Now on to this giveaway winner.
leanne_mac said...
I like the Cafe Au Lait, Teak and Roselle and I signed up for their newsletter
Congrats Leanne, you are the winner, please email me at texasmonkeyboutique@gmail.com to claim your prize.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Orglamix Giveaway Winner Announced
First , a big thank you to everyone who participated in their color challenge. It was a huge success and many people had a lot of fun creating their own colors. There were over 150 votes and the winner (by 2 votes) is Champagne Bubbles! Champagne Bubbles is a light beige base, like a rich champagne, that is between matte and shimmer. For the crowd that is too mature for total shimmer, and not yet ready for matte. I can't wait to try it out AND my Winner for the upcoming Blogmania Event will win this color along with 2 other colors of their choice. So exciting.
Now on to this giveaway winner.
leanne_mac said...
I like the Cafe Au Lait, Teak and Roselle and I signed up for their newsletter
Congrats Leanne, you are the winner, please email me at texasmonkeyboutique@gmail.com to claim your prize.
Now on to this giveaway winner.
leanne_mac said...
I like the Cafe Au Lait, Teak and Roselle and I signed up for their newsletter
Congrats Leanne, you are the winner, please email me at texasmonkeyboutique@gmail.com to claim your prize.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
How To Save Money In Your Grocery Cart
Is it weird that one of my favorite things to do is go grocery shopping? Well, let me rephrase that, if I'm by myself, one of my favorite things to do is go grocery shopping. I do, I love it. I love memorizing the aisles, I love standing there reading labels of products, I love seeing new products and getting new ideas for dishes, I love getting the circulars in the mail. I love clipping coupons. I love lining my purchases up a certain way at check out. And I LOVE seeing the savings on my receipt and running home and showing Poppa how much I saved us. Hey, more savings means more shoes for Momma!! Can I get an AMEN!?
I am a loyal customer to Kroger. I have their savings card, plan my shopping around their sales and what coupons I find. I love that I go in the store and it's clean, stocked with the items I need, good quality items, but at a very low cost. Now add in the coupons and sales and you've got one very happy momma on your hands.
There are so many ways to save money at many stores, that's no new concept. And many of us have what works for us. Many of us have brands that we are loyal to as well. And Kroger helps me save on those brands with their already low prices, store sales, store coupons, and their Cart Buster Savings Program going on now.
I want to share with you some of the few ways I save on money but don't miss out on quality.
So how do you save money in your grocery cart?
I wrote this blog post while participating in the SocialMoms Kroger CartBuster blogging program, for a gift card worth $50. For more information on how you can participate, click here.
I am a loyal customer to Kroger. I have their savings card, plan my shopping around their sales and what coupons I find. I love that I go in the store and it's clean, stocked with the items I need, good quality items, but at a very low cost. Now add in the coupons and sales and you've got one very happy momma on your hands.
There are so many ways to save money at many stores, that's no new concept. And many of us have what works for us. Many of us have brands that we are loyal to as well. And Kroger helps me save on those brands with their already low prices, store sales, store coupons, and their Cart Buster Savings Program going on now.
I want to share with you some of the few ways I save on money but don't miss out on quality.
- I spend a little time each week going through the circulars and compare them to what coupons I have found.
- I always make a list for that week's meals and needs for the house. I never step foot in a grocery store without my list. Doing so ends up in a bigger bill at the end.
- When planning meals I always try to have at least 1 that can be used in a 2nd meal. Like If I make tacos one night then I make enough meat where I can make Taco Soup a few nights later. Or If I make grilled chicken and vegetables I know I can use the left over chicken in pot pie the next night.
- I load coupons from Kroger's site to my store savings card. This way I don't have to keep track of an actual coupon, save money from printing coupons, and save time from clipping them.
- Always stockpile on your favorite more expensive items when they go on sale or when you have a coupon. Some items I stockpile on are toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, laundry soap, cleaning products, canned items, and deodorant. I have a little closet where I keep my stockpile and it's so nice to pull from that instead of pulling money out.
- Buy items to make lunches instead of eating out. I have saved nearly $50 a week just by cutting out eating out for lunch and buying sandwich stuff or soup.
So how do you save money in your grocery cart?
I wrote this blog post while participating in the SocialMoms Kroger CartBuster blogging program, for a gift card worth $50. For more information on how you can participate, click here.
JAWS Giveaway - New Concept to Green Cleaning
It's Hump Day, how about a little giveaway to help us get over this hill?
JAWS Just Add Water Cleaning System - New Concept in Green Cleaning!
I received this set of JAWS cleaning products that one of you will win and I'm here to tell you I will never buy highly chemical based products again! No need, these babies do the same work without killing my nose from odor.
Plus aren't the colors so pretty, even motivates me to clean when dealing with fun colors. :)
I can't wait to give one of you this set but first let me tell you a little about it and why I liked it so much.
The JAWS System is what you need in your home and here's why.
A wallet-and-earth-friendly clean.
Did you know that conventional cleaners contain up to 97% water? That means you’re paying for water every time you buy them. Not so with the Just Add Water System. With one reusable bottle, a compact cartridge refill, and your own H2O, the Just Add Water System costs you 30-50% less than the ready-to-use stuff.
Effective: Real results every time.
You might think that something so earth-friendly won’t work as well as other cleaners, right? Not so. Each Just Add Water cartridge contains super-concentrated cleaning power, which, when released in water, creates a high performance clean. JAWS cleaners work as hard as the other guys, if not harder. They’re as powerful on dirt as they are gentle on the planet.
Environmental: Reuse. Make a real difference.
There’s too much plastic, overflowing landfills and depleting resources. JAWS cleaners use 70% less packaging material, leave 59% less packaging waste, require 59% less energy to transport, reduce water pollutants by 85%, and greenhouse gas emissions by 60%. With just one plastic refillable spray bottle and a powerful cleaning cartridge, you’re going green every time you clean.
Convenient: Simple to use. Simple to store.
The Just Add Water System makes it easier to stay organized and save space. With conventional cleaners, you have to buy a new bottle every time you run out - maybe even several bottles at once. That means you’re not only wasting precious storage space, but also the fuel it takes to get to the store - and all the other resources that are used to ship the bottles. Each JAWS reusable bottle comes with a refill cartridge attached. Everything’s in one uncluttered spot. In fact, Just Add Water cartridges use very little storage space. And that makes a big difference.
Ready to Use:Ready, set, spray!
The Just Add Water System comes with everything you need. One full refillable bottle, a reusable trigger sprayer and a super-concentrated cleaning cartridge. And after you use the contents of your first bottle, all you do is add water to the fill level, insert the refill cartridge into the bottleneck, insert the sprayer, screw it back in, shake gently and you’re ready to unleash the power. Yep, that’s all.
JAWS offers you four different products for your daily uses.
Well now that you are well informed of these amazing products, let's give a set away!
You can enter with 1 entry or up to 4 times. Good Luck.
Open to U.S. Only, concluding March 18th 7pm CST. I will contact the winner via email and they will have 48 hours to respond. Winner will be drawn via random.org. I was provided the Jaws System for this review and giveaway put was not paid for it. Thank you to JAWS for this giveaway.
Happy Hump Day Ya'll
JAWS Just Add Water Cleaning System - New Concept in Green Cleaning!
I received this set of JAWS cleaning products that one of you will win and I'm here to tell you I will never buy highly chemical based products again! No need, these babies do the same work without killing my nose from odor.
Plus aren't the colors so pretty, even motivates me to clean when dealing with fun colors. :)
I can't wait to give one of you this set but first let me tell you a little about it and why I liked it so much.
The JAWS System is what you need in your home and here's why.
A wallet-and-earth-friendly clean.
Did you know that conventional cleaners contain up to 97% water? That means you’re paying for water every time you buy them. Not so with the Just Add Water System. With one reusable bottle, a compact cartridge refill, and your own H2O, the Just Add Water System costs you 30-50% less than the ready-to-use stuff.
Effective: Real results every time.
You might think that something so earth-friendly won’t work as well as other cleaners, right? Not so. Each Just Add Water cartridge contains super-concentrated cleaning power, which, when released in water, creates a high performance clean. JAWS cleaners work as hard as the other guys, if not harder. They’re as powerful on dirt as they are gentle on the planet.
Environmental: Reuse. Make a real difference.
There’s too much plastic, overflowing landfills and depleting resources. JAWS cleaners use 70% less packaging material, leave 59% less packaging waste, require 59% less energy to transport, reduce water pollutants by 85%, and greenhouse gas emissions by 60%. With just one plastic refillable spray bottle and a powerful cleaning cartridge, you’re going green every time you clean.
Convenient: Simple to use. Simple to store.
The Just Add Water System makes it easier to stay organized and save space. With conventional cleaners, you have to buy a new bottle every time you run out - maybe even several bottles at once. That means you’re not only wasting precious storage space, but also the fuel it takes to get to the store - and all the other resources that are used to ship the bottles. Each JAWS reusable bottle comes with a refill cartridge attached. Everything’s in one uncluttered spot. In fact, Just Add Water cartridges use very little storage space. And that makes a big difference.
Ready to Use:Ready, set, spray!
The Just Add Water System comes with everything you need. One full refillable bottle, a reusable trigger sprayer and a super-concentrated cleaning cartridge. And after you use the contents of your first bottle, all you do is add water to the fill level, insert the refill cartridge into the bottleneck, insert the sprayer, screw it back in, shake gently and you’re ready to unleash the power. Yep, that’s all.
JAWS offers you four different products for your daily uses.
- Glass & Hard Surface Cleaner - Fingerprints, grease, smudges are history with the no streak formula. All that’s left is an amazing shine.
- Multi-Purpose Cleaner/Degreaser Ink, grease, gunk and grime are no match for it's power.
- Bathroom Cleaner/Deodorizer Lime, soap scum, oil, grease, mineral deposits are no longer hard to get rid of.
- Disinfectant Cleaner Degreaser Reduce the spread of infection with this broad-spectrum disinfectant, guaranteed to kill 99.9% of germs while you clean.
Well now that you are well informed of these amazing products, let's give a set away!
You can enter with 1 entry or up to 4 times. Good Luck.
- Follow me via any social network you would like and let me know which one. FACEBOOK, TWITTER, GFC
- Subscribe to my Macaroni Kid weekly Newsletter
- Visit JAWS and tell me what product you need the most.
- Tweet, blog, or post on facebook about this giveaway, leave me a link to it.
Open to U.S. Only, concluding March 18th 7pm CST. I will contact the winner via email and they will have 48 hours to respond. Winner will be drawn via random.org. I was provided the Jaws System for this review and giveaway put was not paid for it. Thank you to JAWS for this giveaway.
Happy Hump Day Ya'll
Monday, March 7, 2011
All About You Link Up Party
It's Time For All About You Monday! Our weekly session where we get to show off our projects and creations.
Happy Monday Ya'll
NOW, Let's see what you've been working on.
- Link up to your post, not to your main blog.
- Link up your craft, DIY, project, recipe, party, or post about you.
- Grab the button and put on your post or sidebar.
- Enjoy visiting other post link ups and learning more about fellow bloggers and tell them you're visiting from All About You.
- I will choose the features from those that carry the button on their post or sidebar and that visit and comment on the other link ups.
- If you follow me let me know in a comment so that I can follow you back.
Happy Monday Ya'll
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Happy Birthday Dr Suess - Cat In the Hat Party and fun ideas
Today Is Dr Suess' Birthday
Dr. Suess was born March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His 44 children's books have thrilled many children throughout the years with imaginative characters and tongue twisting rhymes. His books have been translated into more than 15 languages and sold more than 200 million copies.
To celebrate the birthday of such a famous author, here are some fun activities:
Cat in the Hat dot to dot (printable- includes numbers 1 to 78)
Can you match the Dr. Suess character with the name (on screen, takes a bit to load the graphics.)
Cat in the Hat Coloring Page (Make sure you change your printer setting so it prints on one page.)
Dr. Suess Word Search Puzzle (Includes names of characters. Best suited to a child who is reading well.)
And here are some fun party food ideas that I did at a Cat in the Hat Party I threw last year.
You could not, would not Miss
The fun to be had with food like this!
I meant what I said
I said what I meant
It's Dr Suess' birthday
One- hundred percent
March is the month, the 2nd is the day
There is lots of fun coming your way!
Green Eggs and Ham
Prepare Deviled eggs as your favorite recipe calls for but add a few drops of green food coloring to the filling. Then fill your eggs with the green filling.
Ham Sandwiches:
Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
Brown Sugar Ham from the deli
Dijon Mustard
Swiss Cheese
Cut the rolls in half and spread mustard on one side, stack ham and cheese and put sandwich together then broil in the oven for just a few minutes until cheese melts and tops crisp up. Serve and along side the green eggs and enjoy.
Colored Popcorn
Melt butter, corn syrup and food coloring of choice together
Pour mixture over popcorn and shake around in the brown paper bag
Pour popcorn out onto wax paper and let it set
Serve in your favorite see through server and listen to your guests oohh and ahh
The Cat in the Hat Marshmallow Pops
White Candy Melts
Red Candy Melts
Sucker Sticks
Marshmallows
Melt your candy melts adding a little oil if needed to smooth it out. Dip one end into the red and place on wax paper undipped side down to set. Once hardened do the other side of the marshmallow leaving a white stripe of marshmallow showing. Let dry.
Optional:
Using a piping bag, fill with the white candy melts and pipe a hat brim around the marshmallows and let dry.
Using the tip of a very sharp object (ice pick, knife, etc) make a small hole on one end of the marshamallow (the side with the white brim if you went with this option). Dip your stick in the melted chocolate and stick into the marshmallow where you just made the hole. Stick into foam or glass jar and serve.
Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes
Make cupcakes as you like and use blue icing to frost. About 15 minutes before your party or before you serve the cupcakes take blue cotton candy and place on top of the cupcakes to look like Thing 1 and 2 hair. This is so fun and so easy!
And don't forget to read their favorite Dr Suess book with them or to them tonight before bed! We will be reading all of Monkey's as they are all her favorites!
Happy Hump Day Ya'll
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