Great Deals at Target!

Target has some good deals going on right now!! 

$1/5 Campell's Condensed Soups (excludes great for cooking soups) - (campbellskitchen.com)

I love soup, so this was a great find for me!! $0.55 is a great deal anyway, plus this coupon brings your total down to $0.35 each when you buy 5!  How awesome is that?!

$3/1 Blue Bonnet product, any - (bricks.coupons.com)

With the cooking holidays on our doorstep, you can never have too much butter.  Besides, you can freeze what you don't need right now so go stock up on this deal.  Target has their 1lb stick regularly priced at $0.84, with the coupon you get them $0.51 each when you buy 3!! 

$3/1 Thermacare Heat Wrap

Around my house, someone is always in pain... it could be handy to have these in your stockpile!! I know this coupon is on my printer and my Target list for tonight!

Vanity Fair Napkins

Use 2 $.55/1 Vanity Fair napkins, any - (coupons.com)

Or $1/2 Vanity Fair Napkins, any - (coupons.com)

Starting 11/20 Walgreen's will have their Vanity Fair Napkins, 100ct on sale for Buy 1 Get 1 free!!  They are listed at $2.99, and you can get them as low as $0.95 each when you buy 2!! 

Stock up for the holidays everyone :)

Rubbermaid Reveal Mop @ Target!!

$3/1 Reveal Mop - (target coupon)

$5/1 Reveal Mop - (rubbermaid.com)

How about this scenario guys!! A manufacturer's AND a Target coupon!  They are listed at a sale price of $24.99 through 11/19.  Use both coupons and get this one for $16.99!  

I am excited about this one... I will never have to buy another set of refills for my febreeze mop again!! :)  Nor will I have to buy refill cleaning solution!! This is exciting!

Dove Men+ Care Deoderant

$1/1 Dove Men+Care Deoderant -(expertsinthefieldsweeps.com)

If you are a frequent Walgreen's shopper like I am, this one is a DEAL!  You have to register, but then you get a coupon that will in turn make your product FREE!! 

On sale 12/4 for $3.99 

Use $1/1 and get a $3.99 Reg Rewards

Final Cost: FREE

STOCK UP!

$2 off Afrin Nasal Spray :)

I don't know about you guys, but I have been feeling a bit under the weather lately... Sinuses... UGH

$2/1 Afrin Nasal Spray, Any - (coupons.com)

If you get them at Walmart your final price will be $2.52!!  They are listed at regular price for $4.52... Get them while they are hot and clear up that nose :)

Disappointment turned around!

I was perusing Pinterest yesterday and came across a blog with an awesome (and simple) way to transfer letters printed from a printer onto painted wood.  I did not have any success with this method despite multiple attempts :(  Here is the link if you would like to try this for yourself.  Please, if you do, let me know how it goes... I would  still love to have success!!

 Vintage Painted Signs by Diddle Dumpling

Once I realized this was NOT going to work for me, I decided I would try something different, and a little less awesome :(  Sad evening....  Anywho... I still used the same idea, and mirror printed letters, I just traced the letters onto the wood and painted them.  While this sounds easy, it was actually pretty difficult.

I got to use some of my wood from that Home Depot gold mine I found about a month ago!

That made me happy!  I knew I wanted a vintage look so I painted the wood black first.  I diluted my paint down quite a bit for the entire project FYI...  Once that dried, I painted over it with a dark brown which actually brought back the grainy texture of the wood! :)  Next, I painted a small area of the front a light, off white color so my red lettering would pop.  The off-white color was diluted down with more water than paint.  I had to actually use a dry sponge brush to move it around after I applied it.... use your own technique for different looks!

I let the paint set for a while while I printed out the lettering I wanted.  ***Remember when you print the letters to make them mirror images if you are going to try the original project idea!***  If you are doing it my way, either way works.  Since I already printed mine out backwards I just went with it.  I laid the paper flat onto my wood, and went over the lines HARD with my pen.  I learned quickly that I needed to do it to the point that my pen went through the paper and marked on the wood. (Just the indention was too hard to see)  I then mixed up the color paint I wanted and began to paint my outlines.  Voila!

Now I have something else to display in the new house!! Fingers crossed... we will be owners in A MONTH!!!  EEEEKKKKK

I'm Excited!! (again)

I have been finding all sorts of new decorations for my house... some are even useful!! I recently stumbled upon a 25% off your entire purchase coupon for Michael's.  When I got there, to my wonderful surprise, their Christmas decor was on 40% off!! I got 65% off my newest Christmas decorations!!!

The top one I bought in pieces... I had to assemble them.  Aaaand, the sleigh I got at Target in the dollar spot for $2.50 one day.  Overall, I think the sleigh and the decor to go inside it cost me about $4.50.  

Then my Santa countdown was a steal!! It was listed at $14.99 and I paid just over $5 for him!!  Just goes to show that finding good deals pays off!! Jarrod will attest to the these days :)

Now, speaking of saving money... I got a delightful free gift yesterday!  We recently moved into a new warehouse at work, and when we got there this gem was left behind by the previous owners!

I knew I wanted it, so when Keith (my boss) decided he was going to throw it out, I snatched it up!  Now, I had no clue what I wanted to do with it, all I knew was that I couldn't pass up bringing it home.  Now accepting ideas, by the way!   Ah, the small things :)

Pizza Crescent Rolls

Not too long ago I discovered the easiest, tastiest treat!! I call them Pizza Crescent Rolls, and they are a HUGE hit!  They are so simple to make and take about 15 mins total!!

All you need:
1- pack crescent rolls
1- pack pepperoni
4- individual string cheese
1- can pizza sauce (I have substituted pasta sauce)

Preheat the oven to 350°.  Lay your crescent rolls out on your pan, put desired amount of sauce on the dough.  Layer your pepperoni (to your liking... Jarrod likes lots of them!)  Cut each string cheese in half and lay one half across the wide end of your crescent roll.

 Roll them up and tuck the sides in to prevent cheese and sauce leakage!

 Bake them for about 10 mins, I would watch them just to be sure.

They are a huge hit around my house and super simple to make!  Also, there are always coupons for crescent rolls and pepperoni floating around ;)

Happy Baking!

Lysol Disinfecting Spray, 12.5oz

H-E-B has an in store coupon for free 35ct Lysol disinfecting wipes with the purchase of one Lysol Disinfecting Spray, 12.5 oz.

  Sooo, here is a coupon I dug up for you for an extra $.050 off the spray :)


$0.50/1 Lysol Disinfecting Spray - (lysol.com)

I am not sure how much they cost... but I know I use mine all the time!!

Smart Balance on sale at Walgreen's starting 11/13!

Starting on 11/13 Walgreen's is going to have their Smart Balance on sale for $1.99!  By using a $1.00/1 Any Smart Balance Product, any size -(smartsource.com) coupon you can get them for only $0.99!!! Stock up for the holidays with this one!!  Be quick, I know Smart Source only allows a certain number of prints!

Thanks,

Passion for Savings

Free T-shirt anyone??

I have come across some pretty good deals today... plus a free t-shirt!!  Here ya go folks!

I don't know about you guys, but I know with Jax around my house, I can always use a lint roller!  Target has them listed for $1.48 regular price.  With the $1.00/1 Scotch Lint or Pet Hair Roller - (scotchlint.com) coupon you can get them for $0.48!! Get them while they are hot, because coupon prints are limited folks!  I know I printed multiples ;)

At Walmart, you can get Visine for $.04!! Ask me how?!  Use the $3.00/1 Visine Product, 0.5 oz or larger - (walmart.com) coupon.  Print multiples of these too folks!! 

Wendy's is giving away 50,000 FREE T-SHIRTS!!  You do have to play a few games, but they have multiple options for designs!  I was shirt 27,700 something... lots left! Get yours now :)

Earlier today I personalized a letter from Santa to Conner and had it sent to my house.... you guessed it, FOR FREE!! I can't seem to shy away from something free... who can??  Anywho, it is completely free if you ship it to yourself!  They have two designs to choose from, the Checking it Twice layout or the Santa's Scroll layout.  

Use the code XMASFB at checkout for your free card :)

!!Merry Early Christmas!!

Those amazing party trays that take away working your hiney off for a party... they're on sale :)  They are $5.00 regular price at WalMart and with the $3.00/1 Hormel Party Tray - (coupons.com) coupon you can get them for $2.00!! Remember that for your next party y'all!!

'Tis all for the night folks!! Hope you enjoy :)

-Shaunda

:::Trying something new:::

Okay ladies, (and maybe gents)

I have discovered the greatest thing! COUPON-ING!! And no one is allowed to tell me I am behind on the times! I have become an extreme coupon-er and can't wait to see how I do!

 I have decided that since I get so excited about finding great deals I am going to start sharing them with you all!  There are some pretty crazy deals out there is you are willing to dig a little bit!

For already being loyal and reading my boring blog I am going to hook you up with a couple of really awesome (in my opinion) deals!  Hurry, once the coupon is printed the allotted amount of times, it disappears, OH NO!

They have their lego minis on clearance for $0.39!!  How awesome is this for some stocking stuffers!!  Look for them near the registers, and even if they aren't marked "clearance" they are still ringing up at $0.39!

Campbell's Cream of soups, usually $0.49.

$1/5 Campbell's Cooking Soups - (campbellskitchen.com)

As low as $0.29 when you buy 5!  Stock up, 'tis the season!

Pepcid AC 10 ct, usually 4.38

$3/1 Pepcid product (excluding trial size) - (pepcid.com)

Final Price as low as $1.38!! Stock up on this item too!

Thanks to the Krazy Coupon Lady!

Holiday Wreath :)

So, I have made my first Christmas season wreath!  It is quite simple actually, but holds lots of meaning for me!

The lighting is a little dark :(  But i promise it looks adorable!!  The reason it seems so simple to you, yet so sentimental to me is the source of the materials!  The pine cones were collected when we went to Red River, NM.  Jarrod and I found them across the stream from the cabin we were staying in :)  I know, I know.. gag, right? LOL!  For a wreath that looks so simple, it actually took me a while to make.

Step 1:  I painted the edges of my pine cones red and green to give them more of a holiday feel.

(yes I use postal service boxes as my work space for now, don't judge)

Step 2:

Once you get them painted to your satisfaction, which is much harder than you would anticipate, you are ready to start with your hanger.  I used burlap and hot glue (go figure).

I folded the edges over to keep them from fraying because burlap is difficult to work with if you use rough edges!  Then I wrapped it around the wreath and hot glued the seam together.  I centered it a little to the back so you wouldn't be able to see it while it was hanging.  

Step 3:

You are ready to start gluing your pine cones on.  Since I only used 3 colors (I left some pine cones natural) I had to be careful when placing them so there wasn't a cluster of green or red together.  

**Remember, here you can alter your pine cones... there were quite a few that I cut the bottoms off of so they would not stick out too far!

 You can see the green one sticking out in the picture (above). I cut this one shorter before I hung it

the same with the red on at 5:00 here

Just keep gluing and working them into each other and eventually you will get there!  It seems to take forever, and if you sit in the floor like I did, you will DEFINITELY have a back ache :(

Once I got all my pine cones onto my wreath, I decided it was too plain and painted a decorative "B" for Brainard on my burlap hanger.  Get creative here folks!  It really is more fun!

Once everything looks the way you want, you are ready to hang your masterpiece and start preparing for the holiday season!

(I am not quite ready to put up the Christmas tree like some folks, but a little cheer this early never hurt anyone) ;)

Happy Crafting,

Shaunda

 *Side note:  While creating this post I have realized my phone takes much better photos up close!* Mental note!