Home Bloggers' Crafty Ways to Save

Mastermind: Kim Hanou, a stay-at-home mom and former elementary-school teacher in Arvada, Colorado, who catalogs her design projects at too-much-time.com.
Inspiration: "I found a chair with a terrible finish at a thrift store, and I thought Chalk Paint would look good on it. Problem is, the paint costs almost $40 a quart, and that is insanity! I'd heard that it was possible to make your own, and I wanted to give it a shot."