Don’t you just love carving pumpkins? It is so fun to cut fancy or scary faces into them, pop in a candle, and then set them on the porch to light up the night! Carving pumpkins is a favorite past time of many, but the fun all seems to end once the pumpkin starts rottingRead More
How to Preserve Pumpkins During the Winter
You may notice that pumpkins are practically given away after the Halloween season is over. For just pennies, or even less, you can snag a pumpkin that is still fresh and in very usable shape. But what if you are tired of pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin seeds? Does the pumpkin just go toRead More
10 No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
I love decorating for fall with pumpkins. However, as a baker, I hate seeing pumpkins that are cut up. It just seems wasteful and they don’t last as long as decorations once they are cut. I have found that by not carving pumpkins they can last for months, so I can use them as decorationsRead More
7 Uses for Your Halloween Pumpkin
When Halloween is over, you may be wondering what to do with your old pumpkins. Well before you place them in the trash; take a look below at 7 uses for them instead. These 7 uses for your Halloween pumpkin are all fun and easy to do, and are a great way to repurpose thoseRead More
7 Ways to Save on Pumpkins
It seems as though the price of pumpkins goes up each year. If you have a family of four or more people, buying a pumpkin for each person to carve plus decorate with can be pricey. Well don’t feel like you need to give up buying pumpkins even if your budget is tight. Instead, takeRead More
DIY Pumpkin Preserving Wash
Do you like to carve your pumpkins early? Use this DIY Pumpkin Preserving Wash to keep your jack o’ lanterns fresh all the way through Halloween! You put so much work into carving your fall pumpkins, why not see that they last a long time as well? After all, you want to enjoy them asRead More
DIY Rustic Pumpkins – Frugal Industrial Decor Idea
Jody is sharing how to make rustic pumpkins using a tree branch and rusty bolts to create an industrial twist to fall decorating. I used to be frugal just for the sake of being frugal, it is becoming more and more a way of life, and not just to pinch pennies. There is aRead More
