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Going shopping to ring in the new year? Here are some links to printable coupons you can take with you. Aeropostale - $10 off $40 purchase, exp. 1/04/11 Bath and Body Works - $10 off $30 purchase, exp. 1/08/11 Charlotte Russe - 3 Offers, exp. 12/31/11 Hobby Lobby - 30% off Wilton products, exp. 1/01/11 Joann Fabrics and Crafts - 40% off regular priced item, exp. 1/08/11 Kohl's - 20% off everything shopping pass, exp. 1/01/11 Macy's - 15% off select departments sale and clearance, exp. 1/02/11 Office Depot - $10 off $50 purchase, exp. 1/06/11 Old Navy - play their facebook game to earn a coupon which is random and you can keep playing, exp. 12/31/11? Payless Shoes - 20% off purchase, exp. 1/16/11 Shoe Carnival - $5 off $39.98 or higher purchase, exp. 1/04/11 Stein Mart - 30% off sale and red dot clearance, exp. 1/02/11

Is anyone a Glee fan? I, myself, haven't seen the show but it looks really good. I just don't watch that much TV. Jane Lynch is hilarious in everything I have seen her in. Her style of humor cracks me up. Artsy Chaos now has 25 followers and I promised a giveaway when the count reached 25... probably mostly for myself because it's so exciting to know someone is reading.. ha ha! So drum roll please!! Want to win a brand-spanking new Glee 2011 calendar? Here's how: *Mandatory Entry - Follow Artsy Chaos with Google Friend Connect. Just click the "follow" button on the right of my blog and leave a comment saying that you are following. *Additional Entries after completing the mandatory entry: *Earn one entry for joining me on Twitter. Follow @ArtsyChaos . Leave a comment. *Earn one entry for adding Artsy Chaos to your blog roll/blog exchange. Leave the link on where I can find it in a comment. That's it, 3 entries per person total. Be sure to lea...

Print a coupon for B1G1 Free at Ruby Tuesday up to $10. *Be sure to read the terms. :) Click HERE to print. Notice the palm trees in the photo? I want to go to THAT Ruby Tuesday vs. mine that is covered in snow....

This is really neat! With the new year almost upon us, many people are setting goals and resolutions. ProgressCards.com has a wonderful free printable book so children can set goals too! Their book helps children identify their strengths and set goals to work on things like stress, sportsmanship, shyness, the environment and more. I love this! We have always used various charts with my kids over the years and they really do work as well as giving a fun visual reinforcement for the kids. At ProgressCards.com they also have more free samples as well as full sets of cards for purchase.

On Christmas afternoon, my younger children had gone to their father's house to celebrate with him. My oldest son and his wife, along with my mom and her husband, came over for dinner. I had roasted a turkey and made yeast rolls and potato salad (very informal). My son and I decided it would be grand fun to watch old home movies so we dug out the old videotapes and found a VCR to watch them. We laughed and laughed and laughed and then laughed some more. Seriously, our hair in the very early 90's was big. Like Marge Simpson 'do - the Luxor pyramid in Las Vegas - perm gone crazy big. And for some reason our shirts and my glasses were also overly big. And why was everyone wearing colored socks with their oh.so.stylish Birkenstock sandals? So we chuckled when my oldest son was about 5 and wouldn't get up out of bed on Christmas morning because he insisted that it was too dark outside and wasn't morning. And we laughed so hard we cried when this same son was in a...

Awesome deal!! Score Picross 3D for Nintendo DS, only $9.99 and free shipping! This offer is at BestBuy.com HERE . They also have more DS games for $9.99 and free shipping: * America's Test Kitchen - Let's Get Cooking * Bakugan: Battle Brawlers Collector's Edition

Get a FREE Jr. Shake from Arby's, no purchase required! Just print the coupon HERE . Exp. 1/2/2011. Plus, here is an additional coupon you can print from Arby's: * Free 12 oz. shake with purchase from regular menu .

Wintertime wreaks havoc on my skin. Not that I have great skin to begin with, mind you, but wintertime creates dry, scaly, rough patches and I have a hard time getting rid of them. Recently I learned about Skin MD and was eager to try their lotion as I am always up to the challenge of a new skin care product. I was most happy to learn that Skin MD is hypoallergenic as I tend to react poorly to a lot of lotions and creams having quite sensitive skin...the perils of being a redhead! Skin MD Natural is hypoallergenic, free of fragrances, parabens and colorants. It is made with more than 90% natural ingredients and 100% food-grade ingredients that are on the FDA's "most safe" list. I wouldn't hesitate at all to use this skin care for my children as well. Back to my dry skin; I have been putting Skin MD Natural on a very stubborn dry patch on my left elbow that will.NOT.go.away. I am happy to report that the first time I tried Skin MD, the lotion was absorbed imme...

Most of us want NEED! a break from cooking right about now. Little Caesars to the rescue! Click HERE for a Buy One Get One Free Pizza Coupon! (good through 12/28) Click HERE for $1.99 Crazy Combo (bread & sauce) Coupon! (good through 1/31/11)

Is anyone else loving all the styles of boots that are in this year? I had a pair of snazzy slouchy leather boots in college and I wore them constantly and cried when they wore out. The trend this season of boots, boots, boots has me so excited! However, I don't particularly like paying big bucks for them. 6pm.com has some great boots on sale right now starting at just $9.95!! They also have MUK LUKS for $14.95!! Hurry because we never know how long the sizes and/or prices will last. Also check out the entire clearance section at 6pm.com for great deals on other shoes.

Right now through 12/27 you can save $15 off a $15 purchase at chadwicks.com . Use promotional code CHTAKE15. As an example, I found a Croc Clutch purse for $9.99 and textured ribbed tights I love tights!! for $6.99 and added them to my cart. After discount the purse is $1.16 and the tights are 82¢!! You do have to pay shipping and if you went with this scenario, shipping is $6.99. Not bad, though, if you find something you really need and can use. I have a few upcoming birthdays that I need to purchase for so keep birthdays in mind too!

Hoping that you and your family are celebrating a wonderful Christmas!! Thanks for sharing my chaotic and colorful world with me. Here's to a great 2011!!

Last night was the 8th day of Christmas or 8 maids a milking. So what did we receive last night? 8 small bottles of milk in a festive bowl! Of course the kids were more than happy to have a milk break before bed. Tonight was the 9th day of Christmas which brings 9 ladies dancing. We received 9 playful cupcakes each topped with a tiny dancing lady. How fun! and yum my! Not to mention the new and very nice cupcake holder they were brought in. How generous our Christmas angels are!! Only three more days left. It's so exciting for the kids to see what's next. Oliver thinks he may have seen who are angels are tonight since it's very, very snowy and quite slippery they were a little slower at the doorbell ditch... or did he? :)

This Christmas season I have really enjoyed shopping mostly window shopping at the high-end boutique "deals" sites. There are many out there such as www.ruelala.com, www.modnique.com, www.giltgroupe.com, www.hautelook.com, www.beyondtherack.com, www.liluxe.com, and many more. Wikipedia defines these types of sites as "online 'flash' sales, offering women's, men's and children's designer apparel and accessories, designer home goods and high-end travel destinations at discounted prices in a limited time sale format". The sales at these sites often last for only a few days and sell out quickly. The merchandise ships when the sale event has ended. You can regularly score 50-60% off and even up to 90% off regular retail prices on clothing, shoes, purses, jewelry, cookware, etc. Plus, some of the sites offer a credit just for signing up making the deals even sweeter. Having purchased from a few of these sites I found the contrast between two in...

It has been a pleasure each night to receive a new surprise! On the 4th day we received a small bird feeder for 'four calling birds'. This works well for us as we have a huge backyard fulllll of doves and other assorted birds. They like to hang out on the roof line of my husband's work shed. On the 5th day we received a cookie tin with golden cookies and 5 ring pops. The 6th day brought a dozen eggs (which are certainly welcome this time of year with all the baking) for 6 geese a laying. Tonight is the 7th day, 7 swans a swimming, and what did we get? 7 "crystal" swans swimming in goblets of blue jello. This one was kind of hard to carry into the house... :)

This is amazing for digi scrappers! Get in on it while the offer is HOT! ComputerScrapbook.com , for a limited time, is offering everything for free on their site! Kits, alphabets, elements, everything is included. I honestly have no idea how long this will last so hop on it now.

This weekend 12/17-12/19 pick up a free 2 oz. Island Escape body lotion sample at your Bath & Body Works store with THIS coupon . 3 fragrances to choose from!

My 14 year old son has been working on his Christmas presents tonight. He loves to sew and came up with this design for some scarves for the "women" in his life. It's very haute couture don't you think!? The scarf is just 3 layered strips of fabric, in this case 2 fabrics and 1 lace. Use pinking shears to cut the strips to minimize fraying, although the fraying adds to the character of the scarf. After layering the fabric strips together, run a gathering stitch up the center and pull to desired fullness. Next, pin and sew up the center using two lines of stitching. He used a contrasting thread color to add more detail. Gee... do I have the next Ralph Lauren on my hands?

Free avocado, so yummy!! I always joke that I would be perfectly happy sitting on a beach at the Iberostar in Playa del Carmen eating nothing but guacamole and shrimp. Actually I am not joking I am perfectly serious! For your free avocado, click HERE .

I think I may have found the perfect gift for neighbors this year. Energy and money are always running low (what's new LOL) which makes this gift idea perfect. Using either a store bought or homemade cake mix (don't forget the directions), place it in a cute bag (of which there are so many options!) and add this poem: I hope you will excuse me for giving you this bag, I did the very best I could with the precious time I had. I should have known from the start when the eggs fell through the shopping cart. I set aside a day to bake, the only day I didn't wake. Then the flour fell off the shelf, not on the floor but over myself. I tried again with no success with cake mix running down my dress. I've given up! its yours to bake, I hope you enjoy it for goodness sake. There you go; easy, simple and clever! Thank you craftbits.com for the great idea!!

Our little Christmas angels (elves?) are back. Last night we got the "Two Turtle Doves" package... chocolate turtles and dove chocolates. Tonight was so hilarious and original, it's still making me smile! Since the 3rd day of Christmas is 3 French Hens we got.... 3 cornish game hens and french bread, so clever! They were placed atop a fun Christmas platter. The kids are starting to get excited and trying to second guess what we will get next. Josie wants to know how they will do maids a milking and Oliver is excited to see 5 gold rings. Thank you, thank you to our special Christmas angels for making our holiday a little more merry!!

If you still need to figure out some sort of a Christmas Card I have a great option, for free! All you need is white cardstock, your printer and some envelopes. Mufninc.blogspot.com is offering this so cute card for your use. It's adorable!! What a cute option to print yourself. I think it would be a perfect companion for neighbor gifts or gifts to co -workers. Click HERE to check out the free printable card. Mufninc also has an Etsy shop with cute printables which can be found HERE .

We woke up this morning to a beautiful surprise at our front door...a partridge in a pear tree! I have no idea who decided to give us this fun gift or even if it was placed there last night or this morning. I just love it!! And you know those pears will disappear quickly at my house. :) Have you ever wondered what the real cost would be for the items in the song The 12 Days of Christmas ? According to CBS.com , the cost of a partridge in a pear tree for 2010 is $161.99. I think I'll stick with my beautiful basket delivered by unseen friends! Merry Christmas!!

Save $10 off a $20 apparel/accessories purchase at Sears on 12/15-16. This discount is good in-store on sale and clearance priced merchandise (as well as regularly priced too, but who wants to pay regular price?). Download the coupon HERE . ***Be sure to read the fine print for exclusions, etc.

My blog has been growing a lot lately and as a reward I'd like to have a giveaway if I can get at least 25 followers! It's easy, just click the "follow" button on the left sidebar to follow with Google Friend Connect. I'd love to know who is reading my blog!! Please also feel free to leave me a comment if you have anything to share. :) Thanks for stopping by!!

This past week at Smith's Foods (a Kroger brand) was a prime example of how to combine a great store sale with coupons to get practically free groceries. As some of you probably know, they were having a coupon event to round up all coupons under $1 to $1... for example, if you had a 25¢ coupon, it was automatically rounded up to $1. I made a few trips and got some great deals!! The first photo is of my last trip to check out another store location to see if they had some of the items that were gone in my previous trips. I got these 9 items for $2.93 or 33¢ per item. Awesome!!

Mmmmm I do love me an Einstein's bagel! Check out this great printable coupon for $1 bagel and schmear and $1.99 bagel thin egg white panini. Expires 12/15. Yummmmy!

This amazingly complex-looking gorgeous paper snowflake is.... wait for it .... easy to make!! What a super fun family project and you can bet that kids will enjoy making them to decorate for Christmas. What am I talking about? I would enjoy making these!! My huge stash of scrapbook paper comes in handy. :) Check out the tutorial HERE and happy crafting !!

In the market for a new propane tank? It's not exactly BBQing weather here but lots of people still like to cook on the grill in the winter. Purchase a new Blue Rhino propane tank at Lowe's and you can score a $20 rebate by mail. You must buy a Blue Rhino tank with no exchange. Download the pdf form and read the terms HERE .

Do you crochet, knit, cross-stitch, sew, bead, craft, etc. ?? Freepatterns.com has tons and tons of free patterns to choose from for all of your crafting projects. Super great ideas for homemade gifts. I just LOVE these button snowmen, what a cute idea! They are used to fancy up a plain box but I think they would look just as adorable on a card or scrapbook page. Freepatterns.com has projects for everyone from kids to advanced crafting artists. They even have recipes! Head on over and create a free account to check it out.

  Amazon has 25 days of free music!  Today's song is Angels We Have Heard on High by Point of Grace.  Check it out HERE .  

  If you like to have lots of eyeshadow colors to choose from or maybe you have a budding makeup artist on your Christmas list, this is a really great deal!  Target has this set of 100 eyeshadow shades on sale for only $5... shipped to you!  Check it out HERE . **Just found this coupon code for a possible additional 10% off!!  ER5PVIIO

  I recently had the opportunity to host a crafting party through The Hosties and sponsored by BIC Mark-It.  In the mail we received a box full of BIC Mark-It markers, both a package of 36 assortment and 2 large bags of Fandango Pink and Playful Purple.  How fun!!  The package of 36 markers is designed with purpose in mind.  It opens like a tri-fold and lays flat.  I was totally expecting to just open the package and have the markers spill out all over.  Kudos to BIC for the package design! Since we are highly involved in 4-H and the community, we decided to make cards for servicemen and women and perhaps a local retirement home as a service project.  The BIC markers worked perfectly for the cards.  I would definitely recommend them.   Everyone joked that this card my daughter made is Santa with a trash bag... instead of Ho Ho Ho, he says Hefty Hefty Hefty!!  :D  I think it's adorable!! All in all we got several cards done a...

ItsThoughtful.com is having a "Spread the Word" Giveaway. We can all get a free $25 Amazon gift card just for signing up and having our friends sign up too. All you need is for 15 friends to sign up from your personalized link by 12/15. It just takes a minute to sign up! Go HERE and sign up for ItsThoughtful.com . Absolutely NO purchase necessary!! ***Be sure to confirm the email that they send. :) ItsThoughtful.com is a FREE online forum to share great gift ideas, search for unique gift ideas and participate in gift contests.

If you're anything like me, you haven't gotten around to thinking about Christmas/Holiday cards yet. However, this is a great deal and got me thinking!! Right now at SeeHere.com you can get 24 4x8 photo cards for only $2.49 shipped!! Yeehaw!! 1. Go to SeeHere and create a new account . 2. Next, make a single 4x8 flat one-sided photo card and save it. 3. Order exactly 24 prints. 4. Go to checkout and enter code 25cards . You will only be charged $2.49 for shipping. 5. When your cards arrive, mail to family and friends and enjoy the compliments! :D

Old Navy has a *SUPER* printable coupon valid until 12/4 for 30% off one item (excluding performance fleece). Go HERE to print your coupon!

There are some really awesome deals that you can get a kohls.com right now. I see great deals in baby clothing, shoes, toys and more! Be sure to use the Stackable 20% off Kohl's coupon code EXTRA20 and Free Shipping coupon code CONTACTFR. Seriously, they have some baby clothing on clearance for $2.00 which = $1.60 shipped with the discounts!! Links: Sale Toys Baby/Infant Clothing Clearance Shoes/Boots Fleece Throws Women's Long Sleeve Tee $3.20 !!

Do you have a Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPad or other eReader device and/or app? If so, check out this list of the top 100 free eBooks at Amazon . There are classics, holidays books, mysteries, horror, something for anything you're in the mood to read. I'm sold, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is on the free list !! Happy reading. :)

If so, they have a *HOT* promotion going on today. Get $10 off a $25 purchase with code MONDAY at checkout. Plus, you get free standard shipping!

Chili's Restaurant is offering a new coupon every day through 12/24. Today's coupon is for free chips and queso. If you're planning a night out, you may want to check it out!