Tag: <span>crochet projects</span>

Closing Out 2023 & Exciting Plans For The New Year

Happy New Year from Our Kaleidoscope Homestead!  We hope your holiday season was filled with joy and happy memories, and that you’re feeling refreshed and motivated for the wonderful year ahead of us.  The past few months have been very busy for us, and we have a couple of very …

Squirt The Mini Plush Octopus: Free No-Sew Crochet Pattern

Welcome to my very first crochet pattern.  I started doing a few craft fairs as a side hustle, and an excuse to crochet more!  One of my biggest lessons learned, was that people really seem to want small purchases.  In looking for a little octopus pattern, there were several that …

Monday Medley: Summer Update From The Homestead

Happy Summer!  It’s time for a little update on our family’s journey to build a homestead that will support our dream of financial semi-independence, and all the things we enjoy along the way.   Family The kids have been out of school for a couple of weeks now, and they …

Our Somewhat Frugal Christmas

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year from our family to yours!  This “season of giving” always seems to highlight the struggle between being true to your finances versus indulging and spreading joy to others.  A generous Christmas could easily negate significant financial progress made through the year.  Our …

Fun Facets of My Kaleidoscope: Time for New Hobbies

We have been laser-focused on repairing our finances throughout the life of this blog, so it makes sense that there would be many, many posts about frugality and side hustles.  However, one of the reasons we work so hard is to have more time for family, travel, and hobbies.  As …