Articles Tagged: thrifty

A handmade Christmas: Top tips from Britain's craft bloggers

By Keith Kendrick, Dec 10, 2011

The blogosphere is bulging like a Yuletide stocking with ideas for how to have a handmade Christmas. All you need is the inspiration (as well as some card, paper, scissors and sticky-backed plastic) to save yourself a fortune and show how much you care.

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Half-term holiday fun on a shoestring

By Debbie Webber, May 25, 2009

I have to admit to disliking the school holidays. Not because I don't enjoy my children's company -- quite the opposite -- ...

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Thrifty Ways To Celebrate Birthdays

By Debbie Webber, May 25, 2009

How much we spend on our five children's birthdays and how we choose to celebrate varies in our house. Now with the economy ...

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Thrifty tips for party bags

By Debbie Webber, May 23, 2009

Party bags: you either love them or loathe them and I'm afraid I'm in the loathe camp. They are a modern invention and, if ...

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