19th Penny Pinching Party

Thank you to everyone who participated last week. I now have an "I was featured" button if I have ever featured you.

Here are some of my favorites from last weeks party:

Don't forget to grab your "I was featured" button on the right side of my blog.

Songberries made these hand warmers out of socks.

Holiday Haven posted a bunch of great ideas for a spa date using ingredients you probably already have in your cupboard.

All Things Heart and Home posted a great tutorial on how to make this Valentine wreath.

Treasures for Tots has a great tutorial for these adorable headbands.

Domestically Yours made this fabric covered magnet board.

Confessions of a Freegifter made these mini microwaveable rice bags. She puts them in her kid's pockets to keep their hands warm while they wait for the bus in the morning. I thought this was a brilliant idea.

19th Penny Pinching Party!

Rules:

*Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address.

*Link back to the party from your post so everyone can join in the fun!

If you link back to me, I may feature you when I highlight my favorite Penny Pinching ideas next week.

*You have until 1 am am MST, Thursday to get your link up.

*This is a Wednesday blog party, but I like to start MckLinky on Tuesday night since a lot of us moms are busy getting kids ready for school in the morning and taking care of little ones.

FREE FRIDAY DEALS * January 29th, 2010

Sign up and create a chart for your kids to help them earn points towards different prizes like a Colgate toothbrush

Free Wooden Comb from Light Breeze Spa and Salon

(availability is limited, so I'm not sure if your request will make it)

Free Nursery Bag

(Nursery Water is giving up to 100 bags per day while supplies last. If there are none available today, check back early tomorrow)

Free Dairy Queen Blizzard

(sign up your email to get a Blizzard treat coupon and the latest news)

Free 3D Glasses from Target In Store 1/24/10 to 1/31/10

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will become the first major awards show to air a 3D segment during its live broadcast Jan. 31 on CBS.

It will be a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, with a screening of the 3D video for "Earth Song." It was initially meant to be a centerpiece of Jackson's "This Is It" tour and has never been shown to the public. Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher are expected to participate in the Jackson tribute.

Free 3D glasses for viewing "Earth Song" will be distributed through Target stores starting Sunday

18th Penny Pinching Party

Thank you to everyone who participated in my Penny Pinching Party last week. Here are some of my favorites:

Who doesn't have one of these old glider rocking chairs or know someone with one? You can often find them at yard sales and thrift stores if you don't already own one. I just LOVE what Keeping it Simple did with hers!

Before:

After:

She also posted a tutorial on how to transform an adult tie into a child's tie.

I Refuse to Recede is a blog by a man trying to be thrifty. In a blog world filled with women, it is refreshing to get a man's perspective on thrifty living. He is into ties and scored a ton for 38 cents each and will be doing a Tuesday Tie Trivia about each of his ties every week.

Fun to Craft posted a tutorial on how to make a Valentine Burlap Wreath. The ribbon and decoration can be switched out for other holidays too!

Taija's took this frame:

and turned it into this frame:

Just Devine Style posted some very cute Valentine gift card holders. Just go to her blog to print them out and make them for free!

I LOVE these family blocks that Chris, Erin and Jayce made! This is a toy that I wouldn't want my kids to put away.

18th Penny Pinching Party!

Rules:

*Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address.

*Link back to the party from your post so everyone can join in the fun!

If you link back to me, I may feature you when I highlight my favorite Penny Pinching ideas next week.

*You have until 1 am am MST, Thursday to get your link up.

*This is a Wednesday blog party, but I like to start MckLinky on Tuesday night since a lot of us moms are busy getting kids ready for school in the morning and taking care of little ones. MckLinky will start at 8:00 pm MST Tuesday night.

FREE FRIDAY DEALS * January 22nd, 2010

FREE Movie Rental

Go to any Blockbuster Express and enter code G211A2 to get a free 1 night rental. Code is valid until 1/29/10

Green Magma Samples from Green Foods

Breathe Right free sample

Home Depot has a free kids workshop on the first Saturday of every month between 9 am and noon.

On Saturday, Feb. 6th they are making Car Displays.

Free Build and Grow Clinics for kids at Lowes

You have to sign up quickly for these because they fill up fast. My local Lowes always has extra kits and we are able to make them without signing up. Check with your Local Lowes if you are not able to sign up online Along with the free kit, your child will also get an apron, goggles and a patch.

Free music downloads from Amazon

This weeks FREE music and samples at WalMart

17th Penny Pinching Party

Welcome to the 17th Penny Pinching Party!

Here are some of my favorite links from last week:

Blue Creek Home made this lamp from scratch.

I love this adorable ribbon bow tie by Keeping it Simple!

Check out these magic coloring wands over at Treasures for Tots

I LOVE this mirror that Flea Market Trixie made from wallpaper and MDF from a packing box.

Feeling a little let down after taking down your Christmas decorations? Stephanie Lynn from Under the Table and Dreaming has the answer with this heart shaped wreath made out of leftover Christmas greens.

17th Penny Pinching Party!

Rules:

*Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address.

*Link back to the party from your post so everyone can join in the fun!

If you have my Penny Pinching Party button on your blog, I may feature you when I highlight my favorite Penny Pinching ideas next week.

*You have until 9 am am MST, Thursday to get your link up.

FREE FRIDAY DEALS * January 15th, 2010

Hi and welcome to this weeks Free Friday. Sometimes it's fun to get something for FREE. No shipping, catches or coupons needed. There are tons of things you can get for free or very cheap with coupons, but I don't list those here. I HATE coupons and rarely use them. I do like some coupons like Bed Bath and Beyond and coupon codes for 20% off the sale price at GAP, etc... I just don't like the 25 cent coupons combined with a sale to get a box of cereal for free. That just takes too much time and drives me crazy. I like to buy in bulk at Costco and the rest I get mostly organic at my local health food store, so I have no need for those types of coupons. So if you are looking for that sort of thing, you won't find it here on my blog.

This weeks Free Friday is pretty much the same as last week. Not many good things to choose from right now (unless you are a coupon-sale hunter). If you find anything else, post a comment and I will add it.

Home Depot has a free kids workshop on the first Saturday of every month between 9 am and noon.

On Saturday, Feb. 6th they are making Car Displays.

Free Build and Grow Clinics for kids at Lowes

You have to sign up quickly for these because they fill up fast. My local Lowes always has extra kits and we are able to make them without signing up. Check with your Local Lowes if you are not able to sign up online Along with the free kit, your child will also get an apron, goggles and a patch.

Free music downloads from Amazon

Geoffrey's Birthday Club

Every year until your child is ten, you will receive a party planner with a special offer, and a card and gift from Geoffrey. When you take them to Toys R Us your child will receive a paper birthday crown and a Geoffrey balloon and an announcement over the intercom that a special birthday guest has arrived.

My kids have been signed up for this for the last 5 years and it has become one of their favorite birthday traditions.

FREE two-year subscription to LEGO Club Jr.

This weeks FREE music and samples at WalMart

16th Penny Pinching Party

Thank you to everyone who participated in my Penny Pinching Party last week. I am overwhelmed at all of the creativity you have! Here are some of my favorites:

(If I haven't been featuring your links, check to see if you are posting a link back to my party from your post, not just your sidebar.)

Treasures for Tots has tons of creative posts, but this is one of my favorite so far. She used socks for sleeves!

I just love up-cycling (re-purposing something) because it is giving new life to something that otherwise would end up in a land fill. Sometimes I just feel like there is so much STUFF out there, why make more when you can up-cycle. I love what Bird Crafts did with this sweater that was accidentally shrunk.

(You will have to go to her blog to see how she transformed it ;-)

Keeping it Simple posted a tutorial on how to make this Menu Planner. Cooking more often and being organized about planning my dinners is one of my goals for this year, so I had to feature this great idea.

Cloche's are very popular in the blog world right now and I have seen people making them out of lots of different things. Blue Creek Home bought some Ferrero Rocher Chocolates and then used the container to make her cloche. Another great up-cycling project!

Quarry Orchard turned a dictionary into wallpaper. I have been noticing a lot of bloggers using old books and turing them into different things, but this is the most ambitious project yet! I wonder if I did this in my kid's rooms, if they would memorize the dictionary??? Maybe a bathroom would be a good place for a dictionary wall.

Domestically Speaking shows us how to make cute knob hangers like the ones at Pottery Barn Kids.

I love using the online classifieds to find normally very expensive items for a fraction of the price. Craigslist and local classifieds are great when you know exactly what you want and are willing to be patient. Eventually almost anything you want will be posted, but you have to act quick when it is. That is why I love Random Anny . Com's post about her Pier One mirror. She scored this $150 mirror for $20 on craigslist and used some creativity to cover a crack.

16th Penny Pinching Party!

Rules:

*Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address.

*Link back to the party from your post so everyone can join in the fun!

If you have my Penny Pinching Party button on your blog, I may feature you when I highlight my favorite Penny Pinching ideas next week.

*You have until 9 am am MST, Thursday to get your link up.

FREE FRIDAY DEALS * January 8th, 2010

FREE Music from Amazon

FREE Samples and Music from WalMart

Free Build and Grow Clinics at Lowes

You have to sign up quickly for these because they fill up fast. My local Lowes always has extra kits and we are able to make them without signing up. Check with your local Lowes if you are not able to sign up. Along with the free kit, your child will also get an apron, goggles and a patch.

Geoffrey's Birthday Club

Every year until your child is ten, you will receive a party planner with a special offer, and a card and gift from Geoffrey. When you take them to Toys R Us your child will receive a paper birthday crown and a Geoffrey balloon and an announcement over the intercom that a special birthday guest has arrived.

My kids have been signed up for this for the last 5 years and it has become one of their favorite birthday traditions.

FREE two-year subscription to LEGO Club Jr.

FREE Board Book from Leap Frog

Emergen-C Free Sample