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A place to share my Rock-What-Ya-Got approach to living and crafting without spending a dime.

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Shop Local and Let’s All Stay Off The Fiscal Cliff, okay? See ya at DownEast.

Shop Local and Let’s All Stay Off The Fiscal Cliff, okay? See ya at DownEast.

Holy cow everyone. We’ve got a week. Just. One. Week. You ready? Have you been recycling old shirts, chopping up boxes and turning cake pans into stars? Have you found awesome deals on line and scored some great deals? I hope so. But if you’re like me and still have a few items on your […Read More]

Sandy Hook Elementary Day of Remembrance …

Sandy Hook Elementary Day of Remembrance …

If you’d like to join us in donating to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary, donation links are listed below. United Way of Western Connecticut Newtown Parent Connection Donate craft supplies, money or cards for creative kits for the Drawn Together initiative. Emilie Parker Fund (former Utah family) HERE Additional ways to help HERE

Kids Christmas Refrigerator Advent

Kids Christmas Refrigerator Advent

(This is part 3 of Thrive’s DECORATE series. Click here for the previous posts of our Christmas tree – Gangnam Style and tree skirt from a girls dress.)   How many of you grew up with Christmas advent calendars? I did. This was mine. My mom made this when I was little and it is […Read More]

Make a Tree Skirt out of a Girls Dress in 10 minutes flat!

Make a Tree Skirt out of a Girls Dress in 10 minutes flat!

Do you remember this little Easter dress that I refashioned for Christmas last year? Well baby girls has grown  a lot this year and it’s too short now. I set her dress aside in the donate pile until my older daughter freaked out. “Mom! You’re not recycling this??!” And I love that she wanted to […Read More]

Christmas Tree Decorating – Gangnam Style

Christmas Tree Decorating – Gangnam Style

As I mentioned in my last post, me and my kiddos are excited to share what we’re going to BAKE, MAKE, DECORATE and also SHOP this holiday season. This week we’re in DECORATE Land and, true to my word, I’m letting the kids call the shots.  And I gotta admit … it’s tough. Why? Is […Read More]

Holiday 2012 Game Plan + GIVEAWAY!

Hey everyone! The Christmas season officially starts in t-minus 48 hours. Christmas is only a few weeks away. Holy cow. Time to get chopping. I’m sharing the quick and dirty version our Christmas game plan below for everyone who’s making the most of their holiday budgets this year. I’m also excited to announce that the […Read More]

Halloween Refashion: The Candy Corn Ruffle Skirt

Halloween Refashion: The Candy Corn Ruffle Skirt

And it begins. My daughter’s convinced that she needs an extensive Halloween wardrobe. I’m convinced that it’s not gonna happen. Luckily for her I have a closet full of  these ripped, stained and worn out gems. Toss in some thin elastic and scissors and I came up with this candy corn themed, ruffled skirt refashion […Read More]

Kids Halloween Count-Down Calendar

Kids Halloween Count-Down Calendar

(Originally shared as a guest post on Ucreate Kids here.) Holy cow … Halloween is just around the corner. That means me and my six kiddos have been on the look out for everyday items to repurpose for Halloween. This weekend we hit the mother load … in the produce isle. Turns out with some […Read More]

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I’m Nike — that’s “Neeka” — a SAHM of six kids, age ten and under determined to THRIVE in spite of a layoff, bad economy and our household budget being slashed by half. I refuse to accept that creativity must be a casualty of financial hardship.

I created THRIVE to share my Rock-What-Ya-Got approach to living and crafting without spending a dime. No money. No shopping. No problem.

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