Beauty 4 Moms

TCBY is celebrating mother's! Moms can come into a participating TCBY location on Mother's Day and receive a Free TCBY waffle cone or cup! Call your closest location to see if they are participating. Enjoy!

Martha Stewart has the details on how to make hanger sachets to keep your closet smelling sweet!

Here are the materials needed:
-14-by-20-inch piece of loose-weave, breathable fabric, such as fine cotton gauze
-Bone folder or chopstick
-1/4-inch linen tape
-Cedar blocks or muslin pouches filled with lavender
-Hanger

Visit Martha Stewart and follow her 5 simple steps to make your own hanger sachets. Not only would these be great for your own closets but wouldn't they be great for a Mother's Day gift too!

Have you heard of Windows Section 7? This is brand new to me but looks like it would be excellent for music lovers. When you join Windows 7 you'll get Free exclusive access to Live Nation's hottest, exclusive concert discounts, daily music deals (if you opt in), merch discounts, sweepstakes and more. If any of you have tried Section 7 let us know what you think of it.

Get a Free pedometer when you fill out the form to sign-up for the Nature's Bounty emails. Allow 8 weeks for delivery.

Send a Tropicana Mother's Day e-card and both you and your mom will get a Coupon for $1.00 off one Tropicana Pure Premium or Trop50 carton. This is a "bricks" coupon so remember that you can hit the back button and print two of them. You'll have until May 31 to use your coupons. Enjoy!

Tropicana Juicy Rewards and 1-800-Flowers begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-800-Flowers end_of_the_skype_highlighting.com are working together to bring you a great offer just by redeeming points found under each cap. For just 3 Juicy Rewards points, you can get up to $15 off a purchase of $49.99 or more by May 10th. Or, for free, you can connect with Tropicana on Facebook

For a limited time coupon code "CARD4FREE" will get you a Free 5x7 folded photo greeting card from kodak gallery ($2.49 value). You just pay 99 cents to ship the card. If you'd like you can ship your card directly to it's recipient after you personalize the inside. You'll save a stamp that way and every penny counts now a days! Enjoy! I don't see an expiration date anywhere so if you try it and it has already expired leave a comment here and let everyone else know.

Here's another simple do-it-yourself Mother's Day gift. Once you have the materials handy it should be a cinch to make this photo transfer tote bag from Martha Stewart.

The materials you'll need are:

-Photo of your family, child, pet, or anything mom would love
-Computer and ink-jet printer
-Iron-on transfer paper
-Scissors or craft knife
-Canvas tote, purse or make up bag

Visit MarthaStewart.com for instructions on how to complete this project and make your own cute bag!

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Today's DIY Mother's Day gift idea is photograph jewelery. This is one of many adorable idea that comes from Martha Stewart.

Items you'll need:
-Chain for necklace or bracelet
-Miniature self-adhesive frames (sold at crafts stores)
-Scissors
-Metal pendants
-Jewelry glue
-Jump rings (to attach charms to chains)
-Flat-nose pliers

I don't want to steal Martha's idea so head on over to her website for the how-to of this craft. If any of you have tried this and have any suggestions please share them with everyone in the comments.

Right At Home is offering another Free gift basket. I just love them, they are so sweet! This gift basket is filled with Glade Relaxing Moments products, including: a Glade Relaxing Moments Room Spray, a Glade Plugins Scented Oil Warmer and Glade Relaxing Moments refill. There are only 6,000 available so hurry! Gift packages will be mailed out by July 15, 2010.

Lane Bryant is currently offering a printable coupon for a Free cami ($19.50 value)!!! Only one coupon per customer. The coupon can be used at any Lane Bryant or Cacique locations. Coupon valid May 4 through May 10, 2010.

How many Starbucks loving readers do I have? I know I sure love them! Starting this Friday, May 7 - May 16, 2010 you can get a Half Price Frappuccino at Starbucks from 3 to 5 pm. No coupon needed. My favorite Frappuccino flavor would have to be the caramel frappuccino....or the java chip, or...okay, I can't choose! No matter your favorite flavor be sure and head to Starbucks to treat yourself to one during "Half-Price Happy Hour". Maybe even invite a friend and buy them a sweet treat!

Today I just have it in my head to do something crafty or artsy. You know that compelling urge, don’t you? It’s like a gnat that keeps buzzing around your head until you swat it. Or in this case, do something about it.

Applebees is having a Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, May 4th! Teachers who show can proof with an ID or check stub will get a Free meal! As always, be sure to call your local Applebees to make sure they are participating.

Don't forget that next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Make sure to show your appreciation to your child's teacher with a gift or a note of thanks! You should definitely let them know that they can eat at Applebees for Free!

Update: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winners! I want to give a BIG thank you to all of you who gave your input about my site, it is greatly appreciated. I promise, I am working hard to make this site the best it can be to serve you better. Thanks for following!

Are you a Beauty 4 Moms follower? Well now is the best time to join! Not only are coupons and learning how to save money important in this economy but right now I'm thanking my readers who faithfully follow a chance to win 4 different gift cards! 4 winners will be chosen and the gift cards distributed by my random choosing. Each gift card was donated by yours truly. I tried to choose stores that are nationwide and offer items that can pamper you. I know it's not a whole lot but every penny counts, right? {The frugalista inside of me is dying to say...remember if you use the gift cards online be sure to shop through Ebates to earn cash back}




1 - $25 Amazon Gift Card


1- $25 e.l.f. Cosmetics Gift Card


Winners will be chosen by Random.org and will be notified via email. Winners will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner is chosen. I'm sorry but this giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Giveaway will end May 31, 2010 at midnight EST.


Full disclosure: I sponsored this giveaway myself and obtained the gift cards by entering surveys, redeeming my Swagbucks points, and gift cards I've won various other ways. Amazon, Walmart, e.l.f., & B&BW are in no way associated with this giveaway.

If you're a member of Pampers Gifts to Grow program I have a new 10 point code for you! Don't you just love Free codes?

FacebookMay2010 (10 points)

Think you missed any points? Be sure and check out my 100 Pamper's Points and 20 Pamper's Points to make sure you have all the Free points you can.

TODAY ONLY – get a coupon for a Free package of Nabisco cookies (up to $4.19) when you buy one package of Nabisco cookies and one gallon of milk. Visit their Facebook page today and click to the “Cookies & Milk” tab to get the coupon TODAY! You have till May 21st to redeem the coupon. Only the first 210,000 Nabisco fans will get to print this coupon today so hurry! Nabisco will offer another high-value coupon on the first Monday of each month.

The RedPlum insert that came out yesterday had a very high-value coupon in it! In case you didn't spot it right away go back and look for the $4/1 Nivea Body Wash. This will equal free body wash for most people! Here are a few scenarios:

Target - Nivea for Women Body Wash - $3.49
Use $4/1 coupon from 5/2 RedPlum insert
Free after coupon

Walmart - Nivea Body Wash - $3.49
Use $4/1 coupon from 5/2 RedPlum insert
Free after coupon

Walgreens - Buy 3 Nivea Body Wash at $5.59 & Get $5 Register Rewards
Use 3 $4/1 coupons from 5/2 RedPlum insert
Free after coupons & RRs

Need to have pictures printed? Who doesn't! When you go and sign up for a new account with York Photo they'll give you 40 Free prints. {You can get to York photo by clicking on the image above} Plus, right now they are offering $0.04 photo prints when you use coupon code "YMW4CP" at checkout. Enjoy the free prints!

Buy 1 Covergirl Lashblast Fusion Mascara for $9.99, Get $2 ECBs Back(Limit 1)
Buy 2 and use BOGO Free coupon from the 4/11 RP insert
$3.49 each after coupons and ECBs

Sobe Lifewater - On Sale & BOGO Free
Buy 2 and use BOGO Sobe Free printable
Free after coupon!

Buy 4 Rimmel product - $2.99 each
Use 4 $1/1 coupon from the 3/14 or 4/18 RP insert or print a Red Plum coupon
$1.24 each after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Gillette Venus Razor at $9.79, Get $6 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $3/1 coupon from the 5/2 P&G insert
$0.79 after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Listerine or Reach at $3.99, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 2)
I don't know of any coupons to make this deal better but if you do feel free to share.

Sure Deodorant - $1.50 after coupon
Use $1.50/1 coupon from the 5/2 SS insert
Free after coupons!

Buy 2 Stouffers Meals at $2.50 - Get $1 Register Rewards!
Buy 2 with 2 $2.50/1 printable
Or buy 2 with 2 $1/1 printable
As low as Free after coupons plus Register Rewards

Mentos Gum - $1
Use $0.55/1 coupon from the 4/25 SS insert
$0.45 after coupon

Buy 3 Nivea BodyWash - $5.59 each (after Walgreen's 20% off)
Use BOGO Free coupon from the May All You magazine
And use 2 $4/1 coupons from the 5/2 RP insert
Pay $3.18 + tax out of pocket, Get $5 Register Reward
Free + overage after coupons & Register Reward

Today's review is about the company BiPedal Humm. Unlike most reviews, this company didn't contact me but I sought after them.





Let me back up a bit... Time was ticking as it was getting closer to my husband and my anniversary. Two months before an anniversary is probably adequate time for most people to choose a gift but I was getting anxious. I'm the kind of person who likes to have Christmas gifts chosen and bought 6 months in advance so not having an idea what I was going to get my husband was quite distressing. I decided to take a look at the traditional gift for a second anniversary and see if that could give me some inspiration. I was pretty bummed when I found out that the gift was cotton. Cotton, really? Cotton is suppose to be symbolic of the comfort two people feel with one another after two years. Very cute, right? But I knew I couldn't get him a sweater or socks for an anniversary gift so I would have to be creative. After a few days of thinking I remembered a memory quilt kit I saw for sale online. It was a quilt kit that incorporated old t-shirts into a quilt. I thought this would be the perfect gift because my husband adores some of his old t-shirts, absolutely adores them...I mean, some of them are so special that they can't even be worn any more. What a great way to keep those meaningful t-shirts around! Seeing how it's an anniversary gift I thought it would be a nice idea to combine his old shirts with a few of my old shirts. While I felt confident I could sew a few straight lines I knew that my skills were not up to the task of making a good looking quilt (and I couldn't chance messing up his favorite shirts!) so I had to look elsewhere.

I did a google search for a company that made t-shirt quilts and to be honest I wasn't satisfied with any of what I found. The quilts looked cheap, poorly made, or just plain tacky. I decided to look to etsy; a big favorite of mine for personalized gifts! This time I didn't look for a shop that specialized in t-shirt quilts but nice, good-looking, quality quilts. I found a few I liked but one that I LOVED! I found Bipedal Humm and absolutely adored their work....even though I thought their name was a little funky. : ) They didn't have any personalized items that I could see on their site but I emailed them and told them my story and asked if they would be interested in making the quilt that I had envisioned. They were quick to respond and were interested in making a unique quilt for me.

Carolyn was so great to work with! She let me chose any fabric that I wanted for the quilt. I found fabric for the front and back of the quilt from a shop online and she ordered it and took care of everything. She helped me find the right size for my needs and helped me understand the reinforcing process of quilts.

Ready to see my husband's quilt? Here it is! I am quite pleased with the way it turned out. It has a good variety of t-shirt from different periods of our lives woven together. Carolyn's work was perfect! I assumed it would be nice because after all, I searched for someone I felt I could trust to make the quilt but I had no idea how incredibly nice it would be. The quilt has a good amount of fluff to it, the seems were straight, and I love the variety of sizes and shapes that were thrown into the arrangement.
I know it's hard from these pictures to see the detail involved but let me tell you, it's great. I love the little squiggly lines that go all over it and make it an official quilt in my opinion. Squiggly lines? See, I have no quilt knowledge but I know what I like. : )

So take a look at Bipedal Humm and see if they have anything that you would be interested in. Or you could think of an item that you would like personalized and have Carolyn work with you to create it. She makes more than quilts; she sells place-mats, napkins, pillow shams & totes. Who would you like to create a gift for? Mom, Dad, spouse, best friend? Go visit Bipedal Humm to get inspired.

By the way, my husband LOVES his quilt. He was less impressed with my idea of combining our t-shirts to be romantic (although he liked it) but he was thrilled I found a way to preserve his beloved shirts. In summary, the quilt was a big hit at our house!