Cheap Sunglasses

 A couple weeks ago, I found out about a sweet deal - 9 pairs of women's sunglasses for only $9.99, with free shipping.  With how often I break or lose mine, I thought this sounded like a pretty sweet deal!  So I went ahead and ordered.  I just received my sunglasses in the mail and I was quite pleased!  They send you a grab bag, so you don't get to choose the exact sunglasses, but they are all very cute, with the exception of one pair I'm not a big fan of (aviators anyone?).  All of the price tags were at least $10, many were more!

They're offering up the deal again, so if you're interested, here's the deal (thanks hip2save!):

Go to GraveyardMall.com and check out their Women’s Sunglasses priced at $9.99. You should also receive free shipping!  You’ll end up paying only $1.11 per pair shipped.  Apparently the sunglasses sell out quickly, so hurry if you're interested!

Christmas Decorations

Although we don't have our tree quite yet, we're getting in the Christmas spirit at our house!  I've made it through all of my holiday decorations and have added some winter-y Christmas decor around the house.  I don't go too in depth, but I thought you might enjoy seeing some pictures of our dining room table centerpiece.


I made a trip to Goodwill and found two white vases - both for $1.99!  The first is top right in the pictures above, the second is below.  I filled the first one with some foam, then stuck in fake holly berries and real holly leaves, along with some Spanish moss.

For the tray, I used a silver piece I found at a garage sale (didn't even bother shining it up!), layered with a hankie with red trim, and the bottom of an old tin of my grandmother's.  I layered two doilies inside, one red and one white, and topped it with a candle.  I also used some vintage bulbs and fresh cuts from the pine trees in our back yard!


For the vase above, I just tied some vintage lacey edging around it, keeping it in place with double sided tape.

For the table runner, I used some sheer curtain fabric I had lying around.  To hide the rough edge I just tied a knot!

 So total I spent $3.98 at Goodwill, and $0.00 by shopping around the house for this centerpiece!

Easy Christmas Cards

Every year I toy with whether I should make my own Christmas cards or just buy some premade photo cards!  I've ordered from Shutterfly in the past, and am seriously tempted to do so again.  Here is my idea for this year's card.  What do you think?

Retro Snowflake Bursts Christmas

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Engagement Photo Shoot

Recently, I've been able to do a couple "photo shoots" for friends - this was my first engagement shoot!  I really enjoyed it - we had a chilly but beautiful day, and Scott and Kate were such a photogenic couple!  They certainly made my job easy.  Here are a few of my favorites so far.

Swagbucks for Couponing

I am quite excited this morning - two of my favorite ways to save money, Swagbucks and Coupons.com, have collided! 

Swagbucks is a website where you can earn points, and trade those points in for gift cards.  So far, I have traded in my points for $25 worth of Amazon gift cards!  And it's completely free to do.  Usually I earn points for just searching the web through their toolbar.  You can earn at least 10 swagbucks a day doing this, so after 45 days you'll be able to earn a $5 Amazon gift card.  Sure, it takes a while, but it's free money!

But on to the reason for this post.

Today I found out that you can now print coupons through Swagbucks (the same coupons that are available on coupons.com) and earn 10 swagbucks for every coupon you use!!  How awesome - I'll earn even more swagbucks for doing something I already do!

Here's how you get started:

1. Sign up for Swagbucks.
2. Install the Swagbucks toolbar.
3. Click "Earn" and then select "Coupons"
4. Sort through the coupons, selecting which you'd like, and print them
5. Redeem the coupons at your local grocery store
6. Earn swagbucks!!!
7. Redeem for Amazon gift cards!!!

New Photo Assignment

Pioneer Woman's new photography assignment is all about animals!  I couldn't love it more!  I've been busy snapping away pictures of our kitty, and thought I'd share one of my favorites.