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Terrible pictures of my favorite things

Okay, I took pics of some of my favorite finds... silly me, put most of it away so I had to get it out for the pictures... then after downloading the pictures, I realized that my camera settings were crappy so the pictures are terrible.

Michael's finds... the white Christmas tree was 1.99 and my tot loves it! He carried it all over this morning. The red berry garland was overpriced at 8.99.

These garlands reminded me of Easter, so I'm thinking I'll save them for Easter. They were 1.59 each and the egg ornaments were in the dollar section.

Kohl's finds- these adorable red pom-pom stems. Love them! I do think I went a little overboard and bought too many. They were 1.39 each and the tablecloth was 5ish dollars, I think.

A tad bit of my Hobby Lobby finds... the garland was all of $4! Regularly $40! The cardboard hat boxes were .25 & .50. I'm thinking about painting or covering them with paper for my craft room or C's room. I also got the cardboard cone for a few cents. The small boxes are ornament place card holders. Packs of 6 for .50. I have a lot more things from Hob-Lob, but I put a lot of it away already.

Now, the North Pole thingy- I have plans for this... it was $1.49.

Here are some of my favorite Target purchases of the day... the file box is for my fun filing - such as decorating ideas, craft project ideas, holiday projects, etc. The trash can is for my craft room (which I am about to repaint and redecorate) - the trashcan was only 2.50 in the Dollar Spot, the three accordion files are for my coupons - I was going to buy these at Walmart for $5 each and found them in the Dollar Spot! Score! The comforter was half off! Marked down to $30!

Here is the inspiration for my craft room... I fell in love with this lampshade and just bought the perfect lamp for it at the thrift shop... just need to repaint the lamp because I painted it black for my dining room... change of plans.

Lampshade - Target

How funny is this, I unloaded my car last night and my hubby was still at work. My living room was filled with shopping bags and I kind of freaked because I knew he would freak out if he saw how much I bought. So, I hurriedly put all the essential type things away so it wouldn't look like so much. I'm still in the dog house because I need another tote for all my new Christmas finds... the deal was for me to downsize my Christmas decorations, not buy enough to fill an extra tote! Oops! How can I pass it up though? 90% off? Be sure to post your amazing finds!

Bargain Heaven!!!!

I got to go on a shopping trip today and it was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I had a dr. checkup in the big city, so I got to go alone... which means I actually got to shop without a fussy toddler! Yippee!!!! And the sales- they were amazing. I found so many deals. I need to try to get pictures up of some of it... hopefully tomorrow. I'm a little whipped right now.
Hobby Lobby just marked down their Christmas to 90% off today. I got quite a few things - I should have got more though.
I found a few bargains at Target - I didn't see any Christmas left. :( I did get the tot some clothes for next winter including a winter coat for $6.24! I found a new comforter for our bed that was half-price! One of my favorite finds is a lampshade for a thrift store lamp project for my craft room. Can't wait to show you!!!
I also got a few things at Michael's. It's hard to pay 70-80% off though when at Hobby Lobby, it was 90%.

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Cheap finds...

I always like to browse the local dollar stores looking for bargains. I'm always surprised what goodies I discover. One of my new favorite blogs is Cherry's Jubilee.... she is always making extraordinary decor out of dollar store finds. She definitely inspires me!

So, Monkey and I went by the Dollar General before grocery shopping yesterday... here are my little finds - nothing too exciting.... the book is probably the best $1 find... it is a peek-a-boo snowman book. Monkey has been carrying around ever since. The house grew unusually quiet this morning and I hurry to see what he's getting into. The dear child was standing in the middle of the living room "reading" this book. I think I'll take 10 more, please! The little sleigh was actually $3. I was thinking it would be cute for some Christmas candy... I guess it's a candle holder according to the warning label.

This is my favorite find... the ribbon is a thick cotton with the design embroidered on... I actually went back tonight and bought the last two rolls they had left. I have a plan for this... you shall see...

Coupons, coupons, coupons!

As I work towards being a good steward of the money God has provided us, I've found many outlets for coupons. I'm part of a test group for General Mills - I get products to test and coupons to share with family and friends. Right now I have coupons for Yoplait Light, Grands! Cinnamon Rolls, and Progresso soup. If you want me to "share" these coupons with you, please leave a comment with your e-mail address or a link to your blog that has e-mail info.