$10 Worth Of Downy Coupons

Head on over to the Downy website and request $10 worth of coupons.  These coupons will be sent via snail mail and should arrive in 4-6 weeks.

Thanks, Sample Stuff

Request Your Organize In Style Coupon Book Filled With $35 Worth Of Coupons

Go HERE to request a FREE Origanize In Style coupon book filled with $35 worth of great "cleaning" coupons.  Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Chuck E Cheese: Play Skee Ball & Win 40 FREE Tickets

If you are headed to Chuck E Cheese any time soon you'll want to head on over HERE first and play their new Skee Ball game.  Depending on your score you can win up to 40 FREE tickets (redeemable at Chuck E Cheese).

You can use one reward voucher per child per day.

Thanks, Savvy Spending

Amazon: FREE Plants Vs. Zombies App For Android (Today Only)

Today only (5/31), you can get the Plants Vs. Zombies App for Android for FREE from Amazon.

My kids have this game on X Box 360 and they love it!

Thanks, Good Deal Divas

$10 Credit To SaveMore = FREE $15 Jamberry Nails Voucher (Plus FREE Shipping)

SaveMore (another daily deal site) is currently offering a $10 sign up credit to new members.  One of the HOT deals today is a $15 voucher to Jamberry Nails for only $7.50 (FREE shipping included).  With the sign up credit this deal would be FREE!

It looks like the $15 voucher should net you a FREE set of Jamberry Nail Shields.  These look like a lot of fun.  I am thinking about getting my niece a set for Christmas. =0)

Fine Print:

Expires December 1, 2011. Limit two vouchers per person. Additional vouchers may be purchased as gifts. Free shipping included. Voucher will be redeemable within 24 hours of the following business day.

Thanks, Hip2Save

Pampers Gift To Grow: New 10 Point Code

Enter the code, 4XGHB4HPE7PB7NK, into your Pampers Gifts to Grow account to score 10 points.

Looking for some more codes?  Check out this post for the latest codes.

Pampers Gifts to Grow rewards program is a great way to earn great rewards (and you don't even have to buy Pampers to participate). They often put out bonus codes like the one above or if you have little ones in diapers you can get codes off of Pampers products.

Thanks, Coupon Pro

It's The End Of The Month.......Time To Print Those Coupons!

It's the end of the month which means that some coupons will be disappearing while some may be resetting soon. Be sure to print those coupons that you want before they disappear!

Here are my favorite places to print coupons at:

Coupons.com
Smartsource
Redplum

Facebook: $0.75/1 Freschetta Pizza By The Slice Coupon

Freschetta is offering a $0.75/1 coupon for their Pizza By The Slice when you "like" them on Facebook.

Walmart currently has the Pizza By the Slice for $1.97 and if you can find the "Try Me" rebates (located on the product) you can turn this into a money maker when you use the coupon.  Must be purchased by 5/31 and there is a limit of 2 rebates per household.

*As with Walmart prices this price could vary from store to store.

Thanks, Hip2Save

Facebook: $2/1 Tidy Cats Cat Litter Coupon

If you have any cats you are going to love this coupon.  Head on over to Tidy Cats' Facebook page and "like" them to print this HOT $2/1 coupon good on any of their cat litters.

Walmart (and other stores) usually have the small bags for under $2 so this coupon should net you a FREE bag.

Thanks, Printable Coupons and Deals

Candy Themed Party Crafts: How To Make A Candy Boat And A Candy Airplane

Earlier I posted about making candy themed birthday invitations and a "Happy Birthday" banner for my daughter's birthday and I promised to show you the candy themed crafts we did at the party...........so here they are.

The first one we did was a candy boat with gummy bear sailor.  This was pretty easy and the kids had fun creating it (and eating it).

How to make the candy boat:

Supplies ~ orange slices candy, frosting, lifesavers, pretzel sticks, gummy bears, sour tape candy

1.  Have an adult make an X with a knife for the pretzel stick to go into on top of the orange slice.

2.  Insert the pretzel stick (carefully ~ they can break easy).

3.  Cut your flag out of the sour tape.  I made a rectangle and then cut out a triangle (it's almost like math) and then attach it to the flag pole using frosting as glue.

4.  Attach your gummy bear sailor and the wheels (one on each side) on your boat using the frosting and let the frosting dry out a bit before setting sail.

Our next project was a candy airplane.  Some of the kids even "glued" a gummy bear pilot on their planes. =0)

How to make the candy airplane:

Supplies ~ Smarties (or similar candy rolls), stick gum (still in wrappers), lifesavers, rubber bands

1.  Thread your rubberband between the wheels (lifesavers). You can either keep the lifesavers in the wrappers and make a slit in them to run the rubber band through or you can take the wrappers off and use them that way.

2.  Take two pieces of gum, still in the wrappers, and wrap your rubber bands around each end of the "stack" of gum like you were making a ponytail on each end, just not too tight.

3.  Take your roll of Smarties and tuck them under the gum and between the wheels and pull it through until you get your airplane.

The kids had a blast making the crafts but I think that they might have had more fun making their own creations with the left over candy and frosting. =0)

What's In Your Mailbox?

This was a slow week for the mail but I did get a few cool freebies.

Here is what I received in my mailbox:

Better Homes And Garden Magazine (FREE subscription).

Fitness Magazine (FREE subscription).

A Coupon For A FREE 3.5 Oz. Package Of Purina Pro Plan Roasted Slices (My dog will be happy).

$10 Home Depot Card (I redeemed some of my points from My Points - this is a great site to earn FREE gift cards by clicking on emails, doing surveys or shopping through them - kind of like Ebates).

In The Box Is A FREE Product That I get To Try For A Product Test Survey (Per the rules I can't disclose what it is).

What was in your mailbox?

Old Navy: 10% Military Discount on Mondays?

I just saw this message on Facebook from Old Navy and I had to share........

It¹s Armed Forces Day! Do you know about Military Mondays? We drop & give you 10% off your entire purchase every Monday when you show your valid Military ID at checkout. In-store, US only. See store for details.

I didn't know that Old Navy gives a military discount.  Did you?

It's Mega Swag Bucks Friday!

Today is Mega Swag Bucks Friday ~ your chance to earn even more Swag Bucks to help you get closer to your next prize.  My favorite is the Amazon.com gift cards (450 Swag Bucks = $5).  But, since they added all kinds of new gift cards recently it's hard to decide.

Are you signed up for Swag Bucks yet? If not click HERE and join. New members will be credited with 30 Swag Bucks to start with. This is a great way to earn a little extra cash (or gift cards). I have been using Swag Bucks for close to 2 years and I love it. =0)

When I first heard about Swag Bucks, I was a little skeptical but I tried it out and I love it.........Who doesn't love getting FREE stuff?  I just redeemed some of my Swag Bucks for a $10 Home Depot gift card (1.249 Swag Bucks). Now, I am just stalking the mailman waiting for it to show up. =0)

There are several ways to earn Swag Bucks such as doing web searches using the Swag Bucks toolbar (the easiest way to earn), watching videos, completing special offers, referring friends, special codes (found in the toolbar or on the Swag Bucks blog), completing the daily poll, shopping and even doing surveys can get you Swag Bucks. You can also earn a Swag Buck each day you use the toolbar, visit the trusted surveys, clicking through the no obligation offers, or participate in the daily poll.

The Olive Garden: Save $4 On 2 Dinner Entrees (Facebook)

The Olive Garden has just released a coupon for $4 off the purchase of 2 dinner entrees.  Just go HERE to "like" them on Facebook and print the coupon.

*Side Note ~ Did you know that you can purchase bottles of their special salad dressing in the restaurant?  I recently bought a couple ($5.35/each) awhile ago and them come in cool bottles!  I am definitely keeping the bottles and reusing them. =0)

Kellogg's Passport To Adventure (Cars 2 Promo): Earn Prizes For Purchasing Products

Kellogg's has a new Cars 2 promo out where you can collect points and turn those into prizes, including my favorite a $5 gas card (that should buy about a 1/2 gallon, right?).  The $5 prize only takes 4 points so you are basically getting a $1.25 rebate on each product you buy.  Sounds like a winner to me. =0)

The codes will be found inside specially marked boxes of Kellogg's cereal and other breakfast items.  You can enter up to a total of 30 codes during the promo and they must be entered and redeemed by 6/30/2012.

To make the most of this promo buy the products on sale and combine with a coupon.  Need a Kellogg's coupon?  Sign up on the Kellogg's website to gain access to printable coupons.

My Survey: Earn Money Or Rewards For Taking Surveys

I love doing surveys online.  It is a great and easy way to earn a little extra $, not to mention the fact there are often product testing surveys available, too. I have received all kinds of products from food, to beauty items, to household items to test and I get paid to do it!

One of the companies that I like to work with is My Survey.  You can earn points for taking surveys and then redeem those for cash or rewards once you have acquired 1,100 points ($10).  I have redeemed for a Paypal payment a few times and they seem to process fairly quick.

They will send you an email when you have a survey available or you can always check your account.  I like that they offer you so many points to take a survey and if you qualify for an extended survey they will offer you more points to take it.

In my opinion, this site doesn't pay as much per survey as some of the other sites that I work with.  But, it is dependable and they don't screen you out of surveys.  That's a plus in my book.

Suggestions for doing surveys online:

1. Make a separate email account to have survey invites sent to (that way you aren't clogging up your regular email account).

2.  Keep a log of the surveys you do to include:  survey site, survey #, amount the survey is worth, and when you cash out ~ date of expected payment.

3.  If you don't get credited correctly for a survey be sure to email them right away with all your info from your log.

4.  Check for new surveys often.  The higher value ones tend to go quickly.

5.  Sign up for more than one survey company.  I would suggest up to 5-7 survey companies if you are really into it.  This way you can have the opportunity to do surveys when there might not be any available on one of your other sites. 

6.  Only sign up for trusted and proven survey sites.  Check them out before you get invested in them.  (I will be listing more survey sites that I work with and my experience with them).

7.  Have fun with them.  If you are getting tired of answering surveys, take a break.  I like to do mine after the kids have gone to bed at night and my husband and I are watching tv.

$5/1 Gnomeo And Juliet 3 Disc Blu-Ray Combo Coupon

Disney Movie Rewards has just released a coupon good for $5 off the 3 Disc Blu-ray combo of Gnomeo and Juliet.  Just go HERE to sign into your account (or create one) to print your coupon.

Gnomeo and Juliet is scheduled to be released on May 24, 2011 (this Tuesday).  I saw this movie in the theater and I loved it!

Be sure to enter your code from the movie into your Disney Movie Rewards account to earn points towards great prizes.  I used some of my points this past Christmas to get each of my kids one of their Christmas presents. =0)

*I'll keep my eyes open for some rebates to go along with this movie.

Candy Themed Birthday Invitations And "Happy Birthday" Banner (Craft Project)

"A Kid in a Candy Store" was the theme of my daughter's 7th birthday recently.  Which I found out wasn't the easiest to find decorations or invitations for, so I made my own.

I love the look of the old bubble gum machines and I was excited when I found this picture online to use for her invitations.  I just copied and pasted it into my paint program.

I adjusted the size of the picture until it fit on half of a sheet of paper.  I then printed it out on "gumball" colored stock paper for the top part of the invitation.  (I flipped the papers over so that I was able to print 2 gumball machines on each piece of paper and I ended up with 7 different colored invitations.)

For the second part of the invitation, I went back into the paint program and erased the "gumballs" and other lines and inserted the party information in using the text feature.  I also included the theme at the bottom of the machine.  I then attached the front to the back using a brass fastener at the top.

For the "Happy Birthday" banner I found another picture online (of course for the life of me I can't find it again ~ just google candy clipart).  I copied and pasted the picture into the paint program again to work with it.

The candy was originally a peppermint candy with lines that I erased so that I could have a blank piece of candy to write on (I did that part by hand).  I printed the pieces of candy out on the same colors of card stock that I used for the invitations.

I used tiny clothes pins (you can find them at any craft store) to hang the candies from a string that I hung across the wall.

Be sure to come back on Monday and see what candy crafts we did at the party.

*To see a bigger picture just click on the picture.

$0.35 Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Coupon (6.6 -7.2 Oz)

Click HERE to print a $0.35 coupon good on any Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers 6.6 -7.2 ounces.  Ad prints after coupon.

*These are currently on sale at Albertsons (today is last day) for $1 when you buy 10 items = $0.65 after coupon.

Thanks, Printable Coupons and Deals

Garage Sale Find ~ Lamp Shade Redo (Craft Project)

Here is the craft project I promised to show you.  My daughter's room is very sweet and girly girly with a little bit of drama so this lamp fits in it perfectly.

I purchased the lamp itself at a garage sale for $2 (came with the light bulb).  I found the flowers (as a wreath) at Goodwill for $2 and the mirror centers cost me $3 at JoAnn's.

Here is how I put the lamp together:

1.  Tore the flowers off of the wreath and deconstructed them until I had just the fabric petal parts.

2.  I glued the flowers (6 to a side) on the outside of the fabric shade using a tacky glue and I let it dry before tackling the center of the flowers.

3.  I glued the center (mirrors) onto the flowers using the same tacky glue. I did one side at a time and let the glue dry before moving onto another side so that the mirrors wouldn't fall off. 

I decided to use mirrors for the center of the flowers to go along with the flowers that I painted on her wall (they have mirror centers, too).

I think that this would also look cute with clear jewels or three pearly beads sewn together as the centers of the flowers and maybe a butterfly or two resting on the petals.  Are crafters every really done with their projects?