Artsy Chaos

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