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Cyber Monday Silhouette Portrait $99 Shipped

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November 29, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Black Friday & Cyber Monday, Christmas, Crafts, Hot Deals, Online Shopping

Silhouette Portrait now on sale!

Buy the Silhouette Portrait now for 40% off retail for just $99.99 shipped! This is 50% off the retail price of $199.99. That is a nice discount for such a little powerful crafty machine and it is the LOWEST we have ever seen it! Highly rated, this crafty cutter will take your crafts to the next level!

Silhouette Portrait:

Cuts a variety of materials including: cardstock, fabric, heat transfer material, transparencies, paper, vellum, adhesive vinyland magnet paper
Free Mac and PC compatible software included
10 dollars download card included
50 exclusive digital designs

What’s included?

Silhouette Electronic Cutting Tool with Adjustable Blade: Blade with ratchet cap
Power Cable: 100-240 volts AC adapter (Power cables are available for US/Canada,Europe, South Africa, Australia, and other regions)
USB Cable: High-speed 2.0
8-Inch Cutting Mat: 8.9″ x 13.5″ (22.6 x 34.3 cm)
Digital Cutting Files: 50 exclusive cutting designs
Download Card: $10 gift card for more digital designs from the Silhouette Online Store
Software CD: Silhouette Studio design software for Windows XP and newer and Mac
Basic Instruction Guide

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Lowe’s Black Friday Poinsettia Deal for $0.99 with FREE Pick-Up

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November 25, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Black Friday & Cyber Monday, Christmas, Cyber Monday, Home Improvement, Online Shopping

Remember the Lowe’s Black Friday Poinsettia Deal? Well ALL Lowe’s Black Friday deals have begun and this one is back!

Head over to Lowe’s grab some 1 qt. Poinsettia’s for just $.99 each (from $2.98)! Get them shipped free when you choose in-store pick-up! You will need to pay tax (mine were $1.08 after tax each). This price is good through 12/02/15.

I grabbed like 10 of these last year and they were great! Lasted the whole season and there were tons available!

See the ENTIRE Lowe’s Black Friday List of Deals.

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Valentine’s Day Heart Pound Cake Recipe

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November 17, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Heart Pound Cake Recipe

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Looking at this photo overwhelms you, huh? I bet you are thinking that this is going to be one of those Pinterest “fails.” Follow these sure no fail directions to create the ultimate surprise for your Valentines – I bet your family will be surprised when they cut into this Hidden Hearts Pound Cake.

Cake Ingredients:

2 boxes Pound Cake mix
1/2 cup Butter softened
4 Eggs
1 1/3 cup Milk
red food coloring

Glaze Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
2 tbsp Milk

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
Prepare your first pound cake following box directions. Add food coloring to get good pink color in batter.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes (about 10 less than box directions.)
Let cool on rack for an hour.
Remove cake from pan and refrigerate for several hours.
Slice cold cake into slices no thicker than your cookie cutter.
Use cookie cutter to cut heart shapes from each aand stack to side.
Prepare the other box of pound cake mix following box directions.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
Pour 1/4″ of batter in the bottom.
Place your heart cut-outs down the middle, keeping them straight and together.
Pour remaining batter over the heart cut-outs in the pan. Ensure it gets down the sides and covers the top. (Yes, There will be a lot of batter left!)
Bake according to box directions.
Let cool on rack for an hour.
Remove from pan and place on platter.
In a medium bowl, put powdered sugar and slowly add milk until desired consistency is reached.
Drizzle icing over cake and serve.

Easy-peasy. Most importantly, enjoy!

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LEGO Store Monthly Mini Build – FREE LEGO Shark

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October 15, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Free, Kids

Visit your local LEGO Store on the first Tuesday or Wednesday of each month for the LEGO Store Monthly Mini Build. Kids will Learn how to build a cool LEGO mini model and the best part, when you are finished, you can take it home for FREE! A new model will be available each month and will be specially themed to that month. Mini Model Build events are a blast and a wonderful FREEBIE your little guy or gal will love.

The upcoming Mini Model Build is a FREE LEGO Shark. Event is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3 or Wednesday, November 4 and is open to children ages 6 to 14 only. Show up early as quantities are limited, approximately 250 per store.

Don’t forget your FREE LEGO Magazine! Also, Teachers get a FREE Annual Pass to LEGOLAND, LEGO’s massive LEGO themed amusement park .

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DIY Gift Wrap Box Tutorial – Present Made from Reynolds Box

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September 25, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

DIY Gift Wrap Box Tutorial – Present Made from Reynolds Wrap Box
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Not only are they thrifty-but these boxes are a perfect size and shape for filling with Christmas goodies. Rescue your aluminum foil, and saran wrap boxes from the recycle bin and put them to work for you-creating a lovely and unique gift. A simple but thoughtful gift for a teacher, hair dresser, dog groomer, neighbor, as a hostess gift or put one in the mailbox to thank your faithful mail carrier. You can fill it with small cookies, candies, nuts, mints, clementines or it would even be a fun for a child filled with small toys. This would also make a great project to include your child in creating- use plain brown shipping wrap and let them color, stamp or place stickers to cover the box prior to wrapping.

Supplies Needed:

Aluminum or Plastic wrap box
wrapping paper
ribbon, raffia, or string
tissue paper
glue stick
scissors
2 brads

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Directions:

Start by removing the blade from your box.
Lay the box on wrapping paper, loosely wrap and cut the paper so that it is slightly- about 1” longer than box all around.
Spread glue all over the top flap of the box.
Press paper onto box, smoothing out all air bubbles- leaving excess paper inside the box that reaches into the “cavity” of the box, where your treats will go.
Glue the next section of the box, and continue all the way around, pressing out the bubbles as you go.
Glue the inside flap and again press the paper down.
Fold the box ends inward, like you would a present, as in the photo-secure with glue.
Use a hole punch to make a hole in the center of the top flap, and close to the bottom at the base of the box.
Insert a brad and secure it by spreading the tines open.
Place a layer of tissue paper in the bottom of the box.
Fill box with desired filler.
Tie ribbon or raffia to one brad to secure it, wrap around the other end several times to hold closed.
Top with a bow and gift tag to complete your gift.

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550+ Online Classes $20 or Less for a Limited Time on Craftsy!

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September 25, 2015 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Crafts

Starting today, and for a limited time only, Craftsy offers a flash sale on their online courses. Choose from over 550 Craft Classes and get each for $20 or less. Most of these classes include: video lessons, Class materials, Hours of close-up instruction and virtual classroom instruction.

Craftsy provides education and tools to bring your creativity to life. Craftsy offers hundreds of classes in quilting, sewing, knitting, cake decorating, art, photography, cooking and more. Craftsy’s instructional classes allow you to learn at your own pace with easy-to-follow HD video lessons led by some of the world’s best instructors.

Head to Craftsy today to check out this sale and learn your craft, your way and when, where and how you like it.

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Scented JELL-O Playdough Recipe

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September 23, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Education, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Video, You Tube

Scented JELL-O Playdough Recipe

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We’ve got the perfect summer afternoon activity for your crew, JELL-O Scented Playdough. It’s fun, yummy smelling, and simple. Your kids will be begging to help with the measuring, stirring, and of course playing. So pass out the rolling pins, cookie cutters, and have some fun!

JELL-O Scented Playdough Recipe

1 Cup Flour
1 Cup Warm Water
2 Tablespoons Salt
2 Tablespoons Cream of Tarter
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil (replace with Essentail Oils)
1 Package of JELL-O

Mix and enjoy!

Visit us at www.simplysprouteducate.com for ideas about how to make summer play educational and full of memories.

Don’t forget Frugal Coupon Living has a fun You Tube Video on How to Make Playdough. The video below does not add the JELL-O, and makes the recipe over the stove.

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Ridiculously Easy, Pastry Chef Tasting Cake Mix Recipes

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September 12, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Frugal Living, Instagram, Online Shopping, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

Ridiculously Easy Cake Mix Recipes

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With our busy lives, sometimes we just need an easy go to recipe that tastes like a million bucks! Cake mixes simplify baking and give you tons of options! From bars, cakes, milkshakes, cookies and more, using box cake mixes is like waving a magic wand over your shareable treats. With so many simply delicious sweets coming from your kitchen, people will think you’re a pastry chef that spent hours in the kitchen!

Cake Mix Recipes: