http://icouldsewdothat.com Spend less, live more. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/692?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ikcdesign-original-redesign http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/692#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:51:03 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=692 I’ve run out of checks again so it’s time to order a new set. After wading through screens of puppies and fairies and Christmas designs, I finally decided to just reorder the argyle that I’m already using. I know; boring. I still can’t figure out what kind of person wants to have Christmas themed checks [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/641/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/589?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-natural-all-purpose-cleaner-recipe http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/589#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:13:24 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=589 This weekend is spring cleaning time again around my house.  As you may have read in previous posts I try to use inexpensive, effective and natural cleaners wherever possible. I swear by vinegar for cleaning counter tops, stainless steel and cutting boards, but when it comes to all purpose cleaners for bathrooms, floors, etc. I [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/518/feed 2 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/505?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-party-time http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/505#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:23:24 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=505 That’s right folks, it’s officially party season. From now through New Year’s Eve you will be expected to don your best duds and doll yourself up to spend time with friends, family, coworkers and acquaintances. You can’t be seen wearing the same fancy dress year after year or be caught wearing the same suit and [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/505/feed 5 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/474?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-trash-wrap-christmas http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/474#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:57:15 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=474 Now that halloween is behind us, I’m skipping Thanksgiving temporarily and moving right to Christmas. Yes, I agree that it’s annoying when retailers do this and we should all slow down and enjoy the holidays. Ordinarily I would agree whole-heartedly, but this year, as in previous year, I’m making Christmas presents for friends and family [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/474/feed 2 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/471?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-so-scary-about-halloween http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/471#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:17:05 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=471 If you guessed it’s environmental impact, you’d be right. The amount of waste generated by this annual celebration is truly terrifying! The tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween has been around in the U.S. since the early 1900′s. With all of the parties, costumes and candy for trick-or-treating Halloween is one of the largest, most [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/471/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/463?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-favorite-app-mark-bittmans-how-to-cook-everything http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/463#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:12:57 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=463 Earlier this summer I finally upgraded my ancient cell phone after it finally stopped charging and couldn’t be repaired. As you may know from previous posts I jumped on the iPhone bandwagon, and I’m glad that I did. I’ve found a lot of really useful, fun and entertaining apps, but my current favorite is Mark Bittman’s [...]

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