The Thriftiness Miss: January 2013

Weekend Wonders #25

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Welcome to Weekend Wonders #25! I'm so glad you're here!

Weekend Wonders #24 had so many fantastic people and projects. A great big thank you to everyone who comes by and links up with us each week!

The most viewed link of last week's party was....

5 Alternative Uses For Books from Controlling Craziness

And a few of my favorites are...

How to Make Your Own Pacifier Animal from Violet Imperfection

Nine Fabulous Valentine's Wreath Ideas from Bear & Lion

Pocket Warmers from iMake2

Valentines Day Mantel (Easy Decorating} from Serendipity Refined

Great stuff! Grab a button to show off.

And now to this week's party...

The party will be open until Wednesday at midnight and we'll both be sharing our features at the party the following week. We will also be pinning our featured posts on Pinterest, into our Weekend Wonder Features Board.

Weekend Wonders Guidelines...

Follow your hosts, Love and Laundry and The Thriftiness Miss via GFC, bloglovin, or Linky Followers. If you are a new follower, leave a comment and let us know how you follow and we will return the favor.

Link to a specific post, not your homepage.

Show us your crafts, recipes, shopping hauls, photos, stories, really whatever you're proud of!

Please do not link up Etsy shops, parties, and/or giveaways.

Visit some other links and let them know how wonderful they are! We all love some positive feedback.

Grab a party button for your sidebar and/or party page and help spread the word!

Now lets party!

Toddler Toy Organization

It's been a crazy last couple of months here at my house. First we moved in November, then there was Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and now a baby shower I'm planning.

So it's no wonder that I still don't have my house completely put together yet. I've been working on it little by little but it's been a slow process to say the least.

I knew that I had to get my little guy's play space in the living room organized and functional right away. Most days it looked like a toy bomb was dropped right in the middle of the floor.

To coral the chaos I grabbed a three shelf black bookcase and moved everything to a specific corner.

The Art Space

Here's my art project for the my little guy's work. To display everything, I took an empty frame and added some twine lines and colored clothes pins. For some more color I took four canvases, painted them, and hot glued crayons on.

After the art comes down off the display board it goes into my Toddler To Teenager Art Binder to save for the future. Check out the link above to see how the art binder came together.

To keep my walls white and my carpet Play-Doh free, the art supplies are kept on the top shelf out of reach to the little guy. These things are played with under mommy supervision only.

The Toy Space

All of the other toys are at arms reach and free for playing with. The three shelved bookcase was the perfect piece for this organization project.

I love the Dollar Tree for inexpensive yet durable baskets and bins to keep toys in. This one is for all the cars, tractors, and trucks.

I seriously suggest a puzzle rack if your kids have a lot of puzzles. It's really helped us keep all of the pieces together. This wire one also fits many different kinds of puzzles.

Three blue buckets on the bottom are for wood blocks, Mega Blocks, and play food.

I'm so pleased with the space. Not only does it help me keep things neat and tidy in the front room but it's also helping me teach my little guy about cleaning up. Which is a big plus! Sometimes I think he likes organizing his toys more than playing them. Yay for this mommy right?

Thanks for reading!

20 Family Favorite Pinterest Recipes

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Since I became an avid Pinterest lover about a year or so ago, I've made many different recipes that I've found there. And let me tell you, my family does not mind at all being my foodie guinea pigs.

Here are 20 Pinterest recipes with their corresponding links that I've personally made and my family has loved over the last year.