There are so many ways to give thoughtful gifts on a budget. Today’s DIY Gifts Idea is a super easy Personalized Doormat. If you can handle a pair of scissors and a sponge you are set! This is a gift that everyone will love and only took you maybe 10 minutes to make!
The total cost is less than $20, and would be even cheaper if you make more than one and reused your supplies.
Materials:
Plain Doormat from Ikea or Target
Outdoor Craft Paint
Sponge Applicator
Stencil Letters
I picked up my mat from Ikea, but then I saw a similar one at Target for a couple of dollars cheaper. I think the Ikea doormat is a little bigger, but the Target one wasn’t small! I picked up all of my other materials from Hobby Lobby.
The stencil letters I bought came in sheets, but I ended up cutting out the individual letters. Cutting the letters gave me better control over the letter spacing and I ran a smaller risk of getting paint on the back of the letters and transferring it all over the mask when I move the sheet around.
I liberally applied the black outdoor craft paint to the mat. Make sure you get in all of the corners of the letters.
The finished product is a sturdy mat to brush your shoes off with and it’s a fun way to welcome guests to your home. Stencil the mat with anything: A last name, a funny saying, an image or a Bible verse. I love the idea of giving this as a wedding, Christmas or housewarming gift.
If you live in the West Virginia area you will want to be sure to take advantage of this awesome deal from Sam’s Club. Through 7/31, Sam’s Club is waiving the membership requirements for all the West Virginia Sam’s Club locations to help the flood victims.
This opportunity allows residents of West Virginia residents to enjoy the savings at Sam’s Club without having to worry about the cost of joining.
If you don’t live in West Virgina but want to enjoy a Sam’s Club membership, you can enjoy a FREE membership if you are a Costco member through 7/4.
This deal is valid through 7/31.
See more freebies.
Here are some great baby deals that you can pick up on Amazon today. I found the Graco Pack ‘N Play with the Reversible Napper for $70.70. If you are Amazon Prime member you get FREE shipping on this item.
Also, check out the Fisher Price Healthy Care Booster seat. You can pick this up for $18.84. This booster is seat is perfect for any mom. The seat can go right into the dishwasher for easy clean up and is small enough to be transported anywhere when needed.
Graco Pack ‘N Play with Reversible Napper, $70.70 (reg. $99.99)
Fisher-Price Healthy Care Booster Seat, $18.84
Safety 1st Baby Gate, $18.99 (reg. $25.99)
Graco 4-Ever Car Seat, $229.88
Britax Marathon G4.1 Convertible Car Seat, $194.88 (reg. $289.99)
Graco Extend2Fit Car Seat, $169.88 (reg. $199.99)
Can rear face for up to 50 lbs!
*Prices on Amazon are subject to change at any time.
These deals are for a limited time. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime members.
See more Amazon deals.
Summer is here which means we’re constantly firing up the grill for dinner. With this weekend being Fourth of July, a lot of us are going to be standing over the grill on Monday. With my quest to healthiness, we’ve been grilling a lot lately so I’m trying to changing it up a little and trying to think of healthier alternatives of some of my favorite meals. Today’s new meal… Grilled Chicken Parmesan.
We’re savoring summer the Tuscany way. Normally chicken parmesan is done with breaded, fried chicken over a huge bed of pasta. I’m leaving off the pasta and skipping the breading/frying. In the end it still tastes exactly like I want it to but is only 250 ish calories compared to over 1000!
Right now you can get a coupon $1 off Bertolli sauce at Publix and you can get $1 off a lot of other tasty products for summer grilling.
By grilling first, you are skipping the high fat step of breading and frying the chicken. The taste is still the perfect Italian blend without the guilt.
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Oregano
- Salt
- Shredded Parmesan Cheese (or Mozzarella)
- Bertolli Pasta Sauce
Directions
- Season to taste with oregano, salt and pepper to each side of the chicken.
- Toss the chicken breasts on a grill for 3-4 of minutes per side. Cook until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.
- Remove the chicken from the grill and transfer them to a baking sheet.
- Top each piece grilled chicken with 1/4 cup of Bertolli Pasta Sauce.
- Add 1 oz shredded Parmesan or Mozzarella cheese to each piece of chicken.
- Broil in the oven for 1 minute until the cheese has melted and is bubbly.
- Serve over pasta.
As an added bonus, we added grilled asparagus and sliced watermelon to the meal. It was the perfect summer dish. If you don’t have a grill basket, get one and have a blast loading it with all sorts of veggies!
This post is sponsored by Mirum Shopper, but all opinions are 100% my own.
Amazon Instant Videos is offering a number of recent titles for $5 or less right now to own on Amazon. One great example, you can buy The Peanuts Movie or just $4.99! Most of these are cheaper to buy than to rent, and they are all available in HD.
These are all $5 or less to own, meaning they are yours to watch forever as many times as you like!
Kids Movies
The Peanuts Movie, $4.99
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, $4.99
Home, $4.99
Voyage of the Dawn Treader, $4.99
There are 35 titles for kids on sale right now! See them all.
Other Movies
The Longest Ride, $4.99
The Fantastic Four, $4.99
Taken 3, $4.99
I’ve got a deal that is so good you need to all get in the car and go to CVS! You will make up to $9 profit to buy over $30 in nail polish right now. Seriously, just stop reading, print the coupons and go.
This week you will get a $5 ExtraCare Buck when you buy $10 in Sally Hansen products. You can get the deal up to 3 times. That means you buy $30 worth of products and you get $15 back!
We also have a number of Sally Hansen coupons that have come out in the last few days. Pair all these in with the already 50% off deal and you are making money to paint your nails!
Sally Hansen Coupons
-$2 off Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure printable -$3 off Sally Hansen Miracle Gel nail item printable
-$4 off Sally Hansen nail color purchase, $15+, SavingStar eCoupon
-$2 off Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, 1-ct., Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$3 off Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat, 1-ct., Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$3 off Sally Hansen Miracle Gel, 1-ct. polish bottle, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$1 off Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, 1-ct., Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$3 off Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Duo Set, Ibotta App mobile coupon
CVS Deal Idea
- Buy:
(1) Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Color, $9.99
(1) Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Color, $8.29
(1) Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Duo Pack, $15.99
Subtotal: $34.27
Use:
-$2 off Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure printable
(2) -$3 off Sally Hansen Miracle Gel nail item printable
Total Due: $26.27
Get Back: $15 ExtraCare Bucks
Submit For:
-$4 off Sally Hansen nail color purchase, $15+, SavingStar eCoupon
-$2 off Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, 1-ct., Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$3 off Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Duo Set, Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$3 off Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat, 1-ct., Ibotta App mobile coupon
-$1 off Sally Hansen Bonus when you submit (2) or more rebates, Ibotta App mobile coupon Makes it all FREE plus $2 profit!
Before you go check your emails and make sure to stop by the CVS coupon center. I got a $5 off $15 purchase CVS coupon in my email Thursday and the CVS app/Coupon Center had a $3 off any $20 cosmetics purchase coupon. You can use both together!
Happy July 1st! Here are all of the new printable coupons today. Save on Bounty, Cascade, General Mills, Stonyfield, Tide, and more.
I have a few rules to help me decide what to print and what to wait on (printing coupons does have a cost for paper and ink, so please don’t print them all).
What to print (my rules):
1. Any coupon for a brand or product I know we will use in the next month.
2. Vegetable or meat coupons.
3. High value coupons that are bound to make a deal.
If a coupon doesn’t fit one of those rules, then leave it there and if you do end up wanting it, hopefully you can print it later.
New Printable Coupons
Grocery
.75/3 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad printable
.75/3 Helper or Ultimate Helper skillet dishes printable
.50/1 Old El Paso refried beans printable
$1/2 Cascadian Farm granola bars, protein bars or Soft-Baked Oatmeal Squares printable
$1 off Cascadian Farm Organic Farm Stand Harvest Granola printable
.50/1 Food Should Taste Good tortilla chips, kettle chips or brown rice item, 4 oz+ printable
.50/2 Chex Mix, Chex Mix Muddy Buddies, Popped, Xtreme, Bugles or Gardetto’s, 3.7 oz+ printable
$1 off Crunch Pak AND good2grow product printable
$2/2 Brownie Brittle bags (limited areas) printable
.55/1 Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzel Pieces, 10 oz+ (limited areas) printable
$1 off SweeTarts Mini Gummy Bites bag, 10 oz printable
.50/2 Fiber One Chewy Bars, 90 Calorie bars, brownies and cakes printable
$1/2 Larabar, Uber, ALT or Renola multipks. or Larabar Bites printable
$1/5 Larabar, Uber, ALT or Renola pouches printable
$1/2 PowerBar bars printable
$2/4 PowerBar bars printable
$1.50/2 ZonePerfect mutlipk. cartons, 5 ct.+ (limited areas) printable
$1/3 ZonePerfect single bars (limited areas) printable
.50/1 Nature Valley Backpacker Chewy Oatmeal Bites printable
$1 off Nature Valley cereal or granola printable
.50/2 Nature Valley granola bars, 5 ct.+ printable
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal: Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Chex printable
$1/2 General Mills Cheerios cereal: Original, Honey Nut and Multi-Grain printable
.50/1 General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch or French Toast Crunch cereal printable
$1/2 General Mills Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp and Trix cereal printable
.50/1 General Mills Disney Frozen Oat Crisps or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Oat Crisps printable
.50/1 General Mills Lucky Charms cereal printable
$1 off General Mills Tiny Toast cereal printable
.50/1 Post Pebbles cereal, 11 oz+ printable
.50/1 Jif bars, 5 ct. printable
.50/1 Jif flavored spreads printable
.50/2 Jif To Go Dippers printable
$1 off Planters dessert mix, 6 oz+ printable
$2/2 Planters dessert mix, 6 oz+ printable
.25/1 Planters dry roasted peanuts, 16 oz printable
$1/2 Planters Nut-rition items, 7.5 oz+ printable Read More→
Celebrate with Geoffrey at your local Toys R Us. This fun 4th of July event is completely FREE and fun for all the kiddos in your family. Stop in on 7/2 and join in on the parade with Geoffrey and other fun activities.
You can enter for a chance to win prizes, try out the new NERF Dude Perfect football and much more. You can even enjoy an ice cream sandwich for 25¢ from Noon-2pm. The best part is your child won’t go home empty handed because everyone gets a FREE pinwheel. This is the perfect Saturday fun day.
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It’s Friday! That means it’s time to load the Kroger Friday Freebie coupon. Today only, load a new E-Coupon for a FREE Ocean Spray Fruit Infusion drink. I have not tried these yet but the look and sound so yummy.
To get this deal you must load the E-Coupon each Friday (a different offer each week) but you have two weeks to buy the item in the store. If you’ve not used these before, you load the coupon then scan your card at checkout and the coupon comes off automatically.
You must load the coupon on 7/1 only.
See all the deals at Kroger this week.
