Frugal Friday With Marsha -- Rummage Sale, Freebies and More

This week has just flown by.  My apologies for not getting a Frugal Friday post up last week.  I was busy at an all day lap quilt day.  We made lap quilts for the Pleasantview Home in Inman, Kansas.  Right when that event was over I headed back to town for the monthly sit n' sew night at the church.

We were served lunch at the lap quilt event and I just ran into the store and bought a $1 Lunchable for my supper at the quilt shop.

I was so busy last Friday that I totally forgot to load up my Friday Freebie from Kroger stores!  Last week it was free m&m's too, so I'm sad missing out on free candy.  This week it's free Idahoan Potato Soup, so don't miss out!

Free Idahoan Potato Soup at Kroger & Affiliates

Yesterday I posted about Daily Break.  I already went in today and played a little.  I hope you all have given it a try.  It's now on my to do daily list.  I can't wait to get enough points to trade in for an amazon gift card.  There are other choices as well as what to do with the points you earn for having fun.  I'm posting the image again that you can click on if you didn't get a chance to check it out yet.



The church where we take the children on Wednesday evenings for classes and activities is having a rummage sale tomorrow.   I love church rummage sales.  There is always so much to choose from, and that sure is the case at this one! 
We got to rummage Wednesday night.  Sure, there were loads of things I would liked to have picked up, but no need to buy things that we really don't need.

I ended up with a pair of Nike's for $1, 4 bags of thread for 50 cents each, a bag of baby bottles for $1, a sippy cup and toddler snack cup and a Pampered Chef sandwich maker.    I think I did well for just $5 total.

We will be going back tomorrow at noon when the clothes go on a sack sale.  We seen plenty of nice clothes, but for us, the prices of $1 and more was just too much to pay.  I'm hoping to find a couple pairs of good jeans for myself and maybe some winter shirts as well as baby clothes.

If you've not signed up for the Dollar Tree email list, I hope you will do that as well.  It's free and you will have the heads up on special products, get recipes and fun ideas, as well as coupons.



Last, but not least, this is a really good coupon that I want to share!  Buy one, get one free on Tum-E Yummies.   Our kids love these and it's great to have the bottles to refill with other drinks later too!
Hurry!!  This expires October 30!

Are You Getting Your Daily Break?

Daily Break is a fun site to visit daily.   
You earn points and spins for having the fun.  Those points can then be used to enter sweepstakes, or buy gift cards, magazine subscriptions, or give to charity in the store!

In addition this time around, SCJohnson has an added special!  Be sure to check it out by clicking the image above!!

Details:

• Purchase four (4) participating SC Johnson products between 10/01/17 – 11/30/17 in a single transaction.
• Earn #vc# and a chance to win a years worth of SC Johnson products by taking an easy Daily Break with a fun SC Johnson Thanksgiving quiz!
• 5 winners every day will receives a year's supply of select SC Johnson products. 300 total Prizes to give away when you opt-in for a chance to win! Take the quiz, watch videos and click on coupons to also get a $5 MasterCard when you upload a receipt for participating SC Johnson products! Must complete all aspects of quiz to receive credit. *certain terms and conditions apply

WIP Wednesday -- Lots To Share This Week

It takes a day away from home sewing for me to really get motivated, and that's what I did last Friday.
My day started in Inman, Kansas where I met with a group of ladies to sew wheelchair quilts for residents of the Pleasantview Home.   What a fun day!!  9 am to 4 pm with fun, food, fellowship and sewing.  Who could ask for a better day than that?

Here are the 2 quilts that I completed that day and I snapped a couple of pictures of others working as well.

That same day was the monthly sit n' sew at the local quilt shop from 6 to 10 pm.  I finally got back to work on the yo-yo projects.   I only put in one more row on the table runner, but from that night until yesterday, I made more yo-yo's.  Hopefully I made enough to actually finish these projects.

I got the next step done on the sets of microwave hotpads that I am making.

I got the Care Bear panels cut and have a nice start on getting those made up for little Amelia's Christmas gifts.

And, last, but not least, the ladies met at church yesterday for our monthly sewing day.  We are working on making quilts for Headstart children.   I did the finishing on one just like this one while the ladies tied this one.  I brought this one home to finish up.

If I can keep up this amount of sewing, I will be overjoyed, and I need to too if I expect to actually get things done!!

Oh yes, I also finished a baby rag quilt that is now listed in my Etsy shop, plus got another drawstring backpack listed for sale.

I link up with the following blogs:


Jo's Country Junction:  http://www.joscountryjunction.com/

KatieMae Quilts for BOM weekly linky.  https://www.katiemaequilts.com/blog/

The Kite and the Boy by Aaron Duffy

The Kite and the Boy is a sweet story about a boy who spends all of this money to buy a kite.  The kite is overjoyed that someone has finally bought it.  The boy loves the kite and flies it every day.

One day the kite sees all the birds in the air and wishes it could just fly with the birds.  The kite gets a strong wind, breaking the string, and it's off with the birds.  It doesn't take long for the kite to realize that's not what it wanted and it wanted to be back with the boy.

The boy doesn't give up looking for his kite.  He finds it, tattered and torn.  He saves his kite, repairs it, and loves it just as before.

The story is based on the parable of the Prodigal Son-- with the value of forgiveness and the beauty of redemption.   Although based on the Prodigal Son, there is no mention of the actual Bible story in the book.

My grandchildren have enjoyed having me read The Kite and the Boy to them, and even the older grandchildren enjoyed reading it.  When my husband read it, he immediately said that we needed to show it to our pastor to see if she would like to use it in one of her children's sermons.  He told her all about the book, so I did take it to her.  She loved the story and the idea to use it in a future children's sermon when the Gospel lesson is on the Prodigal Son.  She kept my book!

A great book with a great moral to keep on your bookshelf to read again and again.
Nice illustrations to go along with the story although they are in black and white.  We did find ourselves wishing the author would have chosen to at least make the kite the red inside the book that you see on the cover.  Minor thing.


About the Author: Aaron Duffy is the father of two energetic, independent and curious young boys. He has learned a great deal about forgiving and being forgiven. He is a passionate writer who seeks to introduce children to fundamental truths through relatable stories. Aaron lives in the beautiful mountainous region of central Appalachia.










Disclosure:  I rec'd a copy of the book for the purpose of this review.  I was not compensated in any other way and all opinions are my own.  Post does contain affiliate links.

WIP Wednesday --Circles

You may have noticed that I didn't do a WIP Wednesday post this last week.  That was because I did NO sewing.  I really do not like it when I just find no time to sew!

This past week hasn't been much better but at least I did get a little bit done.

I found a couple of times to get out my "penny" circles and work on more of them.  I'm itching to get the wool blanket out and start getting them sewn on, but I MUST work diligently on the yo-yo projects.

I also managed a day to finish cutting my last 4 10 inch squares for the microwave hotpads and have the next step done on those sets.

So many projects and so little time.  I wish I could figure out a way to change that.

I link up with the following blogs:

Jo's Country Junction:  http://www.joscountryjunction.com/

KatieMae Quilts for BOM weekly linky.  https://www.katiemaequilts.com/blog/

US Halloween Sale

Now that Halloween is almost here, Swagbucks has increased cash back at a big group of their Halloween-related stores, so you can earn cash back while getting costumes, decorations, and more for the end of the month. Just click here to see the deals, and sign up for Swagbucks (if you haven't already) to start earning cash back in the form of SB points, which you can exchange for gift cards or PayPal cash. 

****The sale is going through October 31st, and if you sign up through me, you'll get a 1000 SB rebate ($10) after your first shopping purchase through Swagbucks!****

Get more free gift cards during October Swago with Spin & Win

The digital rewards site Swagbucks is celebrating the fall with another big "Swago" promotion starting Monday, October 9th at 9am PDT! Swago is just like bingo, but in this case you're filling out squares as you earn points on their site for doing things you already do online. If you're thinking of trying Swagbucks, this is a great chance to learn all about how the site works and earn bonus points while doing it, meaning you can get more gift cards faster. Here are a few tips: 

• Each square on your Swago Board will contain an action item to complete. They can be anything from getting a search win, completing a survey, or just visiting one of our popular stores!
   
• Once you complete the action item in a particular square the square will change color signifying the action item is complete.
   
• You have until 12pm PT/3pm ET on Monday, October 16th to mark off as many squares as possible so use your time wisely.
   
• Be mindful of the patterns and their corresponding bonuses located on the right of your Swago Board. The patterns will vary in difficulty and bonus value. Once you’ve achieved a pattern, the corresponding “Submit” button will light up. You can have multiple patterns available for submission, however, you can only submit ONE pattern so choose wisely.
  
• Each activity you successfully complete on your Swago Board will give you anywhere from 1-20 spins on the Spin & Win Wheel. PLUS, when you submit your board for a bonus you'll get additional spins. The number of spins will depend on the pattern you complete. The wheel has all sorts of great prizes that you can win, and each spin is a winner!

The Spin & Win Wheel will be available all throughout Swago and you have until 11:59pm PT on Monday, October 16th to use all your spins. 

Fill up your board and then submit your pattern to get even more points - if you can fill in the whole board, you get a 500 SB bonus, which is enough for a $5 gift card from the retailer of your choice.  

Click here right now and click "Join" to get started! If you don't already have a Swagbucks account, you'll be able to quickly sign up; PLUS, if you earn 300 SB before the first of next month, you'll get a bonus 300 SB!

I can't wait to start playing and earning those spins!!

Spooktacular Collector's Bills

Swagbucks is celebrating Halloween with a special set of "Spooktacular" Collector's Bills! "Collector's Bills" are special designs that you win randomly while searching the web with Swagbucks' Yahoo-powered search engine. Collect all 6 and you get an additional SB Bonus! Once you've collected enough SB, you can redeem them for gift cards to stores like Amazon, PayPal Cash, and many more!

Here's all the information for this week's Collector's Bills:

Search the web through the Swagbucks search from Monday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 8th, and when you get a search win, you may get a special Collector’s Bill valued at either:

• 4 SB
• 6 SB
• 9 SB
• 11SB
• 14 SB
• 26 SB

When you get a Collector’s Bill you’ll receive the value of the bill and the bill will be added to your “Collector’s Bills” ledger. Collect all 6 Collector’s Bills and you’ll instantly earn a 20 SB Bonus!

Keep searching til you find them all!

I just collected my second collector bill and wanted to make sure that my readers didn't miss out!

Frugal Friday With Marsha -- In Honor of All New Babies

It's been a crazy week and with new baby here, I thought I would highlight anything that has to do with babies in this week's post.


 

 

 

 



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WIP Wednesday -- New Grandbaby

The biggest WIP this past week has been all about the WIP we've been waiting on for 9 months!

Little Jordan Riley was born Monday September 25th at 8:17 pm weighing in at 8 lbs and 4 oz.

I did, however, get to work on my pennies for my penny rug while we watched a movie at church Sunday after noon, and while waiting for little man to make an appearance.

I must must must get back to work on the yo-yo projects so wish me luck with that!!

I link up with the following blogs:


Jo's Country Junction:  http://www.joscountryjunction.com/

KatieMae Quilts for BOM weekly linky.  https://www.katiemaequilts.com/blog/