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Is Motherhood Like a Fairytale…?

“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.” – Franklin P. Jones… I have a story to share. It goes a little something like this – Once upon a time, there was a young woman, who lived alone. Just her, and a stray cat that decided to move in with her. She wore trendy clothes and accessories, she was 10 {ok, maybe 20…} pounds thinner, she wore heels and makeup, and had time to not just sort-of brush her hair, but also curl it – on a daily basis. Her home was amazingly organized {she’d been accused of being slightly OCD, but she liked to simply call it being thorough.} And it was always clean – no stray Legos land-mines on the floor at night, no sticky fingerprints covering the surfaces of every wall and piece of furniture and window and appliance, and no extra socks in the toilet. Yes, life was good….

Cleaning up messy toddlers [Read more…]

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Paper Coterie 50% off Entire Site – #CyberMonday

“Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.” –  The Wonder Years… You guys know what a junkie I am when it comes to photos. And, when it comes to holiday gift-giving, personalized photo products are on my list every.single.year. I make a “year in review” photo book, and order a copy for everyone in the family. Photo cards are a must-have. Calendars, journals, memory boxes – So much fun. And there are always new unique ideas available that spark my creativity too. If you’re the same way, you do NOT want to miss today’s Cyber Monday deal – 50% off the regular price on EVERY single item at Paper Coterie!

photo journals 50% off - including Instagram journals [Read more…]

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How to Put Together the Perfect Wine Gift Basket

“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of good wine.” Aquinas, St. Thomas… Now, is that a quote for moms, or what? How many days of chaos could be drained away by draining a lovely glass of wine during a bubble bath, and getting a full nights sleep? {Ah…. it sounds nice just typing it….} So, what better gift for the women in your life this holiday season than a gorgeous wine gift basket, right? Or, why not get one for yourself – either to enjoy during holiday entertaining, or to relax after crazy days of shopping, baking, and wrapping? Keep reading to get some tips to putting together the perfect pick for anyone on your list this year…

Make the perfect wine gift basket [Read more…]

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Pretty Products for Paper Snobs – #CyberMonday

Have you ever shopped Minted.com before? They have some of the most unique, high quality, totally gorgeous modern designs in photo products. I got business cards here last year – and they were one of my all-time faves. {I’m a bit of a paper snob, and fell in love with the texture of them…} And right now, you can save big on your holiday shopping for personalized gifts at Minted for Cyber Monday!

cyber monday photo gift sale at Minted [Read more…]

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Want to Give Your Readers a Wii U for the Holidays??

Huge Holiday Giveaway: We’re giving one lucky winner one of the hottest gifts of this holiday season – a Wii u 2012 Gaming System!! Join in – You’ll gain new blog readers, new followers, connect with new people, and get to give someone a totally awesome Christmas gift! Sounds awesome, right?

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Create Your Own Handmade Gifts that Rock – Learn How! #CyberMonday

Ok – I love a deal as much as the next gal. And I love me some fun and festive holiday shopping trips too. But even more than all of that – I love creating handmade gifts that rock, are personalized for the recipient, and that save me a ton of cash. I’m a crafty type all year long, but really kick it up a notch around the holidays. But I know a lot of people are intimidated by crafting – they think it’s too hard, that they’re not creative enough… Or maybe you’re confident in one skill, but nervous about trying something new. If so – I have an awesome site for you, that’s also having a crazy-amazing Cyber Monday deal going on. Check it out:

Create your own handmade holiday gifts that rock - learn how!

My secretly awesome tip that helps me be a total handmade-crafting-ninja? It’s called Craftsy – and you are going to love it too, I know it. Craftsy is a community of people who love to make things. You can try out some super fun FREE mini-courses to get a taste of something new if you’re unsure about a full class. You get to see what other people have created, and show off your work too. You can ask questions & chat – everyone loves to share tips and techniques, and learn from one another. I just adore it. You sign up totally free as a member, and get access to all of the resources. And if you want to take a new class – Right now, just through Cyber Monday, EVERY.SINGLE.CLASS is only $19.99!! Awesomesauce, right? You’ll find classes in just about everything:

  • Cake decorating
  • Crocheting
  • Food Crafts
  • Gardening
  • Holiday
  • Jewelry
  • Knitting
  • Paper Crafts
  • Quilting
  • Sewing
  • Spinning
  • Weaving

And more! So what are you waiting for? Sign up for a new class or two, and get started creating some awesome handmade gifts this year. And maybe purchase a couple more as gifts – What could be more fun than a free course, along with a basket full of new supplies to get started? I know I would be over the moon with that as a gift!

Online crafting Class
 

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One Month ‘Till Christmas – Stock Up on Cards Now! – #CyberMonday

For one day only, you can save up to 60% on Treat greeting cards with the Treat Card Club. For Cyber Monday, if you use the code CYBERTREAT, you’ll save 30% on their already discounted card packs. You can literally do all of your holiday greeting cards with Treat, and make each one of them completely personalized! {Links to the deal pages will be active at midnight Monday!!} Check out one of my fave card ideas from their site…

Cyber Monday photo cards deal - treat card club

What is the Treat Card Club?

It’s a really cool way for you to get major discounts (Up to 60% off on Cyber Monday) and save a ton of time at checkout by pre-ordering greeting cards in bulk. And I know you guys like saving money, right? Right.

Here are the Cyber Monday Prices:

The more cards you send, the more you save with the Treat Card Club – Treat offers three card packs (6, 12 or 18 cards) which give you a WAY greater value (personalized card) and lower cost per card than what you could expect to pay for a generic greeting card at retail. Think about how much you usually pay for last minute cards at Hallmark – or even at Walmart or Target. These rock.

Cyber Monday coupon code: CYBERTREAT to save 30% on already discounted card packs!

You can use the cards in your packs to create and send any card from the Treat collection any time you want. And, redemption of cards can be applied during any current or future card purchases. Once you use up all the cards in the pack, Treat makes it easy for you to replenish your card stock if you’d like. Trust me – You’ll LOVE them!

Get stocked up today – it’s now only ONE MONTH until Christmas! 

Treat’s card plans take the hassle out of buying and sending cards, and they make it super easy, crazy fun, and totally personal to create a card for someone special. Treat takes care of the rest. So check them out today to take advantage of this amazing deal before it’s too late – Buying cards in bulk is another super smart shopping strategy that I totally recommend.

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