Fall Project Ideas

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If you love to get ready for the Fall like I do, you definitely need to check this out! You will get tons of new ideas to help you figure out the projects you want to start out for my favorite time of year! :) In Louisiana it doesn't remain cool for very long, so we take full advantage of it! 

 

My favorite project from the Gardenieres site was Teena's Backyard Orchard! I have always wanted fruit bearing trees in my backyard! I definitely want a lemon tree because Teena said they actually bear fruit year-round!She was also able to teach you when they are just ripe enough to pick! Not to mention I absolutely LOVE fresh squeezed lemonade! I would definitely use the MG_Garden_Soil_Tree_Shrub.jpg It is ideal for trees, evergreens, and flowering shrubs. It also feeds for up to three months!  Make sure visit the Miracle-Gro Facebook page to exchange tons of ideas with other fellow gardeners like yourself.  

Fall is the BEST time of year to plant trees and shrubs!!! You can learn more about that by clicking here —->Find beauty in the Fall! There are tons of different projects you can learn about creating for the Fall and how there is a different type of Miracle Grow for each of your products that will make it so much easier, whether it be potting projects, tree and shrubs, or in ground projects! 

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-Lacey

Head to your local Michael’s TODAY and Tomorrow!

There is a HOT coupon out right now for Michael’s!! Spend $5 or more pre-tax and receive $5 off your purchase!!!! Doesn’t get much better than that! This does exclude clearance items though! Perfect for scrapbook items! :) Enjoy! Click here to print your coupon!

-Lacey

Free Quilting Online Courses by Amy Gibson!

WOO HOO!!! Craftsy’s Block of the month is QUILTING!!! Free Online Quilting classes all month long! Similar classes cost around $59.00! Click here and get your class free!

Craftsy is the fastest growing online community for Crafters – with over 500,000 monthly unique visitors, having just launched in May 2011. This rapid growth results from two primary offerings which Craftsy users love:
1) Terrific online classes from amazing instructors for beginning, intermediate and advanced quilters, knitters, crocheters, sewists, jewelry makers, and other crafters.
2) Astonishingly good deals on crafting supplies: organic yarn, lovely fabrics and fat quarters from top designers, high quality needles, etc…

To Signup for Craftsy Crafting Daily Deals click on one of the deals, after signing up you get the full information about the deals offered.

-Lacey

Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic

Click here to find out more information about the Lowe’s Build and Grow clinic in your area! The clinics are held on Saturdays at 10am!

10/8 – your child will be able to make a Monster Machine or Monster truck!!

These are always fun if you are looking for something to do with your kids!!

-Lacey

Tons of FREE Halloween Craft Ideas

I have been addicted to crafts lately and just found a ton of neat ideas to put together for Halloween! Love the coffee can Pumpkin faces!!! Too bad I always get community coffee that comes in a bag! :( Lol Click the image to check more decorations out!

 

-Lacey

WINNER IS ANNOUNCED

 

Contest is OVER – The winner is listed below

Are you ready for another giveaway? I AM!

I recently had the pleasure of trying out a candle from Bear Essence Candle Co. When asked to choose from there many scents, I was finding it hard to make a decision! The one that finally stuck out at me was Grandma’s kitchen! My maw-maw passed almost 2 years ago, so I was in hopes that this would bring back that smell she had in her house everytime I came to the front porch!  I got the candle in and lit it right away! To my surprise, it smelled pretty close to her kitchen! I have been burning it for 3 days now and LOVE the scent! My daughter always thinks I am baking something when she comes out of her room!!

This week’s giveaway is sponsored by Bear Essence Candle Co.

The giveaway will start at 12:01 AM  EST August 5, 2011 and end at 12:01 AM EST August 12th

Winner will be announced within 36 hours after the giveaway ends!

The winner will receive a 6in lil scraggles (that is a scented wax dipped bear that acts like an air freshener) and lasts for months. Winner will also receive a hex size candle. This is a $21.00 value. The scents will be a peach bear and vanilla candle.

If you would like to sponsor a prize for a giveaway, contact me at couponinoncoffee@gmail.com! If you have a small facebook page that you are trying to sell your homemade items, shoot me an email! I love to help businesses get the word out and really enjoy working together to get your goals met!


 



-Lacey

Kids can be SO creative

I just wanted to share with you all how creative my daughter was the other day. She always does things that make me wonder how a 4 yr old can figure that out and here was one of them! I walked in her room to put some clothes up and this is what I found! I am surprised her brother did not knock it down to be mean. LOL Anyways, just thought I would share! My favorite time to watch my kids is when they know that I am not looking :) If they know I am watching them they will just be silly! It is when I really see what they are capable of, when they don’t know I am glaring up at them out of the corner of my eyes! Don’t let these little things go unnoticed! I often do and realize it later on :( If you have pictures of things your kids have been creative about, PLEASE share them! I would love to post things like this! Email me at couponinoncoffee@gmail.com

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-Lacey

Mixbook Deal is BACK for ONE day~ Pay $15.00 for $50.00 worth at Mixbook!

Update: The deal is BACK for ONE day!

I told ya’ll that I would share with you what I got my husband for our anniversary other than the pair of shoes~ Well, I finally was able to give it to him and he LOVED it! ok, It was crazy though, because I figured he was going to see pictures he hasn’t seen in a very long time when I got this… OF COURSE he would have to have the same idea as me! LOL… Moments before I gave him this photobook, he gave me the photobook HE MADE for me! The funny part is, we included most of the SAME pics for our books! LOL

I got the book from Groupon a while back and the same deal is going on RIGHT NOW! So if you like my book, check out the deal! There is ONLY ONE DAY LEFT!

The deal is $15 for $50 worth of photobooks from Mixbook!  Their cheapest ones are only 6.99…  You  can customize these any way you want! Trust me, I played with mine for 5-6 hours trying to get it exactly where I wanted it!

This was the very first pic we took together, and the very last pic we have taken together!!

Click here to view the deal and get one for yourself!

-Lacey

AWESOME FREE Pre-k/Kindergarten Resources

When I found out I would be on vacation, I asked a friend of mine if she could come up with a cool post for you guys!  She homeschools her 5 year old and has TONS of free resources for the pre-k/Kindergarten curriculum! When I had decided to homeschool my kids a while back I had found a few of these and LOVED them. I decided not to buy a curriculum for that age, because there was just entirely too many free resources out there! I was able to print a whole binder FULL of worksheets and projects!  I have recently started having second thoughts about homeschooling, but every time I meet people like Michelle, it really inspires me to get back on the bandwagon! The main thing I think I would struggle with is PATIENCE! lol. I am not going to pretend that I am the Duggar mom, and have all the patience in the world! She is my ROLE model though! … NO, I will never have 19 kids, but the organization skills of this woman is amazing! I told my husband if I could have ONE day to spend with anyone in the world, it would be her! Call me crazy, but I would love to see what it would be like to be in her shoes just for a day! I feel like I am going crazy sometimes with just the three that I have! LOL

Anyways, here are some excellent resources that Michelle has put together for ya’ll!

Free Curriculum
Lesson Pathways - all subjects K-5
Head of the Class – Pre-K through 5th Grade
Preschool Palace

Alphabet Activities
Preschool Express

Language Arts
SRA Imagine it!
McGraw Hill Language Arts Workbook
Agenda Web

Reading
Starfall
Agenda Web
Speakaboos (listen to or record your own stories!)

Science
National Geographic
National Geographic for Kids
National Science Foundation
Mr. Q’s Lab Notes (fun little experiments)

Health
McGraw Hill Online Health Resouces
Kids Health

Math
Math Connects
Free Math Worksheets
Cool Math 4 Kids
Create Your Own Math Worksheets

Arts/Crafts/Activities
Preschool Express
Incredible Art Department
Virtual Art Museum
Art Projects for Small Children

Handwriting/Tracing  
A-Z Handwriting Sheets
1-20 Handwriting Sheets
Make your own Tracing Pages at KidZone
The Amazing Handwriting Worksheet Maker

Social Studies
HHM Biographies

Geography
The World in Panoramic Views (360 degree virtual tours)
Deserts of the World (great for lapbooks)

Misc./ Extra Support
TLS Books
HSLDA – The early years
Learning Games for Kids
Preschool Palace (free monthly curriculum and additional worksheets)

 

 

Thank you SO much Michelle! Make sure you check out her blog at Crawfish Pie!

-Lacey

100% Free Summer Crafts and Recipes

Are you looking for summer crafts for your kids while they are out of schoo? Or Really neat recipes for 4th of July! All of these options are 100%free! They even have  a FREE ebook full of crafts and recipes! I LOVE crafts, I just wish I had the time to do them!

Make sure you sign up for their newsletter to get all the latest projects that are added!

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-Lacey

Share YOUR Story!

Do you have pictures of your deals, clearance finds, and shopping trips that you would LOVE to share! Do you just want to share a story about a long day you had or a nice craft you made?  Send your stories and pictures to couponinoncoffee@gmail.com and I would love to feature them on my page! Even if you want to share a recipe or a picture of your supper that your worked really hard on and want to share with us, let us know!! Can’t promise I won’t steal your recipe though ;)

-Lacey

Kidspired Creations

Click here to view Kidspired Creations!

This is one my friends’ websites! I absolutely adore her designs. She actually recently created something for my daughters’ room for her birthday a couple weeks ago! Check it out!

My daughter is in love with Wizard of Oz so that was her theme for her birthday party!!

Soda Pop Ring

While Browsing through some craft ideas, I ran across this picture! I think it looks pretty self explanatory on how to make it! If you have teenage girls, I’m sure they would LOVE to show this off at school! Thank goodness I have a few more years before I have to worry about that :)