I am so excited to be done with school for the term  so I can focus on some awesome holiday & winter crafting.  A few weeks ago I discovered Craftsy.com and was totally excited by the community they’ve created around all kinds of crafty projects.

I’m so taking their paper art classes and totally want finally learn to knit socks, I am so excited- I’ve struggled to pick up complex crafting skills in the past because too often I didn’t have anyone to learn from and I would get frustrated trying to teach myself from a book.  The classes look fabulous and professionally created so I’m thinking I’ll pick up new skills without getting bored or overwhelmed.

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Hello all you beautiful frugal people!

My name is Pocky, from Living Apockylypse. I’m just a geek-lovin’ gal that fights the zombie grind during the day, & seek the safety of my crafty life at night.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been trying to dream up some great gift ideas for my loved ones this Christmas. Being a newlywed, my family just got quite a bit bigger…but our budget for gifts didn’t seem to grow. I love making gifts for my family, so I’ve been busy looking for some great frugal DIY ideas. I don’t know if you have quite the yarn stash I do [it's about to take over my entire craft room if anyone else gets me another skein], so I’ve been trying to think of some other great gifts that you can make with things that are just laying around your house.

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T.A.R.D.I.S. inspired Scarf from Doctor Who:

Doesn’t this yarn make you want to explore the galaxy?  I got this yarn at a little yarn shop in California, it’s handpainted yarn from Uruguay- Manos Maxima.

I saw this and thought, “It reminds me of the T.A.R.D.I.S from Doctor Who, I MUST HAVE it!”  and bought every skein they had just to make sure I would have enough!

Halloween Costume Headband-  Brainslug from Futurama:

I’m going to crochet up a few more of these adorable brain slugs to affix to a headbands because it is the SIMPLEST (and a darn frugal) Halloween costume ever!  Normal outfit+Brianslug= done.

…or maybe I could rock this awesome Planet Express tee from ThinkGeek.com for full effect!

If you don’t watch Futurama you can see what a Brainslug is here.

I love fashion, I am also terribly broke at times.  As a grad student living in the big city, I have found that whenever I need a new accessory but am low on cash, it is wonderful to be able to reach into my stash and grab a skein of yarn and whip up a headband, scarf or crochet a flower to be pinned to a jacket.

If you’re broke and needing to both be entertained and simultaneously revamp your wardrobe, crafting your own fashion  might be a good option for you.   Sewing machines, notions, fabric, yarn and sequins can be found cheap if you swap with friends, peruse thrift and vintage stores or scavenge yard sales.  Modifications to your clothing can be made without any craft supplies whatsoever- DIY fashion is highly unique and doesn’t have to be expensive!

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The holidays? Already?  For those of us serious crafters, getting our holiday craft-pile together is like waging war.

Sadly though, too many of us fall at the front lines because we fail to draw up a game plan and combat the enemy (i.e. procrastination).

 How To Supercharge your Crafting in the Frugal-est of ways:

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