Hobby Farms Magazine Deal

This is a magazine hubby and I have picked up several times at Tractor Supply. It has lots of great tips and deals and recipes and other random helpful farm help. It is usually very expensive, so this is a great deal. I have already snatched it up.

Here is a unique deal that I have not seen before! Order a two-year subscription to Hobby Farms Magazine for only $6.99 when you use coupon code MONEYSAVING at checkout.

About Hobby Farms Magazine: A must-have magazine for rural enthusiasts. Hobby Farms embraces the growing segment of the population that is returning to farm life in search of a more meaningful existence. It is ideal for everyone from pocket farmers looking to make a profit from their part-time farming endeavors to hobby farmers who have a passion for farm life. Articles address the basic and core information these newcomers need to succeed, but also delve into advanced how-to information.

This offer expires Sunday 04/01/12 11:59 PM EST.

Are you looking for other magazine titles? You can use coupon code MONEYSAVING to save 20% off of most titles atDiscountMags!

This is an affiliate link to Money Saving Mom Thanks for sharing this deal.

{Freebie Friday}

The freebies are getting cooler. Now  you can make your own craft items too. And they make it easy for you!!
My Memories:By enclosing all of the papers and elements that went into making these printable Bookmarks, you are free to use them to create your own projects and show how you did it!! The printable creations that can be made from these pieces are limitless!! 

Please note that these papers and elements are usable in any graphics software !
STEPS:  Open MyMemories Suite software and choose your album size (I chose 8.5 x 11 for a printable project).  Add the papers and elements you wish to use to create your own printable project (I made these Bookmarks), and when you are finished, click: SHARE ALBUM ====> EXPORT PAGES and save as a .jpg!  The new .jpg papers you created are now usable as stand alone printable projects to use and reuse anytime!  The Freebies enclosed are just samples of the printable projects you can make!  Just print, cut and use!  I just added a little ribbon fringe, and voila!!  What better little "extra" goodie when giving a book?  What about making these for your child's class?  Sunday School?  So many great uses - so easy and fun!
How cool is that!

You will have one week to download this freebie.

You can download this weeks freebie by clicking here.

Remember, I will be sharing a new freebie every week.

If you have not purchased the software yet, you can do so here:

http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software

Use my code for a discount:

CODE: STMMMS72256
(I do get compensated if you use this)

They have a great social media presence and support group:

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Tutorials on how to use the software and tips can be found here.

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{Free Subscription to Better Homes and Gardens}

I don't know about you but being a crafty blogger I usually enjoy magazines. I am one to tear something out or now take a pic with my phone to reduce the clutter. Better Homes and Gardens is a great mag for this cause. They have lots of recipes, organization ideas, home decor and more.  Go now to get it free. You can also read this on your Kindle Fire.

FreeBizMag.com is offering a FREE subscription to Better Homes & Gardens Magazine. This magazine is designed for husbands and wives who have a focal interest in the home and family. Offer is  available to those who qualify, while supplies last.
Thanks to  the freebieblogger 

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{Recovering Cornices}

I like to remodel and recover things as well. I just don't do it very often. It really is simple. I am fortunate that before I decided I could do some building and woodworking projects on my own, my hubby and FIL would make it for me. It just usually wasn't on my schedule or as fast as I wanted it unless I had a deadline. 
My husband made these cornices for me to use in our first nursery. Obviously it is very girly. The prints we chose had to at least go along with our master bedroom decor as the room was right off the master. You literally walked through the nursery to get to the master bedroom. That was our plan when we built this house and we knew we wanted to have our nursery very close by as new parents. 
Well that only lasted the first child. So then we changed it to an office or mini man cave for my husband. It has a tv and recliner and his video game systems, book shelves, and holds our printer and some decor on the walls.Well our pink swirly cornices didn't match his manly room lol.
So here are photos of what I did.

Here is the before

And a close up of the design

1- used flat head screwdriver to pry staples off that held the fabric

 2- I left the batting on for some padding

So I had this fabric from my grandmother. It's a blue velvet fabric that worked out perfect for this project. And goes well with our barn brown walls. I just cut it in half to fit both cornices.

I laid it down under the cornice and folded it over to make sure it would cover everything.

Then you start folding it over, pulling it tight, and stapling it in place. And that's it.

So what do you think?

AFTER

AFTER

{Some Easter Basket Filler Coupons}

New Coupons from Coupons.com. Some of these will be great fillers for those Easter Baskets, and some for that baking. I will be grabbing the butter for fresh rolls, maybe even some mints.
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{Blade Buddy Review}

Blade Buddy

When I was contacted by the company to review this new product. I couldn't imagine how it could increase the life of a razor blade, but I was definitely interested since the blade refills are so darn expensive.Now let me be honest, I do not shave that often during the winter, I mean really, I am wearing long pants and shirts and I was pregnant when I got the product. My husband does shave a lot so between the two of us we should be able to do a pretty decent review.

Let me tell you one of my biggest issues is that when the blade goes dull, you end up cutting yourself more by having to put more pressure on the razor when shaving, and I am clumsy enough.

I received this product in Mid- December. I started seeing other bloggers post their reviews in Mid January and everyone was very happy, so in order to stand out I wanted to hold out until my blade buddy didn't seem to sharpen the blade anymore. Well we are mid March and I haven't seen that happen yet. I really seems to work amazingly well. My husband and I use the same one even.

So what is it? Check out this video:

And how do you use it? check out this video:

See all you have to do is add some shaving cream and take the razor and slide it from bottom of blade buddy to TOP, NOT from top to bottom, it will re-align the blades and restore the sharpness. See- its very simple and then you can use it. Repeat 15 to 20 times. We did this before each use since it only takes moments. Then rinse the blade after.

This product only costs 19.99 which really is just the cost of a refill pack of razors- so it is Totally worth it and recoups the cost for you immediately. Who else has had a razor last from December to March? and that is with 2 of us using it! 

This is an awesome product for a couple reasons:
- It reduces waste since you don't use razors as quickly
- It reduces costs since you won't have to purchase blades as often

It can not restore old razors so just start with a new razor for a true view of how this works.

I was not paid for this review but did receive 2 samples. We used one to review, and I will be giving away 1 of them.


To win a Blade Buddy:

- Like Blade Buddy on FB
- Like Begin to Craft on FB
- Comment below when you have done both

You have until next Friday- 30th to share with friends and comment to win your very own Blade Buddy. Make sure there is a way to contact you- so at least leave your email address. Good Luck and check out this product.

WINNER:

Our winner chosen via Random.org  is #6 Jereka Hunt.
Please check your email. Thanks for entering. More giveaways coming soon!

{Iced Coffee}

Love this new coffee from International Delight. I am a big coffee drinker. I have a Mr Coffee machine that takes k-cups and it is super easy to use and yummy but to make iced coffee means adding ice to cool it or wait or plan ahead. This is just a nice lazy treat. 

I like pouring it into my travel mug or insulated cup adding whipped cream and head out the door or relax after a night up feeding a newborn. I  like the original best since I can add my own Torani flavorings. I did try the vanilla which is yummy but am in love with the basic coffee flavor of the original. It gets 2 thumbs up from me.  

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{Homemade bread}

I have made this bread recipe from The simple Dollar website, and it is good, just time consuming. As you are doing the kneading and rising on your own and by hand and tracking the time for each step.
Then I saw this bread recipe that uses a bread machine. I had a bread machine once and donated it because though I like the idea of the ease of a bread machine but I hate losing half my loaf because of the mixing blade. 
So I then I found Crystal from Money Saving Mom's tip and recipe where she does the bead in a machine just using the dough cycle then moving it to loaf pan to rise and then bake. Also super easy. So here goes my bread machine recipe trial.

I had my recipe printed out and got all the ingredients out. You add all the ingredients in the specific order to the machine. 

Then I selected 9 for the dough cycle and hit start. And waited. It was about an hour 20 minutes that it did its work.

I then pulled the dough out and formed it into a loaf with a smooth top (not hard just hard to describe) and put it in the loaf pan that I had greased with shortening, and let it rise 20-40 mins. and it looked like this when I put it in my oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

And this is the beautiful, light and fluffy bread that I had available. It has been such a hit already that I have made it 2 more times and will make more tomorrow. 
I also tried the dinner roll recipe that works the same way with just as amazing results. Will share those pics next time I make it as they disappeared so quick ;-)

{Many Thanks}

I want to say a Huge Thank you to Anne of Green Eggs and Moms for her awesome guest post and replying to comments for my maternity leave. You have had an awesome post which is one of the most commented and viewed posts on my blog. You have driven more traffic and received some awesome feedback!! 
Thank you so much for being your super cool, awesome, sweet self!! I can not express how thankful I am!

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{Freebie Friday} just got cooler

The freebies are getting cooler. Now  you can make your own craft items too. And they make it easy for you!!
My Memories:By enclosing all of the papers and elements that went into making these printable candy wrappers, you are free to use them to create your own projects and show how you did it!! The printable creations that can be made from these pieces are limitless!!

Please note that these papers and elements are usable in any graphics software !
How cool is that!

You will have one week to download this freebie.

You can download this weeks freebie by clicking here.

Remember, I will be sharing a new freebie every week.

If you have not purchased the software yet, you can do so here:

http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software

Use my code for a discount:

CODE: STMMMS72256
(I do get compensated if you use this)

They have a great social media presence and support group:

Blog- http://blog.mymemories.com/

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/MyMemories/140359372717593

Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/mymemoriessuite

Tutorials on how to use the software and tips can be found here.

{Luck O' the Irish to ya}

Some of the coolest stuff I have found for St Patty's Day!
From How Does She Blog grab these awesome Free Printables- Also be sure to sign up for them, they have freebies all the time for holidays and birthdays- usually made by Chikabug- who has awesome party ideas!

image courtesy of How Does She blog
And I can't wait to share THIS awesome project and gift idea from Like a Pretty Petunia blog

photo courtesy of Like a pretty Petunia.
I am making this project- she has an awesome how-to. I have mine printed out and will be painting it today. I am being lazy- (I do have a 1 month old and 2 older kids to care for cough-cough) and buying St Patty's donuts from Dunkin today to be part of their prize and using the cupcake toppers from How Does She in them. Will post pics next week.

Check out Bobbi Jo's post at How Does She for an awesome round up of St Patty's Day Decor including these awesome printables:

from Sweet Rose Studios 

From Peonies and Poppyseeds

These are Free printables for your use as well!!! 
May Good Luck Find you!

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