25 uses for Coffee Filters

What a great list of useful ideas for coffee filters, which you can pick 

up generic brands and would be cheap as well as so very useful.  :)

Thanks to myhonesplace.com for the great post.

link is:

25 uses for Coffee Filters Printable - My Honeys Place

Look what I found - the ultimate DYI ideas!!!

Even before it was the "in" thing to do to make up all the concoctions that are popping up all over the interent, I LOVED coming up with my own.  

I have loads of DIY ideas on my pinterest page if you want to check it out, but now I have found a FAB webpage with loads of recipes of all sorts of DIY things all in one place.  

A big Woo HOO for this one.


Be sure to check out and bookmark this site as it's gonna be a goodie!!!

Thanks bunches to "The make your own zone.com"

Link is:
The Make Your Own Zone The Make Your Own Zone - Bright Ideas For Homemade Living

DIY wrinkle releaser and clothes freshener. LOVE it!

I have mixed up this for years and use it all the time to freshen up clothing after it's hung in the closet for a bit or just to mist on clothes as I iron them to help steam away those wrinkles.  

Also great to mist on clothing and takes out many all by itself.  

And the great part, you can use whatever scent you prefer to make your own wrinkle releaser.  Also great to mist on furniture, bedding, etc. for a little quick freshup like Febreeze would do.  



Thanks to:  The make your own zone.com for the great info.

Link is:
The Make Your Own Zone Make Your Own Wrinkle Releaser Spray - The Make Your Own Zone

Bet you will never guess where one of my fav happy places is? Come find out.

One of my ol'e classic and favorite happy places is 

hanging laundry on the line and ironing.  

I enjoy both!  

The fresh smell that the laundry has afterward is such a refreshing reward.  

And so worth the time doing it not to mention a definite help 

on that dreaded electric bill.  

Since I am usually home, I can make time in each day work on laundry.  

But even if I wasn't, I would figure out a way to hang anyway like during the evening/night or doing laundry over the weekend, which many do anyway . 

I see it as therapeutic.  

I know it's silly a bit, but I also think ironing is therapitic also.  lol!  

I know I can hear many of you chuckling now.  hehe! 

But I go into my happy place when I am working on stuff like this.  

I'm not talking about rushing around getting ready - plugging in the ole' iron and slapping the ironing board up and grumbling while "having" to do this terrible chore.  

It's not doing the dishes ya' know.  lol!  

(that may be someone elses therapy - my dreaded one.)

 I'm talking about, turning on a fan, strappin' on the ipod and puttin' 

on the headphones to some favorite mellow or hip tunes, and swaying or 

bopping along while steaming those wrinkles away, along with all the 

issues of the world - both far and near. 

(along with times of shedding several tears too, both for good and sad reasons.)

I have often solved my own version of all the worlds problems by 

working on a couple of loads of laundry. 

Another very rewarding part of all of this is, it instills in me the feeling that, through this usually dreaded task, I am doing a little something special for each of my family.  

To me it's much more than just about clothes.  I don't feel like I am doing much of anything special when just tossing clothes into washer and then the dryer.  

That way is much more of a dreaded chore.  

I can't really even describe it.  

Perhaps a bit odd, but is sort of my mental quiet time.

My sort of "me" time and feeling like I accomplished 

the weights of the world and my laundry also.  

Give it a try this weekend.  

Not as a chore, but as a process of creativity.  

Mind and laundry at the same time.

And definitely do NOT forget to smell. 

Yes smell !!!!

Stick your face deep into the freshly dried laundry just before you 

remove them from the line and take the biggest deep breath 

you ever have, and slowly exhale. 

That in itself, 

is a huge reward to breathe in and 

slowly release the stresses of the world.  

Note:  Here are a couple of links I ran across recently and actually thought -who would have to know "how" to hang out laundry.  But ended up finding it actually very facinating and informative.  You might want to take a look also.  :)

Links for part one and two are here:

Hanging Clothes on a Clothesline Part 1 - Laundry 101 - Save Money And Get Out Of Debt - Living on a Dime

http://www.livingonadime.com/how-to-hang-clothes-on-a-clothesline-2/

Homemade pumpkin deco

I totally LOVE this idea.  Totally cute and totally do'able.  

Think I will keep an eye out for any materials that will work and 

hopefully get these lil punkin's made ahead of fall time.  

Thanks to:  Happier than a pig in the mud.  :)

link is:

Happier Than A Pig In Mud: Yo-Yo Pumpkins!

Sweet tiny yarn butterflies!!!

Oh what an adorable simple little craft for weaving.  

I think Haylee will love this craftie and we will put a small 
magnet on the backside to hang on fridge, etc.  :) 

- Thanks to Homemade at my place.  

Link is:

homemade@myplace: Make it! Sweet tiny yarn butterflies!!!

My sale fav's of the week 4/3/13

I have a list of a few things I have spotted for deals I am focused on for this week to add to my stock.

Be sure to check my list of stores I usually use (or start one of your own) for
price matching at my local Walmart.

Hopefully you will be able to pick up a few bargins also.  If you find any other
ones - please share on my facebook page for me and all my other matchin' peeps.

And remember - have fun!  It's all just like a game of Monopoly to make our
money go a little further.  :)

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* Dr. Pepper, 7up, A & W root beer, and Sunkist 12 pk for $1.99 ea match to Walgreens (till 4/6)

* Foldger's coffee - lg canister $6.99 match to USA Drug (till 4/6)

* Oscar Meyer hotdogs (all varieties) 16 oz pkg $1.00 (plus 10%)= $1.10 match to Cash Saver at Greenbrier (till 4/9)

* Ground beef (family pk) $1.85 (+10%=$2.05/lb) match to Cash Saver (till 4/9)

* Bell peppers $0.37 ea  (+10% = $0.41) match to Cash Saver (till 4/9)

* Grapes - red or white - $1.49/lb.  Match to Craven Foods (till 4/9)

* General Mills (Lucky Charms, Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch)
up to 21.65 oz - $2.88  - match to Edward's Food Giant (till 4/9)

* Pork Steaks (family pk) 1.38/lb - match to Edward's Food Giant (till 4/9)

* Chicken breast (boneless & skinless) frozen 5 lb bag $6.95 (reg price at WM $10.98)
- match to Knight's Super Foods (4/9)

* Butterfly pork chops $1.98/lb - match to Knight's super foods (till 4/9)

* Milk (store brand) $2.99 (reg price at WM $3.68) - match to Kroger (till 4/9)

* Bread or buns (store brand) 10/$10 = $1 ea.  Match to Kroger (till 4/9)