Steals and Deals - November 12

Free Sample of Curamin (Dietary Supplement)

2 Free Personalized Luggage Tags

Free Nursery Guide Booklet

Free Song by a CMA Artist

Steals and Deals - November 11

First of all, thanks so much to everyone who commented on my Green Books Campaign post! If you haven't yet, could you please pop over there and leave me a comment? Thanks so much!!!

Now, back to the deals!

Free Sample of Kotex

Free Aveda Sample (Printable)

Cool Savings

Coupons.com

Green Books Campaign: I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas

This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take the environment into consideration when purchasing books. This campaign is organized by Eco-Libris, a a green company working to green up the book industry by promoting the adoption of green practices, balancing out books by planting trees, and supporting green books. A full list of participating blogs and links to their reviews is available on Eco-Libris website.

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Gifts, Decorations, and Recipes That Use Less and Mean More is printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper and features tons of great ways to make your Christmas celebrations more eco-friendly.

When I first received this book my mom and I immediately started pouring over it to see which ideas we wanted to use for our festivities this year. The book is broken up into five chapters, Nesting, Entertaining, Trimming, Giving, and Reflecting. Each section is full of great ideas with step-by-step instructions and beautiful photographs. Plus, all of the recipes give you suggestions to make your meals more "green". For example, on the Chai Hot Cocoa Recipe they recommend using Green & Black's organic fair-trade cocoa powder. I hadn't heard of that brand before, but I'm excited to try it in this delicious new recipe!

I really can't even begin to pick my favorite crafts from this amazing book, but I will most definitely be posting them here as I complete them, so keep checking back throughout the season!

***I really hate to ask for comments, and I've never done it before, but there is a contest linked to this special promotion! The blogs with the highest number of comments will receive prizes! So please, if you have an extra second, leave me a comment! Thanks so much!

****Green Books Campaign logo by Susan Newman

Steals and Deals - November 9

Free Sample of Breathe Right

Free Sample of Ensure

Free Home Made Simple Coupon Book

The Saddest Sock Monkey

So, I decided to make a sock monkey this weekend. Don't ask why. At any rate, the result was too comical not to share...

Can we take a moment to appreciate how lumpy he is? And ill-proportioned?


And you gotta love that lopsided mouth and uneven ears...


That's some beautiful seam-work right there... my grandmother would be so proud...


Yeah, parts of it are done in black thread. That's what was in my machine and I was too lazy to change it.


In hindsight, the seam on the tail probably should have been facing down...


That is some professional-grade work right there.


So, yeah, I guess I can cross "sock-monkey-maker" off my list of future professions...

Steals and Deals - November 8

Free Sample of Aveeno Hair Care (Thanks Dana!)

Free Sample of My Glow Perfume

Free First Aid Kit

Free Sample of Tea

Steals and Deals - November 7

Free Magazine Subscriptions!
Shape
Wine Spectator
Muscle and Fitness
Town and Country

Free $15 Gift Certificate to Kodak Gallery