Double-Oven Mitt

Yesterday was my Grandma's surprise 75th Birthday Party! My Grandma is amazing, she does everything! She especially is a great baker and loves to bake, so for her birthday I decided to try out the tutorial from Smashed Peas and Carrots for a double oven mitt.

It was my first time using bias tape, and it was not easy! Something to know about my Grandma is she is also an amazing seamstress! Her and my mom even made my wedding dress! So I tried really hard on this oven mitt because I wanted it to be perfect!

Well, as much as I LOVE the fabric, the design, and the function...the bias tape did not turn out perfect. However, I don't think that mattered to my Grandma...

she loved it anyway! 

I hope to be as talented, strong, and beautiful, at 75 as my Grandma is! Happy Birthday, I love you!

How to Score Cheap Meat at Target

This morning I was able to run out and pick up some stuff at Target. Here are some of the things I got:

What I got:
2 Reach Floss=Free
2 Wish-bone Spritzers=$1.25
1 loaf of white bread=$0.30
1.5 chicken drumsicks=$1.99
2 Scoch-Brite Scrubbers=$1.99
2 Green Works Toilet Cleaner=$1.68
1 Green Works Dish Liquid=$2.09
1 lb Beef Stew Meat=$1.85
2 18ct Stayfree pads=$2.29
1 23ct Up Diapers=$6.29

Spent=$21.81 with tax
Saved=$19.47

Now this wasn't my best shopping trip, especially because there were some items that they didn't let me use coupons on that I ended up not getting that would have been less than $0.50 (Target's coupon policy varies by cashier apparently...UGH!). My big score, however, was the meat.

Gold 'N Plump Chicken had a coupon for $1 off, which I was able to use on  drumsticks I found for $2.99, making them $1.99, and these are locally grown! However, sometimes (I believe at the end of the week) Target will add sticker coupons for $1-$3 off for meat that is about to expire - you can either use it immediately or freeze it! Today I found the Sutton and Dodge beef stew meat for $3.85 with a $1 off sticker and combined it with the $1 off Target coupon so I got a little more than 1 lb for $1.85! So print your coupons and see what kind of deals you can score!

Don't forget to check out Totally Target's weekly match-ups for all the best deals!

Target: Wish-bone Salad Spritzer $0.56 Each!

Right now at Target Wish-bone Salad Spritzer is is $1.69

Buy 2 (3.38)
Use 2 ($0.75 off 1 Target Coupon)
Use 1 ($0.75 off 2 Wish-bone coupon)

= 2 for $1.13 ($0.56 each)

Thanks, Totally Target, check here for her weekly match-up.

Meijer Starting 1/20: Free Bestlife Buttery Spread and McCormick's Spices

There are some great deals at Meijer this week, in Chicago-land their deals start on Thursdays, so get your coupons together for tomorrow. Here are some of my favorite deals:

Bestlife Buttery Spread $1
$1 Off Coupon
=Free

Minute Maid Orange Juice 64 fl oz 2/$4
BOGO Coupon
=$1 Each

McCormicks Spices 25%
Click here to see how this could be a little Money Maker!

See the rest of the Meijer deals that start tomorrow at Meijer Madness.

Happy Saving!

90 Years New

It seems like every time we go into our baement, we make a new discovery. A few months ago we discovered a few old doors down there in one of the many little rooms/closets. Each of them were solid oak doors and once very nice, but they had seen better days with layers of crackled paint, rusted knobs, and broken windows.

So my husband decided to take glass from one door to patch one of the broken windows in another door. We hung it up in the back to keep the cold from the back porch and basement out and it helped a lot! The only problem was that, as my brother would put it, it looked like a door from a haunted house! :)

It has been this way since around Thanksgiving, and finally we decided to go get some chemical stripper and try to strip down the old paint and give it a fresh new coat. My husband worked all day to get down to the original wood, he didn't get through quite all EIGHT layers but he did a good job and gave it a fresh coat of white paint. It's now our 90 year new door!

Hooray! Now for the trim... :)