One of the easiest Christmas crafts I’ve ever done are paperback book trees. I don’t have any pictures of the one I made, but I’ll tell you how I made it and show you someone else who successfully made it.
Supplies:
Paperback Novel (can get them for pennies at thrift store)
Craft Knife/Scissors
Marker
Hot Glue
Directions:
Grab a paperback book that you never care to read again.
Draw 1/2 of a Christmas tree on the front cover.
Cut all of the pages and both covers into the shape of the 1/2 Christmas tree. I started out using a craft knife, but switched to scissors to cut more quickly.
Put a few dots of hot glue on the cover of the book and bring the back cover around to meet it so it makes a whole tree.
If you want to be able to store it more easily for years to come, skip the hot glue an keep the covers together with a paper clip.
See a full tutorial.
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Looking for a Play Station 4 package this Christmas? Check out this Play Station 4 package that comes with the PS4 console, a game, and a Walmart $50 gift card for $449 at Walmart!
This awesome online deal gives you lots of options for which package you want to get. You could get the Destiny 500 GB package for $50 more if you choose.
Walmart lets you select which games you want to come with the package:
-Destiny
-Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Zero
-Assassin’s Creed: Unity
-LEGO Batman 3
-Call of Duty: Ghosts
-UFC
-NHL 15
-Infamous: Second Son
-The Last of Us
-Killzone: Shadow Fall
You’ll also be able to get FREE in-store pickup so you can save on shipping. This is a super deal so grab it before it goes away.
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With all the food being thrown around for us this Thanksgiving, don’t let you dog feel left out! Get them a little something and save at the same time with this $1 off (2) Milk-Bone coupon.
Starting 11/28, Milk-Bone dog snacks will be on sale B1G1. They will cost around $2.49 each or $1.99 with this coupon.
Milk-Bone Coupon
-$1/2 Milk-Bone dog snacks printable
Target Deal
Buy:
(2) Milk-Bone oral care dog snacks, 7-14 ct., $4.99 ($2.49) (starts 11/28)
Use:
-$1/2 Milk-Bone dog snacks printable
Makes it $1.99
More Target deals to grab…
For those of you with a little one still in diapers, you don’t want to miss this Huggies Diapers deal! You can get a jumbo pack of Huggies diapers for as low as $3.97.
To get this price, you will need to use the Snap By Groupon mobile app. If you haven’t tried Snap By Groupon yet, it is an easy to use app, where you upload your purchases and receive rebates.
Note: The Huggies Snap By Groupon coupon has a limit of 1.
Huggies Coupons
-$2 off Huggies Diapers printable
-$3 Huggies diapers, Limit 1, excl Pull-Ups, Snap By Groupon mobile coupon
Deal Ideas
Harris Teeter
Buy:
Huggies Diapers, Jumbo Pack, $8.99
Use:
-$2 off Huggies Diapers printable
-$3 Huggies diapers, Limit 1, excl Pull-Ups, Snap By Groupon mobile coupon
Total Due: $3.99
Kroger
Buy:
Huggies Diapers, Jumbo Pack, $9.33
Use:
-$2 off Huggies Diapers printable
-$3 Huggies diapers, Limit 1, excl Pull-Ups, Snap By Groupon mobile coupon
Total Due: $4.33
Walmart
Buy:
Huggies Diapers, Jumbo Pack, $8.97
Use:
-$2 off Huggies Diapers printable
-$3 Huggies diapers, Limit 1, excl Pull-Ups, Snap By Groupon mobile coupon
Total Due: $3.97
Other Great Deals
Walmart has a great sale on Bear Naked energy bars and you can use this Bear Naked coupon to get them buy one get one FREE! You’ll get them for 49¢ a piece!
Bear Naked Coupon
-B1G1 Bear Naked real nut energy bar, up to 98¢ value printable
Walmart Deal Idea
Buy:
(2) Bear Naked real nut energy bar $1
Use:
-B1G1 Bear Naked real nut energy bar, up to 98¢ value printable
Makes it 98¢, like getting them for 49¢ each
More Grocery Deals
-.75/2 Nestle Toll House Morsels (zip 77477) printable
-.55/2 Nestle Carnation evaporated milk, 12 oz (zip 77477) printable
-$3 off Nature Made Vitamelts, excl 30 ct or less printable
Today only, Amazon has some great deals on the Lord of the Rings Blu-Ray extended edition and more in their Lord of the Rings Media Collections! The best deal by far is The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Editions on Blu Ray for $29.99. They are usually $119.98.
The Movie Trilogy has additional scenes and footage not seen in the theatrical version and includes 9 special features DVDs with 26 hours of behind-the-scenes material.
You can get FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders of $35 or more or FREE 2-day shipping with Amazon Prime.
Note: Prices on Amazon may change at any time.
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Are y’all ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Whatever you do, don’t forget to shop with cash back through companies like Ebates. I always love shopping and getting paid for things I was going to buy anyway. It’s a great way to stretch your Christmas budget!
If you’ve never heard of Ebates or cash back shopping, this is how it works:
2. Choose the store where you want to do your online shopping from the list of over 1,500 participating stores.
3. You’ll be sent to the site that you clicked on, but Ebates will track your purchases the whole way.
4. Use any discounts that you have just as you would with any other transaction.
5. When you’ve earned $5 or more in your Ebates account, they’ll send you a check!
Ebates has a couple of fun promotions you should check out before you do your online shopping.
A Wonderland of Savings
Shop A Wonderland of Savings now through 11/30.
American Eagle – was 2.0%, now get 4.0% Cash Back
ULTA – was 3.0%, now get 8.0% Cash Back
TOMS – was 5.0%, now get 10.0% Cash Back
Kohl’s – was 3.0%, now get 6.0% Cash Back
Walmart – was 1.0%, now get 2.0% Cash Back
Under Armour – was 4.0%, now get 8.0% Cash Back
See all of the stores participating in A Wonderland of Savings.
Black Friday:
For Black Friday only, over 500 merchants will be offering increased cash back. Some of the stores are:
Kohl’s – was 3.0%, now get 9.0% Cash Back
Orbitz – was up to 6.5%, now get 11.0% Cash Back
ULTA – was 3.0%, now get 6.0% Cash Back
Disney Store – was 3.0%, now get 6.0% Cash Back
Nike – was 6.0%, now get 12.0% Cash Back
Groupon – was 3.0%, now get 9.0% Cash Back
See all the participating Black Friday stores.
The Giveaway:
(5) Southern Savers readers will win $50 from Ebates. (Winners must be members of Ebates, so go ahead and sign up.)
To Enter:
Fill out the form below to be entered to win. If you don’t see the form, click here.
Looking to save on cheese? Two new cheese coupons just popped up to save 50¢ off Frigo cheese and Treasure Cave Cheese. Make sure to print these coupons while they last.
If you need cheese for the holidays, head to Publix where you can get both cheese for $1.99 if your store doubles or you can hang on to the coupon to use during a sale.
Cheese Coupons
.50/1 Frigo cheese, excl Cheese Heads cheese printable
.50/1 Treasure Cave cheese printable
Publix Deals:
Buy:
Frigo Romano Cheese, $2.99
Use:
.50/1 Frigo cheese, excl Cheese Heads cheese printable
As Low As $1.99 if store doubles
Buy:
Treasure Cave Cheese, 4 oz, $2.99
Use:
.50/1 Treasure Cave cheese printable
As Low As $1.99 if store doubles
Get these Publix Deals too:
$1 off Palermo’s flatbread, primo thin or pizzeria pizza (zip 27284) printable
$1 off 20 Mule Team borax printable
It’s hard to believe that we’ve been talking about freezer cooking for a month! Ready to hear the winner?? (Drum roll, please….)
The winner is:
lil_lady_dz@
I have one last tip for you: freezer breakfasts.
Our family is always rushing out the door and I love to have something on hand that I can thaw and have ready to go in the morning. Here are some quick breakfasts you can make, pop them in the freezer and be good to go. All of the recipes are very adaptable to what ingredients you like.
Egg Muffins:
Mix up all of the ingredients you want (like a breakfast casserole) in a big bowl, grease a muffin tin, bake them for about 30 minutes, let them cool and throw them in the freezer for next time you run out of breakfast.
I like to use:
Eggs
Hashbrowns
Cheddar Cheese
Bacon
Spinach
Breakfast Croissants:
Fry an egg white and cook either bacon or sausage. Cut the croissant in half and stack the egg, meat and cheese between the bread. Individually wrap the croissants in wax paper or plastic bags. I wrap mine in a paper towel to defrost, then wrap it in tin foil and bake for 20 minutes so it’s crispy.
I like to use:
Egg Whites
Bacon
American Cheese
Croissant
Breakfast Burritos:
Scramble eggs, brown the sausage, make the burrito like you normally would, roll them and individually wrap them in aluminum foil. Pull them out as you need them and cook them in the oven. Top them with whatever salsa you want.
I like to use:
Eggs
Ground Sausage
Onions
Bell Peppers
Spinach
Flour Tortilla
Cheddar Cheese
What are your freezer breakfast meal ideas?
