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Archive for the ‘gifts’ Category

May 8th, 2008

Mother’s Day special at Boston Market

Boston Market is running a Mother’s Day Special for all us mom’s.  If you sign up for their Mom’s Party, you recieve a gift certificate for a free dessert with meal purchase.  Chocolate Cake anyone?  What I want to know is why a 3 oz piece of cake adds 5 lbs to my butt?!?!?!?!?!
Thanks, Elizabeth […]

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May 7th, 2008

Thrifty Mother’s Day gifts

Now that Mother’s Day is coming in a few days, I thought I would share a few thrifty ideas for Mother’s Day.

Karen has already talked about a great craft idea of painting something for mom’s.
A family portrait from Sears is very reasonable.  Just go to Sears Photo and find the coupons for free portraits.
There is […]

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May 6th, 2008

My Mother’s Day gift

I recently wanted to thank my moms for Mother’s Day.  But then Mom of 14 made me think about what kind of daughter I was.  My conclusion…
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December 31st, 2007

Take Advantage of Toy Sales

Be on the look out for great toy sales in your area.  Each year around January and February, retailers begin marking down their overstock from Christmas.  Each time I go to Target and Wal-Mart I take a quick walk through the toy department to see if the clearancing has begun. 
I try to take advantage of […]

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December 21st, 2007

10 Clutter Free Gifts

It may be only a few days until Christmas, but it’s not too late to give a nice gift.  If you’re like me, you’re constantly trying to tackle the mounting clutter in your home and you don’t need more to add to the chaos.  Here are some suggestions for clutter free gifts that you can give.  (Sorry, […]

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December 10th, 2007

Thrifty Make it Yourself Gift Ideas

Christmas crafts, decorating ideas, and homemade gifts
50 Things You Can Make Yourself
Thrifty Gift Canister
Hot Chocolate Mix
How to Make Soap
Muffins in a Jar
Zucchini Bread
Is there something that you’re making this year to give away?  Tell us about it.

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November 27th, 2007

Christmas gift list

Kate over at Babylune offers us her Christmas list.  I thought it was a great idea.  So I thought I would let you in on some really good ideas for Thrifty Mommy worthy gifts.  Here we go.
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September 21st, 2007

Helping Our Troops

 I read a story this week involving some generous people.  Leta Tucker has sewn 128 camouflage boot-style stockings to send to her son and his fellow solders that are in Afghanistan.  Her daughter-in-law, Tami, and some other wives are working together to stuff the stockings with candy, toys, and other fun items for Christmas.  They […]

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June 13th, 2007

Thrifty Father’s Day Craft

Check out this easy and thrifty craft idea for Father’s Day.  We made these this week in my preschool class.  Last week I took pictures of the kids as they were holding a child size fishing pole.  Today we used jumbo colored craft sticks and glued them around the picture.  Then we used fish craft […]

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June 8th, 2007

Baby shower gifts that count

I just thought I would let you in on a little secret. Not all baby shower gifts were created equal. I recently had a baby shower and got a lot of great gifts. I was appreciative of everything because I got exactly what I needed. Most of the people there had […]

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