hand items than not.  If you have followed twelveOeight for a while or you are new here (yay thank you everyone for your love and support!) you will probably see that my PASSION is to turn nothing into something…

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Filed Under: DIY, How To Save Money, Thrifty Living

Peanut Noodles with Chicken (gluten free!)

January 29, 2017

  I love noodles, cover them in a million different sauces or leave them buttered with some parsley and you can count me in. And what’s better than combining a delicious peanut sauce with tender pieces of chicken? Well you could make it gluten free. And make it in less than 30 minutes. Now we’re…

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Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Thrifty Living Tagged With: gluten free recipes, peanut noodles with chicken

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