I'm always keeping an eye out for great artificial stems that look realistic -- especially at spring time when I crave new life and greenery! Here are some that I’ve come across in stores or online that I thought were great :

* Green plum blossom stem from Michaels $3.19

* Faux spring oak spray at Pier One $6.95

* Olive Leaf Stem at Michael’s $2.39

* Mini Leaf Long Twig Stem at Michael’s $3.99

* Eucalyptus Green Branches $18.99 for two

* Pittosporum Leaf Stem at Magnolia $12

I ended up going with the eucalyptus green branches from Amazon and I love them! Super realistic and you can bend them really easily.

I’m so ready for spring!! We are starting to get a little more green outside but I’m sure we’re not finished with snow quite yet. Have you seen any great artificial stems anywhere?

* Did you hear that all Toys R Us stores will be closing? Gift cards will only be honored for the next 30 days so get in to redeem them!

and DEALS! these are the prices when I hit publish, they can change or run out at anytime:

* crazy good deal: Ave Six reversible sectional only $399 with FREE shipping at Sam’s Club. If you aren’t a member you pay 10% more Comes in more colors!

* today only: Silhouette Portrait bundle only $139.99 (save$130)

Crazy good patio furniture at Target – many items are 30% off and today and tomorrow take an extra 17% off with code LUCKY at checkout! I got 2 of these ^^^ tables last year to put together as one long table on our deck and paid $140 each for them. Right now they are $119 with the code!

This Harper 3 pc set ends ups being only $124 after code

And this Halstead 5 piece set is only $282 after code:

And this Fernhill 4 piece set is only $430 after the code, includes cushions:

* lowest price: Amazon Fire TV with Alexa voice remote only $24.99 for Prime members. Get access to Netflix, Hulu, HBO NOW, Amazon Video, and more—there are over 500,000 TV episodes and movies ready to stream.

* today only! Shorts are $8-$12 for the whole family at Old Navy!

* lowest price: VTech Star Wars Smart Watch $29.99

* lowest price: Quaker chewy chocolate chip granola bars 58 count $7.99 when you clip the coupon

* Eddie Bauer has 40% off plus FREE shipping on all orders, no minimum! Some backpacks and fanny packs are also 50% off!

* lowest price: Zico 12 pack coconut water $10.76 or less when you clip the coupon

* Men’s shoes are the deal of the day at Macy’s – most are 50% off! Great deals on dress shoes – the black Clarks on the left are $53.99  and the Alfani on the right are only $28.99!

* Resistance Band $1.91

* Polarized sunglasses only $1.79 after you clip the $17.75 (!!) coupon – no reviews on these but it may be worth keeping a couple in the car? Other styles here 

* lowest price: Snickers 100 calorie 24 pack candy bars $8.50

* set of 2 red silicone heat resistant up to 450 degrees spatulas $3.38

Great for Easter baskets:

* Scavenger hunt travel card game $4.97

* Silly Scents markers $2.49

* Crayola Silly Scents twistable crayons 12 ct $3.49

* lowest price: Leap Frog Step & Learn $9.99

* lowest prices: these LEGO stunt toys are all $15.99:

LEGO Stunt Bike

LEGO Stunt Truck

LEGO Technic Bash

* lowest price: LEGO Poolside 3 in 1 set $21.99

Happy March Madness weekend!

Hello! I’ve been gathering some good finds over the past month that I wanted to share with you!

First off, it’s a perfect time to begin wheat grass for Easter! It’s super easy and makes a beautiful Easter centerpiece (and you can throw it in your smoothies afterward!) Here are the easy instructions

Next, to go along with your Easter dinner this really is the best carrot cake from Southern Living!! My sister Kelsey introduced us to it and it is so divine. There is also a sheet cake version if you’re not into the 3 layer cake thing.

Okay, we have to talk bunny plates. Pottery Barn came out with these in 2012-2013 and I was a bit obsessed with them and actually spent a lot my birthday money on bunny cupcake plates!! They became really hard to find though and were going for crazy amounts on Ebay. If you are still looking you can get a set of 12 for $600 (!!!!!!) BUT! I was in Burlington Coat Factory picking up new Sunday pants for my super fast growing 13 year old boy and guess what I saw?

Bunny cupcake plate knockoffs! So I think the original PB ones went for $14.50 or close to that.

Here are the knockoffs:

Left is PB, right is the knock off for $5.99. There is more detail in the Pottery barn one and a little rim of beads around the plate.

I love this one and actually like the knockoff on the right better with the little foot raised ($4.99)

And this one was $5.99 and I don’t remember seeing this design at Pottery barn, it’s super cute though with the baby bunny climbing on the mom’s back. I found them at Burlington Coat Factory – but they could be at other discount stores like it – maybe like Marshalls?? They are so cute to put nests on or candles or little pots of greenery.

And speaking of candles ^^^, if you are looking for a dupe of Capri Blue Volcano candle, Pomelo Citron from Bath & Body Works is close! Not exactly, but it’s a great spring/summer scent! It has “crisp Pomelo, Island Citron, Agave Nectar” while Volcano candle is tropical fruits, sugared oranges, lemons and limes, lightly exotic mountain greens – I would say I don’t smell the green part in the Pomelo Citron as much but it is still so, so good and I got a couple for $10 each this past weekend on their sale, so less than half the price of the Volcano candle. The first B&BW store I went to was sold out but another one had just gotten a shipment in so I snagged some!

Okay, next up is the fact that Hobby Lobby has some great pillow covers!!  This one is the Kilim pillow cover was only $10 and some change with the coupon but it has great texture and detail.

The gray & cream woven one was also great:

So was the gray sweater knit pillow for around $6.50 with coupon!

And this black and cream kilim wool cover for $11.50 with the coupon

And last but not least I have to share this gem I found at the Dollar Tree!!! Back in 2015 I shared that a scraper/chopper I had gotten on Amazon was a favorite thing and it definitely still is – so I was THRILLED to see that the Dollar Tree has one now and it is every bit as good! It is the Cooking Concepts brand is of course, $1. I use these in the kitchen to scrape off counters or cut up brownies, another in the bathroom to scrape off toothpaste or dried up hair gel on the counters or floors, there was some frozen gum on our front porch that I used it on. It’s just a handy tool to have around and you can even order them online now!