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Baby Messmore 2

Thoughts: "wow, we were hoping and I just wondered..." :)

Free 8×10 Photo Canvas + $14.95 Shipping or 40% off and Free Shipping!

The Canvas People For a limited time you can get a free 8×10 photo wrapped canvas, just pay $14.95 for shipping! These retail for $50.00 so this is an amazing deal! If you would rather get a larger size then you can get 40% off the retail amount and free shipping, but you must shop through this link for this offer.

Canvases make great Christmas presents that are personal and look great without the added expense of a frame. I gave one to my father one year, and the 8×10 size is perfect to go on a shelf in his office.

Ink Garden: 9 Adorable Photo Gifts for the Cost of Shipping

Ink Garden has a great new promotion going on where you can get a $13 credit to use on their stylish and fun photo and customizable products. You can use this credit on just one item and get it for free (plus shipping) or you can buy multiple items and have it applied as a $13 credit. Shipping rates for the items included in this promotion are:
•Notebook: $3.95
•Mousepad: $5.49
•10 Holiday Cards: $3.29
•10 Invitations: $3.29
•Ceramic Mug: $5.49
•Biz Cards: $3.49
•Placemat: $3.29
•Notepad: $3.49
•Note Cards: $3.29

Use code ForFree at check out to get your discount! This is a great way to order Christmas gifts or cards for a great price!

Make Jack O’Lantern from Baby Food Jars!

Go here to see the exact instructions!

Do you have a baby at your house? If you do, then you probably have baby food jars. Wash them out and use them for this super-cute Halloween craft. (If there is no baby at your house, ask to borrow some jars from a friend, sister, etc. These little pumpkin jars are worth the extra effort!)

Directions:

Step 1: Make sure your jar is clean and dry.
Step 2: Mix orange acrylic paint with some mod podge and paint the jar inside and out.
Step 3: Once it’s dry, use black paint to create a face for our “pumpkin”. Remember, you want it to look like a little jack o’lantern
Step 4: Place a candle inside the jar and let it shine.
Optional: You can tie raffia around the neck of the jar if you’d like.

The Coupons

Truth be told I do not like the term "couponing". There are too many visions of greedy women (yes stereotyping) running up and down the aisles getting as much as possible to take home and leaving the rest of us average Joes to fend for ourselvse and pay full-price.

Well I'm trying it out and setting up a system and looking for freebies and trying to figure out the math. Is it really worth it and a good dealt to get this now? or to wait a little longer?

The Price Matching is actually quite fun just time-consuming, haven't figured that one out but I have really enjoyed getting the deals that I have and feeling like I'm saving us money in the long-run.

There are some sites and offers I am coming by that I want to remember when Christmas comes around so I'm going to document them here:

Hallmark's Holiday Recordable Books $19.95 (beg. 11/4 to 12/24) with purchase, specifically: Frosty the Snowman & the Very First Christmas

LOVE THIS: from Family Fun Magazine - don't know if you can get this or not here.

KODAK: 50 free prints & $10 off your first order. Going to enroll AFTER Halloween for those prints!

Disney Family Fun's Christmas Book: $9.99

Little People Nativity Scene @ Family Christian for $23.99 with this 40% off code and this free shipping code until

Story: Trains & Mythbusters

Ian said they were all watching Mythbusters. We're so proud :-).