Feminine Friday August 29, 2008

Feminine Friday is hosted by thebarefootmama.com. To participate post:

“An outfit that you own (or a photo of a favorite look) that exhibits your femininity (does not have to be a dress…be yourself!)

A hairstyle, accessory or piece of jewelry that is special and makes you feel beautiful

Something in your home – can be nonwearable, of course – that represents your femininity (it can be anything!!)

An inspiring or thought-provoking article, book review or quotation on any topic related to femininity

Feminine Friday is not about being a cookie-cutter. Share what femininity means to you and how you define modesty, beauty and being a Daughter of the King.”

This week, for feminine friday, I am going to share with you one of my favorite feminine things- tea!

photo courtesy of allposters.com

The art of having tea is one of my favorite feminine traditions. Whether it is a warm Autumn tea with friends, a hot steaming cup by myself with a blanket and good book or a mason jar of sweet iced tea on the porch with a neighbor, I feel every inch a lady.

With Autumn (my favorite holiday) right around the corner, I’ve been rotating the tea collection that I have in the tea caddy to orange spice black teas, pomegranate reds, and cinnamon white teas.

What is your favorite way to do tea?

Home Made Simple Coupon Booklet August 28, 2008

If you haven’t already signed up for the Home Made Simple Coupon Booklet here, I just got mine in the mail today and it is awesome! Here what is inside:

1.00 off Febreze Noticeables Starter Kit, Dual Refill Pack or 2 Single Refills

1.00 off Febreze Candles

.50 off Febreze Fabric Refresher

.50 off Febreze Air Effects

.50 off Mr Clean Multi Surfaces Liquid

.50 off Mr Clean Multi Surfaces Spray

.50 off Mr Clean Disinfecting Wipes

.50 off Mr Clean Magic Eraser

5.00 off Swiffer Sweeper Vac Starter Kit

1.00 off Swiffer Sweeper Starter Kit or Two Wet or Dry Refills

1.00 off Swiffer Dusters Starter Kit or Refill

1.00 off Swiffer Dust and Shine Furniture Spray

5.00 off Swiffer Wet Jet Starter Kit

.50 off Swiffer Wet Jet Refill

1.00 off Dawn Simple Pleasures

1.50 off Dawn Direct Foam Pump

2.00 off Dawn Direct Foam Refill

1.00 off Dawn Plus Hand Renewal

.50 off any Dawn

1.00 off Cascade Action Pacs or Base Gel

.50 off Cascade Complete All-in-one Action Pacs

FREE 8.45 OZ. CASCADE CRYSTAL CLEAR RINSE AGENT

Go get yours today!

Try All You Magazine Free August 27, 2008

All You Magazine is packed with coupons and definitely worth giving a try. Click here to preview two issues for free!

Note:  you do have to cancel after the two issues

My Sweet Granddad

Thank you so much for praying for my Granddad. He was given a diagnosis of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer and things seem to be moving quickly. Our family will be traveling out to be with him this weekend. Today, he is undergoing a procedure that will help drain the bile which is causing him to be jaundiced with considerable pain. If this procedure is successful, he will have a much better prognosis than if it is not. If the procedure isn’t successful, he won’t have much time. I am asking for more prayers for my sweet Granddad. Pray that he has the strength to get through these procedures and is comforted with God’s peace. Please also pray that God does a miracle and brings my Uncle Scott to come see him. I love you Granddad.

New Blog Design August 26, 2008

As you may have noticed, I am working on a new blog design for Weeping Cherries.  Please be patient with me as I iron out all the kinks 🙂

Jen

Vision Forum Promotion

Ladies,

For five days only — August 26-30, 2008 — receive a free $50 gift certificate (passport) for every $95 of Vision Forum merchandise you order!

I personally, love Vision Forum’s merchandise and this is a great opportunity to get 50.00 worth of merchandise free for the kiddo’s for Christmas!

Here is the link to Vision Forum’s Website. Vision Forum

Sale Saturday August 23, 2008

WALGREEN’S DEALS AUGUST 24-30

Planter’s Trail Mix .99 cents with Weekly Ad coupon. If you have any leftover Planter’s coupons that could further sweeten the deal.

Trident Xtra Care Sugar Free Gum .99 cents with Weekly Ad coupon minus .75 cents manufacturer coupon from an old Sunday insert= .24 cents

Bush’s Best Baked Beans on sale .99 cents.

Arm and Hammer and Arrid Deodorant on sale for .99 cents with Weekly Ad coupon. If your region had Sunday insert coupons for these it would sweeten the deal!

Mitchum Deodorant on sale for 2.99 minus register rewards= 1.99 minus $1 off coupon found in smartsource.com database= .99 cents

Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Smuckers Squeezable Strawberry Jelly on sale 3/$5 minus Peter Pan $1 off manufacturer coupon from All You Magazine= 3/4 minus $1 off Smuckers Squeezable Jelly from a recent Sunday insert= 3/3 minus a second $1 off coupon either for Peter Pan from All You or $1 off Jelly from insert= 3/2.00 or .66 cents each

Softsoap Liquid Hand Soap on sale for .99 cents with Weekly Ad coupon minus .35 off coupon from recent Sunday insert= .64 cents

Jergens 8 pack bar of soap is BOGO with Walgreen’s Weekly Ad coupon equaling 2 packs for 2.49. That is roughly 15 cents a soap bar which isn’t bad plus if you have Jergen’s coupons its even better.

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is .69 cents with Walgreen’s Weekly Ad coupon and if you have any leftover Kraft coupons it would be quite the deal.

Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil is .89 cents with Weekly Ad coupon minus .25 cents off coupon from an old Sunday insert=.64 cents

Puff’s Facial Tissue is .89 cents with Weekly Ad coupon minus .25 cents off coupon from a recent p&g insert= .64 cents

Dryel Home Dry Cleaning (choice of kit with 4 cloths or 6 pack refill) on sale for 7.99 minus $4 off coupon here= 3.99

Children’s Motrin on sale for 4.99 minus $1 off coupon here= 3.99 minus $1 off coupon in the Kid’s coloring book below (sold at Walgreen’s for .99 cents)= $2.99

Huggies Pull up Training Pants on sale for 9.49 minus 2 register rewards= 7.49 minus $1 Walgreens Instant Value Coupon from Kid’s coloring book (see pic below)= 6.49 minus $2.00 off manufacturers coupon here= 4.49

This coloring book contains $20 in savings in the following Walgreens coupons:

$1.00 Crayola Color Explosion or Color Wonder
$1.00 Gerber Tooth and GUm Cleaner 1.4 oz or No Spill Cup 7 oz
$1.00 Band Aid Adhesive Bandages 20 or 25 pack Licensed Characters or
20 pack ultra assortment
$1.00 Johnson & Johnson Baby Products Powder 22 oz, Lotion 15 oz or
14 oz
$1.00 Childrens Be Kool Gel Sheets
$1.00 Digestive Relief (Gas-X Infant Drops 1oz or 24 ct Maalox Childrens
Chews)
$1.00 Motrin Pain Relief Childrens Liquid 4 oz, Infant Drops 1 oz, Childrens
Drops .5 oz
$1.00 Tylenol or PediaCareChildrens Cough/Cold Medicien Liquid 4 oz
$1.00 Triaminic (18 ct chews, 14 pack thin strips or liquid 4 oz)
$1.00 Huggies Jumbo Pack Snug N Dry or Supreme Natural Fit Diapers or
Pull Up Training Pants
$5.00 Comfort Scanner Temporal Thermometer
$1.00 FlinstonesChewables or Gummies Multivitamins 60 ct
$1.00 Zooth Licensed Toothbrushes
$2.00 Nix Lice Treatment Liquid 2 oz.
$2.00 PediasureNutripals 4 pack nutrition drink 8 oz or 6 pack nutrition
bars
$1.00 Kids Orajel Plaque Revealing Rinse

All month long

Free after Rebate-

Walgreen’s Soft White Light Bulbs (4 pack)

Living Solutions Vacuum Bags

BioInfusion Organics Shampoo, Conditioner, Hair Care

Walgreen’s Pitcher Replacement Filter Cartridge

Jane Be Pure Mineral Makeup

Pert Plus 2 in 1 Shampoo plus Conditioner

Know of a great deal this week that you don’t see listed here? Leave it in my comments box and I will add it to the list. Thanks!

Brief Hiatus August 21, 2008

You may have noticed that I neglected to post yesterday’s “What’s Cookin’ Wednesday”. I am going to be taking a brief hiatus to spend my time focusing on a family need that is going on. I will post the Sales Saturday, so check back for that but please understand if I am unable to post Friday or Monday. Please also be in prayer for my Granddad. Thank you.

Sincerly,

Jen

Mason Jar Monday August 18, 2008

Good Morning!

I am pretty much addicted to browsing Flickr.com anytime that I upload new photos and I came across some images today that were perfect for Mason Jar Monday.  So the photographer gets her credit, here is the link to her Randsburg Ghost Town Collection that I found these pictures in.  Flickr.com doesn’t let you save images from their website so you will have to click here to see this creative use of a mason jar!  Here is another angle.

This inspired me to do some research on DIY mason jars turned light fixtures! These instructions are courtesy of Design Sponge.

mason jar lights

what you’ll need:
-vintage mason jars
-hanging lamp kit with low wattage bulbs (try your local lighting store, home depot or lowes)
-ceiling light plate

1. punch holes in each mason jar lid, large enough to fit the light bulb cords through (appx. 1 inch). as always, be safe and use gloves and a steady hand when punching holes. to punch the hole you can use either a hammer and nails (which you’ll need to then widen for the cords) or a larger tool that you can tap through.

2. unscrew the lid, insert the bulbs into each jar, feeding the cord through the holes in the lid. whitney suggests using a lamp kit that includes tension clasps to keep the bulb from sliding.

3. tighten the lid back on the jar and adjust the bulb to its desired height (using the tension clasps).

4. using a store-bought ceiling light plate- drill holes into the plate to pull all of your cords through (depending on how many jar-lights you will be hanging). pull the lights through, allowing enough cord to hang the lights at your desired height, and then tie a knot at the top to keep them from falling back through the ceiling plate.

5. contact your local electrician to install the lights into your ceiling- we do not suggest trying to install these yourself unless you’re a trained electrician.

Sale Saturdays August 16, 2008

AUGUST 17-23 Walgreen’s deals that I will be taking advantage of:

Ragu Spaghetti Sauce on sale for 3/5.00 minus 1.00 off coupon from this Sunday’s Paper= 3/4.00 minus 1.50 rollover= 3/2.50 (.83 per jar of sauce)

Pantene Pro V on sale for 2/8.00 minus 1.00 coupon from an old Sunday insert= 2/7.00 minus 3.00 rollover= 2/4.00 minus 5.99 easy saver rebate= 2/-1.99 (overage)

Palmolive Liquid Dish Detergent .99 cents with Walgreen’s Weekly Ad coupon minus .25 coupon from an old Sunday insert= .74 cents

Yardley London Soaps are .69 cents with Walgreen’s Weekly Ad coupon

Hallmark Gift Wrap and Tissue is .39 cents with Walgreen’s Weekly Ad coupon

Other noteworthy Walgreen’s Deals:

Dove Skin Revitalizer Facial Massager in on sale for 9.99 minus 3.50 coupon from this Sunday’s insert minus 3.00 rollover= 3.49

Sharpie Permanent Markers are .39 cents with Walgreen’s Weekly Ad coupons

Colgate Total Advanced and Colgate Max are 2/2.50 when using coupons found here. (Fill out form and it will take you to a screen full of printable oral, home and personal care coupons!)

Fiber One General Mills Cereal is 1.99 minus recent coupon insert coupon of .75= 1.24

In general, if you are in the market for school supplies, check out this weeks ad for .39 cent items since there are way too many to list all of them here :).

All month long

Free after Rebate-

Walgreen’s Soft White Light Bulbs (4 pack)

Living Solutions Vacuum Bags

BioInfusion Organics Shampoo, Conditioner, Hair Care

Walgreen’s Pitcher Replacement Filter Cartridge

Jane Be Pure Mineral Makeup

Pert Plus 2 in 1 Shampoo plus Conditioner

Know of a great deal this week that you don’t see listed here? Leave it in my comments box and I will add it to the list. Thanks!

Thanks to Sarah who writes:

“Hey Jen – They also have General Mills Cheerios and Honey nut cheerios on sale for $1.99. If anyone signed up for the Cheerio’s challenge they should be receiving $1/1 coupons in their inbox each week. The coupon link will let you print 2 coupons out each time. The ones so far expire 8/31/08. So, you could get cheerios for $.99. We’ve been going through them lots lately because Evalyn eats them and they are way cheaper than fruit puffs. We usually buy the knock off brand at Aldi, but this deal makes them cheaper than Aldi’s $1.49. Yay!”