Get R Done Friday!

I'm sad to hear that this is the last Get R Done post over at Expressly Corgi. I haven't been linking up a lot lately but, was looking forward to do so in the new year. This is/was a party where you posted your projects that you were working on or got done. But, we will just have to stop by and see what Ms Classy Chassy is up to on a regular basis! Thank you for hosting this party all this time!

This year for Christmas I got some of the most cool gifts from my hubby! I have showed you some earlier this week. What I really loved about the gifts that he got me was that he got them from all over the place. One of the items was a beautiful creamy white soup tureen. I have been wanting one for awhile now. I have soup tureens that have patterns on them but, not a solid off white one. He found one for me at Salvation Army. He knew I would love it and even paid full Salvation Price for it because he was afraid it would be gone on the half off sticker day! LOL

However, as you can see, it had a ton of gunky sticker residue all over it.




When I went to clean it up, I realized I didn't have any Goo Gone. I love that stuff. But, it is a little pricey and I'm sure not very eco-friendly chemical wise. Then I remembered reading a long time ago that orange peel will take off sticky residue. Well, we had some Clementines so, why not try it!





Well, what a surprise! It worked great! I won't kid you, it took a little elbow grease but, the results were wonderful. The lid of the tureen was covered in gunky stuff and it took me about 5 minutes to scrub it all off with the orange peels. And a nice side effect was the kitchen smelled great! LOL I don't have to worry about and chemical cleanup or any being left on this food container. Now that I have a 2 year old, I find myself thinking about that kind of thing a lot more.



See how sparkling it came out! We always have oranges in the house during the winter and now their peels have a second use. I hope you try this thrifty and eco friendly idea!

After cleaning, this is all that was left of the orange peel..





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A Coupon Site

PPGazette is a coupon site that I belong to. They send me email updates when new coupons are available. What is really nice with this site is that they include all the main coupon source sites in one email. You can print off the coupons from PPGazette as well. They also offer your local store ads and recipes. It's a nice "all-in-one" kind of coupon place!




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Angel Soft Coupon

Why is that toilet paper is so expensive and the coupons are generally so low in value? Well, here is one for a $1.00 off a double 12 pack from CouponSurfer

$1 on any 12-Double Roll pack of Angel Soft Toilet Paper at your favorite supermarket
http://www.couponsurfer.com/ons_show.cfm?id=42606&ons=78264229

Copy and past into your browser for the coupon.

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Vintage Thingie Thursday

Happy New Year's Eve!

For this weeks Vintage Thingie Thursday post over at Coloradolady, I am showing you a tie bar I got my hubby. I bought it at an antique store back in the summer. I knew he would love it. Now he needs to use some cleaner and get it polished up. LOL







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Our Christmas Table

I can't believe that tomorrow is 2010! What happen to it just being the whole "Y2K" freak out? LOL

This was our Christmas table. I didn't take "break-down" pictures like I normally do. Sorry about that. It was just very busy getting everything ready.

I am linking this to Tablescape Thursday over at "Between Naps on the Porch" and to Thrifty Thursday at "Tales from Bloggeritaville".

The reason I am linking up with Leigh for Thrifty Thursday is because most of my table is made up of bargains from all over the place.

I really like to keep the centerpiece to a minimum. I don't want to have to bob my head around a big centerpiece to speak to the guests sitting at the table. And also, there was enough pieces to each setting that a big centerpiece would distract from the place settings and would be way too cluttered.

The Gold Brocade color on color tablecloth was a awesome bargain at a second hand store this past summer for only $2.00. It is in perfect condition!

Don't you just LOVE the little individual white soup tureens? They are just too cute! I got them at T J Maxx (here is the post I did about them earlier this week). The napkins were purchased last year after Christmas at the Home Goods Store. The set came with 6 napkins and a tablecloth. The whole set was clearanced to $5.00.


The charger plates were new this year. However, they didn't cost me a dime because I used a Target gift card that I had gotten for my birthday to pay for them (along with the gold butter knives! Thanks Sherry! :)

The first salad plate and the matching dinner plate are part of a complete 5 piece setting for 10 people (Yup, 50 pieces in this set). I bought it this summer at a thrift store for $4.75! (all 50 pieces!)

As you can see from the above two pictures, I mixed things up a bit this year. I used two gold charger plates and two red instead of all four place settings the same. I also did the same with the second salad size plate. Two were one pattern and 2 a different pattern. These 4 plates were thanks to the Folks at Marshalls (here's that post)!


The stemware was from Arbys. That's right, Arby's as in fast food. LOL I them years ago. You bought a drink and get the glass either free or for .99 cents.

The little off white and gold "stars" plates were used for bread and then little matching bowls for the bread dipping oil. I have a complete 20 piece setting of these "retro" looking dishes that I got at a thrift store last year sometime. the entire set cost me $3.50!

To see the super thrifty way to make these little Christmas butter pats, check out my post here.



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Want Honey Nut Cheerios FREE?

Walgreens has Honey Nut Cheerios on sale for $2.00 a box. You can print 2 coupons for $1.00 off (head over to Frugal Fairhope to get the link for the coupon). And you will get back $2.00 in Register Rewards!! This makes the cerel FREE!

You can't beat free! This cereal is a regular of ours that I keep in little snack size baggies to grab when we are heading out the door.

Here is the breakdown:

2 Honey Nut Cheerios $2 (each box)
-Use 2 $1 printable
-$2 Register Reward
Final Price: Free





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ShortCut Coupons

Hi everyone!

As I was going through my email, I thought I would check out the current available coupons at ShortCut Coupons. I noticed several really good coupons available. For example:

.50 cents off any ONE tub of Betty Crocker Frosting. You don't find that very often. And when it is doubled, you could get it super cheap or possibly free. I really like to stock up on these when I have coupons. They have gone up in price and only once in awhile get put on sale for a good price.

Another good coupon is .40 cents off any boxed or bagged Betty Crocker potato side dish. I notice these go on sale for .99 cents a lot. With this coupon, when doubled, you could get them for .19 cents each. That is a good price! And these are nice to have stocked up as well. summer and well, getting back int

Also Betty Crocker cookie pouches go on sale for .99 cents and there is a .40 cent off one coupon available. Once again, making this a .19 cent purchase! Great stock up item.

There are lots more. This was just 3 examples of great stock up prices with coupons. One of my goals for the new year is to get back to doing some major couponing and sale matchups. I kind of let things slip a little this past summer and I didn't quite regain my grocery bargain shopping momentum.

But, now that the holidays are almost over and we are heading into the cold winter, it is a perfect time to get some great bargains and get your pantry stocked up.

So, watch out, I'm going to be posting lots of coupons, matchups and bargains in the next coming months!



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Don't you love to try new things?

Signing up with different Manufacturers is a great way to get to try new products when they come out. Or in many cases, before they come out. One of the companies I signed up with was through Kelloggs Poptarts. It is called "Sprinklings". I signed up back in the summer. Every once in awhile, when they have a new product that are thinking of putting on the market, they will send out a "First Taste" to members who joined the site. They want your honest opinion of this new product. This helps to determine if it is worth it to manufacture it and get it on the shelves of stores. So, if you do join these types of sites please make sure you take a couple of minutes to do the survey from the manufacturer.

This week we got to try a new flavor Poptart called Wild Grape. Now, this was not my favorite, and I am a Poptart girl. LOL But, the Little Princess loved this treat! Not to mention, it was purple and green so, that is always cool. LOL



So, if you are interested in joining Sprinklings, head over to Kelloggs Poptart Sprinklings and sign up!



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Coupon Insert Schedule for 2010!

Hi everyone!

Here is just a quick heads up for the 2010 Sunday Coupon Inserts

.2010 Sunday Coupon Insert Schedule (All Inserts)


January

1/3: 2 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum & General Mill

1/10: Smart Source & Red Plum

1/17: Smart Source & Red Plum & Proctor & Gamble

1/24: Smart Source & Red Plum

1/31: Smart Source & Red Plum



February

2/7: Smart Source

2/14: No Inserts

2/21: Smart Source & General Mills & Procter and Gamble

2/28: Smart Source & Red Plum



March

3/7: Smart Source, Red Plum & Procter and Gamble

3/14: Smart Source& Red Plum

3/21: Smart Source& Red Plum

3/28:2 Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble



April

4/4: No Inserts

4/11: Smart Source & Red Plum

4/18: Smart Source & Red Plum

4/25: Smart Source & Red Plum


May

5/2: Smart Source & Red Plum & P&G

5/9: Smart Source & Red Plum

5/16: 2 Smart Source & Red Plum

5/23: Smart Source & Red Plum

5/30: No Inserts

June

6/6: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble

6/13: Smart Source

6/20: Smart Source & Red Plum

6/27: Smart Source & Red Plum



July

7/4: No Inserts

7/11: Smart Source & Red Plum

7/18: Smart Source

7/25: Smart Source & Red Plum



August

8/1: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble

8/8: Smart Source & Red Plum

8/15: Smart Source & Red Plum

8/22: Smart Source & Red Plum

8/29: Smart Source & Red Plum & P&G Insert



September

9/5: No Inserts

9/12: Smart Source & 2 Red Plum

9/19: Smart Source & Red Plum

9/26: Smart Source & Red Plum



October

10/3: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble

10/10: Smart Source & Red Plum

10/17: Smart Source & Red Plum

10/24: Smart Source & Red Plum

10/31: Smart Source & Red Plum



November

11/7: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble

11/14: Smart Source & Red Plum

11/21: Smart Source & Red Plum

11/28: No Inserts


December

12/5: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble

12/12: Smart Source & Red Plum

12/19: No Inserts

12/26: No Inserts

Thanks Couponers United



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Attention Gardeners!

Okay gardeners are you getting a little antsy not being out in the garden? Well, here is a nice little freebie for you! Join the Winners Circle and receive a free Gardeners Idea Book! Head over to Proven Winners to sign up and get your free calendar~!




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