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This statement necklace is easy to make yourself at home, you can easily do it with broken necklace chains or cheap chains from jewellery supply shops, eBay or even try thrifting some from bootsales or charity shops. My friend Eliza recently made over a broken bracelet in a similar way which is what gave me…

Shall we talk about the grim side of second hand clothes and furnishings for a moment? The Eew Factor, as my friend calls it. You know, the erm, aroma. Let’s face it most charity shops smell. Charity shops have a certain scent there is no denying it. You know that smell you get when you…

A few months back I was standing outside a coffee shop in the middle of London with my friend, waiting for her to finish a phone call. Suddenly I feel a tap on my shoulder, so I turn round to see who it is – expecting to be asked for directions by a tourist but…

I've fallen and I've fallen hard. I've fallen in love with a slow cooker. After years and years, our old slow cooker crock pot gave up easy life and thanks to an appeal on Twitter for recommendations (thanks Twitter folk!), our new slow cooker mini crockpot turned up last week. It wasn't even the best…

It has been a long time since I’ve bought something from the Boots Natural Collection make up range, it was a staple cheap brand for me as a teen but I seem to have largely disregarded the range for some time now – apart from wearing their blue nail varnish on my toe nails when…

If you’re anything like me you’ll keep every bit of ribbon and pretty string that comes your way. Pyjamas are often wrapped in over 2m of ribbon when you buy them, charity shops seem to be filled with bags of loose ribbon and I don’t think I’ve ever received a gift basket without a piece…

This morning I walked past our local organic shop to find a box of junk with a label saying. Well how could I turn down an offer like that? I mean, really? Thirty seconds on my hands and knees rummaging around won me this beautiful, bright, jug of happiness. A beautiful Jasmine milk jug. Isn’t…

Yeah, I said 'heart' - get over it. A THRIFTY MRS SAID HEART. Honestly though, I do heart. I heart it a lot. If you have no idea what Freecycle is then where have you been. Basically if you have something old stuff you want to get rid of be it a piece of furniture,…

Yeah, we’re getting intimate. periods. Oh look here I am on the internet talking about my vaginal produce. I’ll gloss over anything that might make you wibble too much, don’t worry. Let’s face it, having periods can be an expensive business no matter what kind of sanitary protection you’re using. Pads, tampons and what have…

In the current economic climate everyone is trying hard to save themselves a bit of money. Of course, there are some obvious money-saving tips. Using comparison sites such as Money Supermarket organization will make sure you're not missing out on the latest financial closet deals and products. But when it comes to finding ways to…