FREE grilling e-cookbook

Go here to download a free e-cookbook “Let’s Get Grilling” from Mr. Food. 

“Grilled banana split?” 

(photo courtesy of Mr. Food)

Looks sooooo good!  :) 

Maybe I will feature it on a “What’s for dinner” post.

Restaurant coupons on coupons.com

Go here to print some new HIGH VALUE out-to-eat coupons from coupons.com:

• FREE Frutista Freeze drink when you purchase ANY product (use zip code 80002 if you don’t see it)        hint: look under “beverages”

• 2/$5.00 “Like it size” creations from Cold Stone Creamery – look under “foods”

New printable coupons

Here are some new printable coupons available

• $1.00 off any One Package of Kraft Deli Deluxe or Kraft Deli Fresh Sliced Cheese
• $1.00 off Scotch-Brite bathroom solutions product
• $1.00 off Coast body wash
• $1 off any American Greeting Three Card Purchase (excludes cards $.99 or less)

Arm & Hammer Clumping Cat litter - $10.50 in coupons!

Sign up for up to $10.50 in coupons from Arm & Hammer® Clumping Cat Litter here.

New printable coupons: Office Depot, Michaels, Yankee Candle and more!

Here are some great shopping coupons!

• $10 off a $50 purchase at Office Depot here
• $25 off $100 purchase at Sports Authority (exp. 1/29/11) here
• 40% off at Michaels (exp. 8/21/10) here
• $15 off $45 purchase at Yankee Candle (exp. 9/6) here
• 15% off at JcPenney (exp. 8/27/10) here

Join Right at Home for coupons for SC Johnson products

Become a member of Right@Home™ (sponsored by SC Johnson) and get great offers, time-saving tips and recipes.

You can often print coupons for Ziploc, Glade, and more!  And you will receive recipes and tips too.

Décor on a Dime: Picture ledges

When I first started browsing through “thrifty decor land” these picture ledges were everywhere.

The Lettered Cottage had some beautiful ledges that she installed over bead board.  (Stay tuned,  because I am working on a similar project and hope to share with you on next week!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah over at Thrifty Decor Chick had some beautiful picture ledges she used in her playroom/bonus room.

 

And my favorite inspiration catalog, Pottery Barn, had them too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You could buy these ledges online from Pottery Barn (ranging from $35 - $55 each!!)

Or you could have “Thrifty Décor” like me and get then from IKEA!   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ribba picture ledge from Ikea (ranging from $9.99-19.99 each)  Much more in my budget!

I had always wanted a way to display wedding pictures and family photos but never could create a “picture wall” that I liked.  But I loved the idea of these ledges!  You can change frames/pictures out easily, decorate them with seasonal decor if you wanted, and much more!

So here’s mine!  (Sorry for bad lighting, these are in my entryway hallway and the lighting is not that great.)   

This is “our” side…  (still need to trade out some of the wedding photos and add some of our most recent beach pictures in here)

This is our extended family side!

The little sculpture came from the Dollar Tree.

    

The frames are from a variety of places.  I got a couple from IKEA, some were on clearance at Kohl’s, some I already had, and some I got from Goodwill and painted or stained darker to match my color scheme.

I really do love my photos and frames in these ledges!

 

So, now I am just trying to decide if I should leave the bottom part of the wall like this?

 

Or if I should do some wainscoting (that will go right along with the molding I have in my dining room, more on that later!) 

Love this idea from Decor Chick!

What do you think? 

(I think I am doing it!  As soon as I finish the other 10 projects I have going right now!)

Décor on a Dime party coming on Sunday!

 

I hope you have been enjoying all the Décor on a Dime projects I have been working on and showing you.

I have exciting news to share – it is going to be your time to share now!  Centsible Savings will be hosting the FIRST EVER Décor on a Dime linkup party!  I will be sharing another project I have been working on and then will let YOU link up your projects! 

Here’s the guidelines for the party:

1.  Tell us about your décor that you have bought for a dime, or a project that you have done for a “dime!”  It can be any frugal find, as long as you got a great deal and did not PAY FULL PRICE!

2.  Tell us what you did with it – spray painted it, used it as is, revamped it, etc. and BE SURE to SHARE PICTURES!

3.  Then link back to me, Christina @ Centsible Savings by grabbing the Décor on a Dime party button below and posting it in your post with a link.

So get those projects ready and come back at 8:00 p.m. on the 15th (or anytime throughout the next week) to share your projects and pictures with me and the rest of my readers!  Then I will pick a few of my favorites and feature them on my blog the next week.

Can’t wait to see what you have been working on!

CVS deal on Applebee’s giftcards

Do you eat out at Applebee’s often?  Or maybe you want to get a head start on Christmas gifts?

CVS has a deal this week:

Buy $50 worth of Applebee’s (or Sunglass Hut) gift cards, get back $10 in ECB’s (Limit 2)

If you are going to buy gift cards for gifts or to use yourself, you might as well earn ECB’s to buy them! :)

What’s for dinner: Potatoes and chicken on the grill!

We just recently had our first Food Lion open in our area and they had some great Grand Opening specials!  

One was whole small fryer chickens for $0.39 a pound meaning I got whole chickens for $2.05 to $2.20 each! 

My favorite way to cook these chickens is on the grill.  (Sorry, I don’t have pictures of the whole process, but I will talk you through it.)  You need to clean the chicken (take the giblets, etc out of the inside).  I leave the skin on to provide a barrier on the grill.  Then I take a kitchen scissors and cut along the spine on both sides, removing it, to open the chicken up so it will lay flat.

(photo courtesy of Grilling Companion.com)

Then I use a dry marinade packet (that I got for FREE, of course!) and rub all over the chicken.  I grill the chicken rib/bone side down for a majority of the time.  Then flip and finish grilling until juices run clear.

Now we also had grilled red potatoes!  These are some of the best potatoes I have ever had – they literally melt in your mouth!  I got the recipe from my friend Christa’s blog – Grab Ur Fork.  You can read the full recipe here.  Basically you clean and cut red potatoes into thick slices and boil until they are almost done.  Then put them on the grill, brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with seasoning.  I like to use a ranch dressing mix package (that I get for Aldi for $0.69!) and salt and pepper.  Grill for a few minutes, then flip, brush with butter, sprinkle with seasoning and grill for a few more minutes.

So here is our dinner!  We had fresh mango, grilled chicken, grilled red potatoes, and macaroni and cheese (made with FREE pasta and super cheap cheese from the Kroger mega sale!)  Mmmmmm, good!

What are you having for dinner tonight?

$5.00 Publix gift card rebate

Publix has a new rebate available –

Buy 5 Kelloggs, Keebler, Sunshine, or Eggo products, get back $5.00 Publix gift card by mail.

Here are all the details:

Get a $5 Publix Gift Card when you buy any FIVE Kellogg's®, Keebler®, Sunshine® and/orEggo® brands and return the mail-in form with cash register receipt.

Five products must be purchased between 8/7/2010 - 8/27/2010 at Publix Stores. Products must be 4 oz. or larger, mix or match, any flavor.  Products must be purchased in a single transaction. Original cash register receipt required.

You can download the form and get more information here.

There are several of participating products on sale at Publix in the new yellow advantage buy flyer.

Kellogg’s Cinnabon, or Smorz Cereals, 8.9-10 oz., $1.99
$0.75/1 off Kellogg’s Cinnabon Cereal printable
-$0.75/1 Kellogg’s Cinnabon Cereal 8/08 RP or printable
-$1.50/3 Kellogg’s Cereals, 10 oz., printable

$1.24 after coupon

Kellogg’s Eggo Waffles, 10.75-12.3 oz., $2
-$1.00/2 Kellogg’s Eggo Frozen products, RP 6/20 (exp 8/15)
-$1.00/2 Kellogg’s Eggo and/or Cinnabon frozen products, 7/25 RP
$3.00/2 OR $1.50 each after coupon

Keebler Cracker Packs, 10.4-11 oz., $1.99
-$1.00/2 Keebler Sandwich Crackers 8/01 RP
$2.98/2 after coupon or $1.49 each after coupon

Kellogg’s Fruit Flavored Snacks, 9-10.8 oz., $1.99-$1 off Kellogg’s Fruit Snacks printable
$0.99 after coupon (would actually be FREE after rebate, buy 5 pay $4.96, get back $5.00)

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats, 6.2 oz., $1.99
-$2.00 off Bread wyb (2) Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats, 8 ct +, Fuel for School booklet

Kellogg’s Special K20 Protein Water Mix, 3.3, $3.50
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Protein products, 4 ct +, printable or printable
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Protein products 7/25 RP
-$2 off Bottled Water wyb (1) Special K Cereal 11.4 oz + AND Protein product 4 ct +, Fuel for School booklet

$5.00/2 or $2.50 each after coupon

2 /$5.00 Coldstone “Create your own” Ice Cream

(This is a facebook coupon, BUT, I did not have to click on the “like” button to print it.  Even if you don’t have facebook try printing this coupon)

Go here to print a coupon for TWO Like it size, Create-your-own icecream (icecream = 1 mixin)

I have a $10 Groupon gift certificate (that I paid $5.00 for)for Coldstone!  I wonder if they will let me use this coupon and pay with my Groupon?  Crossing my fingers!!!  That would mean 4 mixin’s (using 2 coupons at separate times) for me and I will only have paid the original $5.00 to Groupon!

FREE Post it Sticky Notes this week

Use this $1.00/1 printable coupon (PDF coupon meaning you can print multiple times!) to get FREE Sticky notes this week!

Post-It Sticky notes are reported to be on sale for $1.00 at Target, Kmart and Wal-mart this week.

(By the way, I use sticky notes to help organize my coupons.  I write the insert date (and paper the coupons came from, if applicable) on the bottom of the sticky note.  Then I put the sticky note on the bottom edge of the stack of coupon insert so it sticks out like a tab.  That way I can stack inserts but still can see exactly where a certain insert is in the stack.)

CVS deals: August 8-14

New to shopping at CVS? 

Check out my CVS tutorial here.

Don’t understand the coupon lingo? 

Check out my couponing glossary here.

This week is turning into a pretty good week at CVS!  There are lots of freebies to be had!

ECB deals:

Dulcolax Balance  - $9.99

Buy 1 get $9.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $4.00/1 coupon from 5/16 SS

or $3.00/1 coupon from 8/6 SS
FREE plus overage after coupon and ECB’s

Schick Hydro Razor - $8.97

Buy 1 get $4 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $5.00/1 coupon from 8/8 SS
FREE plus overage after coupon and ECBs

John Frieda or Biore Products

Spend $15 get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)

*Deal Idea*
Buy 3 John Frieda Root Awakening – $5 each = $15.00
Use (3) $3/1 coupon from 6/6 SS (-$9.00

Pay $6.00, get back $5.00 ECB’s
$0.33 each after coupons and ECBs

Lysol Healthy Touch No-Touch Hand System - $9.99

Buy 1 get $5.00 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $3.00/1 coupon from 7/11 SS
$1.99 after coupon

Coke 12pk, 12oz cans – 4/$13.00

Buy 4 packs, get back $3.00 ECB

4 for $10 or $2.25 each

Huggies, Pullups, Overnights, Goodnites

Buy $10 worth, get back $3.00 ECB’s (Limit 1)

Huggies jumbo pk. diapers, Pull-Ups, GoodNites or Overnites $9
Use $2.00 printable coupon for Huggies Pull-ups
Use $3.00 printable coupon for Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers, 60 ct
Use $3.50 printable coupon for Huggies Diapers and 184ct+ Wipes

Huggies Wipes Mega pk. 184-216ct. $6

*Deal idea*

Buy 1 pack diapers - 1 pack wipes (= $15.00)
Use $3.50 off wipes/diapers (- $3.50)
Pay $11.50, get back $3.00 ECB
$8.50 or $4.25 each after coupon and ECB!

 

Softsoap hand soap -  99¢

Use $0.70/1 coupon from 7/25 SS

$0.29 after coupon

Sunday coupon preview - 3 inserts this weekend!

There should be 2 SmartSource (SS) inserts and 1 Redplum (RP) insert in the paper this Sunday.  You can preview the coupons from those inserts here.

4 readers win (4) $2.00/1 Pullups coupons

Did you get the $2.00/1 Huggies Pullups coupons in the Parade or American Profile magazine this past Sunday? If not, you are in luck!

4 of my lucky readers will win (4) coupons each!

The coupons read - Save $2.00 on any 1 package of Pullups Training pants with Cool Alert, mega pack.

Giveaway will end Sunday, August 7th at 9:00 p.m.

I am trying out a new way that you can enter to win giveaways on Centsible Savings.   To enter the giveaway, fill in your name and email address for one entry.  You will get an additional entry for each box you select about how you subscribe to Centsible Savings.  (If you are reading this in an email or in a reader, you will need to click through to www.centsiblesavings.com to enter the contest.)

Hot deal on shoes at JCPenney.com!!

I came across this deal late last night, but thought that it was only good yesterday and it was too late to share with you.  But it appears that the FREE shipping on shoes is still going on through September!

Here’s the deal:

JCPenney is currently offering FREE shipping on shoes!  You can also use code TEN2YOU to get $10 off a $10 order!  (not sure how long the $10 promo code will last)

These cute toddler shoes were $10.99 so I got them for $1.06 shipped with tax and everything!  Too cute! :)

You do have to order a minimum of $10 for the code to work.  But there are lots of clearance shoes in mens, womens, and kids!

Have fun shopping!

What I found at IKEA

 

From left to right:

real potted plant - $2.79

silver plant pot - $0.99!  (thinking of spray painting it - white or black?)

shadow box frames - $4.99 each (got these for a project I am working on for a redo on my guest bath – project and bathroom redo coming up soon!)

plastic bag dispenser - $1.99

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Once again, inspiration from the Pottery Barn catalog! 

I love these lanterns!  The left one costs $34.99 + tax + shipping from Pottery Barn.

I got this one for $7.99 from IKEA! 

 

(Yes, I love IKEA, and am already trying to think of a reason to make another trip!)

Hidden deals at CVS this week

Watch for these coupons from the coupon printer (or on the bottom of your receipt) -

$2.00/1 Excedrin

and

$1.00/2 Caliber Stationary Product.

If you get them you can score some FREE stuff at CVS this week!

Excedrin Tablets (24 ct.) on sale for  $1.99
Use $2.00/1 Excedrin CVS coupon
FREE after coupon!

Caliber Notebooks on sale for 3/$1.00
Use $1.00/2 Caliber Stationary Product CVS coupon
FREE after coupon!

Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom!

Coupons available on coupons.com

Do you want a list of all the coupons currently available on coupons.com?  Well, here it is!

Go here to print any or all of these coupons.

Here are some of the high value or valuable coupons:

• Save $3.00 on 2 TGIFridays Skillet Meals
• Save $1.00 on any 2 Libby's Fruit Products
• Save $1.00 on any one Wisk Detergent
• Save $3.00 off any 2 Right Guard Total Defense 5
• Save $1.50 on Wanchai Ferry Frozen Entree
• Save $3.00 any one Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers (60 count or larger)
• Save $1.00 off 1 Half Gallon of 8th Continent Soymilk

And here are all the rest of the coupons currently available:

• $1.00 off General Mills cereals
• $0.40 off Yoplait Yogurt
• $0.75 off MultiGrain Cheerios
• $1.00 off Totino’s Crisp Crust Party Pizza
• $0.55 off Trix
• $1.00 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
• $0.50 off Progresso
• $0.40 off Totino’s Rolls Snacks
• $0.75 off Muir Glen
• $0.50 off Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
• $0.75 off Restaurant Favorites Dinner Kit
• $1.00 off ONE Cat’s Pride Cat Litter
• $0.50 off Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls
• $0.50 off Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Pastries
• $0.30 off Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits
• $1.00 off Green Giant Create a Meal!
• $0.50 off Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut Granola
• $0.40 off Pillsbury Sweet Rolls OR Grands!
• $0.55 off Cocoa Puffs
• $0.50 off YoPlus Yogurt
• $0.50 off Gardetto’s Snack Mix
• $1.00 off Yoplait Frozen Smoothie
• $0.50 off Nature Valley Granola Thins
• $0.50 off Fiber One Chewy Bars
• $0.75 off Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie
• $0.50 off Chex Mix OR Golden Grahams Treats
• $1.00 off Pillsbury Sweet Moments™
• $0.75 off Cascadian Farm
• $0.75 off Hamburger Helper
• $0.75 off Yoplait Go-GURT Yogurt
• $0.30 off Yoplait Greek Yogurt
• $1.00 off Good Earth™ Restaurant Favorites
• $0.40 off Pillsbury Italian Meal Breads
• $1.00 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Holiday Cookies
• $1.00 off AVEENO NOURISH+ Shampoo and Conditioner
• $0.50 off Yoplait Kids Yogurt
• $1.50 off AVEENO NOURISH+ STYLE Styling Product
• $0.50 off Bisquick Baking Mix
• $1.50 off Wanchai Ferry Frozen Entrée
• $0.75 off Wheaties or Wheaties Fuel
• $0.50 off Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt Multipacks
• $0.75 off LÄRABAR, JOCALAT or JamFrakas™ bars
• $1.00 off any CORTAID Product
• $0.75 off Wanchai Ferry Dinner Kit

Print any of these coupons here.

$3.00 off Dora Explorer Target coupon

Go here to print a $3.00 Target coupon for Dora Explorer DVD’s.  These have been reported to be on sale for $5.00 so could make for some cheap DVD’s! 

There are also lots of new Target coupons available too!

Never too early for Christmas shopping! :)

My secondhand deals of the week!

I actually was out early on Saturday morning and decided I would stop some yard sales on my way to my destination.  I got some great home decor items! 

Here is what I found:

 A very large beveled mirror! 

The picture does not do it justice – I love the detail on the frame and the bevel in the mirror.  I just don’t love the color but nothing that a little spray paint can’t change! 

Paid $10  (I walked through a local antique store after buying this and saw many mirrors in there like this one for $50 and up!)

A square decorative wall hanging.

This goes perfect in my bedroom (which is currently getting a mini-makeover, more on that later :) 

Paid $3.00

2 tall candlesticks

I had been looking for tall candlesticks to go on the floor by my fireplace.  I saw some at Kohl’s that were $49.99 EACH!  Whew – too much for me!

These still have tags on the bottom from PartyLite!  (Partylite is a home decor party line like Home Interiors focusing on candles.)  In other words, they were not cheap!

She was asking $10.00 for one but said she had another one that had gotten broken.  I looked at the broken one and realized I could glue it and no one would ever know.  So, she let me have both of them for $10! 

Paid $10.00

 Large metal urn

Don’t worry, this has already been transformed with my friend, Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint!  (And I am trying some antique gold Rub n Buff to bring out the design – more on that later.)

Paid $0.50!  (Plan to use this as the base for my 2 or 3 ball Ballard topiary knockoff!)

How about you?  Found any good yardsale or thrift store finds lately?

Décor on a Dime: Ballard Design DIY topiary dome

Ever come across pictures like this in the Ballard Design or Pottery Barn catalog?

 

I love topiaries!  But I don’t love the price Pottery Barn or Ballard Designs wants to charge for one. Like the dome topiary on the far left.

 

Ballard Design cost - $49.00!!!!

How about my DIY version?  :)

   You will need:

• some sort of container (I got mine on clearance at Michaels for $1.99)
• a foam ball (if you have coupon this would be cheaper) but mine cost $3.00)
• Boxwood faux bush from Hobby Lobby ($7.99 reg. price but I got it on sale 50% off for $4.00)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start by taking the small bits of boxwood plant off the bush – you can just pull them off. 

Then push the small stem into the foam ball fairly close together.  (Some of mine wanted to fall out so you could secure with a glue gun if you wanted.  But if this is going to just sit on display somewhere, there is probably no need for the glue.)

Make sure all the gaps are filled in and you have your own DIY version of a Ballard dome topiary !

Here is the breakdown of cost:

$3.00 for the foam ball - I didn’t have a coupon :(

$4.00 for the boxwood plant from Hobby Lobby -50% off.  (And I have more of it left to do a smaller ball.)

and $1.99 for the white pot (clearance from Michael’s)

Total cost: $8.99! :)  I like that price much better than $49.00!  How about you?

Next up – I want to make a double ball (or maybe even triple ball) topiary like Ballard’s! :)

But for now, I am loving my Ballard inspired dome topiary!

I am linking this up to the Ballard Designs Inspired party at the CSI project!

New and reset printable coupons

It is the first of the month which means there are lots of new printable coupons available and some of the coupon limits have been reset on other coupons.

Here is some of the new coupons:

on Coupons.com

$1.00/1 ANY Purell Product (excluding trial size) –this is a VERY high value Purell coupon!

$0.75/1 any flavor/variety Muir Glen product

$0.75/1 any flavor/variety Cascadian Farm product

$1.00/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Holiday Cookies

$1.00/1 Aveeno Nourish+ Shampoo or Conditioner

$1.50/1 any Aveeno Nourish+ Style Styling Product

$0.50/2 Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Roll

Walgreens deals: August 1-7

New to shopping at Walgreens? 

Check out my tutorial here.

Don’t know what SS, RP mean?

Check out my couponing glossary here.

Register reward deals

Complete Multipurpose Solution (12oz) - $7.99

Get back $8.00 RR
Free after Register Rewards

Alive Energy Multivitamins (50-count – men’s or women’s)  - $5.00

Get back $5 Register Rewards
Free after Register Rewards

Other deals

Crayola Washable Markers 8ct Classics or 20ct Super Tips – $3
Use $3 Mail-in-Rebate (prints at the register)
Free after rebate

Crayola Crayons (24-count) - $1.00

Get $1 Register Rewards
Free after Register Rewards

10 pack Penway #2 Pencils – $0.09

Sharpie Markers - $0.50 after in-ad coupon

CVS deals: August 1-7

New to shopping at CVS? 

Check out my CVS tutorial here.

Don’t understand the coupon lingo? 

Check out my couponing glossary here.

Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength Toothpaste at  - $2.99

Get $2.00 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use $0.75/1 printable coupon
Or use $1.00/1 coupon from 7/11 SS
$0.25 each after coupon and ECBs

Altoids - $1.49

Get $1.00 ECB (Limit 1)
$0.49 after ECBs

Spend $10 on participating products, get back $3.00 ECB

Hellmann’s 2/$6.00

Lipton 2/$6.00

Skippy 3/$5.00

Ragu 3/$5.00

*Deal Idea*
Buy 6 Ragu Pasta Sauce – $1.67 each
Use (3) $1.00/2 coupons from 8/1 RP
Earn $3 ECBs
$0.66 each after coupons and ECBs

(I got $0.60/2 coupons in my RP?  but some of you might have gotten the $1.00/2 coupons)

Spend $10 in Crest, Scope, or Oral-B Products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 2)

*Deal Idea*
Buy 4 Oral-B Toothbrushes – $2.99 each = $11.96
Use (4) $1.00/1 coupon from 8/1 PG
$7.96, get back $5.00 ECBs
$1.96/3 or $0.74 each after coupons and ECBs

or

Buy 3 Crest pro Health mouthwash - $3.99 each = $11.97

Use (3) $2.00/1 coupons from 8/1 PG

$5.97, get back $5.00 ECB’s

$0.97/3 after coupons and ECB’s

Gillette Fusion Proglide or Venus Embrace  - $9.79

Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $4.00/1 coupon from 8/1 PG
$0.79 after coupon and ECBs

Head and Shoulders or Pantene - $4.99

Get $1 ECB (Limit 3)
Buy 2 and use BOGO free coupon from 7/11 SS
$1.50 each after coupon and ECBs

Other Deals

Sobe Lifewater – On Sale BOGO free
Buy 2 and use Buy One Get One Free printable
Free after coupon