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  • deals 12.16.11 (amazon toy sale!)

    15 December 2011


    9 days until Christmas..how are you coming along? Shopping is done here, but wow, LOTS of other things to do. I still love looking at deals though :)
    Lands End is having a CRAZY good sale! Use code: DONNER pin: 1585 for an additional 40% off, plus free shipping! Look at the pillow covers in the home dept (some $6.99 shipped~Kirsten @ 6th Street Design School loves this one) needlepoint monogrammed stockings for $6 each, kids hooded towels, backpacks!, lunchboxes, lunch containers, jeans, snow boots…crazy. Go! Great, quality stuff and you can return it at any Sears store if it doesn’t work out.
    JcPenney has another $10 off $25 purchase online or in-store.
    But the BIG news is that the Amazon Toy Salehas begun! I’ve posted about this sale for the past 3 years and you may know I have a slight obsession with it~it’s a great sale to finish your holiday shopping or stock the birthday bin! There are tons more, but here are some that caught my eye. Of course, prices can change, but here is the price at time of posting~good luck!
    we love Nanny McPhee! $5.23
     Wizard of Oz Anniversary Edition $5.49
    The Blind Side $4.49
    Tangled DVD $10.49
    Ocean's 11, 12 & 13 movies $14.99
    Harry Potter yrs 5-7 DS game $19.96
    If you haven’t seen it, go buy it now. $10.49
    Miracle on 34th Street $7.49

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    favorite things: jen from tatertots and jello

    13 December 2011

    Jen is here! Jen is here! from the fabulous Tatertots and Jello. She is a crafty, home-y, painting, sewing DIY girl, but she features hundreds of her readers’ projects as well. Let me share a few of my favorites:
    $4 Anthro inspired shirt:jen 1
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    sweet gum wreath

    12 December 2011

    This fall, we were up at the park and we saw all of these cute prickly balls hanging from the trees and all over the ground. I had no idea what they were called, but I thought they might be fabulous in a wreath. So…we gathered.october 2011 178
    Here’s what they look like after sitting in the storage room for over a month:december 2011 033 1
    after a short time googling prickly tree balls, I found out they are from sweet gum trees and are called sweet gum fruit.  AND Martha already thought of making them into a wreath.
    Martha, Martha, Martha.
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    courage for the week 12.11.11

    10 December 2011

    it’s no secret that my favorite movie is It’s a Wonderful Life. George Bailey’s prayer in Martini’s bar is probably one that we have all offered at one point or another in our lives. Here’s that prayer and an excerpt from an article for Guideposts that Jimmy Stewart wrote about It’s a Wonderful Life:

    “As I said those words, I felt the loneliness, the hopelessness of people who had nowhere to turn, and my eyes filled with tears. I broke down sobbing. This was not planned at all, but the power of that prayer, the realization that our Father in heaven is there to help the hopeless, had reduced me to tears.

    Frank (Capra, the director), who loved spontaneity in his films, was ecstatic. He wanted a close-up of me saying that prayer, but was sensitive enough to know that my breaking down was real and that repeating it in another take was unlikely. But Frank got his close-up. The following week he worked long hours in the film laboratory, repeatedly enlarging the frames so that eventually it would appear as a close-up on the screen. I believe nothing like this had ever been done before. It involved thousands of enlargements with extra time and money. But he felt it was worth it…” ~Jimmy Stewart, Guideposts.

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    More on why I love IAWL so much here.

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    deals 12.9.11

    09 December 2011

    note: prices and availability change quickly, I’m just listing the price for when I posted this, I may add to it!

    Shade Clothing : use code SHADEGIFT for 50% off everything and free shipping until December 11th.

    Childrens Place has free shipping until December 11th + 25% off , use code H7F2011

    Target has the Lalaloopsy doll and stove set for $19.99 + some other daily deals.

    Another coupon for $10 gift card with a $50 purchase at Target! expires 12/10

    While you are in Target, you may want to check out the Nintendo 3DS in cosmic black, they are $169.99 in store, and then you get a $50 gift card, plus you can use the above coupon! (only in store)

    And of course, Amazon:

    Gold Box Deal of the Day: Scotch Laminator $16.99 ~I have this and love it for laminating chore cards, labels, kids’ art projects I want to protect

    RISK board game $16.00

    Sound of Music 3 disc 45th Anniversary blu ray edition $16.99

    Gone With the Wind $8.49

    Some $5 family movies (think holiday road trips!): Prince of Egypt, Road to Eldorado, Antz,  Chicken Run

    my friend Lynee loves this game: Blokus $14.40

    Melissa Doug Construction Puzzle $7.05

    Littlest Pet Shop Spot Dot Set $8.99

    Razor Electric Scooter $99.99

    Duracell AA batteries 20 count end up being $7.72 with subscribe & save and the coupon you can clip below where it says In Stock.

    oh, c’mon. You know you need a MANGROOMER?? $19

    How’s your list coming along? Feel free to add any deals in the comments~and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister, Kristin!!

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    You can still enter the HP Touchsmart 320 giveaway here.

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    favourite things:donna from funky junk interiors!

    08 December 2011

    Yes, you read that right. For Donna from Funky Junk Interiors it’s favourite with a u because she’s from Canada! I’m thrilled to have her here today. Donna is the queen of turning junk into one of a kind beauties for her home, and she shows how step by step. You can see her full home tour here, but I’m going to share a few of my favorites from her blog:
     
    look at her home decorated for Christmas!
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    you want diy reality?

    07 December 2011

    I was clearing some pictures off my computer and found these random pics from the past year. I was going to erase them, but I figured you probably need to see what life is normally like amidst diy projects. Enjoy….or cringe??
    table kitchen before
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