Opening Thoughts

I've been thinking about where we are going culturally with a significant influence being economic, and it seems like we are returning to the values that my grandparent lived by. They didn't have a lot of disposable income and no credit cards so they basically used resources that were on hand, or what was in the cupboard.  So I have started a blog for the purpose of passing around ideas for creating things from what is on hand, answering questions like: 'how to cook for company with a tin of tuna and a box of macaroni'; or making a birthday present with basic materials or 'remaking' a gift from that item you weren't so fond of; or decorating with no money...all things I have had to do staying at home to raise five kids.  Creativity that came from necessity became requests from family and friends for the work of my hands, and a life-long pleasure in 'making do with what you have'.