Frugal Friday With Marsha (linky Included)

Is everyone about ready for Christmas?
I only have a couple more gifts to buy and then I am done shopping.  I've gotten some pretty good deals on gifts using coupons.  I bought 2 Monopoly Millionaire games using $5 coupons.  One was bought also using a $2 Target coupon.
I also bought 2 Yahtzee games.  They ended up free after sale, coupons, and rebate.

I finally got started making the crochet topped towels for all the women on my list.  I bought the towels last year after Christmas for 50% off.  I didn't know you only use half of a towel for each one you make, so I will end up with double.  I am using some yarn out of my daughter's stash, but I will give her a couple of dollars for using it.

I still need to buy the ingredients for the mens gifts.  I plan to make home made hot cocoa mix, which will  be bagged up and put inside coffee mugs. (the mugs I also bought for 50% off after Christmas last year.)  I am highly considering buying boxes of hot chocolate packets though as that is much more economical.  Not as good, but a lot cheaper.   

We also purchased our Christmas cards and wrapping paper half price last year.  I hope we have some extra $$ this year to do the same.

This from the 99 Cent Solutions book I am sharing way to use nail polish:
1.  Mark your keys.  Put a dot of colorful nail polish on your important keys.  One color for your house, one for your car etc.  This way you can easily identify them.

2.  Stop your costume jewelry from turning your skin green.  Just paint the inside of the jewelry with clear fingernail polish and that should do the trick.

3.  Cover up that scratch on your car.  Find a nail polish to match the color of your car and paint it in with nail polish.  It will look good as new.  You can remove it with polish remover if necessary.

4.  Tag your toothbrushes.  Paint the end of each person's toothbrush with a different color polish for easy identification.  Use their favorite color if you can.

Your turn!  Inspire me with your posts on saving money, being frugal, living green, simple living, etc.   P.S.  If you have posts of any sort about hand made/ home made items, please click over to my Handmade 2012  linky page and link up!  I want to see a LOT more there before 2012 is over.  Thanks!

 

12 Day of Christmas Specials with Julep!

Every day between December 1st and December 12th, Julep.com is having some awesome deals. 

Each deal will go live at 12am EST  each day, and will only be good until 11:59pm PST.

I am late posting for today but it's still good for a few more hours.  I'm including a sneak peak of days 2 and 3.

 Don't forget to check out the Maven program while you are there too.  Awesome way to get awesome products delivered to you each month.  No obligation to take every month.  Always $40 or more in products.  Click the button!

 

Check out the package I just rec'd in the mail today:

Julep Instant Warming Foot Scrub, 2 new nail colors (Patti and Julia).  Also included in the package is a Cabachon ring.    (My daughter has already designed the ring with the Julia polish before I snapped the picture.
What a fun box!   I couldn't wait to try out the polish.  Of course I have a photo for you on it as well.  It's the Julia-American Beauty.

 

Become a Julep Maven--Giveaway Included!

I have had the wonderful opportunity to give the Julep Maven program and products a try.

Here is a picture of the box I rec'd:

 Inside I found 3 nail polish colors:  Sizzling fuchsia creme, Bright lemon yellow creme, and Fresh cantaloupe melon creme.
I couldn't wait to give them a try.  Hhhmmmm what should I do?  I decided to use all 3 colors, and alternate them.

Yes, those are my real nails.   I also decided to do the same for my toes as well.  

I want to say---this is the BEST nail polish I have ever used!  Usually the polish is already wearing off the edges within 24 hours.  I've been wearing this for 2 weeks now and it's barely worn off the edges.  Absolutely incredible!  I have had lots of great comments on my fun nails over the past 2 weeks as well.


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What makes Julep so special? For starters, all our nail colors are “4-free,” meaning they don’t contain the carcinogens formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene or DBP. Testing on more than a million hands and feet in our own Julep Nail Parlors, we’ve developed a fabulous chip-resistant, long-lasting formula. Girlfriends swear by our exclusive flat brush with its micro-frayed brush hairs for flawless professional application.

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Disclaimer:  I rec'd my introductory box free of charge as a Julep VIP Blogger for the purpose of this review and giveaway.  I was not compensated in any other way and all opinions are my own.


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