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The Frugal Hostess
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The Frugal Hostess is about entertaining on the cheap.
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DIY XMAS: Candied Citrus Peel
Yeah. TFH may have tried this a time or two before. And she may have learned a thing or two about sugar crystals. Like, if you let a sugar crystal drop into the simple syrup solution, you will get a pot full of crunchy, orange-flavo...
Decorating for the Holidays
So, are y'all getting sick of Christmas posts yet? The Frugal Hostess kind of is. What she means is, you know, she's been working on DIY XMAS since August, so it gets old at a certain point. However, here is yet another DIY XMAS pos...
Email Subscriptions
The Frugal Hostess never promised you a rose garden. And by rose garden she means technical blogging skills. That's why it's taken her six months to set up an email subscription form on this here blog. But, by golly, she did it toda...
When Decorative Gourd Season Ends
Now that Decorative Gourd Season has ended, The Frugal Hostess continues to be dismayed by the number of decorative gourds and pumpkins she sees piled up on the side of the road. Now that their season has passed, decorative gourds are being pus...
DIY XMAS: Bath Snowballs
As a companion to the Spa Salts we talked about the other day, why don't you make some Bath Snowballs?Ingredients1/2 cup citric acid1 cup baking soda3/4 cup cornstarch1/4 cup organic cane sugarAbout 6 drops food coloring10 to 15 drops essential oil(s...
In Real Life
In the last five days, The Frugal Hostess has met no fewer than five formerly internet-only friends. It would be even cooler if she had met one per day, but two happened on Thursday and three happened today. Here are their deets; check 'e...

