by Anne Murphy | Jul 9, 2018 | Craft, DIY, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
As my tagline says, Domesblissity is “a place to call H.O.M.E.” and the “M” in the acronym stands for making do. But what does “making do” mean? According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, it means:...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 27, 2018 | DIY, Family, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
With the ‘mad panic’ that seems to be surrounding the ban of supermarkets supplying plastic bags for our groceries (not in our group), I got to thinking how we seem to be reverting back to the old fashioned ways of living, like our parents and grandparents...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 2, 2017 | Craft, DIY, Frugal Living, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
Don’t throw those faded, holey old towels out. Besides being excellent cleaning rags, spew rags (which I just realised yesterday that I needed a whole heap of with my sick little boy), wiping the wet dog rags, they can be made in to many other useful things for...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 2, 2017 | Craft, DIY, Frugal Living, Makeover, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
Today, I am tackling my kid’s wardrobes and culling their clothes right back to basics. I’ve been so very, very lucky to have received a lot of hand-me-downs for both of them over the years and I quite happily accept them. Probably when they were little...
by Anne Murphy | Feb 20, 2017 | DIY, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Makeover, Making-Do
It was time to give our main bedroom a bit of a freshen up and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money so this main bedroom makeover was done on a budget of $50. I’ve been slowly going through our house, making over each room. Not that it needs it but...
