Tuesday Tip: Use Bedding Bags as Shoe Totes

store your shoes in empty bedding bags

SAVE MONEY.

Ever need to tote around a dirty pair of shoes but don’t want to get the rest of your stuff covered with dirt? Now you don’t have to.  My friend Izzy gave me this idea and I think it’s absolutely ingenious!  Use the plastic or fabric bags bedding comes in for toting [...]

How to Decoupage Letters

how to decoupage letters to make a name

CREATE.

What kid doesn’t love seeing her name up in her room? It’s the one place she can claim as her own, even though we all know it’s not really her room, but a room that Mommy and Daddy are nicely letting her use rent-free!  I made these cute name letters all for a [...]

My Favorite May Posts

In case you’ve missed out on some postings, I thought I would give a recap of my top 5 postings from this month.  Oh, and they’re in no particular order.

1. Freezer Cooking: Burgers because we do this all the time in the summer and it saves me so much time in addition to [...]

My May List of Etsy Finds

nap pillows

SHOP.  BE ORIGINAL.

So awhile back I introduced you to the unique and creative shopping site Etsy where lots of people sell homemade and vintage items.  If you missed that post, check out Etsy here first.

I am going to start having a monthly Etsy showcase where I post some of my favorite [...]

How to Make a No-Sew Fairy Skirt

no-sew fairy skirt

SAVE MONEY.

Have a little girl who loves to play dress up?  Here’s an easy way to add to her dress-up wardrobe and it’s a lot cheaper than buying some costumes from a store.  All you need is a few supplies and a little bit of time to make this no-sew fairy skirt.  You [...]

$1/1 Blue Bunny Ice Cream

ice cream coupon blue bunny

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Considering Jeff and I eat ice cream almost every other night and most of the time it is Blue Bunny Ice Cream stocked in our freezer, I was super excited when I came across this coupon for $1/1 Blue Bunny Ice Cream.

This is the first I’ve ever seen a [...]

How to Make a Ballerina Skirt

how to make your own fairy skirt

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I got a sewing machine for my birthday and after a couple of weeks of just sitting there, I was itching to put the pedal to the metal!  I remembered a had a LOT of tulle leftover from my wedding almost 7 years ago.  I don’t know about you, but the first [...]

Make your own version of McDonald’s Fruit & Maple Oatmeal

homemade oatmeal

SAVE  MONEY.

Oatmeal is back on the scene now that McDonald’s has added to their menu a fruit & maple oatmeal.  Unfortunately, I have never introduced myself to oatmeal.  If you remember, I mentioned I’m a picky eater and when I say I’m a picky eater, I mean a very picky eater.  Textures, smells, [...]

Tuesday Tip: Turn Old Shirts into Cleaning Rags

rags made out of old t-shirts

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Before you dare throw an old t-shirt away in the trash, cut it up and make it into cleaning rags.  I can’t remember the last time I had to buy cleaning rags.  These work great and if they get really grimy it’s no big deal because you can just toss them in [...]

FREE Travel Size Deodorant

coupon for free dove deodorant

SAVE MONEY.

So I watched for the first time Extreme Couponing on TV with my family for the first time and I was amazed!  We were all sucked in to the unbelievable amounts of savings and watched three episodes straight!

I’ve been a couponer for awhile now, but I’m [...]