Head on over to Amazon and grab this SWEET deal on Crayola Sidewalk Chalk!
Regularly $16.xx, you can get a tray of chalk that SHOULD last all summer! The product description says that you will get SIX packages of 15 pieces each... for $2.99 SHIPPED.
Steal of a deal! I placed my order, and can't wait to get them for my kiddos' birthdays in spring, and maybe send a couple to daycare, too.
GO!! Quickly!!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Free Duncan Hines Frosting Creations Printables
Head on over to Duncan Hines' Easter site and snap up a couple free Frosting Creations frosting mixes. I was able to print off TWO coupons.
If you shop at Wal-Mart, right now they're marked at $0.84 each, so they'll be money makers for you--since Wal-Mart gives you back the overage. Use your two printed coupons, get two packets of free goodies, and leave with an extra $0.32 in your pocket!
They have some yummy sounding flavors... I snapped up Strawberry Shortcake with a coupon from Sunday's paper, and plan to go back for Chocolate Marshmallow and Orange Creme.
Enjoy!
If you shop at Wal-Mart, right now they're marked at $0.84 each, so they'll be money makers for you--since Wal-Mart gives you back the overage. Use your two printed coupons, get two packets of free goodies, and leave with an extra $0.32 in your pocket!
They have some yummy sounding flavors... I snapped up Strawberry Shortcake with a coupon from Sunday's paper, and plan to go back for Chocolate Marshmallow and Orange Creme.
Enjoy!
Take a Survey, get an adorable book!
Here's a sweet deal I stumbled across...
1.) Go check out Barefoot Books and take the survey on the front page (there's a large box that says "Take a Survey, get a free book!).
2.) Register at the end of the survey and they will send you a FIFTEEN DOLLAR code to use for the purchase of a book of your choice.
3.) Wait *patiently* to receive said code.
4.) Order something awesome and check out their other offerings while you're there... They have some SERIOUSLY adorable stuff!!
5.) Let me know what you get or if you're able to score this deal! I got my $15 code in my email this morning. It took about 24 hours, but I got it, and I'm shopping for books as I type this.
~Enjoy!
Update!
I just got done shopping around the site--which is absolutely adorable--and picked out these little gems to get to hang on the wall in our playroom, which is conveniently already being decorated with vintage book/nursery designs. AND, the voucher code is good on shipping, too. I didn't even have to enter my Credit Card Info!
1.) Go check out Barefoot Books and take the survey on the front page (there's a large box that says "Take a Survey, get a free book!).
2.) Register at the end of the survey and they will send you a FIFTEEN DOLLAR code to use for the purchase of a book of your choice.
3.) Wait *patiently* to receive said code.
4.) Order something awesome and check out their other offerings while you're there... They have some SERIOUSLY adorable stuff!!
5.) Let me know what you get or if you're able to score this deal! I got my $15 code in my email this morning. It took about 24 hours, but I got it, and I'm shopping for books as I type this.
~Enjoy!
Update!
I just got done shopping around the site--which is absolutely adorable--and picked out these little gems to get to hang on the wall in our playroom, which is conveniently already being decorated with vintage book/nursery designs. AND, the voucher code is good on shipping, too. I didn't even have to enter my Credit Card Info!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Easter baskets on the Cheap
Easter is just around the corner, and if you're like me, you "The Easter Bunny" has been stocking up for awhile now! Here are some of the things that are going into the baskets at our house this year.
Books!
I've been watching resale shops when I happen to stop, and have at least two or three really nice hardcover books for each kid. Generally resale places will have tons of books, and often they're really reasonably priced, in the $1-2 range. Cost per kid's basket? $5/kid
Treats!
While I'd like to pretend that I'm one of those amazing parents who only gives her kids wholesome treats, I am not that mom. My kiddos are getting a dark chocolate Lindt bunny (YUM!!) that I scored on Amazon for less than a buck each (cha-ching!), a couple ziplock baggies of the Kraft bunny shaped marshmallows (about $1.50 for a whole bag which makes about 10 ziplock sized ones), and some plastic eggs filled with malted milk robin's eggs (about $2/bag). Cost per kid's basket? $3.25/kid
Toothbrushes!
My kids are a little nuts about brushing their teeth, and I found some pretty snazzy ones at Big Lots... They light up for a minute (the length of time they're supposed to brush)! Little minds blown! Cost per toothbrush? $1
Plush Bunny!
So I'm that mom... and I keep thinking my kids are going to love stuffed animals forever... and somehow gloss over the fact that we have a [no exaggeration here] small army of stuffed bunnies already.... but I found each kiddo a stuffed bunny on clearance for $1/each.
Small Toy!
Worker Bee is getting a couple new Hot Wheels cars in his basket ($0.97/each), and the Queen is getting a small toy that I got on clearance awhile back for $1, and maybe a new foaming hand soap. My kids have a thing for hygiene... or they just love our new bathroom sink. Either way--it's all good with me!
Total outlay for the baskets this year per child is about $12. I reuse the baskets from year to year, and save the plastic eggs to reuse also. I'll also get the hubs something little, too, although he says he doesn't need a basket... Both he and I are pretty big fans of many of Cadbury's offerings at this time of year.
Any other good basket ideas? Let me know!
Books!
I've been watching resale shops when I happen to stop, and have at least two or three really nice hardcover books for each kid. Generally resale places will have tons of books, and often they're really reasonably priced, in the $1-2 range. Cost per kid's basket? $5/kid
Treats!
While I'd like to pretend that I'm one of those amazing parents who only gives her kids wholesome treats, I am not that mom. My kiddos are getting a dark chocolate Lindt bunny (YUM!!) that I scored on Amazon for less than a buck each (cha-ching!), a couple ziplock baggies of the Kraft bunny shaped marshmallows (about $1.50 for a whole bag which makes about 10 ziplock sized ones), and some plastic eggs filled with malted milk robin's eggs (about $2/bag). Cost per kid's basket? $3.25/kid
Toothbrushes!
My kids are a little nuts about brushing their teeth, and I found some pretty snazzy ones at Big Lots... They light up for a minute (the length of time they're supposed to brush)! Little minds blown! Cost per toothbrush? $1
Plush Bunny!
So I'm that mom... and I keep thinking my kids are going to love stuffed animals forever... and somehow gloss over the fact that we have a [no exaggeration here] small army of stuffed bunnies already.... but I found each kiddo a stuffed bunny on clearance for $1/each.
Small Toy!
Worker Bee is getting a couple new Hot Wheels cars in his basket ($0.97/each), and the Queen is getting a small toy that I got on clearance awhile back for $1, and maybe a new foaming hand soap. My kids have a thing for hygiene... or they just love our new bathroom sink. Either way--it's all good with me!
Total outlay for the baskets this year per child is about $12. I reuse the baskets from year to year, and save the plastic eggs to reuse also. I'll also get the hubs something little, too, although he says he doesn't need a basket... Both he and I are pretty big fans of many of Cadbury's offerings at this time of year.
Any other good basket ideas? Let me know!
Say CHEESE! Photo Deals 3/21
Pictures!!
Some great deals on photos now for your best St. Patrick's Day Pictures... Or Valentine's Day Pictures... (Or really, who am I kidding... Christmas Pictures)
Shutterfly is currently offering a *HOT* deal on a FREE 8x8 Hardcover Book (you just pay shipping) with promotional code MYBOOK (good thru 3/26). That's a steal, since these are usually about $35. Shipping runs about $8! Mother's Day Gift anyone??
Snapfish has a couple of codes now, too, if you're in the market for 4x6 prints. Code CLOVERPRINT will get you 100 prints for $10 SHIPPED ($0.10/print), and LUCKYPRINT is good for 300 (or more as I understand it) prints to ship for $1, which works out to $0.09/print.
Walgreen's has a pretty nice little promo out now for 40% off of EVERYTHING, with code EVERYTHING40 (creative, right?). That should be good for photos/gifts/everything. Heh.
York Photo has a pretty fun deal right now, too. New members can use code TWOMUG to get a personalized photo mug for $2 (plus shipping; cost run about $5 for that, I believe), or code ONEMAGNET to get a FREE 4x6 photo magnet (plus shipping--usually about $2). Plus, join through the link, and get 60 FREE prints. PLUS, they have a Buy-One-Get-One code for prints out, too now if you're looking to get multiple item. BUYONE gets you unlimited prints thru 3/25.
I've ordered from all of these folks without incident, and would order from them again.
Enjoy!
Some great deals on photos now for your best St. Patrick's Day Pictures... Or Valentine's Day Pictures... (Or really, who am I kidding... Christmas Pictures)
Shutterfly is currently offering a *HOT* deal on a FREE 8x8 Hardcover Book (you just pay shipping) with promotional code MYBOOK (good thru 3/26). That's a steal, since these are usually about $35. Shipping runs about $8! Mother's Day Gift anyone??
Snapfish has a couple of codes now, too, if you're in the market for 4x6 prints. Code CLOVERPRINT will get you 100 prints for $10 SHIPPED ($0.10/print), and LUCKYPRINT is good for 300 (or more as I understand it) prints to ship for $1, which works out to $0.09/print.
Walgreen's has a pretty nice little promo out now for 40% off of EVERYTHING, with code EVERYTHING40 (creative, right?). That should be good for photos/gifts/everything. Heh.
York Photo has a pretty fun deal right now, too. New members can use code TWOMUG to get a personalized photo mug for $2 (plus shipping; cost run about $5 for that, I believe), or code ONEMAGNET to get a FREE 4x6 photo magnet (plus shipping--usually about $2). Plus, join through the link, and get 60 FREE prints. PLUS, they have a Buy-One-Get-One code for prints out, too now if you're looking to get multiple item. BUYONE gets you unlimited prints thru 3/25.
I've ordered from all of these folks without incident, and would order from them again.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Review: Artscow.com
While perusing my daily deal hunt blogs a week or so ago, I spotted a deal for a photo gift for $0.99 shipped. They had me at $0.99 shipped... <swoon>
If there are two things I like, it's pictures of my sweet littles on stuff, and inexpensive gifts. :-)
I went ahead and ordered a cosmetic bag with my kids' pictures on it, and received it in today's mail. I was blown away! The picture quality is fabulous! I'm not entirely sure what I'll use it for to be honest... I'm thinking a bag for our beach bag in summer with our sunscreen/etc to keep it from leaking in the rest of the bag perhaps...
But what I didn't know when I joined ArtsCow was how much free stuff they'll give you! Holy smokes. Like dozens of free items. Granted you have to pay for shipping on them, which isn't world's cheapest (it comes from Hong Kong)... but I plan to save some of my credits and order some fun holiday gifts with my credits.
I will post a picture of my sweet cosmetic bag once I'm reunited with the camera so you can see how great it looks. They have some other great deals now on personalized blankets (with photos!) and photo canvases (I think I'll order more!) as well as a code on the website now for free shipping on a $20 order. They also have TONS of models of cell phone cases that you can customize, too. (A good thing for this non iPhone and non top-of-the-line android user...)
Here's a sweet deal they have going right now: Mix and Match any of these THREE items for $10 SHIPPED! Items include: Coin Purse, Business Card Holder, Pencil Case, Mini Makeup Bag, Mini Playing Cards, Rubber Stamp, Jigsaw Puzzle, Measuring Tape, Bookmark, Letter Opener, Glasses Cloth, 4x6 Photo Book (20 pages!), Face Towel, Luggage Tag, Tile Coaster, Framed Tile (what I think I'm going to make), Memo Pads, Notebook, or Cufflinks (father's day anyone??) Promo code is: MIXANDMATCH3.
I'm thinking those would make some GREAT personalized items for Easter baskets (I think there's still time to get them in by then?), or Mother's Day/Father's Day, or End of the year teacher gifts for CHEAP!
Click here for my referral link.
Reminder: Join and get (at least) 1800 free prints and TONS of other great stuff.
Let me know if you are in the market for a photo blanket or wall canvases, and I can dig out those codes and pass them along, too. ;-)
If there are two things I like, it's pictures of my sweet littles on stuff, and inexpensive gifts. :-)
I went ahead and ordered a cosmetic bag with my kids' pictures on it, and received it in today's mail. I was blown away! The picture quality is fabulous! I'm not entirely sure what I'll use it for to be honest... I'm thinking a bag for our beach bag in summer with our sunscreen/etc to keep it from leaking in the rest of the bag perhaps...
But what I didn't know when I joined ArtsCow was how much free stuff they'll give you! Holy smokes. Like dozens of free items. Granted you have to pay for shipping on them, which isn't world's cheapest (it comes from Hong Kong)... but I plan to save some of my credits and order some fun holiday gifts with my credits.
I will post a picture of my sweet cosmetic bag once I'm reunited with the camera so you can see how great it looks. They have some other great deals now on personalized blankets (with photos!) and photo canvases (I think I'll order more!) as well as a code on the website now for free shipping on a $20 order. They also have TONS of models of cell phone cases that you can customize, too. (A good thing for this non iPhone and non top-of-the-line android user...)
Here's a sweet deal they have going right now: Mix and Match any of these THREE items for $10 SHIPPED! Items include: Coin Purse, Business Card Holder, Pencil Case, Mini Makeup Bag, Mini Playing Cards, Rubber Stamp, Jigsaw Puzzle, Measuring Tape, Bookmark, Letter Opener, Glasses Cloth, 4x6 Photo Book (20 pages!), Face Towel, Luggage Tag, Tile Coaster, Framed Tile (what I think I'm going to make), Memo Pads, Notebook, or Cufflinks (father's day anyone??) Promo code is: MIXANDMATCH3.
I'm thinking those would make some GREAT personalized items for Easter baskets (I think there's still time to get them in by then?), or Mother's Day/Father's Day, or End of the year teacher gifts for CHEAP!
Click here for my referral link.
Reminder: Join and get (at least) 1800 free prints and TONS of other great stuff.
Let me know if you are in the market for a photo blanket or wall canvases, and I can dig out those codes and pass them along, too. ;-)
Have YOU tried ThredUp??
If I love one thing, it's shopping for my (adorable) little people. I've said way more than once that if I was going to change careers (and had endless $$$ to burn...) I would open a kid's clothing store. Sadly, that's not likely in the immediate future... BUT, ThredUp has allowed me to use a little less of my cash to outfit my kiddos--and for that reason, I LOVE them.
Let the record show, before I get any farther.... I am *NOT* being compensated by ThredUp in *ANY* way for this blog post... (although wouldn't I love it if I were??)
ThredUp is like an online consignment store. They only accept like new kids items (and even weed out the "crummy" store brands for you!), and while they are more spendy than say Goodwill clothes run--you can outfit your kid in unique togs for a fraction of what you'd spend if you were shopping retail. I've ordered from them at least a dozen times, and I've been pleased with almost everything (I'll cover that in a minute).
I've snagged special occasion items, new with tags items, REALLY high end items, and a little bit of everything--and all from the relative comfort of my own home (toddlers running around anyone?). I've referred friends, and have ordered boxes as gifts. If you love to shop, and love NOT having to leave home to do it--you may want to check them out.
Now... about the things that I wasn't thrilled with... Their customer service ROCKS. I've had a few problems with items either showing up with snags/stains/etc, or being the wrong size, etc. Without exception, every single time I've emailed customer service, I've received a quick reply, and they've made the situation right. There was one order where I think three out of twelve items had some issue, and they asked if I could send along photos for them to pass to their quality control team, which wasn't a big deal to me at all.
You can even send your clothes to them to get credit! Here's what I did... After reading lots of people say that their payouts for stuff wasn't great, I bagged up all of my yard sale leftovers (that I would have likely taken to Goodwill or just donated) and sent them to ThredUp. I did include a few high end items, as I wanted to believe that they'd be accepted and re-listed for sale...
I tend to be pretty meticulous about what I put on my kiddos, and I was disappointed that some of the higher end items I sent were not accepted at all... But some of the stuff that I would literally *never* put on my kids were accepted and marked WAY higher than I thought they should be... I think of the three bags I sent in to them, I received about $50 total in credit (averaged about $15/bag), or about $1-2 per item they accepted to re-sell on the site. I would totally send them more bags in the future, but would be leary of sending anything really high end unless it was *maybe* new with tags, since I sent in at least one of those items that wasn't accepted either. OH well...
They're great. Love them. I would LOVE to give out a ThredUp prize sometime soon for people to try them out... (Maybe someone from ThredUp will get that *subtle* hint???)
Now thru Friday, if you are placing your first order, use code MAR15 to get $15 off of your first order!
While you're at it... Join through this link: http://www.thredup.com/r/X7TV59 and get $10 off (I believe) in addition to the $15. Not sure if you can use both on the same order--but you should be able to use both credits--at least as I understand it.
[Full disclosure: That is my referral link, so you join and get $$ and I get $$ for sending you...]
GO! Shop! Enjoy their offerings... and let me know what you think when you get your first (or subsequent...) orders!
Let the record show, before I get any farther.... I am *NOT* being compensated by ThredUp in *ANY* way for this blog post... (although wouldn't I love it if I were??)
ThredUp is like an online consignment store. They only accept like new kids items (and even weed out the "crummy" store brands for you!), and while they are more spendy than say Goodwill clothes run--you can outfit your kid in unique togs for a fraction of what you'd spend if you were shopping retail. I've ordered from them at least a dozen times, and I've been pleased with almost everything (I'll cover that in a minute).
I've snagged special occasion items, new with tags items, REALLY high end items, and a little bit of everything--and all from the relative comfort of my own home (toddlers running around anyone?). I've referred friends, and have ordered boxes as gifts. If you love to shop, and love NOT having to leave home to do it--you may want to check them out.
Now... about the things that I wasn't thrilled with... Their customer service ROCKS. I've had a few problems with items either showing up with snags/stains/etc, or being the wrong size, etc. Without exception, every single time I've emailed customer service, I've received a quick reply, and they've made the situation right. There was one order where I think three out of twelve items had some issue, and they asked if I could send along photos for them to pass to their quality control team, which wasn't a big deal to me at all.
You can even send your clothes to them to get credit! Here's what I did... After reading lots of people say that their payouts for stuff wasn't great, I bagged up all of my yard sale leftovers (that I would have likely taken to Goodwill or just donated) and sent them to ThredUp. I did include a few high end items, as I wanted to believe that they'd be accepted and re-listed for sale...
I tend to be pretty meticulous about what I put on my kiddos, and I was disappointed that some of the higher end items I sent were not accepted at all... But some of the stuff that I would literally *never* put on my kids were accepted and marked WAY higher than I thought they should be... I think of the three bags I sent in to them, I received about $50 total in credit (averaged about $15/bag), or about $1-2 per item they accepted to re-sell on the site. I would totally send them more bags in the future, but would be leary of sending anything really high end unless it was *maybe* new with tags, since I sent in at least one of those items that wasn't accepted either. OH well...
They're great. Love them. I would LOVE to give out a ThredUp prize sometime soon for people to try them out... (Maybe someone from ThredUp will get that *subtle* hint???)
Now thru Friday, if you are placing your first order, use code MAR15 to get $15 off of your first order!
While you're at it... Join through this link: http://www.thredup.com/r/X7TV59 and get $10 off (I believe) in addition to the $15. Not sure if you can use both on the same order--but you should be able to use both credits--at least as I understand it.
[Full disclosure: That is my referral link, so you join and get $$ and I get $$ for sending you...]
GO! Shop! Enjoy their offerings... and let me know what you think when you get your first (or subsequent...) orders!
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