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Tales of an Over-Achieving Mom
Bargain-Hunting, Extreme-Couponing, Deal Seeking, Fun-loving, English Teaching, Back to Basics Mom of 3. I love nice things, but don't like to pay high prices for them. I love dining and entertaining with my husband, but not when it costs a fortune. I love creating with my kids and teaching them all there is to love about life, but I want them to learn about saving, living within their means, and that money does not equate happiness.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Photo Freebie
Snag a free 8x10 photo print from walgreens from 3/14-3/17. Use code 1Print and select in-store pick up for a free 8x10 print. My goal is to make 6 by Saturday. 9 Will make me a happy-scrapper!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
birthday cake for my little cupcake
What a fun, easy display of color and love! we simply stacked cupcakes to create a 4 tiered cake and decorated with color coordinated cupcake liners and candy accents.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Stationery Card
Rock Star Birthday Invitation
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Homemade Advent Calendars: Filled with Love!
I finally managed to squeeze in a bit of crafting this weekend. I made Advent Calendars for the kids from mini-muffin tins. Theye are easy to make, but tedious when making three. In hindsite, I would probably make just one, and let the kids share. This would be do-able since this will hold an activity and story of Christmas with about 2 sentences of the story per day, leading up to Christmas. But, alas, they have their own calendars.
I used my Cricut Expression for the squares and numbers. If you don't have a Cricut machine, you could use a 2 in square punch for the smaller layered squares and a 2 1/2 inch square punch for the bottom layer. You can use, and I recommend using, stickers instead of Cricut cut numbers. Another option would be to use the negative image from Cricut cut letters.
Then I used magnet strips. I found these at Michael's and found they worked best.
I needed two packages for each set, and just cut them to size, placing one piece on each corner of the card. If you are not putting candy in the spot, you can probably get by with one piece of magnet for each card. In case I used candy, I wanted the card to be strong enough to hold it in there.
I used my Cricut Expression for the squares and numbers. If you don't have a Cricut machine, you could use a 2 in square punch for the smaller layered squares and a 2 1/2 inch square punch for the bottom layer. You can use, and I recommend using, stickers instead of Cricut cut numbers. Another option would be to use the negative image from Cricut cut letters.
Then I used magnet strips. I found these at Michael's and found they worked best.
I needed two packages for each set, and just cut them to size, placing one piece on each corner of the card. If you are not putting candy in the spot, you can probably get by with one piece of magnet for each card. In case I used candy, I wanted the card to be strong enough to hold it in there.
Most of the tasks were easy enough for my 5-year-old to take part in. The hardest was gluing the cut out numbers to each card because I chose a small, skinny font. You can make this easier by using a thicker font, or eliminating the gule altogether with alpha-stickers.
The end result was prefect!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Enjoying a little tradition
We love attending The Nutcracker by Ballet Continental. I hope to someday see my little Bella up on stage!
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Stationery card
Saffron Lace Baby Shower Invitation
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Thanksgiving: Counting our blessings
Bella was chosen to walk her classroom's wagon into church on Wednesday. The wagon was filled with donations for the local foodbank. I love seeing how proud each of the kids were to present their wagons.
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