Shopping & Deals – Page 2

join swagbucks and earn 100 points immediately!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Carol — No Comments ↓

Are you a member of Swagbucks? If not, you’re missing out on an easy way to earn money online. You can do this by taking surveys, playing games, or simply searching the Internet (which is how I earn my Swagbucks.)

Typically, new members get 30 Swagbucks just for joing, but right now new members can get 100 for a limited time! Just JOIN HERE and enter the code BIGTIMEBUCKS.

You can earn a $5 Amazon gift card for 450 Swagbucks. If you do a lot of Internet searches, the bucks add up fast (and you can get that ipod shuffle 2gb in no time!) I have been a Swagbucks member for several years and I’ve enjoyed lots of free books thanks to the gift cards I’ve racked up.

Also, Swagbucks is holding a Swag Code Extravaganza starting Monday 10/3. They’ll be offering seven different codes throughout the day to help you score a few extra bucks.. The first code will be available on their Twitter feed at 6 am PDT/9 am EST. With Christmas coming up, this is one way to maybe save a little on your shopping if you’re diligent about using the Swagbucks search engine!

fall style is in the bag

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Carol — 5 Comments ↓

Don’t you love the change in seasons? It’s like getting a whole new wardrobe all over again. I usually splurge on a few new pieces, but I love going through my fall stuff and resdiscovering things I haven’t worn in months. One of my favorite things to shop for are new purses.

I just bought the bag shown above a couple weeks ago and I am loving it! I can’t believe I didn’t have a brown purse — that’s such a basic. If you take the time to look, you can usually find good deals, especially if you check out the coupon sites. Even though I had a special coupon from Discover that I used for this bag, I could have checked for Kohls coupons at dropdowndeals to save money.

Anyway, the bag will look great with all kinds of fall colors. Here are a few of my favorite style picks from Pinterest. They’re my inspiration for the coming months, what do you think?

Source: polyvore.com via Carol on Pinterest

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Source: polyvore.com via Carol on Pinterest

I’m really into neutrals with a pop of color. But mostly I am just excited to wear boots and scarves again. Let the leaves fall!

free digital subscription to sauveur magazine

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Carol — 4 Comments ↓

Although I am addicted to regular old magazines, digital subscriptions are nice, too. I have quite a few digital issues of “Taste of Home” magazine and it’s nice to browse through them when Laura is napping on me. For a limited time, Mercury Magazines is offering a free subscription to the digital version of Saveur magazine.

I got one for myself, and I’m looking forward to it. Saveur has wonderful articles in addition to great recipes. If you enjoy the stories behind the food, this is one you’ll enjoy. I had a traditional subscription a while back, and the magazine is published in a large format, so even though there were many issues I wanted to save, I just didn’t have the room. I won’t have to worry about that with the digital subscription 🙂

6 issues of all you, family fun as low as $5

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Carol — No Comments ↓

Right now Eversave is running a deal where you can get six issues of All You, Family Fun, for as low as $5. New customers get a $2 credit, and you can use the code SHARE at check-out to get an additional $3 off.

MagazineOutlet.com

Today’s Save:$10 for a subscription to Every Day with Rachael Ray, All You, Better Homes and Gardens, or more of your favorite magazines (Savings up to 58%)

Expires 11:59 PM – Jul 16, 2011

Even without the $2 new customer credit, the total is just $7 if you only use the coupon. That’s still a great deal! I purchased one of these shares in order to get ALL YOU because I rarely see a good deal on that magazine. It has a lot of great coupons and recipes, so I couldn’t resist 🙂 The magazine pretty much pays for itself.

(Note: The links in this post are my referral links. Read my disclosure policy here.)

“shrugging” on this project

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Carol — No Comments ↓

Earlier this week I cast on for the “Midwest Moonlight” scarf from Scarf Style. It’s a pattern I’ve had flagged literally for years. However, when I picked up the knitting needles again, I soon remembered why I haven’t knit in a while: it takes forever compared to crochet. So… what to do?

Do I keep plugging along at this? Earlier this morning I stopped by Old Navy because they have a super-duper sale going on and I bought this adorable tank for under $4. I love the picot detail!

It looks great as-is, but I think it would be sweet with a little crocheted shrug or sweater. They actually were selling crochet shrugs right next to it, but the smallest size they had was still too big, plus it was in awful shade of olive. But I think this blue would look great as a little cardi, don’t you? I have quite a bit of this yarn, so I am thinking of starting a shrug using another skein. (Just in case I don’t like that either and want to go back to this scarf at some point — you can see how fickle I am when it comes to this stuff.) Good thing I’m not into making jewelry. I’d probably spend all my time on wire management because I’d change my mind on projects so often!

I need to just commit to one project and finish it. Right now I have so many unfinished blankets and garments in my closet that it’s embarrassing! Please tell me I am not the only one, LOL!

free subscription to martha stewart living

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Carol — No Comments ↓

Act quick and you can get a one-year subscription to Martha Stewart Living free from Rewards Gold! I’ve earned several magazine subscriptions from them by taking surveys and there are no catches.

Just fill out your mailing information, refer one friend, and take a short survey on breakfast foods complete with four short answers about your favorites. This was available for a period last night, and it is just available again, so I’d jump on it if you’re interested!

Free 1-year subscription to Martha Stewart magazine

Enjoy!

family fun magazine – as low as $1/year!!!

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Carol — No Comments ↓

I had to share today’s awesome Eversave deal because it is for one of my favorite magazines: Family Fun. You can get a year’s subscription for just $5, which is a great deal alone. But through the weekend, new members will receive a $4 credit as part of Eversave’s Mom-A-Thon. That makes it only $1 for a year of this great magazine! If you have kids, this is one I’d definitely jump on!

Disney Family Fun

Today’s Save:Get the most out of family time with a one-year subscription to Disney FamilyFun magazine

Expires 11:59 PM – May 09, 2011

spring sewing

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Carol — 2 Comments ↓

Spring is in the air (finally!). That means it’s time to put away the le creuset braiser in favor of the grill, trade in my clogs for flip-flops, and switch out the wool for some delicious fabric. This week Joann’s has it’s “Daffodil Days” sale going on and the prices on fabric are so good! With 50% off their red-tag clearance fabric, I just could not resist going a little crazy. (And the week’s not over yet 😉 )

I do have projects in mind for most of this. With the blue and white fabric, I’m making a cover for Drew’s electric piano. With the blue and yellow polka-dot fabric, I’m making matching skirts for Lulu and her cousin. I’ll probably also make skirts from the other polka-dot fabric and maybe that patchwork fabric, too. (I should have bought more of that one — I love it.)

I’m not sure about the brown, yellow, and orange floral. Honestly, I don’t love it as much as in the store, but now I have two yards of it. Maybe it’ll make a cute pillowcase-type dress towards the fall? If nothing else, I can always make some kind of stuffed animal with it, I suppose. Might be cute for an owl.

What craft projects are you guys working on right now?

don’t let her cuteness fool you

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Carol — 1 Comment ↓

Although my little pixie is adorable, don’t be fooled into thinking she is all sweet all the time. This morning I made the mistake of taking her to Target. We all went out to breakfast after we picked up the boys from CCD and I needed to pick up a few things. I thought, Gee, how hard can it be? It’s not like I need to do a lot of shopping. We can make this work.

Well, we made it work because we had to, but it was not easy. Lesson learned: Attempting to shop with Lulu is akin to searching for Charlotte jobs in the LA Times. In other words: it’s an exercise in futility. I’ll have to stick to running errands on my own.

I did get the three items I needed, at least. And I found a solution to my fashion dilemma. Although originally I wanted to stay away from buying yet another little black dress, the truth is that I no longer have a LBD that fits (a good thing). This dress is the right fit, and the right price:

It can be dressed up or down, so I think I’ll get a lot of wear out of it. Now for the fun part: shoes and accessories!

dress dilemma

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Carol — 1 Comment ↓

My husband’s 20th high school reunion is coming up in April and I have no idea what I am going to wear. He attended a Jesuit school so I want to make sure I look presentable. I mean, I’m sure everyone would be accepting if I showed up in some sassy hip hop clothing, but why risk it? (Not to mention that’s not exactly my style.)

But do I go with a dress? Or a pretty top and dress pants? I just don’t know. I bought this gorgeous shirt at Kohl’s recently — a Simply Very tank with a tie on one side. It is super cute but it’s a dark orange color. Almost like pumpkin. Is that inappropriate for spring? And what color pants should I wear — brown? Gray? My black and white pinstripe? I just don’t know.

Time is ticking away so I need to find something fast.