My Take on Canvas Art

I saw this really cool painting DIY idea on pinterest and here is my take on it. I will also link the tutorial and where I found the idea. Thanks,Two Girls Being Crafty!

Recycling a sign for next to nothing!

So I had this sign hanging up in my room but I just painted my room and it no longer matched. I wanted to recycle the piece of wood and make is say something else. So with a little paint, glitter, and my Cricut I came up with this.

First I sanded the sign and removed all of the glitter. I then painted the base purple with leftover paint from doing my walls. After That dryed I cut out the word "RELAX" Using the "Don Juan" Cricut Cartridge. I taped the letters lightly to the board using re-positional glue dots. I then spray panted over the enter board, letters, sides, the whole works. Right after I did that I got a brilliant idea: Add some sparkle! I used Martha Stewart brand glitter-but any fine glitter will do the job. I sprinkled it all over and let it all dry. I then peeled off the letters after everything was dry and *POOF* a brand new wall sign! (I added a ribbon across the bottom to add an extra touch.) I am going to touch up the letters with the dark purple paint soon and it will be complete!

Baby Shower gift idea

As many of you know, CVS had a great cash card deal for Pampers diapers and wipes. They also had the CVS baby products included in on the cash card deal. I did this deal in order to score two packs of diapers, two packs of wipes as well as two CVS brand baby shampoo/soaps. I spent 4 Dollars OOP and it makes a great gift! I also threw in a box of Huggies wipes (50 cents) a few weeks ago at Walgreens as well as Baby Magic Baby Powder, which is free the month of March with a mail-in-rebate in the March Savings booklet.

I payed about $4.50 for the contents in here and there are some wonderful, quality products. The basket was purchased at Michaels 40% off at $17.99.

For just over 20 bucks total you have a lovely baby shower or baby arrival gift.

Cricut Card

Here is a super sweet card I made for a baby shower. I used my Cricut Expression with the "New Arrivals" cartridge. This baby outfit is 2 cute!

<3 enjoy. <3

Marker/Pen Storage Idea

Looking for some functional, cheap, and cute storage ideas for pens, markers, crayons, pencils, etc?

I've got just the idea for you. && It will only cost you 3 bucks!

You will need:
Glue Gun
(6) Lanterns from Michael's on clearance for just 50 cents each!
Pliers

The "Lanterns" Which look more like canisters or tins to me come with a handle on them. You will need to use a pliers to remove the handles.

I did mine Three on bottom, two in middle, and one on top. But if you wanted more you could add more.

I simply glued the touching lanterns together, making a pyramid shape and There ya have it-A beautiful, functional, and cheap storage solution.

Here are some pics:

Free Lifesaver Jelly Beans at Wags

Looking for some free jellybeans? Walgreens has Lifesaver Jelly Beans 2 for $1.00, regularly priced. They also have in the MARCH coupon booklet a $1.00/2 coupon that you can use to make them free. Here is a picture of the jelly beans as well as the coupon you will use:





Now-For those of you who are not familiar with Walgreens-They have monthly coupon booklets IN THE STORE right by the baskets and Walgreens weekly circular. The cashier only has to scan the coupon ONCE and it will take off the coupon value for each product purchased. There is also no limit to these, even though it says "one coupon per customer."

Good luck!

Here is the breakdown:

(2) Packets of Lifesaver Jelly Beans = $1.00
use (1) $1.00/2 MARCH COUPON BOOK Coupon
=FREE JELLYBEANS!

(Must purchase an even number of Jelly Beans for this to work out for you.)

Free Colgate at Wags and Rolling RRs!

Breakdown:
Colgate Toothpaste 4oz = $3.00
Get back a $3.00 RR
=Free

*The big part about this deal is that it is rolling.
Normally at Walgreens you can not use a RR from a product and use it on the same product and still get a RR back. As of right now, you can with this Colgate deal. I believe it is a glitch in the system and I am not sure how long it is going to last. I bought 21 tubes last night.

Remember to only get ONE toothpaste per transaction-because you will only get one RR back for the same product in one transaction.

Good luck rolling!

Free Palmer's Lip Butter at Wags

Breakdown:http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
(1) Palmer's Lip Butter on sale for $1.99
Use (1) $2.00/1 PDF Coupon
=Free


Palmer's Coupon:
Click Here

HUGGIES DEAL IS DEAD!

My Walgreens Haul from 2/27/12

Free Huggies Wipes

Hey guys,
I just saw a video on youtube about a possible glitch in walgreens computer system. The glitch is that if you buy Huggies wipes for 2 dollars and 49 cents you get a 2 dollar register rewards back. We have 50 cents of 1 Huggies wipes coupons. I did not use my Huggies coupons but paying 49 cents was fine for me because that is still a great stock price. Here is the scenario that I have put together using register rewards.

I went into the store with a 4 dollar register reward.

(1)BURTS BEES THROAT DROPS $1.99
(1) HUGGIES WIPES $2.49
=$4.48
USE 4$ IN RR
=$0.48 OOP

((IF YOU DECIDE TO USE THE HUGGIES COUPON YOU WILL NEED TO USE A FILLER IF YOU HAVE (2) 2 DOLLAR REGISTER REWARDS. IF U R PAYING WITH A $4 RR YOU WILL NOT NEED A FILLER.))

Good luck and remember that this could be a glitch sale and could possibly be regional.

UP2U Gum at CVS

Scenario:

Up2U Gum $0.99
Use $1.00/1 Q from SS 2/29
=$0.01 MM!
(My store did give me a penny overage, but not all stores will. It depends on your store whether or not you will get overage. It will for sure be free though.)

The first CVS I went to was out of the gum so I was able to get 50 rainchecks! If you don't have the coupons (They are regional...I didn't get them in my Sunday paper) go onto ebay and buy some. Grab rainchecks from CVS if you can!

Free ChapStick at Walgreens!

Awesome deal!

I now own 98 ChapSticks!!!

Cake Mate Glitter Gels

Hey guys,
I was at Walgreens this afternoon and came across something cool on the clearance end cap. I found these Cake Mate Decorating Glitter Gels for just 62 cents! They are glitter food dye gels. I decided to use them as filler items today because I needed two and these are something I am actually going to use, versus the Valentine's Day paper bags. If you are into crafts or baking these will made great fillers. I am going to use mine in home-made play dough!

They retail at $2.98 a box at Walmart.

Free Carpet Fresh at Walmart

A great deal has popped up for free Carpet Fresh Odor Eliminator at Walmart.

I have not been to the store to see if this is true, so it is rumored.

Here is the scenario:

Carpet Fresh Odor Eliminator $0.99 (Regular Price)
Use $1.00/1 Carpet Fresh Coupon (Shown Above) from 1/29 RP

Total=1 cent MM! (Just pay tax, of course!)

Let me know if this is 99 cents in your area. I have about 21 coupons for this so I am going to try and grab this deal on Wednesday. You know I love free!!!!!



-I will post a video for the haul after I do it.

Valentine's Day Candy at Walgreens

Sweethearts 1 oz, Wonka Sweetarts 1.5 oz, Mars or Nestle 1 or 1.2 oz $0.39 with in ad coupon
Deal Scenario:
Buy 3 Mars Valentine candies 1 or 1.2 oz $0.39 each with in ad coupon
Total = $1.17
Use the $1/2 Mars Valentine coupon found in the 1/29 RP
Final cost only $0.17 for all 3 candies!

Thanks, Hip2Save.com for this great deal!

Free Sheets Energy Strips at Walgreens

Sheets Energy Strips 10 pk $3.99
Pay $3.99 OOP
Get $3.99 in RR
Final cost= FREE!

Free Aquafresh at Walgreens

Hello everyone! Here is a wonderful deal for you. I am not sure if the coupon is still available at aquafresh.com but I know that many of you have already printed it so this deal should work out for you.

There is an in-ad coupon for Aquafresh 6.4 oz or Kids for $0.99
If you have that aquafresh printable for $1.00/1 Aquafresh Product you can also use that.

You will get ONE cent in overage, but remember you will have only one product and TWO coupons so you will need to purchase a cheap filler item.

A good filler item this week are the Valentine's Day treat/lunch bags for $0.29 each.

Here is what the scenario will look like with the coupon & filler item:

(1) Aquafresh Toothpaste at $0.99 with In-Ad Q
Use 1 $1.00/1 Aquafresh Q
(1) filler item (VDay Treat bag) at $0.29
Total: $0.28 (Before Taxes)

I've got enough tooth paste but let me know how this works out for you and if you are able to get a hold of that Aquafresh Q!

Good luck, Couponers.

-GeeGee

Reach Deal at Walgreens

If you are looking to roll some of those Register Rewards from last week here is an idea as to how you can do that. Even if you don't have any RR to roll this can still be a great deal.



Reach Total Care
Floss, 30 yards or Toothbrush
$2.99 on Sale
Use $1.00/1 Reach Product from 1/8 SS or Coupons.com
Pay $1.99 OOP (Or use those RR's from last week)
Receive $2.00 RR

=FREE!

Cheap Dannon Activia Yogurt

Dannon Activia 4-Packs $2.19
Use the $2/2 Dannon Activia Yogurts 4-pk. Target store coupon
(found at target.com)
Also use 2 $1/1 coupons found in the 1/15 SS
or feb. ALL YOU mag. q if you have it)

Final Cost= $0.38
($0.19 each when you buy TWO FOUR PACKS)

Free TENA at Walmart

I have seen TENA products at Walmart for around $5.00 a package. Remember that all stores and regions have different pricing. Let me know what you find around you. Also-This coupon gets emailed to you as an image in the e-mail so you are able to print as many as you would like and the coupon doesn't specify a specific amount of Q's per transaction...SO GO CRAZY!

Walmart Bic Stationary Deal

Hey Everyone!
I am feeling well and back at it again. I went to Walmart last night to finally cash in on the Bic stationary deal. I bought 14 packs of pens and 3 packs of Bic Wite-out and only ended up paying 76 cents after taxes! I recorded a video and then when I went to upload it to Youtube I realized I had the sound muted so I just made a visual instead. The Bic coupon ends on February 15th, 2012 so head on out to your local Walmart or Target and score some free Bic products!



Breakdown:
14 packs of pens at $0.97 each ($13.58)
3 packs of wite-out at $1.00 each ($3.00)
Subtotal: $17.74 (includes tax)

Use (17) $1.00/1 Bic Stationary Product (regional) (-$17.00)

Total after taxes: $.74 for 17 packages of Bic products!

Family Dollar

Hey guys! Here is a preview of the in-store coupons Family Dollar has got. These coupons are good through January 28th. Check it out and see if it's worth the trip to your Family Dollar. Remember you can stack a store coupon with a MFC.

Sorry to dissapoint you!

Small Haul and Ad Preview for 1/22/12

Hey guys! Here is a small Walgreens haul (almost identical to the two below) and the SmartSource and RedPlum insert previews for this Sunday's papers. Enjoy!

No Scrubbing Bubbles for me...

Walgreens Deals this week

First Transaction:
One Estroven ($10.00)
Three Valentines Tumblers (3 for $1.00)

Use FOUR $2.50 Register Rewards I already had

=1.82 after Tax
=Get $10.00 Register Rewards for use on next purchase

Second Transaction:
One Thermacare Heat patch Trial Size ($2.49)
One Southbeach Diet ($5.99)
Two Bottles Studio G Nail Polish Remover ($1.79 Each)

Use $1.00/1 Studio G Remover (Walgreens in store coupon)
Use one $10.00 Register Reward

Pay $.58 OOP
Get 1 $6.00 Register Reward
Get 1 $2.50 Register Reward

Third Transaction: (Same as second)
One Thermacare Heat patch Trial Size ($2.49)
One Southbeach Diet ($5.99)
Two Bottles Studio G Nail Polish Remover ($1.79 Each)

Use $1.00/1 Studio G Remover (Walgreens in store coupon)
Use one $10.00 Register Reward

Pay $.58 OOP
Get 1 $6.00 Register Reward
Get 1 $2.50 Register Reward

Total for this trip:
$3.02 and leave with $27.00 in Register Rewards!

Impressed with Family Dollar this week

Walgreens Estroven Coupon Info

Aquafresh Deal at Walmart

I did two seperate transactions but here is what it would look like if you bought 2 aquafresh with two coupons:

(2) Trial Sized Aquafresh
(2) $1.00/1 Any Aquafresh product (aquafresh.com)
=$.6 cents overage
Just pay $.8 cents for tax!

Walmart/Target Couponing 1/9/12

Target:
Buy 4 Trial Sized Eucerin Lotions for $0.97 each
Use 4 $1.00/1 Eucerin Product (printable)
=FREE
=$0.28 after tax

Wal-Mart:
Transaction #1:
Buy 4 Reach Floss $0.97 each
Use 4 $1.00/1 printable coupons
GET $0.03 overage for each floss
=FREE
=$0.16 after tax

Transaction #2:
Buy 2 Reach Floss $0.97 each
Use 2 $1.00/1 printable coupons
GET $0.03 overage for each floss
=FREE
=$0.08 after tax.

SHOPPING TRIP TOTAL AFTER TAX= $0.52 --> 52 cents for 6 floss and 4 Eucerin Lotions!!

Walgreens Haul 1/9/2012

I did 9 Transactions total. Here is what it looks like:

Transaction #1:
1 Syntha 6 Bar at $1.89
1 $.12 cent Santa candy bar as filler
=2.02 After Tax.
I used a $2 RR
Total: $0.02 -->YES! Two Cents!
Plus I got a 2.00 $RR

Transaction #2:
4 Bags of Chex Mix at $6.00 total
use 4 $0.60/1 coupons
use 1 $1.00/4 Walgreens In-store coupon
1 $.12 cent Santa candy bar as filler
=$2.72
Used $2.00 RR From Transaction one.
Total=$0.72 Cents!
Earn a $2.00 RR

Transaction #3:
1 Reach Floss at $2.99
1 $.12 cent Santa candy bar as filler
Use 1 $1.00/1 Reach Coupon
=$2.11
Use $2.00 RR from Transaction #2.
Total: $0.11 Cents!
Earn a $2.00 RR

Transaction #4:
1 Syntha 6 Bar at $1.89
1 $.12 cent Santa candy bar as filler
=2.02 After Tax.
Use $2.00 RR from Transaction #3.
Total: $0.02 -->YES! Two Cents!
Plus I got a 2.00 $RR

Transaction #5:
1 Reach Floss at $2.99
1 $.12 cent Santa candy bar as filler
Use 1 $1.00/1 Reach Coupon
=$2.11
Use $2.00 RR from Transaction #4.
Total: $0.11 Cents!
Earn a $2.00 RR

Transaction #6:
1 Syntha 6 Bar at $1.89
1 $.12 cent Santa candy bar as filler
=2.02 After Tax.
Use $2.00 RR from Transaction #5.
Total: $0.02 -->YES! Two Cents!
Plus I got a 2.00 $RR

Transaction #7:
1 Reach Floss at $2.99
1 $.12 cent Santa candy bar as filler
Use 1 $1.00/1 Reach Coupon
=$2.11
Use $2.00 RR from Transaction #6.
Total: $0.11 Cents!
Earn a $2.00 RR

Transaction #8:
1 Tylenol Precise at $5.99
1 $1.00 Liter of Diet Sunkist as filler
1 $3.00/1 Tylenol Coupon found at coupons.com
=$3.99
Use $2.00 RR from Transaction #7.
Total=$1.99
Earn a $3.00 RR

Transaction #9:
4 bags of Chex Mix at $6.00
Use 2 $0.60/1 Coupons
Use 1 $1.00/4 Coupons
=3.80
2 $.12 cent Santa candy bar as filler ($0.24)
Use 1 $0.50/2 Chex coupons
=3.30
Use $3.00 RR from Transaction #2
=$0.30 --> Thirty Cents for four bags of Chex Mix and Two candy bars!!!
Earn a $2.00 RR


That is a total of $3.40 For all of these items!!!!! Plus a $2.00 RR for my next purchase.

Good luck shopping Walgreens!

Free Snausages at Family Dollar

Score some FREE snausages for your pup at Family Dollar. Go here to print the one dollar off coupon--> http://www.couponnetwork.com/?utm_campaign=CD374&utm_source=MySavings_Media_Network&utm_medium=Affiliate

Scenario:
Family Dollar
One pack Snausages = 1.00
-$1.00/1 Snausages
=FREE (Just pay seven cents tax.)

*At family dollar you can use FOUR like coupons per day. So if you want print out four snausage coupons and pick up four for just .28 cents!

Welcome, 2012!

Happy New Year, bloggers! I hope you all had a wonderful time bringing in the new year. I spent time with some of the most important people in my life and had a blast. I thought that I would share some goals I have for twenty twelve. I don't like the word "resolution" because those usually aren't successful for me. Here are goals that I am going to work on and hopefully accomplish within the next year.

1. Create at least one crafty item per week.
2. Send 500 cards out to OPERATION WRITE HOME.
3. Show the people I care about and love how much they mean to me.
4. Make more youtube videos so that I can Vlog with you!
5. Get organized! I want to try and keep my spaces clean and organized. I already cleaned out my room and hallway closets but I want to get my crafting area to the point where I can find everything easily and it is accessible at all times. I think I would be much more productive that way.
6. Not sleep as much! I feel like by the time I get home from work I crash. I want to figure out a way for me to have more energy and be more awake so I can live life like I should!
7. Learn how to knit. --I bought needles and yarn, I just need to spend time on youtube watching tutorials!
8. Paint my bedroom again. I painted it a few years ago but it needs to be brightened up a bit.
9. Spend more time on blogger and come up with more arts and crafts ideas for ECE!

That is all I have right now. I know that a lot of this is simple and that some of it will take time and that is why I realize that I may not get it all done, but even getting a few done will make me feel like I have accomplished something great.

Good luck to all of you with your hopes and dreams for 2012.

Until next time...