Your brother/sister/cousin/friend/whatever just called and they’re getting married. Great! And they want your son/daughter to be their ring bearer/flower girl. Great! Except that you’re going to have to pay out the wazoo for some fancy outfit they’re going to wear once.
Or perhaps you need the perfect little outfit for Easter. Or Christmas. Again, you don’t [...]

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All My Memories Tote-ally Cool! Tote 2 - I can’t think of a scrapper wouldn’t love this tote (unless they’ve already got one). It’s the perfect size for the top of your scrap workspace. It holds pens, craft knives, scissors, and other small tools. There are 21 pockets and pouches, and a lazy [...]

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Believe it or not, you can give people etched glass gifts this holiday season that you made yourself. It’s much easier than you’d think!

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How often does this happen? You’re shopping on amazon and you’re $3.79 away from qualifying for free super saver shipping*. So, you search and search for something to get, and end up spending way more than you wanted.
Next time, go to filleritem.com. Enter the amount you need for free shipping, and it will give [...]

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I love Christmas cookies, but man, I hate making them. Mixing dough, rolling it out, cutting it, baking it, decorating, blah blah blah. Not to mention my counter is usually far too cluttered for rolling out dough. But look at this - the Norpro Nonstick 12-Piece Holiday Cookie Pan.

No more rolling, no more cutting, heck [...]

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Cold season is here, and in an attempt to ward off the sickies, millions of people are reaching for their Airborne - those fizzy little tablets you throw in water and chug (pretending they don’t taste like crap) because it boosts your immune system (or so the package claims) and helps cure the common cold.

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Recently, my mom turned me on to a new laundry detergent. And when I say “turned me on”, I mean “she tried it and liked it and ordered a bottle of it for me”. Hey, I’m not one to refuse free stuff, so I started using it.
The detergent is Charlie’s Soap and [...]

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No, I’m not talking about some game show like Supermarket Sweep, nor a lame board game, or even an arena for singles to meet. The Grocery Game is a fantastic way to save a bundle on your groceries.
I started “gaming” in early 2006. Both years, we’ve had grocery savings of over $1000.
How does [...]

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Last summer, I found a lump in my breast. After my initial freak out, and my simultaneous “oh, it’s nothing”, I made an appointment with my ob/gyn to get it officially checked out. They sent me for my first mammogram.
I’d never had one before, and neither had any of my friends. I’d [...]

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As long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a daughter. I always knew I wanted kids, and I always knew at least one needed to be a girl. This need got stronger when I went and married a guy with only brothers.
With our first pregnancy, we didn’t try for a specific gender. [...]

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