Showing posts with label Me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Me. Show all posts
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Halloween 2011
spiders...
Foot Ghost :)
Bat Pumpkin
Boo Pumpkin
Halloween Party Treat Bags
Hope you had a FuN & SaFe HaLLoWeeN!! :)
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
2 Days Couponing.... Yes I have Started :)
I said I wouldn't bother with coupons, BUT I NEED to and so far I have saved quit a bit and have a great stock piling! :) I've always shop sales, now I just add coupons and only buy if there are coupons... well some things you will need, ex. milk and don't have a coupon - those are exceptions...
I'm going to a Coupon Party with the good ol' Extreme Couponer Chrystie Corns this weekend & am pretty anxious. But I couldn't wait - I saw too many sales! So I looked up some help and found a blog with a Couponing 101 for Beginners & started reading.... I fast forwarded through the weeks and I'm pretty satisfied with my results so far - this is what came of the past 2 days....
Day 1: Rite Aid & Family Dollar
At Rite Aid, they have a wonderful Wellness Card program that saves you bunches of $, sign up if you haven't already! (You earn +Up dollars to use on your next purchase.) So with the Well Card, Sales & Coupons - it makes for great savings... but on my first day I was starting small....
I'm going to a Coupon Party with the good ol' Extreme Couponer Chrystie Corns this weekend & am pretty anxious. But I couldn't wait - I saw too many sales! So I looked up some help and found a blog with a Couponing 101 for Beginners & started reading.... I fast forwarded through the weeks and I'm pretty satisfied with my results so far - this is what came of the past 2 days....
Day 1: Rite Aid & Family Dollar
At Rite Aid, they have a wonderful Wellness Card program that saves you bunches of $, sign up if you haven't already! (You earn +Up dollars to use on your next purchase.) So with the Well Card, Sales & Coupons - it makes for great savings... but on my first day I was starting small....
I did 2 transactions.... the first one I bought the Blistex & Burt's Bees Cough Drops. The Blistex was $1.49 on Sale (Orig $2.99) and you got $1.49 +Up, the B.B. Drops were $1.49 on Sale (Orig $1.99) and you got $1.49 +Up. So in this transaction I spent $3.13 with tax, got $2.98 to spend on my next transaction & saved $2.00. Remember I was starting small. The second one, I needed to get earplugs for my son which were $5.99, Luden's Cough Drops $.99 on Sale (Orig $2.29), Henna Hair Care $2.79. I did not use coupons, just the Wellness Rewards. After sales & my $2.98 +Up the total was $7.28, a savings of $4.28 - it was a start. :)
At Family Dollar I used coupons...
Mean Green $5.50 with $1 Off Coupon
Dove Cond. $4.00, $3.75 on Sale, $.75 Off Coupon
Campbell Cream of Mushroom $1.50 for 14.50oz, $.40 Off any 3 Cream of Condensed
Scotch Tape $2.00, $.50 Off Coupon
On this trip I only shopped 1 sale, it was also a beginner trip - I did save $3.40 and got a $5/Off $25 or more for my next purchase! :)
Day 2: Rite Aid
With 2 transactions, I walked away today with a 60% savings!! Before Sales, Well Card & Coupons the total was $91.80 - After Sales, Well Card & Coupons I paid $31.29!! :)
My first one I made sure to purchase the items that I not only had coupons for but gave me +Up's. I wanted this transaction to total $20 plus tax - but with a few things that ended up in the basket due to other things not being available I was over $6.
The Blistex & Burt's Bees did not give me +Up's this time due to literally only allowed one purchase period, I thought per purchase but no just one. But I still got them on Sale!
2 Colgate Toothbrushes: 2 for $7.98, $6.00 +Up, $1 Off C, liking paying $.98 for 2
4 Rite Aid Hand Sanitizer: $1.00 with Well Card (Orig $3.29), Min 4, $4.00 +Up, liking paying $.00
Crest: $4.49 (Orig $4.79), $2.00 +Up, $1 Off C, like paying $1.49
Oral B Toothbrush: (they had no Scope, so I opted for this even though I had no coupon & since they gave me $2 +UP), $4.49 (Orig $6.49), $2.00 +Up, like paying $2.49
2 Cover Girl Makeup: $10.78, Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off (Orig $13.58), $8.00 Off C, Paid $2.79
So for this transaction I paid $26.46, Saved $28.86 & got $14.00 +Up for my next purchase, which was next....
2 Tres Semme Shampoo, $3.99 ea. w/ Well Card (Orig $5.79ea), Buy 1 Get 1 Free up to $6 C (the cashier honored the $2 extra dollars from the coupon since it was up to $6, some may not do this - she offered, I obliged) = $3.99 for 2
2 Tres Semme Hairspray, $3.99 ea. w/ Well Card (Orig $5.79ea), Buy 1 Get 1 Free up to $6 C (the cashier honored the $2 extra dollars from the coupon since it was up to $6, some may not do this - she offered, I obliged) = $3.99 for 2
Pantene Pro-V Shamp & Cond, Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off C (Orig $5.29ea), $1 Off 2 C = $6.93 for 2
Werther's Original: 2/$3.00, $1 Off 2 C = $2.00
Cover Girl Mascara: $5.99, $1 Off C = $4.99
For this transaction after $14.00 +Up from #1 transaction, Sales, Well Card, Coupons = Paid $4.83, Saved $31.65 (This was my most exciting trip - to see the fact that I only had to pay under $5 for $37.00 worth of stuff!)
Today I also Grocery shopped with sales & coupons and was able to purchase a turkey for $.69/lb with a purchase of $25.00. I bought:
8 Progresso Soups, 4/$5, 2x $1 Off 4 C = $8.00
4 Hunts 28oz Tomato's, $.99/ea, $1 Off 4 C = $3.00
2 Roasting Chickens on Sale, $6/ea = $12.07
1 3pk Yeast Packets, 2/$3, $.40 Off 1 C = $.90
10lb Turkey = $7.18
My total before Sales & Coupons was $59.19.
After Sales & Coupons I paid $31.31 with a savings of $27.88, that's roughly 50%! :)
And that's it, my first Coupon Excursion and I'm sure not my last.... Hope you got inspired!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
I am Etsy Maine Team's May Artist of the Month!! :D
I opened my email today to see a wonderful letter stating I was the Artist of the Month for the Etsy Maine Team! YA-HOO! I am very excited about this, it is such an honor! See the screen shot below and a link to the post! YEA! :)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Thrift Store Scores!
Today I made a trip to a favorite shopping spot of mine since junior high - my town's local thrift store. I scored very big on these wonderful Eddie Bauer mid calf high heel cowboy like boots! The best part is that they had never been worn, oh, and that I got em' for $2.00!!! :O SA-WEET!
I also scored this new maroon corduroy jacket, $2, to make a nice match with the boots!
It was a fab day for finds!! :)
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year 2011!
Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday! Ringing in the New Year was an absolute BLAST! I have many photos and stories to post in the next few weeks - stay tuned..... pssst - the play kitchen from an entertainment center turned out tres FAB! coming soon....
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Another Great Thanksgiving!
Pilgrim Flowers
Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
- no photo of the Homemade Pumpkin Pie or the
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream :( - recipe to come!
Pumpkin Cupcakes w/ Cream Cheese Frosting
Set Up at Thanksgiving #1
We hosted the Tardif Thanksgiving!
Say Cheese Mama!
Us Thanksgiving 2010
My Bird Whisperer! :)
Hope you all had a Wonderful Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Reversible Totes & Matching Earrings
I made these reversible totes and matching jasper earrings for 2 special twin graduates I know! (can you believe I was their Nanny!) :O Look out for these great totes that will be in my boutique before long! :)
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