Arts Cow

Alright, first off, I know I said that I was going to take a break for awhile and reconfigure this blog, but I just couldn't stay away.

There is this great site called ArtsCow.com. They are a digital photo print site and they have some fantastic deals on gifts. If you sign up for the newsletter, you will be notified of all these great deals. They usually run a few a month.

The items are made in Hong Kong, so it takes awhile to receive them (about a week or two) but the prices are great.

The promotion that is going right now are custom recycle shopping bags. I think that I am going to get a few of these. This promotion is for a limited time and only 300 will be available per day. Please place your order now to avoid disappointment. Custom photo recycle bag $4.99/each with free shipping. Order now!

Coupon code: RECYCLEBAG499
Expires on: 07/20/2009
http://www.artscow.com/diy/recycle

P.S: Checkout codes are also applicable to Custom Recycle Bag (Two Sides) at only $6.99/each and free shipping.

They also have a Customized Leather Coin Purse with a limit of 100 per day. They are $7.99 each with free shipping.

Coupon code: COINPURSE799
Expires on: 7/15/2009

http://www.artscow.com/Create/ShowProduct.aspx?ProductId=437


And lastly, another promotion is a Custom Photo Bucket Handbag. It is $17.99, with free shipping and each addition bag is $22.99.

Checkout Code: BBAG1799
Expires on: July 14, 2009
http://www.artscow.com/diy/Bucket


This is a great site and the items are really nice. I ordered a glass cloth and a photo book from them a few months ago.

Update!

Hello, all my faithful readers. I am sorry that I haven't written all week. This has been a bad week for me, and I haven't had a chance to bring you any special deals or reviews, or even any of my crazy ramblings.

I am going to take some time off from the blog. I have family and friends visiting and I want to devote some time to them. I am also going to restructure this blog, so that I can make it a little more organized. I want to set up some regular blog days and have specific topics I write about on those days. I hope this works for you. If you have any suggestions on what you would like me to write about, let me know.

Change

Today, my son asked me why I had so many different colors of nail polish. I told him it was because I get bored very easily. It is the same reason why I have so many purses among other things. I love change. I crave it. I need to it.

As long as I can remember, I have always needed to change things. When I was younger, I use to change my hair color, all the time. I had tons of shoes, and I would paint my room and redecorate on a regular basis.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy certain things to stay the same. I love routine. You need a routine to keep things in order, but change keeps things exciting. Now that I am older, my changes are a little more subtle, nail polish, new recipes, favorite movies and music, and various other things. That is why the "things I'm into" changes.

Change is a good thing. I think that it keeps us on out toes and makes our lives a little less mundane. It also keeps things more interesting and reminds us that it is fun to be different and daring every once in awhile.

So, try it this week. Shake things up and do something different, something daring, something that is going to make your family say "Wow, that was fun!"

Free Recycling Crafts Ebook

I am going to make this a short and sweet blog. Thanks to Common Sense With Money for passing this along, there is a free ebook available to download. Fave Crafts has put together this ebook that has a collection of 42 garden crafts. There are 4 Sections.

Section 1: Flower Pots

Learn how to decorate your very own clay flower pots for spring!

Section 2: Plant Stakes

These decorative plant stakes will brin your garden to life.

Section 3: Watering Cans

Turn an ordinary watering can into a sentimental keepsake you will want to save forever.

Section 4: Garden Decorations

Decorate your garden with everything from some cute clay turtles to floral vegetable storage crates.

Enjoy!

Homemade Father's Day Gifts

In my email today I received three great Father's Day gift ideas from Michael's The Knack newsletter, that your children can make for dad. They are all very cute and each is for a certain age range. Each has step by step directions, an approximate craft time and materials list.

Daddy's Toolbox Helper - Age 3-5 - Show dad what a good helper you can be by giving this toolbox full of chores you can do!

Father's Day Tie Card - Age 3-5 - Does your dad wear a tie? Make him a special Father's Day tie card to let him know which kind of tie you like!

Dad's Apron - Age 6-8 - Show dad he's king not just for the day, but always with this special King of the Grill apron.

Have fun and send me pictures of any completed projects.

Redbox Codes

Thanks to Nicole's Nickels, I have a list of Redbox codes that I am passing on to you. Make sure you write these down and keep in your wallet or phone. I am not sure when they expire.

DEVRY6268
DVDATWAG (Walgreens only)
DVDONME
BREAKROOM
SPSTA61
M3ZZHQG
4CJQR2T
MDRMTHG
CONTROL
2FR2RKL
M3R5GWQ
WALGREENS (Walgreens only)
REDBOX (New customers)
THANK-YOU
GETRDONE
YESPLEASE
BRINGITON
RABBIT

If you don't know what Redbox is, it is a kiosk where you can rent movies for $1.00, per night. They are outside or inside some stores and restaurants like Walgreens, Albertsons and McDonald's. You can choose a movie online or right at the kiosk. Pick up your movie and then return it when done.

What I'm "Into" Right Now

I have been trying to write some reviews, at least one a week, but that is not really working they way I wanted, so I decided to write about things that I am "into" right now.

This list changes all the time, so I may make this a regular thing. Maybe every month or so. We'll see. Here is the list:

Twitter - I am totally into Twitter right now. I know it is crazy, but it is so much fun. I love reading the updates on my friends, and I will admit, some celebrities.

The Impulsive Buy - This is a review blog. They mainly review new foods, but it varies from day to day. I read it everyday. I enjoy finding out about new products and the writers are extremely witty and sometimes it is just a riot to read.

Sweepstakes - I have been an avid sweepstaker for about ten years. I have won trips, TV's, movies, music, books, lots of things. My involvement in sweeps, vary. It usually depends on what is going on in my life and if I have the time. Here are three daily sweeps that I enter.
Bar S, Country Crock and Honey Nut Cheerios. You can click on each to enter. Make sure you read the rules before entering and good luck. If you win anything, let me know.

BeautyTicket.com - I have blogged about e.l.f. cosmetics and you know how much I love them, but Beauty Ticket is a great site to buy cosmetics also. They sell high end brands like Lola, Pixie, Pout and Smashbox for as much as 85% off the retail price. Their prices are amazing.

Taco Tuesday - Every Tuesday, my family goes to Del Taco for Taco Tuesday. The Del Taco near my house has tacos, 3 for $1.19. This is our "eat out night" and it is an extremely inexpensive meal out also. We even treat ourselves to "Happy Hour" at Sonic before, where we get 1/2 price drinks.

Books on tape - I guess it would be considered ebooks, since technically, I listen to them on my computer. I have a hard time finding the time to sit down and read a book. So, I started listening to books while I am working on the computer, which is all the time. This has given me back an appreciation for books.

Reading with my son - I have found time to read with my son. He is 8 years old and an excellent reader. We go back and forth with me reading one chapter and he reading the other. We are currently reading the "Schooling Around" series by Australian author Andy Griffiths. These are such fun books. I have really enjoyed spending time with my son and the books are great too. I find myself not wanting to put the books down and can't wait for the next evening so we can continue.

The Sun - I am so excited to see the sun. There are a lot of reasons for this. Summer is coming. My son is in his last week of school. We have family and friends visiting this summer. I get to swim. We live in an HOA and have a community pool. It is really nice to be able to go swimming and spend some time with the neighbors.

That is it for now. I am quite sure I will doing this again. What are you "into"? Let me know.