Deal of the Day- III

I love free stuff! In this week's coupons there were two coupons that, when used at Wal-Mart, got me free stuff. I had 2-3 sets of the coupons, so got even more free that way. First, there was a $.50 off 1 Maruchan Yakisoba meal. These are made by the same company as Ramen Noodles, but this is a Japanese version with Japanese noodles and Teriyaki sauce. I'm pretty excited to try this, as I am always looking for single serving meals I can have on days that I just don't want mac & cheese or spaghettio's, etc. Since I had three of these coupons, and the price on them was only &.48, I made 2 cents on each of the three packages I got.
Next, I had 2 $1 off 1 Gain Dish Soap. These are priced at $.97 at Wal-Mart, so I was paid $.03 for each of those two bottles. I've been in love with Gain products for years since I first discovered their Apple Mango Tango laundry detergent. When I heard that they were now making dish soap I went nuts! Unfortunately I haven't been able to find the Apple Mango Tango in the store to buy more, but I did get a free bottle through a Facebook promotion about a month ago. So yes, I have 3 free bottles of super yummy Gain dish soap under my sink! Although this dish soap doesn't clean any better than its competitors, I must say that the scent is certainly better. It's like an air freshener for the kitchen! When I clean off the counter and kitchen table with it, I can smell it lingering (not too strong) for hours. MMMMM....
What a day of fun freebies!

Fun New Project

I'm so completely addicted to anything crafty, and like to spend my free time hunting down craft ideas. I've found several fun crafty blogs, but this one really caught my attention this week. When Tattoo was a baby, he had the cutest onesie with a necktie printed on it. I was so sad when he outgrew it, and never found another one. Dummy me, I also never thought to try to make one, until I came across this post...a tutorial for making that exact shirt! I printed her template for the necktie, which is about just the right size for Tattoo. On Kaiden it would have only come to the top of his tummy, so I modified it for him, making it a couple inches longer. I found the long sleeve tees at Walmart for $3.50 each, and the fabric and wonder-under for the ties was only $3. So I was able to make both shirts for $10 total ($5 each) when I would have paid at least $10 for a similar product at the store. I had so much fun making them that I went back in search of more materials. I found a superman-blue shirt on clearance for $1 that is Tattoo's size and I got a navy shirt for Kaiden (not on clearance). Now, I'm going to get over to Joann's in hope of finding a Superman-print fabric for the ties for the new shirts.

Deal of the Day-Part II

Kaiden is super hard on his jeans. When looking at his pants in preparation of the chilly season, I realized that he had holes in the knees of every single pair he owns! So off to the store I went to get some more. I had previously printed 4 $2 off coupons for any children denim item at Target. I found Kaiden's size of pants for $4! So I was able to snag 4 pairs of pants for $8 total!!! Unfortunately they only had 2 colors available, so he has two pairs of each color, but pants are pants, right? The quality of Target pants isn't that great, so I'm sure they won't make it to hand-me-downs for Tattoo, but considering that cost was lower than Kid to Kid or D.I., who cares!? Anyway, I'm excited about my deal of the day. Now, all we need to make it through the winter is a coat for PJ. And on I go, hunting for another deal on that!....