If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Christmas is coming up quick, and I don’t know about you, but I have no idea what I’m going to get my husband and son. Especially my son. I would never have thought that buying a few Christmas gifts for […]
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I have two announcements for all you shopaholics out there.
First, my friend Jeri is doing a holiday card giveaway. Visit her blog, Etcetera Jeri, to enter for a chance to win 25 - 4×6 cards in the design of your choice. You can see all her designs here.
Second, Shade Clothing is having a huge sale. […]
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The Halloween giveaway is still going on, and 2 of our Etsy sponsors are offering discounts for Vanilla Joy readers.
Anniepoo.Etsy.com is offering 30% off her beautiful soaps when you mention Vanilla Joy. And Snazziedrawers.Etsy.com is offering 10% off her onesies, tutus, and other children’s clothing when you mention Vanilla Joy.
Also, I had many people ask […]
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I am pretty consistently incensed at the price of kid’s shoes. I go to the store and think - ARE YOU SERIOUS? FOR KID’S SHOES!!! The prices are outrageous. I am a resourceful woman, however, and have come up with two perfectly acceptable solutions to the evil that is overpriced kid’s […]
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We weren’t actually able to go pick raspberries yesterday. Sad. Fortunately, I called the place before we left and found out that the farm was closed because of rain so our raspberry/freezer jam party was postponed.
Something else exciting happened, though, and I learned a great…
Furniture Buying Tip
I’ve been wanting a big comfy arm […]
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Yesterday’s post got me excited to write about garage sale advice, so here are some of my ideas and strategy.
Don’t buy something just because it’s cheap, but it because you need it. Buying things you don’t need doesn’t save you money.
Look on Craig’s List, KSL Classifieds (if you live in Utah), on community notice […]
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You all know how I love bargain shopping, so I left the house at 8am on Saturday morning to wander about and hopefully discover some hidden treasure. This little gem is my Bargain of the Week. It’s a tailor’s ham, used for pressing curved areas that need shaping (like sleeves, darts, curved seams, etc.). […]
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I took some clothes to a local clothing consignment shop to see what would come of it, and I was pleasantly surprised. Four or five of my tops sold and I made almost $13. This place is called Cozy Closet, and I’m going to take some more stuff to her this week.
I’ve tried […]
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Several friends are having babies, so I’ve been thinking about baby gifts. I think it’s nice to give a new mother a little something, even if it’s not her first baby! Here’s what I’ve come up with.
1. Trumpette Baby Sock and Tights
Trumpette has some fabulous products for babies and toddlers […]
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At the beginning of this year I did a series of posts about my favorite things from Christmas. One of those things was an Olympus digital camera, which I thought was pretty great until I got pictures printed out. The colors were dull and fuzzy, the focus was not sharp, the prints were […]
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When babies turn 1, they are usually walking and getting into everything, curious, and much better at using their hands. Toys that require hand-eye coordination are excellent because 1 year olds are working on mastering their movements. Toys with music and lots of bright colors are also great. Still watch out for […]
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To convince my husband to come shopping with me I don’t tell him all the stops I intend to make, because if he knew, he would most definitely refuse to come. Or he will try to refuse - he’s not very good at refusing. He will do almost anything for me if he […]
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Infant Products
3 Month Old Products
6 Month Old Products
By 9 months, baby is ready for larger and more active toys. These toys are my favorites because they have lots of moving parts and require the baby to interact more with them. Watching Joel play with these toys has been so much fun because he […]
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Infant Products
3 Month Old Products
9 Month Old Products
Here we go again, for 6 month olds this time. By 6 months, babies are usually sitting and getting better with their hands, so these things are great.
1. Fisher Price Booster Chair
This chair is awesome for baby as soon as he can sit up. A […]
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Infant Products
6 Month Old Products
9 Month Old Products
Around 3 months, babies start to be more alert and interactive, but still don’t move around much and are not yet ready for most toys. At this age it’s important that they have interesting things to looks at, mostly faces but also books and objects. I […]
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3 Month Old Products
6 Month Old Products
9 Month Old Products
I wanted to put together a series of posts that talk about great baby products and toys for babies up to 1 year. To start with, I want to share some of my favorite baby products that I don’t think I could have survived early […]
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Friday was the Beehive Bazaar and Saturday we visited the Oh Sweet Sadie! Art and Gift Show in Draper. This show was held in a beautiful and enormous home so there was plenty of room for local artists and creative people to showcase their stuff. Here are some of my favorite things from […]
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The Beehive Bazaar happened again this last weekend, and my son and I went and had a great time! I saw some familiar stuff from the last Bazaar and also some new stuff. I am amazed at how creative people can be! I had a lot of fun browsing and getting […]
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So I wrote a post a few weeks ago about an email forward I got about gas saving tips. A reader named Mike kindly directed me to two websites that contradict those tips. I did give a little disclaimer at the beginning of the post saying I didn’t know if the info was […]
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I have seriously dry skin - a problem that started when I moved from Oregon to Utah. I can add that to the list of things I loved about living in Oregon…
The problem got worse when I started using scented lotion, especially on my legs. I was never one for scented lotion - […]
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So I went to the Little Bee Craft Boutique and had a great time walking around and browsing through tons of booths with cute and creative stuff. The vendors were all very friendly and it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.
I like to go to these things to see what people […]
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If you live in Utah you might be interested in attending the Little Bee Craft Boutique. As shown in the flier, the event is being held at the McKay Events Center on April 26th from 10am-8pm, and admission is only $.50!!!
You can see a list of all the participating vendors here, and if you’re […]
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My cosmetologist friend recommended this mascara to me, and I love it!!! I had been using the same kind of mascara for a loooong time and I needed something new. The thing my friend loved so much about this was the brush - she said the brush was so stiff and fine so […]
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I got a forward about how to save money on gas - I don’t know how much these things actually help, but with the prices of gas up so high, I’m willing to try anything. The national average is at $3.29 per gallon for regular and […]
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Two Saturdays ago was a day of great deals! I started my morning off with Shade Clothing’s half yearly sale at 8:00. I’m a tall woman (6′2″) and I need longer shirts than are sold in most stores. Shade has long shirts in beautiful colors that fit like they were made just […]
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I’ve been out of town visiting family for the last three weeks so I feel like my posting has been a little rushed. And I missed a few days! Sorry about that.
I hope to get back to my normal weekday posting schedule although things are getting a little more crazy around my house […]
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One of the best ways that coupons save you money is using them on clearance items. I have had the most success with this method at Target.
For example, one of Target’s coupons last week was $1 off 11-oz. or larger M&Ms candies. Target sold some pink and white M&Ms for Breast Cancer Awareness […]
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So far in my limited experience as a coupon clipper, I’ve found that online coupons offer great savings. Many of the Sunday paper coupons require that you buy 2 items to get $1.00 or something like that, which really doesn’t save you very much money, especially on those expensive name brand items. Also, you can […]
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Coupons can be great, but you have to be smart and careful. I recently subscribed to the local Sunday paper to try out their coupons to see if I will actually save money.I got my first paper on Sunday, and I wasn’t too impressed. There were only a few coupons for items that […]
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Last week my husband got us a nice leather office chair at a surplus sale for $2!! We’ve found tons of great stuff for practically nothing at college/university surplus sales. I think most schools have these sales to get rid of their outdated stuff, especially electronics and technology type items. We got a nice computer […]
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