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New Year, New Projects & Grocery Budgeting 2026

Updated: 22 hours ago

Happy 2026!


Here we are, scrambling to choose our new year's resolutions. As an avid hobbyist, there is always something new to learn and improve upon. Always take time to look back at everything you have done the previous year and give yourself a pat on the back! You did great!

Personally, my new years resolution is to stick to a grocery budget that works for the family. I tried and struggled last year. This year I am saving all receipts and photographing them to have an actual total of what I buy. I hope this helps me see where I bought expensive things that gave us no nutritious value or we ended up wasting. Cheers to a frugal 2026!


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Things to look forward to in 2026 with DIY With Chelsea LLC.


  1. Building our storefront into a showroom - 2026. Yes! Fancy curtains, displays. all of the above. Keep an eye out for photos and videos for updates.

    Store Front Showroom
    Store Showroom Coming Soon

  2. Finishing our indoor seed starting room (irrigation and timing)

    grow room
    Grow Room 2025 DIY With Chelsea

  3. Homegrown Vegetative Plant Sales $

    1. Hard to start seedlings for sale (TBD)

  4. Consistent blog posts dedicated to weeks of the month (Freebies)

    1. Week 1 - Grocery Budgeting Blog

      1. Weekly Grocery Budgeting Tips, Christmas Ham and Canned Good Recalls YTD

    2. Week 2 - Watch Repair Blog

      1. DIY Battery Replacement in Watches

    3. Week 2.5 - Meal Prep or New Recipe Idea

      2026 - The Year of The Bread Machine Recipes
      2026 - The Year of The Bread Machine Recipes

    4. Week 3 - Grocery Budgeting Blog

    5. Week 4 - Garden Blog

      1. How to Make A Bamboo Garden Trellis for Under $10 - Snap Peas and Cucumbers


  5. In-Depth How-To Projects Covering an assortment of projects I come across to share in 2026. These will be with video and blog post (youtube / website posts). Note: These are not in any specific order yet. The order will be posted under events here: Events | DIY With Chelsea

    Arts and Crafts Candle Making
    Arts and Crafts Candle Making

    These will require a membership: Plans & Pricing | DIY With Chelsea <- Don't let it scare you. I want to engage with the community and others, but there are always costs involved (think of it as your support to your favorite youtuber minus the annoying ads ;))! Come see a quick overview of what is included in the packages. You might be surprised. Your contribution helps fuel the events hosted online, plus you get some cool coupons and one-on-one support.


  6. Access to DIY Manuals (These are behind the scenes documents from the In-Depth Projects) My Tutorial blueprints per-se.


DIY With Chelsea Support and Memberships 2026
DIY With Chelsea Support and Memberships 2026

  1. See Schedule Here: Events | DIY With Chelsea

    1. TBD - Store Front Remodel

    2. TBD - Grow Room

    3. TBD - Basic Garden Prep and Care

    4. TBD - Tools Needed for an Avid "Scattered" Hobbyist < - this will be exciting

    5. TBD - Rock Tumbling

    6. TBD - Candles / Soaps

    7. TBD - Basic Budgeting

    8. TBD - Custom Design and Print

    9. TBD - Jewelry Making

    10. TBD - Inventory Management

    11. TBD - Electro-Gardening (Electroculture)


  2. Youtube shorts (up to 3 minutes) - Have your notepad ready! (freebies)

    (44) DIY WITH CHELSEA - YouTube

    1. Watch battery replacements / repairs

    2. Simple Gardening Hacks

    3. Home Improvement Hacks

    4. Simple Finance Hacks

      1. Grocery Budgeting

      2. Savings


  3. Open Discussion (on website) - Requires Membership


  4. Early-Mid 2026 - Kickoff on Membership Programs: Plans & Pricing | DIY With Chelsea

    1. Buy small amounts of stock @ wholesale

    2. Extra project help - hands on

    3. Tool rentals


  5. Product Inventory Posted across Etsy, E-bay, Website:


    ETSY: DIYWithChelsea2020

    E-bay: diywithchelsea


    1. Finding the best bundle deals for kits and DIY projects

      1. DTF Prints / Design / Pressed onto shirts

      2. Candles

      3. Soaps

      4. Garden Planners

      5. Shovels

      6. Garden Gloves

      7. Flower Presses

      8. Jewelry

      9. Watches

      10. Arts & Crafts Supplies

      11. Services / Help With Projects


Let's get us all self-sufficient again! I am looking forward to a busy 2026 with everyone.

~DIY With Chelsea

1.6.2025

Electroculture Throwback 2025
Electroculture Throwback 2025

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