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Antique postcards of the holidays like Thanksgiving have a charm to them that can make them wonderful to use in all sorts of different crafts and decorations.

You might find the perfect gift for your oh so picky sister but you don't just want to put it in a paper bag and hand it over to her on her birthday. What happens if your treasure has some little bumps, marks or flaws on it, is it still worth buying and gifting?

These old magazines are easy to find at thrift stores and the paper is great for using in crafts.

I have also used them as little favors bag and I know that they would go great in loot bags or prize packets.

In the age of text messaging, e-mails and quick telephone calls you don't appreciate the beauty of the written hand until it suddenly show up in front of you, a casual note jotted out by an older person has you thinking, "I really should improve how I write." 

Handwriting was once considered a vitally important skill for anyone who wanted to appear well educated. Hours were spent with pen and ink perfecting cursive handwriting. For those that had a love of handwriting they could sign up for courses that would teach them fancier script still, like the famous Spencerian Script made famous through out America during the 1800's.

There are times that you want you handwriting to shine; when you are writing a loving note in a birthday card or holiday greeting. I treasure a simple thank you note my mother sent me years ago because the handwriting is so beautiful but also I can hear her voice on every line of the letter.

To be able to get anything for $5 or less is a real challenge but if you give yourself a little time and are up to doing some  work you can really wow people with your thoughtful but inexpensive gifts. 

Beautifully presented gifts that are  done with care adds to the moment. 

Professionals have their secrets and they don't like to share, but I'll tell you how they do it. 

Recovering notebooks is such an easy way to make spiral notebooks more attractive (and unique) for just a few pennies. I first saw this idea at Pittypat Paperie and thought it was so clever. With school supplies in stores at rock bottom prices I picked up a few extra spiral notebooks to use but having them on my desk looked sloppy. 

There are many things that you can do at home inexpensively to make your gifts look as if they came from the most expensive shops in town.

Take these packaging ideas that are used by the pros and your homemade and handmade gifts will rival anything that comes out of the high end shops.

Like any frugalista worth their salt I am already buying my Christmas presents.

Many ideas that are on the internet seem to be for mothers that were born in the 1800's (how many tea cups can a woman want to own?) and our modern moms are so diverse. They might be owners of their own stores or stay at home moms with 20 acres out back that they have to farm.

Mom more than any one know that it is the thought that counts so here are 10 ideas of how to celebrate her at the last minute without shattering the budget and still making her feel appreciated.

Ahh, chocolate. Isn't it every woman's fantasy to be able to bathe her self in chocolate? Well you might not be able to but you can share the fantasy with this whimsical cookie dessert. Doesn't she look comfortable? Don't you wish you were her?

This funny little dessert is actually rather easy to pull together. The cookie is a basic sugar cookie with icing that has been strategically placed in a bowl of chocolate pudding. The taste is simple but satisfying and presentation is perfection. While I designed this for Mother's Day feel free to use it at anytime of year.
 

While thank you letters were once considered the social norm for anyone who had the smallest amount of manners now many people think that a quick thanks over the shoulder seems to be sufficient. 

With the ease and convenience of e-mail it is simple to send out a thank you but there are times that you really should send a written note.  

Every one likes to be thank, whether it is for a gift or a action and it only takes a few minutes to do it. With a few tips and tricks you will be sending out thank you notes with grace and confidence and make people remember you as someone who has style.

Their name all lonely on the middle of the envelope looks so, so....plain. It is easy to add flourishes to a name to add some drama to it.

Your choices are either wrap Uncle Edwards 65th birthday gift in bridal shower paper or think of something else pronto. 

Here are a bevy of ideas for emergency wrapping paper using regular house hold items.  Some of these are so clever they just might become your signature wrap.