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Mom and I went to Hamrick's on Tuesday and found a few bargins.
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I thought I'd share the deals we found for the "little boy" for next year.
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Isn't this cute? Perfect for next Christmas
This is a "two in one" set. He might can wear the short sleeved shirt this summer then use it as an over shirt in the fall & winter.
You just can't beat $1.49 for a basic little boy's t-shirt.
Total Regular Price: $34.92
Total Spent: $8.95
Total Saved: $25.97
Do you see what this is?
This year instead of buying paper gifts bags,
I bought re-useable Target shopping bags.
I filled them as usual, added tissue paper and presto!
A beautifuly wrapped gift that is earth friendly and at
$0.99 each it's a frugal idea, too.!
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This definitely works for me!
These are pictures of the kids in their costumes from last Halloween.
It was the first time we made our own costumes and I think they turned out pretty cool!
They were frugal, too. I think the most I spent on any one costume was $5.00!
- I bought some ribbon for "A's" costume to hold the alien on. Eveything else I had.
- I bought bedroom shoes for "J's" costume. She wore them Halloween night and nearly every night since.
- I bought yellow ribbon for "K's" costume to hold up her box. I took some fabric paint I had and painted one of my son's old white t-shirts. She had the brown pants in her drawer already.
- I made the ears for "D's" costume out of cardboard and felt I had at home. I bought him a black turtleneck shirt that he was able to wear the rest of the winter ( I count that as clothes money not costume money) I found the red shorts on clearance and added the white buttons. He was able to wear the shorts this summer after I took off the white buttons. I also bought a pair of black girls leggings to wear under the shorts and gave them to my niece after Halloween and she was able to wear them all winter.
Let me also say that I am not this creative. I found these ideas after searching the web. Some came from Family Fun and others I just found by looking around. Just search for "Homemade Halloween Costumes" and see what turns up.
I do suggest that you do this without your children. Some of the costumes are very inappropriate for children. I just found ones I thought they would like, bookmarked them, and let the kids choose from the ones I found.
"A" went as "Boy Captured by Alien"
"J" was "Spa Girl"
"K" was "SpongeBob Squarepants"
"D" was "Mickey Mouse"
I'm now thinking about costumes for this year. "D" will be "Bob the Tomato" from Veggie Tales.
"K" wants to be "Picachu" from Pokemon. I have no clue what "J" and "A" want to do. They better get on the move with an idea. "A's" costume last year took a bit of time due to the paper mache alien head and I REALLY don't want to be pushed this year.
What do you do for Halloween? Do you dress up? Do you buy or make costumes? Do you trick or treat? Do you even celebrate Halloween?
We used to trick or treat in a small neighborhood in our area but the past two years we've been to "Trunk or Treat" at Berea First Baptist Church. It's SO much fun! They decorate the trunks of their cars and lots of the folks dress up, too. We really enjoy it.
How are your Halloween plans coming along?
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For this "Frugal Friday" I have a question for you????
Is it more cost effective to use an dishwasher or to hand wash and dry your dishes?
Do you know? Do you have an opinion? I'd love to know what you think :-)
Share your "Frugal Friday" ideas at Biblical Womanhood!
Do you know? Do you have an opinion? I'd love to know what you think :-)
Share your "Frugal Friday" ideas at Biblical Womanhood!
My kids came home from school with a note talking about the fifth grade community project. Our Salvation Army is in need of food, toiletries and school supplies. They are asking the students to bring in items to donate.*
We raided the stock pile and came up with 2 bags full of stuff: shampoo, conditioner, shave gel, soap, deodorant, toothbrushes and more.
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How nice to be able to donate these items!
I feel SO BLESSED to be with my family in our nice home with all of our needs met. We truly want for nothing.
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Thank you to all the ladies that share your knowledge. Thank you for taking the time to teach others how to save money. I never would have been able to give so much if it weren't for couponing and learning from you all.
Crystal hosts Frugal Friday on her blog Biblical Womanhood. Stop by to see lots of tips and ideas for being frugal!
Crystal hosts Frugal Friday on her blog Biblical Womanhood. Stop by to see lots of tips and ideas for being frugal!
My frugal tip comes because my daughter "J" is having her 8th birthday this Sunday.Back when my first child was born, I bought birthday cakes from the bakery. Ouch! Then when my second child came along, I lost my mind and bought a special made cake for her first birthday from the expensive bakery here in town. Can you believe they charged me $10 just to make it chocolate instead of the standard yellow?
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Well, I began making their cakes and I couldn't believe how easy it can be!
I used a boxed cake mix that I pick up at Wal Mart for $0.88. You can also pick these up when they are on sale and you have a coupon and can pick them up for lots less.
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I also make my own butter cream icing. All it is is powdered sugar, Crisco, butter and milk. You can find the recipe online.
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I've never taken a cake class. I'd love to, but I just don't have the time. I've learned as I've gone along.
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Here is my most recent cake. I was for my son "A's" 10th birthday in February
Would you like to see more of the birthday cakes?Click HERE for "A's" cakes
Click HERE for "J's" cakes
The kids just love planning their frugal birthday cakes! It's a big deal around here to pick out the design they want and have mom make the cake.
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It's frugal and it's PRICELESS!!
