Got a spare glove that lost its mate lying around? Etsy shares how to turn it into a chipmunk softie in just a few steps.

My city doesn’t take #5 plastics. I bring them all to Whole Foods, which kindly has a bin set out for customers. Here’s another great idea — send them away for recycling into household goods. Kirstin has all the details at Trying to Be Greener.

Some awesome frugal cooking tips — OAMC with chicken at Mommy Making Money, Make it yourself bake mixes at Leaving Excess.

Dare I save all of our baby food jars? Re-nest has creative reuse ideas. I tried making a snow globe (well, Halloween confetti globe) last week but it didn’t come out so well.