May 22, 2012

My Saturday’s Thrifty Treasures

Apr14
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Yard sale season has sprung, and over the last few weeks, I’ve been itching to get out thrifting, so I was having to compensate by going to the thrift stores. Of course, I love a good thrift store, but there’s [...]

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Tips for Choosing a Hair Stylist & Going For a Big Change (mine: 4 inches)

Apr13
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Throughout college, I worked as a receptionist in a really nice hair salon. It was always interesting for me to find out how people choose a good hair stylist. For first time visitors, that was often the first question I [...]

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Easy Half Braid (perfect for long or shorter hair)

Apr9
Easy Half Braid

Over the last few weeks, I’ve gotten a little side tracked from my 30 Days – 30 Ways Hair Challenge, but we’re definitely on our way again.  Many friends have shared that since they never mastered how to hold three [...]

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Trash to Treasure Spring Decor in Minutes

Apr6
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I’m not in my Spring Cleaning mood yet (I’m waiting patiently for that to hit), but when the spring air hit this week, it sure did get me in a Spring spray paint kind of mood. I went on a [...]

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Hair Challenge: Twist & Pin – Perfect style for long and short hair length

Mar25
Twist and Pin hair STyle

I’ve had a fun “play around with my hair” week, and my apologies for not posting any new styles for our 30 Days (that’s spread out through a few months) hair challenge.  I’ve officially dug myself out of my pony [...]

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Fanciful Fun Pony Tail for Longer Hair

Mar15
elegant pony tail

Trying to find easy, yet simple ways to dress up my pony tail has become my hair mission. Since every time I get my hair cut, I sit in the stylist chair and remind them I am really flexible, AS [...]

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The Sara: Easy Curled Up-Do (that looks like you styled it all day)

Mar9
easy up do

Are you having fun with our 30 Days – 30 Ways Hair Challenge? Remember, the goal is not  necessarily to be “Red Carpet Ready” every day, but just to encourage ourselves to get out of our rut. I find that [...]

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Join Me in Person: There’s No Such Thing As Small Change

Mar7
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For the last few years, I’ve had the privilege of meeting many of you as I have shared simple tips to live an 80% off Frugal Lifestyle. Yes, you can read my lifestyle tips on the blog, but there’s something [...]

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Side Pony Tail Twist (& a hint of frugal fashion)

Mar5
side pony tail

I’ve been the queen of the side pony tail. But then last week, I showed you the inverted pony tail which is another fun and easy look. In my opinion, any traditional pony tail creates a hint of drama when [...]

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30 Days – 30 Ways Hair Challenge – Inverted Pony Tail Styles

Mar1
easy inverted pony tail styles

It’s Day One of my 30 days – 30 ways hair challenge, and while I won’t be posting every day about “all things hair,” I thought I would ease us into a very simple style that has fabulous options. My [...]

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30 Days – 30 Ways Hair Challenge

Feb26
30 days 30 ways hair

This month is going to be fun! I am officially inviting you to join me for the 30 days – 30 ways Hair Challenge. A few weeks ago, I casually mentioned at the end of my Frugal Fashionista “Covering the [...]

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Today’s Amazingly Thrifted Treasures

Feb18
antique sectional sofa

The sun shines brightly this February morning, and a warm wave has hit our NC town. My immediate thought spins towards yard sale season and how I am itching to go out on my Saturday morning excursions. I use the [...]

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Beauty Tips: Beautiful Eye Make Up For Less

Jan19
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Being the youngest sibling of four, I have the privilege of watching my nieces and nephews taking all their first steps into adulthood, years before our children reach those mile stones. My second oldest niece is now married and is [...]

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Free “5 Simple Ways” E-book (Food, Fashion, Decor, Savings & more)

Jan4
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Last January, ten of my blogging friends and I collaborated to bring you our “5 Simple Ways to…” series. We each picked a topic that we enjoy, with the desire to encourage our readers in each of these areas. My [...]

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What’s Been Happening This Week: Highlights around the blog and life

Jan2
the Schmidt Girls

The last few weeks leading up to Christmas and then New Year’s were jam packed. If you were anything like me, you didn’t get a chance to catch up on all your favorite blogs, so I thought I would share [...]

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