Halloween Craft: Witch and Pumpkin Yarn Bugs

September 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

witch-yarn-bug

I know that Halloween is over a month away, but October seems to come and go before I have even had a chance to decorate so I thought I would start early this year and really take the time to enjoy the holiday.  So from now until the end of October, I will be posting any great Halloween crafts I come across so I can share them with you.  I hope you enjoy!

The first Halloween craft I want to share are these adorable yarn bugs.  My kids are going to love these.  Thanks to Making Friends for the great idea!

Here is what you need to make the witch yarn bug:

  • Orange and Neon Green Yarn
  • Pattern for Witch Hat
  • Black Craft Foam
  • Black Foam Feet
  • Two Wiggle Eyes — 20mm
  • 1/2″ Neon Green Pompom
  • 2-1/2″ Styrofoam Ball
  • 5″ Square of Cardboard
  • Tacky Glue and Clothespin
  • Scissors

Here is to tutorial on how to make the witch yarn bug ->Witch Yarn Bug Tutorial

pumpkin-yarn-bug

There are also Pumpkin and Spider yarn bugs as well.  Here are the tutorials for those.

Spider Yarn Bug Tutorial

Pumpkin Yarn Bug Tutorial

 

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Harris Teeter Deals for the Week of 9/21-9/27

September 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Thanks to Coupon Keri for these deals!  Make sure to check out her website for a full list of deals and to create a printable shopping list.  Here is a link to her post -> Coupon Keri’s Harris Teeter deals

Harris Teeter will triple a coupon valued up to $0.99. That means if you use a $0.75 coupon, it will triple in value and take off $2.25. There is a limit of 20 coupons tripled per day with a limit of 3 “Like” items/coupons.

Here are a few of  the deals this week at Harris Teeter!

Buy 2 Get 3 Free limit 10 total

  • Ragu Sauce, 16-24 oz. = $0.89 ea
    $0.75/2 Ragu Pasta Sauce, exp. 10/9/11 (RP 09/11/11)
    (Final Cost = $0.14 ea)
  • Mariani Dried Fruit, 608 oz. Cranberries, Pineapple or Yogurt Raisins = $1.47
    $0.75/1 Mariani Dried Fruit Snack, exp. 10/31/11 (SS 08/07/11)
    (Final Cost = $0.58 ea when you use 3 coupons)

BOGO

  • Frosted Flakes (14 oz) $1.64, Apple Jacks (8.7 oz) $1.59, Froot Loops (8.7 oz) $1.59, or Rice Krispies (9 oz) $1.74
    $1/3 Kellogg’s Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, Honey Snacks or Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Cereal, exp. 10/9/11 (RP 08/28/11)
    $1/2 Select Kellogg’s Cereals, exp. 3/31/12 (Product Insert)
    (Final Cost = as low as $1.24)
  • Kraft Shredded Cheese $1.69
    $0.55/1 Select Philadelphia or Kraft Cheeses (Kraft Food & Family)
    (Final Cost = $0.59)
  • Frank’s Red Hot Suace (size??) $0.69
    $0.50/1 Frank’s Red Hot Sauce printable
    (Final Cost = FREE)
  • Total ($1.99), Cheerios ($1.59), or Golden Grahams Cereals $1.39
    $1/2 Cheerios Original Cereal printable
    $0.50/1 Cheerios Original Cereal printable (Target mfr.)
    $1/3 Select General Mills Cereals, exp. 10/22/11 (GM 09/11/11)
    $0.50/1 Cheerios Original Cereal printable
    $0.50/1 Cheerios Original Cereal printable
    $1/2 General Mills Cereal printable
    $1/1 Total Cereal printable
    $1.50/2 General Mills Cereal printable
    $1/2 e-Vic Coupon
    (Final Cost = as low as $0.09 for Cheerios when you use evic and $0.50 coupon!!)

Other

  • Fruit 2 Day Juice 10/$10
    $0.45/1 Fruit2Day Special Edition printable
    $1/2 Fruit2Day Smoothie Drink printable
    B1G1 Fruit2Day Juice printable
    (Final Cost = as low as $0.10)
  • Barilla Penne or Rotini Pasta 3/$4
    $1/2 Barilla Whole Grain Pasta, exp. 11/13/11 (SS 09/18/11 R)
    $0.55/1 Barilla Whole Grain Pasta, exp. 11/13/11 (SS 09/18/11)
    (Final Cost = $03)
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Christmas Gifts on a Budget: free photo calendar!

September 21, 2011 by 1 Comment

Yes, I’m already talking about Christmas here!  I firmly believe in staying within a budget for Christmas.  For the past two years, our family has done a “cash Christmas” and I can’t tell you how nice it was in January to not be haunted bycredit card bills!  One of the ways I’m able to stay within my budget each year is by shopping for Christmas gifts year round!

Here’s another “Christmas gifts on a budget” idea for you!  Do you struggle to come up with gift ideas for grandparents that seem to have everything?  What about a photo calendar?  You can make a photo calendar FREE right now through Vistaprint.  You do have to pay shipping, which is $5.67, but that’s still a bargain!

Pick a “theme” for each month and dress your kids up and take pictures!  Here are a few theme ideas:

January – winter theme (coats, gloves, winter hats and snow or a snowman in the background if you get snow where you live!)

February  – Valentine’s theme (have your kids wear red and hold hearts or make “conversation hearts” for them to hold with a message)

March – St. Patrick’s Day theme (have your kids wear green and hold shamrocks)

April – Easter or spring theme (depending on when Easter falls, use Easter baskets/decorations or use a spring theme with flowers)

May – April showers bring May flowers (go with a spring theme if you didn’t use it for April)

June – ready for summer (swimsuits, beach balls, sunglasses, etc.)

July – 4th of July theme (red, white, and blue clothes, use an American flag or red, white and blue stars)

August – use pictures from family vacations

September – back to school (pictures w/ backpacks in “back to school clothes”)

October – Halloween or fall harvest theme (Halloween costumes or pictures with pumpkins and scarecrows)

November – Thanksgiving or fall harvest them (have them make their own turkeys to show off or use the fall harvest theme with pumpkins and scarecrows if you didn’t use it already)

December – Christmas (pictures with a Christmas tree, Santa, etc.)

You can make your free photo calendar here–>Vistaprint free photo calendar

Stay tuned for more “Christmas on a budget” gift ideas!  Do you have a “Christmas on a budget” idea to share?  Comment or send me an e-mail!

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Transform your Treat instant win game: cash, XBox 360, Hostess treats + more!

September 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I know you guys LOVE instant win games, so I’ve got a new one for you – The Hostess Transform your Treat Instant Win game!

You could win $25,00 in cash or other great prizes like an Xbox 360, Xbox 360 games, and free Hostess treats!  No purchase is necessary to play!  You can get a free code if you don’t have one!

Here’s how you can enter:

1.  Click on the blue “shop now” button here–>Hostess Transform Your Treat Instant Win game

2.  Click on the “ENTER” button (if you don’t have a code, they will send one to your e-mail)

Did you win?  Even if you didn’t win, you can find out your Transformers name (mine is Chocimus Prime) and you can print free Transformers Halloween masks!

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Print & Save: Free razors at CVS & Walgreens next week!

September 21, 2011 by 1 Comment

There are some HOT printable coupons available right now which will give you FREE razors at CVS and Walgreens next week!  Hurry and print them NOW!  I’m guessing they won’t last much longer!

Here’s the breakdown on the deal you can grab next week at CVS:

Buy Schick Quattro razors for Women or Cartridges – $8.99, get a $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$5/1 Schick Quattro Razor for Women or refill printable
Final Price = FREE after coupon and ECBs

Here’s the breakdown on the deal you can grab next week at Walgreens:

Buy Schick Quattro razors or 4 pack cartridges – $8.99, get a $5 RR
$5/1 Schick Quattro for Men razor printable
Final Price = $1.01 moneymaker after coupon and RRs

You can also grab this deal at Walmart:

Schick ST2 Slim Twins (12 pk) disposable razors – $1.97
$6/2 Schick disposable razors printable
Final Price = 3 packages for free!
NOTE: The coupon excludes cash back, but you should be able to apply the overage to a third package of razors or to other items in your cart

(Thanks Adventures of a Couponista!)

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