I went downstairs to our big chest freezer to dig out a package of hamburger for dinner. Just one problem: There was so much frost in our freezer, that the sliding bins weren't sliding and so I had to unearth a bunch of other food just to get to the back corner where the hamburger was hiding. Sound familiar? It's time to figure out how to defrost a chest freezer. … [Read more...]
I have to tell you, I was pretty excited to make this homemade natural soft scrub for the first time. … [Read more...]
I love to decorate for Halloween and have been very good and reusing my decorations from year to year and buying a couple new things to add to my collection. This year I decided on a warm fall day that I wanted to make a some Halloween decorations using only supplies we had at home. It was the perfect day to use spray paint and so I'm going to show you how to make 5 different creative Halloween crafts using just 2 cans of spray paint (leftover from other projects) and things we had around the … [Read more...]
If you are like me, you have been collecting juice lids thinking they would be great for some kind of project but you just didn't know what. I have done a few other projects with them before that I will share with you at the end of this post, but for now I have 4 ideas to share with you here on Northern Cheapskate. … [Read more...]
This is a storage craft project that has so many possibilities on both the decorating and the uses that you "can" do it! Literally, you can! … [Read more...]
I made this halter top and matching American Girl halter top for my daughter for her birthday to match the recycled jean skirt that I made her. The measurements I am going to give you are to make a halter top for a Girls Size 7, but I imagine they would also work for a girls size 5-8 as well since you can tie it in further for a smaller size. I will also give you the measurements to make the American Girl matching halter top. Be sure to also read the post on Easy To Make American Girl Doll … [Read more...]
One skill that comes in handy as a cheapskate is knowing how to fix water spots on wood furniture. It's not that hard to damage a piece of wood furniture with a spill or a scratch. And if you do any garage sale or thrift store shopping, you may come across some decent pieces of furniture that look awful because of water spots and scratches. So I thought I'd throw together a little video on how to fix those water spots and scratches. Please pardon my lack of videography skills and … [Read more...]