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Shopping the Sales and Saving Money...

Gap Outlet - Semi-Annual Baby SaleTwitterMoms Exclusive: Gap Outlet Semi-Annual Baby Sale Savings!

If you read my blog you know I am all about thrifty shopping, we are a family of 4 living on one income and need to save all we can. My husband and I have 2 boys, one 7, and one 10 months. When shopping for their clothes I don't spend a lot but that doesn't mean I skimp on quality and brand. I don't. I shop the sales, the outlets, when it's going out of season and it's being marked down I usually purchase it in the next size up for next year. It's pretty easy to determine what size they will be wearing a year from now. I do this every year, every season, and put it away. It saves SO Much money and really helps alot! I do the same thing with gifts for Christmas, birthdays, etc. I don't as much as I should but I try.


Now I do find it a little harder to plan ahead for my littlest guy, they grow so fast at his age ( plus he's a major chunk! ), so when I am shopping the sales and planning ahead for him I usually go up 2 sizes. Occasionally your little may not fit into something you bought off the clearance rack but you can also gift it, their is always a birthday, baby shower, or Holiday that you will need a gift for someone. It's so amazing the deals you can find when you shop the clearance and it's such a Great feeling when saving all that money, a coat off season for $5 or on season for $50? Just the other day I found my little guy super cute jeans for $3 a pair on clearance, they were 2 sizes to big but I bought a few pairs for later, He will always need jeans.


Also, use those coupons! They don't just put out coupons for groceries, you can find great coupons for savings on clothes! Right now you can go here and get a coupon for 10% off your Gap Outlet purchase!! The coupon is good September 11th through September 24th, during Gap Outlets Semi-Annual Baby Sale! You will be saving an extra 10% off some already great prices!


Another thing I find that really helps in knowing the sales, knowing when the markdowns are going to be is signing up for stores email lists. I get emails from all the stores I shop, including Gap, and they often email special deals to email subscribers, it's a Great way to be in the know with your favorite stores! Are you on twitter? Facebook? Most of your stores will have profiles and pages there as well where you can stay up to date with all the deals and sales. You can find Gap on twitter here.


So how about you, do you shop the clearance? Do you find it to time consuming? Do you plan ahead for next years wardrobe? Do you have any money saving tips when it comes to shopping for your kiddos wardrobes?


Are you a member of www.twittermoms.com? If not you should check it out! It's a great group for moms, right now there is a contest going on for bloggers, and you could receive a gift card for $20 at the Gap Outlet. Go here to learn more about the contest!

My first Frugal Friday Post....Goodwill Redos!

It's Frugal Friday over at the Shabby Nest!! This is my first time participating and I'm so excited! I have been a follower of The Shabby Nest since I started blogging at the beginning of the year, and just love her blog! Make sure and go over and check out everyones posts for the party!!

Do you remember this? I found this at goodwill for a few dollars awhile back, the doors open and it holds cds or something. Well I knew I could use it for something in my craft room, and I love little cubbies and boxes and anything really that has little doors....Sooo....

Here she is now...I LOVE how it turned out! I gave it a coat of heirloom white spray paint, and added some pretty scrapbook paper in the doors and she is much prettier now. At first I was going to scrap it as the spray paint bubbled up in some areas but that just made it easier to distress!

What do you think?

I bought a bunch of these in the Walgreens summer clearance for a quarter a piece, I knew I could use them for something....

I spray painted a bunch of them heirloom white and this is one that I have finished, I just stenciled a number in black on it. I was sure if I would like it but I do.

Remember this clock? I bought 2 of these at Goodwill for a few dollars and knew I could redo them, well let me tell you I have had a time with them and these should be the easiest things ever! Everything just pops right out, but nope they have been such a pain.

I hate it! I love the bottom part but I have to repaint the clock part, it dried a hideous shade of red. Well it's not really hideous just doesn't go. But for now here it is...

And again....If I could just cut the top half off, lol.

Well that's my makeovers for today! Be creative, it's amazing what you can do with a little spray paint and scrapbook paper! You can turn something ewww into something you love for so little and enjoy it for years to come! Then when your tired of it, you can always pull out the spray paint!

Have a Great Day! Don't forget to enter my awesome giveaways here, here, and here!! Check back later as I add a couple more!

3rd Giveaway for my 100th Post Celebration!!!

I have another awesome giveaway for you!!! Make sure you go here and here to enter the others! And there will be more!!!!

This giveaway I picked is from the Fabulous Melaine over at My Sweet Savannah! She has some Awesome things in her shop! Like this...

Isn't that awesome? I love anything vintage and rustic and this is just that! Isn't she amazingly talented?

and these pillows? Do I even need to say anything?

 

and you all I am sure have seen these beauties before! I love anything with numbers and letters!

 

and what about this vintage looking little pillow for the kiddos room? I love it.

 

Seriously love these. 

 

and this!

 

and one of my new favorites! Love these vintage looking cards and look how she displays them...

 

LOVE it! How perfect are these for Halloween? She even sells the cute little glass glittered clothespins to hang them with!

Ok so you ready to see what you could win?

 

THIS! I LOVE it!!! How cute is this vintage print! You can win this lovely print....

All you need to do to enter is visit Melaine's etsy shop here and tell me what your favorite is!

For some extra entries you can...

1. Become a follower of mine or My Sweet Savannahs, and if you already are leave a comment letting me know, one for each of us!

2. Post about this giveaway on your blog or tweet about it with @bugabooscreate in the tweet and a link back to here!

3. Make any purchase from her shop for 5 extra entries!

That's it!! Have fun!!! Giveaway will end September 16th at Midnight Central time and I will announce the winner September 17th!!! Good Luck!!

All pictures are property of My Sweet Savannah.

2nd Giveaway for 100th post Celebration!! "Giveaway Now Closed"

I have another great giveaway for you!

I LOVE this giveaway and need some of her goodies for myself! I have been a fan of Karens Etsy shop Baffin Bag's for awhile now, she has amazingggg pretties! Now until the end of September if you buy any 3 things from her shop you get 1 FREE! ( the lowest price item is free ) This is an Awesome time to stock up for Christmas! These make wonderful gifts!!!

She has Beautiful totes!!! I LOVE this one! I have been wanting a pretty handmade bag! I love the colors in this one!

She has lots of these amazing clutches to choose from!

And these cute little business card holders are perfect! I have to have one of these for my cards!

And don't worry, she has lots for the kiddos too, like these cute crayon rolls....

And these cute little fabric trick or treat buckets! I LOVE these! How cute is that?

She has these darling little key fobs! Love them!

and What about a stylish Lanyard for your keys or your ID badge for work?

Now for the Giveaway! I have chosen this lovely for you....

Isn't it cuteeeeeee? One winner will receive this lovely clutch and Karen is throwing in a matching key fob with it! I loveeeee it!

These are perfect for your sunglasses, cell phone, credit cards, money...Now you can carry them in style!

All you have to do to enter is visit Karens etsy shop Baffin Bag's and come back and leave a comment telling me your favorite item in her shop!

Now how about some extra entries?

1. Become a follower of my blog or Karens blog for an extra entry. If you already are leave a comment letting me know. You can do both for 2 extra entries!

2. Tweet this giveaway with @bugabooscreate in your tweet and a link back here for an extra entry or blog about it, an extra entry for both!

3. Finally make a purchase from Karens shop for 5 extra entries!

Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry so you get credit for them! 

Giveaway will end September 15th at Midnight Central time and I will announce the winner September 16th!

Good Luck!!!!

All pictures are property of Karen at Baffin Bag's.

100th Post and a Giveaway!!!! "Giveaway Now Closed"

I can't believe this is already my 100th post!!! It is sooooo exciting! When I started this blog I had no clue what I was doing, I am still pretty clueless but getting better! It's so funny ( and kind of embarassing ) to look back at my first posts, you can really tell I had no idea what I was doing. I love blogging and look forward to my next 100 posts and many more! It gives this stay at home mom/hermit something to do, I look forward to blogging, when I make something, find that great find, or anything exciting or not so exciting going on around here. Hubby thinks I'm a dork, as I am always saying oh I can't wait to blog about this and when I'm taking pictures of all my thrifty finds or even my grocery deals, I can see him out of the corner of my eye giving me that look like oh my look at this nut job, But he loves me and he knows it's given this lonely, bored, housewife a little something to look forward to, a hobby. I have met soooooo many wonderful and talented people through this blog, I mean seriously I am going to need a whole other blog just for my blogroll. Each and every one of you are so Awesome!

Ok enough of my sappy babbling, How about a giveaway?? Who wants to win some goodies? I am going to be listing a few giveaways separately that I think you will love! I picked out some of my favorite etsy finds just for you! I was going to list them all in one post but I really want to feature each talented seller individually and I could have done one big giveaway but I think a few little ones are more fun and gives more than just one person a chance to win! If I could I would give each of you something!


Ok let's start with my candles! You know I love to giveaway some yummy candles! One winner will receive all of the yummy things below!

A Bella 26oz Jar Candle in Pumpkin Pie! This candle is my favorite!

Of course you need a wick dipper for your candle!

And a bottle of my favorite cleaner! The Homeology All Purpose cleaner!

And finally a Diffuser in Ginger Lime!!!

Now if your picked as the winner and prefer a different scent that we have in any of these, your more than welcome to pick a different scent, I just chose my favorites that I know you will love too!

Now all you have to do for your main entry is leave a comment! That's it!

But if you would like extra entries do these:

1. Go to my website at www.CandleFlavor.com and leave a comment telling me your fave thing or scent!

2. Become a follower if you aren't already and leave a comment, leave one if you are already a follower as well!

3. Post about this giveaway on your blog, or tweet about it with @bugabooscreate in the tweet or post on facebook, 1 additional entry for each thing you do.

4. Make a purchase of any amount for 5 extra entries!

Remember to leave a separate comment for each, so you get credit for all entries!

Have fun! And thanks for making blogging so much fun and for all or your wonderful comments!

Don't forget I will be posting more giveaways tonight and tomorrow!

Giveaway will end on September 15th at Midnight Central time! I will announce the winner on September 16th! Good Luck!

So in love with all of these pretties....

 

I need this....

 

and these....

 

and definitely these...Aren't these the cutest?

 

Ohhhh and these....

 

And this...How cute is that for a little door stop?

 

And these are soooo pretty...Love the colors!

 

And this for our Christmas stockings would be perfect, we don't have a big pretty fireplace :( Oh and what about those darling stockings?

 

And I love these darling little green birdies...So cute!

 

 And how cool are these? I think these would be super easy to make! Hmm...

Don't you just love Ballard Designs? Love their stuff, so wish it were in my budget!

Happy Browsing!