Cutest Shirt Ever!!

OK - so this is the cutest shirt ever!!! Found it over at Get Your Craft On & it almost makes me want to have another one, just to be able to wear it . . . . . ALMOST!!! ;)

Bargain!!

Well, I guess I'm "off" once again!! (Kinda the story of my life!!) ;) I didn't manage to get my Monday post done, but I do have a good deal to share!!! :) While shopping at Goodwill, (or Goodjohn's as Hunter refers to it - so it's "Goodjohn's" at our house!!) :), and looking for costume parts, I came across this great deal:


A practically brand-new office chair!!! It's not real leather, of course, but who cares!! It was in awesome shape & sooooooo much better than the cheapie chair we had!!! (And, like always, I came home & sanitized the heck outta it!!! :) Here's the best part. . . . . it was only $14.99!!!!! Woooo-hoooo!!! :) And as I'm sitting in it right now, I can tell you it feels so much better than the other chair too!!! ;)

Dress-Up Box

OK - I'm sure everyone out there with kids, has some form of "dress-up" box, stash, closet, etc.!!! Well, we do for sure!! (Ours is practically over-flowing!!) I don't like my kids to wear their actual Halloween costume to school, so I always come up with a quick & easy 2nd costume that can be worn at school!! Well, with Activity Day, a book report, 4 Halloween costumes, etc, etc, . . . . I didn't manage to create an elaborate 2nd costume, so off to the dress-up box I went!! :) Being that Noah was the only one "allowed" to wear a costume at school, (Madelyn's bummed that she's in the "upper grades" now!! :( , I figured it would be easy to find something for him with all the JUNK (I mean great dress up stuff) the boys have!! ;) We managed to come up with a vest, tattered pants, an eye patch, and a few other things & ta-da. . . . . a PIRATE!! :) Not too original, but it will work!! Noah is so easy to please & is excited to wear it all tomorrow!! (I think mostly for the clip-on earring!!) ;)

Money Matters Monday

Alright - ready for some good deals this week??? :) (Sorry, gonna combine Monday & Tuesday into one post!!) :) - - They're both about saving money, so it works!! ;)

**For coupons - just going to say "- $1" - meaning "minus $1", and since all stores are doubling to $1, it will save me time!!

** 10/20- 10/26/10 **

Great deals @ Fry's:
- Milk 1/2 gal. - .88
- Kroger cheese (6-8oz.) - $1.66
- Post cereal - $1.99
- Go-Gurt - $2 -$1 off 2 = 2/$3
- Dial hand soap (7.5 oz./ 2-ct. bars) - $1 -$1 = FREE!!
- Crest toothpaste (4.6 oz.) - $1 -$1 = FREE!!
- Dawn dish soap ( 9.5-10.3 oz.) - $1 -$1 = FREE!!
- Progresso Soup - $1 -$1/4 = 4/$3
**Buy 10:
- Freschetta pizza - $3.49 -$1 = $2.49
- Red Baron Pan pizza - $3.49 -$1 = $2.49
- Jose Ole Taquitos - $2.49 -$1 = $1.49
- Eggo Waffles - $1.49

Great Deals @ Albertson's:
- Doritos - $1.99
- Coke 12pks.- 4/$10
- Bryers Ice Cream (1.5 qt.) - $2.50
- Nestle Fun Size Candy Bars - $1.66 - possibly use $1/2 Butterfinger Snackers = 2/$2.32
- Kool-Aid Jammers & Nabisco Chips Ahoy - $1.74 ea. -$1.50 WYB BOTH = .99 ea.
- Santitas Tortilla Chips - $1.77
- Kraft Mac & Cheese 5-pk. - $3.99
- Hansen's Natural Apple juice (64 oz.) - $1.50
- Brach's Candy Corn (9.5 - 11oz.) - $1
- Frozen Food - 10- 40% off!!
** Buy 4/save $4:
- GM Cereal (Trix, Cheerios, Chex, Golden Grahams, Kix, Cocoa Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch) - $1.47 -$1/2 = 2/$1.94 - go HERE to print more cereal coupons = FREE!!
- Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks - $1.47
- Fiber One Toaster Pastries - $1.47 -$1 = .47
- Herdez salsa (16 oz.) - $1.50 -$1 = .50

Great Deals @ Safeway:
- Bananas - .39/lb.
- Ragu (16-26 oz.) - $1.25
- Coke 12pks.- 4/$12.98 + 2 FREE boxes of Nabisco crackers (Good deal only if you plan on buying crackers anyway - pop is $5.99ea - B2G2 - crackers are about $1.50 ea.)
- Gala/Granny Smith/Red Delicious Apples - .50/lb.
- Rice-A-Roni - .88
** With in-ad coupon & $10 purchase:
- Lucern 18 ct. eggs - $1.79
- Ken's Salad dressing - $1.49
- Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks - .99
**Friday - Monday only:
- Pumpkins - B1G1 Free!!
- Progresso Soup - .99 -$1/4 = 4/$2.96
- Doritos - $1.79

Now you've got a day & 1/2 to get your coupons ready!! Best of luck!!! ;)

Dance Bag

WOW!! I actually managed to fit in a project in our busy Fall Break week!!! :) - - Not saying it was a super elaborate one, but a project is a project!! ;)

Madelyn performed at the State Fair, so she wanted a cute dance bag. She had a pink bag that I had made a while back, but was starting to look a little blah! (Not to mention had a lovely blue ink stain!!) So, I got out my supplies & jazzed it up a bit!! Perfect for carrying her dance shoes!! :)

The before:

The after:


Simply pulled off the old ribbon & flower (not pictured), cut strips of fabric & hot glued them on:

Then, hot glued silver wired tinsel/ribbon along edges to cover up fabric edges:

Cut squares of fabric, (I believe I used 4?? Maybe 3 in.- sorry, didn't measure!) :( , then frayed the edges a bit, pinched the center together, making a "bow", then fold that in half:

Simply glue the folded "bow" down & repeat with the other squares until you make a circle!! (Sorry - once again, no picture!!) :(

Next, I took a small chipboard circle & covered it with ribbon - didn't have one (or a button) in the color & size I needed, so made my own embelishment:

Then, added a little white button & a diamond accent on top of the pink ribbon & tied a few strips of ribbon & tinsel to the handles!! Ta-da!! A new (or updated) dance bag!! Madelyn loved it, so I guess that's all that matters, right!!?? :)

Albertson's Update

I was so excited with my good deals, that I just had to post again!! :) I got 21 items & my total was $21.20!!!! HOWEVER. . . . it might have been even cheaper, had I paid attention to what I was doing!! (Got caught up in all my good deals!! ;) I bought TWENTY items, thinking I had to buy in sets of 10!! Duh!! I only had to buy SIXTEEN - 2 sets of 8!!! Sooo, I don't know what I paid the sale price for, instead of the Mix & Match price!! (Sale price was only about .50 more, so nothing major!!) Any who - I bought 20 "sale" items & 1 bottle of Canola oil (on sale, but not Mix & Match!). This is what I got for $21.20:

**The oil was $3, so that means I got the other 20 items for $18!! That's .90 each!!! Cereal for .90???!! And the Reeces Puffs was the BIG 22 oz. box!!! Yes, I know - kinda pathetic that I get excited about coupons!!! ;)

Grocery Tip Tuesday - on Wednesday! :)

Ok - so being that Monday was a holiday, I didn't get my grocery ads until today!! :( Oh well, I guess better late than never!! Here are some great deals at Albertson's this week (10/13-10/19) - hopefully I'll be able to add the other stores later!!!

**If you haven't signed up with Betty Crocker/Pillsbury/General Mills before, go HERE & sign up to be able to print some great coupons!!!**

* Albertson's-

MUST BUY 8:
-Totino's Pizza Rolls - .99
- Betty Crocker Cookie Mix - .99 - use .40 off 1 = FREE -AD!! (after doubling) Also, use .40 coupon from the link above & get more free!!
- Pillsbury Simply... cookie dough - $1.99 - use .55 off 1/= .99 - AD
- Hamburger Helper - .99
- Pillsbury Sweet Moments - $1.99 - use $1 off 1 (link above) = .99 ea!
- General Mills Cereal - $1.49-$1.99 - use .55/1, $1/2, $1/3 = .99 - $1.66 ea!!
- Chex Mix - .99 - use .50 off 1(link above) = FREE - AD!! or use .50 off 2 = 2/$1
- Betty Crocker fruit snacks - $1.49 - use .50 off 2 = 2/$2 AD
- Nature Valley granola bars - $1.99 - use .50 off 1, .75 off 2 = FREE - AD, or 2/$3

DO NOT HAVE TO BUY 8:
- 1/2 gal. milk - .88
- Gold Medal flour - $1
- Barilla Pasta - $1
- Kraft marshmallows - $1
- Arrowhead 6-pk bottled water - $1
- Softsoap 7.5 oz liquid soap - $1 - use .35 off 1 = FREE - AD!

**OK - so there are a bunch more, but I'm off to Albertson's myself, so no time to post all the great deals!!! ;)

Another Week, Another Deal!!

OK - so this is kind of turning into my "good deals" blog!!! :( Hopefully I'll have some crafty stuff to post soon!!! It's way easier for me to pick up a good deal when I'm out & about, than it is for me to find the time to make something!!! - - Priorities, priorities!! ;)

With that said, here's what I've found recently:

- FINALLY got my Arrowhead Aqua Pods @ Albertson's!! They were gone every time I went the first week, then, when they were cheaper, I went back & found some!! I got 6 - 8 pks. for only $3!!! Woo hoo!! ;) (First 4 were $0.88 ea., the other 2 were $1 ea. & had 2 $1 off coupons, so those 2 were FREE!!!)

- Went to Goodwill, (or Goodjohn's as Hunter calls it!!), and found costumes for both my girls - Olivia's was $8 & Madelyn's was $6!!! They're gonna be so cute - can't wait to show 'em off. . . .but you'll have to wait!!!!!! :)

- Found a 3-pk. of boys undies for $2.41 @ Target!!

- Got a cute camera case for $3.24 @ Target!!

Grocery Tip Tuesday

Most of you do this on your own, however, a few people have asked me about my couponing (my new word) & so I thought it I'd share great grocery deals that start on Wednesday!! Here are a few good deals I've found:
* FRY'S: - 10/06/10
(must buy 10!!)
- Coke 2L - $0.79
- Kraft Mac & Cheese or Easy Mac cups - $0.49
- Quaker Quakes - $0.49
- Kellogg's Fruit Snacks - $1.49 - use $1.00/2 coupon = 2/$2!!
- Arrowhead 24-pk, 16.9 oz. bottled water - $2.99
- Wonka Candy 9.47-12 oz. - $1.47 - use $0.50 coupon = $0.47 (after doubling)
-DiGiorno pizza - $3.99 - use (either $1/or $0.50 off - can't remember- used mine last week!) = $2.99
-Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough - $1.99 - use $1/1 = $0.99
-Kraft BBQ sauce - $0.49
- Jell-O Pudding/Gelatin cups - $1.79 - use $0.60/1 = $0.79

Not part of the buy 10 deal:
-Kellogg's cereal - $1.88
- Progresso Soup - $1 - use $1/4 coupon = 4/$3 (it's also on sale @ Safeway for $0.99 if you buy 4, so if you want to save $0.04 or already going there, then it's cheaper there!)
-Campbell's Healthy Request/Condensed soup - $1 - use $0.50/2 = 2/$1

* Albertson's:
- Purex - $1.99 (1st 2)
- Ken's Salad Dressing - $0.99 - use $1/1 = $0.01 CREDIT!!
- Arrowhead Aqua Pod 8pk bottled water - $0.88 - use $0.75/1 = $0.12 CREDIT!!
- Quaker cereal, granola bars, oatmeal, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, syrup - $1 ea WYB5 & use $3/5 in-ad coupon = 5/$5
- Milk - $1.77/gal. (limit 2)
- Kool-Aid FunFizz - $1.99 - use $1/1 = $0.99
- Pop Secret popcorn 3 ct. - $2 - use $0.50/2 = 2/$3
- General Mills Cereal - $1.99 - use $1/2 = 2/$3

* Safeway:
- 7-up/Pepsi 2L. - $0.88 - use B1G1 FREE =2/$0.88
- Barilla/Classico pasta sauce - 2/$4 - use $0.75/1 & buy 2 = 2 jars Barilla for $3 & 2 FREE boxes Barilla pasta!!! (So, 2 jars of sauce & 2 boxes of pasta = $3!!)
- Milk - $1.77/gal. (limit 2)
- Progresso soup - $0.99 ea (WYB4) - use $1/4 = 4/$2.96
- Coke 24 pk - $5.49 ea (WYB2) = 2 - 24pks/ $11 (like 4 -12pks for $11!)

OK - so there are other good deals, but those are just a few at each store!! Good luck! :)

Money Matters Monday

Monday already?? Geez - time sure flies when you're busy!! :) Well, unfortunately, I didn't score that many great deals this week!! :( However, I did get:
- These 2 cute shirts 4 my Ladybug - only $2.50 each @ Wal-Mart:

- Barilla pasta - SIX boxes for $3 @ Fry's!!
- $5.00 off a box of diapers @ Target by stacking coupons!!
- a rain check for Aqua Pods water @ Albertson's - will get 2 - 8 pks FREE!!! (If you didn't get any water, or a rain check, don't worry, they're going to be even cheaper on Wed!!) ;)

Oh yeah - I sold the Cricut!!! Woo hoo - made $50!!! :) (However, if the lady had paid attention to the Jo-Ann's ad, she could have bought it for less than $100 if she went to the 1-day only sale!!! - - Yeah me!! ;)

General Conference Packet

Ready for conference this weekend?? Just in case you need it, here's a fun packet for the kids!!

Conference Packet
(From The Idea Door)