Awesome product!!

I got my daughter's haircut last Friday and the stylist recommended this Regis straightening cream as a detangler (trade secret, it's not advertised as a detangler). My daughter has some of the worst tangles EVER. This product has been awesome. LOVE IT! We have had no fit throwing in the past few days of using it and she even let me put her hair up today which is a miracle in itself. If you have tangle problems for yourself or your kids give it a try. We bought it for 11.50 so a little pricy but a little goes a long way (dime size is all you need).

Note: I was recommended to try It's a 10 but I find that It's a 10 to be sticky and drying. That sounds like a oxymoron but it's true. I don't have that problem with this straightening cream.

Book Review: The Hunger Games: May the odds be ever in your favor!

I loved these books! Let me first say this series is not for everyone. The books are back and forths and kind of emotionally draining.

This is the description of the first book but the whole series is based around the hunger games.

"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed."

So excited that they turned it into a movie. It comes out in theaters March 23rd!

Quick Find Nail Polish

There are tons of ways you can store your nail polish to easily see what you've got (IE. nail racks). However, if you are like me they are stored in a box/drawer and hidden out of site. I'm married and to be honest with you I don't care for the look of makeup/polish/products hanging around everywhere. Maybe someday i'll have a room dedicated to all my girlie things. HA! Wishful thinking for sure.

This is how I find what nail polish I want to wear without having to pick up every bottle. This also comes in handy if you are again like me and have a pretty decent size nail polish collection.

BREAKDOWN:

Things you'll need:
nail polish color wheels (check local salon stores or ebay for these)
nail polish
sharpie (optional; I used for marking the backs with brand name)
towel (optional; I used while painting the wheels as not to make a mess)

This is how they look when your done. I separated my nail polishes by brand and marked the backs with a sharpie to make them even easier to find. This takes a little while, especially if you have lots of polishes, but super cheap to do. The color wheels costed me around 3 dollars as I ordered them off ebay.

NOTE: Make sure you give them lots of time to dry before stacking the wheels!!

Dillons, Kohls, and Target Haul

My latest trip out was last Friday. The munchkin and I had a girls day out. We went to lunch and then did a little shopping.

This is what I came back with. Spent $67 on $270 worth. :) Love me some good deals!!

I picked up the Revlon blush on closeout clearance at Dillons for 4 bucks. The brawny paper towels were free. Yes, FREE!! They were my favorite. The brawny coupons I used were the $1 off from facebook and the .55 cents off from coupons.com. Dillons doubles coupons here so the .55 cents off was actually a $1 off as well. Dillons had their brawny single rolls on sale for a buck this week so yay free paper towels. :) I'm not sure if the coupons are still available but check it out because they may still be or might reset soon. These rolls are often on sale for $1 as well.

Coupon scenario @ Dillons (price good thru 01/24/2012):

(6) Brawny single roll packs @ $1.00 = $6.00
- $1/1 Brawny any 1 pkg, printed from facebook, used two
- .55c/1 Brawny any 1 pkg, printed from coupons.com, used four (doubled)
Final Price: FREE

The stuff in the middle was from Kohls. They had a lot of stuff on clearance anywhere between 60-80% off. I picked up the 4 holiday sets, the clutch, and the small snowman (hard to see in the photo, sorry) all for 80% off plus an additional 30% off coupon. The brown bear, brown bear book was a splurge but really 5 bucks for a hardcover kids book is a good deal especially when 100% goes to charity, can't beat it.

Lastly, the items on the right are all from Target. This past week target had all of their pajamas, house shoes, and winter boots on sale for 70% off. I snagged all of these items for 70% off so I was super excited about that.

Check out your local stores, January is a great month for sales esp on winter items. :)

Hand Print Art

 

I seen something similar on pinterest and just loved the idea. You could also put this in a frame and it would look equally adorable. I decided to go with the crocheting round (anyone know the technical names for these?). Once I got my canvas fit into place I used a pencil to trace my husbands, mine, and then our daughter's hand. From that point I used thread and a needle to outline the hand prints (varying colors for each hand). I freehanded our last name and year.

This project was super cheap. I picked up the crocheting round at the thrift store for around a buck, found the canvas in the clearance bin at Hobby Lobby for around 2 dollars, and already had the thread on hand. So for $3 I have this piece of art that will be something i'll always cherish. :) LOVE!!

BREAKDOWN:

Things you'll need:
crocheting round or frame
canvas or fabric
thread (various colors depending on the amount of hands)
needle

Cost:
It cost me 3 bucks but the cost varies depending on what you purchase. However, I believe you could easily complete this project under 10 dollars.

Valentine's Day Wreath & Tutorial

This is my latest pinterest inspired project. I created this Valentine's day wreath out of a foam heart wreath and red felt. I purchased the heart wreath from Hobby Lobby. This particular wreath was in the Valentine's Day section and it was red glittered. I believe the price was 7.99 but as of this week Valentine's decor is on sale for 30% off or you can do like I did and snag it with a 40% off coupon (check their site for the coupon).

Unfortunately, I created this project before I thought about blogging it so I only have a after photo. I bought 10 pieces of felt at walmart for .20 cents each. Each piece provided approximately 9-11 3 inch circles so my best guess would be that I used approximately 100 circles, give or take. You will need extra if you want to cover the whole wreath as I only covered the front and sides.

The red felt circles are folded in half and then folded in half again. After you have folded your circle pin it through the bottom with a straight pin into your foam. Continue around the whole wreath, folding the felt out as you go to create the "flowered" look. At the end you can rearrange as desired. If you don't want to flower them you will clearly need more than 100 circles so just take note of that when buying your felt. :)


BREAKDOWN:

Things you'll need:
heart wreath (or a round one if you prefer)
felt (red, pink, etc)
straight pins
ribbon (for hanging)

Cost:
The heart wreath was regularly 7.99. I used a 40% off coupon and got it for around 5 bucks. I bought 10 felt pieces for .20 cents each so they costed me 2 dollars. I already had some straight pins and didn't need ribbon as the wreath I bought already had a hanger. This wreath costed me around 7 dollars total. If you need to purchase everything it shouldn't cost more than 15 dollars, most likely less.

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