Every year my daughter decorates our Christmas tree with our homemade ornaments (and some store bought decorations). I enjoy soaking up all the wonderful, sentimental Christmas tree ornaments that fill the branches. Many of these ornaments are easy to make and are a great holiday activity for children. Here are 10 easy Christmas tree ornaments you can make:
Black Friday 2013 Update – Amazon, Bath & Body, and Sport’s Authority
There are 32 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 74 stores total, including new additions Amazon, Bath & Body, and Sport’s Authority. The closer we get to Black Friday the more great deals we’re seeing and there are sure to be many more! It seems like Thanksgiving and Black Friday are just around the corner! That means it’s time
Black Friday 2013 Update – Staples, Walgreens, and Sears
There are 15 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 42 stores total, including new additions Modell’s, Staples, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. We’re already seeing some great Black Friday deals and there are sure to be many more! Will you be shopping on Black Friday? If you are you should start planning your Black Friday shopping strategy! Here are some new
Updated Black Friday ads and sales 2013!
There are 8 new stores on to the list of Black Friday 2013 ads. We’ve got 27 stores total, including new additions Dollar Tree, Home Depot, and Office Max. We’re already seeing some great Black Friday deals and there are sure to be many more! Have you started planning your Black Friday shopping strategy? After seeing these ads you might want to add a few more
Gifting Made Easy: 7 Free Christmas Shopping Apps
Even when we intend to cut back, it seems like holiday shopping lists get longer and longer every year. It’s hard to keep track of who wants what, how much you’re spending, which stores you need to go to and what you still have left to buy. This year, make things easy on yourself by using an app on your smartphone that does all the
Deals on Halloween Costumes for Kids
Do you have Halloween costumes for you and your kids yet? We just ordered some glow in the dark sticks to make my lightening bug costume, and to make creepy eyes hiding in our bushes. (You cut eyes out of a finished toilet paper roll, tape a glow stick inside, and hide it in your bushes or hedge. In the dark, trick or treaters will
10 Halloween Costume Ideas for 2013
Finding a good Halloween costume can really put the pressure on. It should be clever, funny, scary, ironic, culturally relevant or in recent years and much to my confusion, sexy. I mean, why does a cat, nurse, bank teller, nun or ninja have to be sexy? We’ve come up with ten Halloween costume ideas to get you started. After that you’re on your own, you naughty
Bridal Broker: Buy A Canceled Wedding At a Discount
I heard the most bizarre story on NPR about a broker who resells weddings that have been called off by the bride and groom. To avoid losing deposits for the caterer, venue, and more, the broker resells the wedding to a couple who would rather not plan their own wedding! Plus, the couple that steps in gets a nice discount. Is the bridal broker taking
Video: DIY Easter Egg Decorations
Are you ready for the Easter bunny to make a stop at your home on Sunday? There’s still time to spruce up your home with DIY Easter egg decorations. I’m sharing a video by YouTube user HeyKayli, who shows you how to make this fun craft. This DIY project is easy to make! All you need is balloons, string, and starch. I’ve seen these decorations
67 Things You Should ALWAYS Buy at a Dollar Store
The other day, my non-frugal hubby came home with $40 of drugstore products that I could have bought for $8 at the dollar store. I smiled sweetly and made a mental note to keep these items in stock so he doesn’t run out. (Smiling sweetly is my secret to a long marriage.) Although the quality of the items sold at the dollar stores varies greatly,
8 Uses For Egg Shells
My handy hubby announced the other day that it was not good to put egg shells down the garbage disposal. Since we eat a lot of eggs, I had to figure out something (other than just into the garbage can) to do with those shells. I found some great ideas and I’m sharing them with you. Here are my top 8 ideas for using eggshells:
The Best Free eCards Sites
I share 7 of the best sites to send free eCards for Valentine’s Day. https://bargainbabe.com
How to make chocolate football strawberries
Learn to make chocolate dipped football strawberries. https://bargainbabe.com
DIY Flower Pens for Valentine’s Day
Watch and learn to make a flower pen just in time for Valentine’s Day. https://bargainbabe.com
Valentines Day Gift Ideas to Cut Costs
Last year, the average American spent just over $126 on Valentines Day – that’s more than we spend on Mother’s Day, Halloween, Easter, or any other holiday short of Christmas. If you’re a man, you spent even more than that, since in 2012, men spent on average twice as much on Valentine’s Day as women. We’re still three weeks shy of Valentine’s Day, but that