Free 2 Year Subscription to Lego Magazine
>> Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Register for Lego Club Jr. (for kids ages 6 and under) and get a free 2 year subscription to Lego Magazine. Go here to sign up today.
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Free Sugardale Bacon or Pepperoni
Submit your bacon or pepperoni recipe and get a coupon for a free pack of Sugardale Ready Bacon or Pepperoni. Go here to submit your recipe. You can also download a FREE Sugardale Family Fun recipe booklet while you're there.
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Free Copy of Ashamed Of The Gospel
Sign up here for the Grace To You mailing list by 2/17/10 and in March you will be mailed an offer for a FREE copy of the latest edition of Ashamed of the Gospel by John MacArthur.
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LOFT: Extra 50% Off Final Clearance
Head over to LOFT to get an extra 50% off final clearance prices. You'll find turtlenecsk for as little as $7.44, corduroy pants for $10 and leggings for $12.50. Hurry! This sale ends tomorrow.
Go through ebates and get 3% cash back.
Frugal Valentine's Day Decor
>> Monday, February 8, 2010
I love Valentine's Day! I love making simple and sweet gifts and decorating my house. This year more than ever I've been inspired to decorate. The walls of our rental house are all white so I find myself looking for ways to add color. Given our current financial circumstances my budget was minimal. I've found the best way to decorate on a budget is to use what you have as much as possible. I thought I would share my ideas for decorating on a budget. Some of these ideas were my own. Some were inspired by others.
The mantle:
1) I used the candles I already had on my mantle and added 1 inch strips of craft paper to them, securing with tape. I then cut red hearts out of scraps of craft paper for an accent. I had all the items I used.
FREE
2) I took two old frames of mine that were no longer being used and spray painted them black(using paint from a previous project). I then sanded them down to give them a distressed look. In the small frame I put a Valentine photo card that I send to family a couple of years back. In the other frame I placed the same craft paper I used on the candles for a background. I then printed 1 Corinthians 12:4-8 on a red background, cut it into a heart shape and placed it on the background in the frame.
FREE
3) I placed cinnamon hearts into simple glass jars.
Cinnamon Hearts $2.64 (actually less since I used ECBs but we'll go with that)
Glass jars $2
4) I placed 3 silk flowers into small vases I bought at Target a few years back.
Silk flowers $1.06
5) The word LOVE in the middle is a regular part of my mantle decor. It was purchased on 75% off clearance at Kohl's last year. It was originally ivory but I spray painted it black after we painted our walls in our house in Kentucky which made it perfect for this arrangement.
FREE
Total cost: $5.70
The kitchen window:
The windows are just a continuation of the white with their inexpensive white mini blinds. I added paper hearts made of strips of craft paper and stapled closed. I used red ribbon to tie them to mini wooden dowels at varying lengths. The used thumb tacks to hold the dowels above the windows.
Ribbon $1.50
Dowels .74 cents
Total cost: $2.24
Total for decor: $7.94
You really can create beautiful and frugal decorations with items you already have on hand. It just take a few minutes of your time and a little creativity. Do you have any frugal Valentine's Day tips to share? I'd love to hear them. Have a beautiful Valentine's Day!
Reminder: Free Grand Slam Tomorrow
Don't forget to stop by Denny's on Tuesday, 2/9/10, for a free Grand Slam between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can also get a free original Grand Slam when you visit Denny's on your birthday. Be sure to sign up for Denny's Rewards for a chance to win a free Grand Slam every week for a year.
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Kotex First Period Kit $2.99 Shipping
If you have a young girl approaching puberty you understand the need to prepare her for the upcoming changes her body is about to go through. Kotex is offering this First Period Kit as a way to help prepare your daughter for her first period.
The kit includes:
product samples
Mom, Are You Ready brochure with tips for mom to help navigate the conversations with your daughter.
OMG Your First Period brochure with information to educate your daughter about this special time in her life.
Brochure on Toxic Shock Awareness
Kotex brand guide
Coupons good on future purchases of Kotex products.
Go here to request a First Period Kit from Kotex. The kit is free but you are responsible for $2.99 shipping and handling expenses.
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The kit includes:
product samples
Mom, Are You Ready brochure with tips for mom to help navigate the conversations with your daughter.
OMG Your First Period brochure with information to educate your daughter about this special time in her life.
Brochure on Toxic Shock Awareness
Kotex brand guide
Coupons good on future purchases of Kotex products.
Go here to request a First Period Kit from Kotex. The kit is free but you are responsible for $2.99 shipping and handling expenses.
Menu Plan Monday 2/8/10
I strayed from last week's menu plan quite a bit so I'll be moving a few of those things to this week's menu. The thing about keeping a well stocked pantry is that you can improvise when the mood strikes. My youngest kept asking for mashed potatoes last week and so instead of the Chicken Parmesan pizza I decided to do something else with the chicken and serve mashed potaoes with it. While looking around I found this recipe for Ritz Cracker Crumb Chicken. I added some garlic powder to the cracker crumb mixture for a little extra flavor. It was so good! Without a doubt the juciest chicken I've ever made. However, I would suggest not looking at the nutritional information if you want to make this recipe. ;) I won't be making it often because of that but we sure did enjoy it this time.
This is what we'll be eating this week:
Turkey Joes & carrot sticks
Baked pork chops, mashed potatoes, salad
Crockpot roast & veggies
Black Bean Soup
Valentine's Dinner*-Red Hot Love Burgers, Spicy Fries and Love Potion Ice Cream
*Our Valentine's dinner is a long standing tradition. Early in our marriage we were broke like so many young married couples. Ground beef and some inexpensive frozen fries were all we could swing. My dear husband made that dinner special by shaping the burgers like hearts and heating them up with spices and tobasco sauce. We have continued that tradition since that Valentine's Day and we enjoy it as a family now. The Love Potion is from Baskin Robbins. We always buy a small container every year to enjoy after our dinner.
For more menu ideas stop by I'm An Organizing Junkie.
Free Mahatma Rice Giveaway ~HURRY~
Jean at Quilting Ranny is giving away 8 sets of coupons for free Mahatma Rice on her blog. They are first come first serve so hurry over there and leave a comment now!
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