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Closed: Giveaway – Barefoot Books

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June 26, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Giveaways, Review

No longer available. This giveaway is closed. Congratulations Katy and Tracy.

I am a big fan of reading, that is why I am excited about this next giveaway. As a teacher, I do consider myself pretty knowledgeable about what is a good and bad book for young kids. Repetition, colors, and fun of course go a long way in our home.

Jenni from Barefoot Books is offering two lucky readers a set of book (two different age groups.) The best way for me to try to describe the diverse collect from Barefoot Books is to use the words timeless. These are stores that will be passed down from generation to generation. In addition to creating classics, they pass on diversity and imagination to broaden the range of your child’s awareness and knowledge. As expressed on their site, “Barefoot Books began with two mothers who wanted their children to have books that would feed the imagination, while instilling a respect for diversity and a love of the planet. Today, we are a world-wide community of writers, artists, storytellers, musicians, and others who are committed to providing timeless stories and captivating art that can help children become happy, engaged members of a global society.”

My eldest daughter and I got to experience the tunes of The Animal Boogie (as seen below), colors, shapes, and numbers with a cat named Cleo as well as a large bowl of turnip soup with a mouse and other fine animals in The Gigantic Turnip. A few things I can tell you about the Barefoot Books I reviewed – they are durable, well-made, imaginative, and fun!

Two lucky readers are going to get books for their own family, classroom, gift closet, you name it!

Set 1: For the younger audience, one lucky winner will get three board books for young children – Cleo’s Alphabet Book, Cleo’s Color Book, and Cleo’s Counting Book.

Set 2: For the older elementary group, one lucky winner will get a set of 2 books on CD – The Adventures of Odysseus and Shakespeare’s Storybook

If you are interested in purchasing a book from Barefoot Books, you can get 15% off with a special code Jenni is offering. Use the code SCSHFT when checking out HERE. This is a one time only code. If you need to purchase books for a non-profit organization, contact Jenni on those rates. You can find her contact information on the site HERE.

Happy Reading!

Note: Jenni offered a nice piece of advice. She runs songs or videos from Barefoot Books when she is sending a quick email or printing coupons. This helps distract the kids long enough for her to finish a task without being interrupted.

To Enter the Giveaway:

You can enter up to 5 times – that would mean, leave 1 to 5 comments. You do not have to enter more than once but you must enter the first way before entering the giveaway through the other options.

1.) Go to Barefoot Books HERE and tell me what you like. Tell me as well if you want Set 1 or 2.

2.) Blog/Twitter about this giveaway and leave a link.

3.) Become a fan of Frugal Coupon Living on Facebook HERE (or a Friend HERE – friends receive constant post updates!)

4.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living on Twitter HERE.

5.) Subscribe to Frugal Coupon Living’s Newsletter (Sign up for emails on the top or right hand side of the website.)

This giveaway ends on Tuesday, March 30 at midnight (EST.) The winners will be contact on Wednesday, March 31 and have until Friday, April 2 at 8:30 am (EST) to contact me. If I do not hear from the winner by that time, a new winner will be selected.

Disclosure: For this giveaway, I was provided 5 books for review. In addition two Frugal Coupon Living readers will be supplied with a set of 2 or 3 books. All opinions expressed are my own and should not be substituted for your opinion

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Closed. Giveaway – $300 for a Baby Shower from Pampers

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June 26, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Giveaways

No longer available. This giveaway is closed. Congratulations goes to Miriam!

Baby Showers. I have been to them for triplets, I have been showered in pink, I have been in a room with everything blue. If you are a mom, you likely are familiar. They are a time to honor mother’s to be and “shower” them with the many needs of parenthood – diapers to onesies to strollers and more! No doubt that preparing for your tiny bun in the in the oven is a bit pricey. New parents find themselves with a long list of items they needs for their newest arrival.

This year, Pampers is on a mission. Teaming up with the Points of Light Institute, they will be throwing 1,000 baby showers for expectant mothers across the country in May and June!

Creative Baby Shower Ideas from Facebook Fans:

Pick a theme and go with it. For example, if your mama to be is having a baby girl choose a pink theme. Serve all things pink included pink lemonade, strawberries, pink cupcakes, etc.
Location, Location, Location. If you don’t have a perfect shower home, have everyone go out for fondue and chip in $10 to $15 for the bill. It makes it cheap and affordable for everyone.
Get Creative: Google Diaper Cakes and try one out. They are are super cute and fun to make and save money on center pieces.
Use your Gift: If you are buying a mom onesies, hang them from a clothesline and decorate the shower up a bit.
Shower Gifts: You don’t have to make them pricey. Pop some popcorn, tie a cute ribbon and write “Sarah is about to pop!” Or buy baby bottles at the dollar store and fill with color candy.
Discover the Gender: Instead of the doctor telling the parent the sex of the baby have the doctor write the sex down put it in and envelope and give it to the person making the cake. Have the baker dye the cake pink for girl or blue for boy. That way when mommy and daddy cut the cake everyone gets to find out together.
Play Games: Have everyone clip a clothespin to their collar/clothing. When they say the word baby, they have to pass their clothespin on to whoever caught them saying the word. Whoever has the most clothespins gets a special gift. Melt candy bars in diapers and have guests guess what candy bar is found in each diaper. Looks gross, but makes for funny moments. Another game entails the “water” breaking. Freeze mini babies in ice cubes and get creative for each shower guest on how to make the baby’s water break or melt.
Make a Boquet: Roll up socks, onesies, bibs, etc. Wrap it with Flower tape and sticks and make a pretty floral bouquet.
Always say Thanks: Have every guest address their own envelope for the mom to be to write thank you notes. She will appreciate all the time saved when it comes to writing her cards. Gift her with stamps too!
Don’t forget Dads: Have the dads get together for a BBQ and just bring diapers.
Get Crafty: Bring one yard of fabric that reminds them of the mother and have someone crafty sew a blanket for the mom and baby to be or pick up ribbion and other decorative supplies and decorate onesies for the new baby.

In honor of Father’s Day, Pampers has another mission. They are asking 4,000 people to commit to finding a way for fathers to bond with their babies. This includes taking over a task for dad so he can spend more time with his precious baby – cover a meeting at work, run an errand for him, pick up his dry cleaning, etc. Make your pledge on Pampers Facebook Page.

One Frugal Coupon Living reader will win a $300 American Express Gift Card to put toward a baby shower for a mother-to-be.

To Enter the Giveaway:

You can enter up to four times – that would mean, leave one to four comments. You do not have to enter more than once but you DO have to complete the first entry to enter with choices two through four. Read more about how to enter giveaways.

1.) Share with me who you would bless with a baby shower and why or share with me a favorite baby shower idea.

Additional Optional Entries:

2.) Sign up for Frugal Coupon Living Emails. You must confirm your subscription!

3.) Share on Facebook about this giveaway. While there make sure to like Frugal Coupon Living and Pampers. Leave a message below telling me that you did.

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4.) Share on Twitter While here make sure to follow @FrugalCouponMom AND @Pampers. Leave a message below letting me know that you did.

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This giveaway ends on Monday, June 20 at 3 PM ET. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 72 hours to respond. If I do not hear from the winner by that time, a new winner will be selected

Please Note: Email entries will not be accepted. If you are reading this giveaway in a reader or in your inbox, please select the post to direct yourself over to the site. Due to time constraints, I am not able to enter email, Twitter, or Facebook entries on my own. Thanks!

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. All opinions expressed are my own and should not be substituted as your own.

FREE Trial for Treximet (Migraine Relief)

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June 26, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Free

I am so happy I don’t need this anymore…but you might.
Sign up for a FREE trial for Treximet to relieve migraine pain – click the icon below.

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10 Copycat Restaurant Recipes #Recipe #Pinterest

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June 26, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Pinterest, Recipe, Restaurant

Ten Copycat Restaurant Recipes( Pin to Pinterest)

I love going out to eat and trying new foods. Not much of a cook, I never can replicate the quality and taste of a Restaurant meal. Going out to eat can get pretty expensive and definitely kills the budget, so how about bringing some of those delicious tastes home to your kitchen!

I have check out some at-home alternatives to some of my favorite meals to get when dining out.

Check out the list of 10 yummy copycat recipes for you to make at home too! Why not save some your and try your hand at some of these favorites?

10 Copycat Restaurant Recipes:

1. Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce from Food.com
2. Taco Bell Mexican Pizza from Food.com
3. Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup from CDK Kitchen
4. Aunt Annie’s Soft Pretzels from CDK Kitchen
5. Arby’s Curly Fries from Disney
6. Big Mac from McDonalds from Disney
7. Stuffed Crust Pizza from Pizza Hut from Disney
8. Bloomin’ Onion from Food Network
9. Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits from Frugal Coupon Living
10. In-n-Out Animal Burger from Serious Eats

Check out these other Copy Cat Recipes:

When going out, be sure to check out the Restaurant Coupons on Frugal Coupon Living.

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Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials

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June 25, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Looking to master the art of hand lettering? Try your hand at these hand lettering design ideas! We’ve rounded up some of the best and most popular Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials for beginners and those who desire the skill of script. Happy writing!

Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials

I happen to be stuck between Gen X and Millennials. That put me right between the transition from paper and pencil writing to the more recent heavy reliance on technology. So in school, I learned penmanship and handwriting, but after college I only rarely picked up a pencil or pen — my handwriting skills went out the window!

Everything went through email, Word, PowerPoint and every other form of technology possible. I feel like it’s reached a new level in recent years. In all honesty, I go days without picking up a pen, and I know I can’t be alone!

With all that being said, my handwriting is awful. I mean, it looks super juvenile. Maybe even worse. Just like my fourth grade cursive class, I had to re-learn the talent of script and handwriting. In an effort to improve my general handwriting, I came across the art of hand lettering design — and fell in love!

Hand Lettering Tutorials for Beginners

These hand lettering tutorials are perfect for beginners. You will be impressed on how quickly you too can create some amazing hand lettering all by yourself! Hand lettering skills are the perfect tool to have in your crafting arsenal. Hand lettering design looks amazing on chalkboard art, DIY crafts, and so much more.

What’s the best brush pen for hand lettering practice?

After a lot of research, I discovered the most popular brush for hand lettering design is the Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set. They offer different prices, colors, and quantity options, so there is something for everyone’s hand lettering needs. Just check out the reviews — 5 stars across the board!

Hand Lettering Fonts and Ideas

Let’s kick things off with all the basics of hand lettering! Take a look at this Hand Lettering 101 — the best tips to “fake” calligraphy. This blog is full of amazing tricks and tutorials. | The Child at Heart Blog

Of course, we had to include some wisdom from the decor queen herself — Joanna Gaines! Check out her Secret to Chalkboard Calligraphy Tutorial. | Magnolia Market

I found this tutorial super helpful for hand lettering practice. When you are pulling your pen or brush down the page, push down really hard to make that stroke thick. When you are going up the page, make the stroke thinner and lighter with less pressure! | Child at Heart

Here is another lettering printable to practice the names of the months on the iPad or with your favorite lettering brushes. The goal is to practice two different types of fonts and mix them together to create beautiful titles. This is great for a DIY calendar! | Life is Messy and Brilliant

Follow this 7-Step Plan to Become a Lettering Expert! | Creative Market

Practice all of the letters of the alphabet with this brush hand lettering tutorial. Download your Free Hand Lettering Practice Sheets! | Kelly Sugar Crafts

Try out these 6 different hand lettering fonts with this Noel practice sheet! | Lemon Thistle

This is such an easy tutorial on Chalk Art. I had no idea it could be so easy for a beginner like me! No special skills are required to get started with this one. | Blesser House

These bounce lettering worksheets include the words spring, flowers and ice cream. When you download them you’ll have one worksheet for each word. Perfect hand lettering practice for spring! | Brittany Luiz

Check out this amateur’s guide to Chalk Lettering — Tips, Ideas, and Techniques. It shows you how to practice tall, short, feet, no feet, thick, thin, and more styles of lettering! | The Happy Tulip

Want to enjoy the beauty of hand lettering without picking up a pen? Download our hand lettering poster with an inspirational quote for kids! Easy as click, click, click, add to cart, buy! | Frugal Coupon Living

This is a genius way to map out your Chalk Art and look like a pro. The grid ensures your lettering stays even. | Ella Claire Inspired

How cute and unique is this font? Check out Showcase’s Curly Q Alphabet Font Tutorial to learn how to do it yourself! | Showcase

You’ll want to keep these Chalkboard Art Tips and Tricks in your arsenal. | Neat House Sweet Home

I was able to meet this blogger at a conference this past summer! Not only does she have an incredible book, Hand Lettering for Relaxation, she also has a quick tutorial on her blog on Basic Hand Lettering. | One Artsy Mama

Use graphite to stencil your Chalkboard Art. | The Wedding of My Dreams

You can use the same stencil technique in Sincerely Sara D.’s tutorial to make your chalkboard lettering look perfect every time. | Sincerely Sara D.

Get your brush calligraphy practice on with these double-letter practice sheets! | By Dawn Nicole

Print off the free brush pen drills worksheet included in this post as many times as you need to in order to help you to improve your brush pen calligraphy! | The Postman’s Knock

Need a comprehensive guide to master your chalk stills? This tutorial tells you everything you need to know to get started with Chalkboard Art. | Clean and Scentsible

Got a month to dedicate to your brush skills? Take on the 30 Days to Better Brush Calligraphy Challenge! There’s thirty days of Free Brush Calligraphy Worksheets and Videos to help you grow your skills with daily practice! | By Dawn Nicole

Got the crafting bug? Check out our list of Cricut Freebies. Pin to Pinterest.

Learn How to create a list of fonts with a font catalog! Pin to Pinterest.

5 Minute Tutorial – Print Your Fonts into a Font Catalog

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June 25, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

How to make a Font Catalog. 5 Minute Tutorial – Print Your Fonts into a Font Catalog. Free fonts and Step by Step directions.

5 Minute Tutorial – Print Your Fonts into a Font Catalog

I am mildly obsessed with fonts. I use them often for creating Pinterest content for the blog but a good font is also pretty awesome for Christmas Cards, Baby Announcements and Birthday Invitations.

I am often grabbing free fonts I find on the web or I purchase a few I can’t live without. The newest place I have found fonts that I cannot live without are from Font Bundles. They have some of the prettiest and most amazing fonts. They are great inspiration for hand lettering or chalk lettering.

I also love Creative Market. Creative market is great for fonts you can use personally or commercially. They also have amazing resources including graphics, templates, photos and more. It’s an online marketplace where creators sell to creators.

Now that you have some amazing fonts on your computer, you might be wondering how do I print a font from my computer? First it’s good to know the amazing fonts you have, then you can start adding fonts to things like documents, graphics and more.

How do I create a list of fonts?

Whether your are purchasing fonts, downloading free ones or just want to create a quick catalog of all the fonts you have on your computer, I found this app and it is so incredibly easy to create a list of fonts. As a font hoarder, this font catalog tutorial took me less than 5 minutes and I printed out a catalog of 20 pages of cute fonts for me to reference.

To get your FREE Font Catalog, go here to Stefan Trost Media. The program will lead you to this page.

On this page, scroll to the bottom. I downloaded (clicked) PrintMyFontsforWindows (as seen above). This is because I have a Windows computer. If you have a Mac or another program, you can see what program is recommended for your computer. The program downloaded to my download folder. I had to open that folder and extract the program. You can then open the application PrintMyFonts.

One thing I liked about this program was you could decide what you print. Look for the box “Text written in the Font” I wrote the above font using my blog name. However, I printed the names of my fonts in the font style. But you could write your name, you could do something like the “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” (that phrase gives you ever letter of the alphabet) or you could print each letter form A to Z in the font style. Use the drop down arrow and decide how you want your catalog to look.

If you don’t want it to print, you can also save it as a PDF. I saved a back up one to my documents on my computer. You can decide a JPG, RTF, BMP etc. Under Print, I can print to my computer or save it to a PDF.

Is this so easy?! For me personally, it will help me with my Pinterest creations, but I think for many of you it will be good for those who create documents, use vinyl machines, craft and so much more!

PLEASE SHARE YOUR FONT CATALOG ON PINTEREST – I love to see pretty organized prints!

So I REALLY love fonts. Be sure to pick up 1,000s of fonts with the link image above. Many are free!

It’s nice to learn how to print a font from your computer? However, also take a look at this tutorial on How to Print from Staples Online! Pin to Pinterest

Fonts are so fun but have you tried to hand write? Look at our Chalkboard and Hand Lettering Ideas & Tutorials! Pin to Pinterest.

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Staples Online Printing: How to Print Documents

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June 25, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Coupons, Online Shopping, Printable, Retail

Staples Online Printing –Everything you need to know to print documents online, including how to upload printables to Staples Printing Services. Have them shipped to your home or pick them up in the store! Includes directions to print B&W or color documents, portrait or landscape orientation, how to print on cardstock and cover stock for durability, AND Staples printing prices!

Staples Online Printing

Staples printing services is my first choice for all my printable needs on Frugal Coupon Living. There are many reasons, but these are my top three.

First off, Staples Online Printing offers AMAZING quality. The printables I give you on Frugal Coupon Living often need to be printed on cover stock with bright colors for the best results(after all, we aren’t dull.) I find that the quality that Staples online printing delivers is great and very vibrant. If you’re looking to print posters, you’ll want to use Staples poster printing to get that vibrancy and quality.

Second, the Staples printing department is great. The employees aren’t just helpful —they’re friendly, too! They actually love when I use their services and look forward to the different documents I submit for printing, since they stray from the regular old business documents they normally receive. They now know me by name and by brand.

Finally, I save. After all, this is Frugal Coupon Living! I save money on both printer ink and cardstock. Those goods can get pretty pricey, so I leave the supplies (the ink and paper) to the Staple pros to provide. It keeps me sane and keeps from a place where I’m low on printer ink all the time! (It was all the time before I was using Staples online printing services.)

How to Print Documents from Staples

We have tons of free printables for you on Frugal Coupon Living. Here are few places to find these prints!

It will take you less than five minutes to upload your first document to Staples. Yes, five!

Enjoy the video above for directions on how to print at Staples. The video steps have changed some but mostly are telling off all the choices you have when it comes to printing at staples. The following steps below are up to date as of March 2021.

How to Print at Staples

Have your PDF, Word Document or printable saved to a folder on your computer.
Sign in or create a Staples account.
Return to the Staples Printing Service Page.
Scroll down to Document printing.
Click the red button, start creating.
On the next page you can choose between simple print and professional print. Choose professional print as there are more Staples printing options.
Click start project under professional printing.
Browse your files and upload your document from your computer.
Next choose your paper size from letter, legal, ledger.
Also select your document orientation from portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal).
I suggest checking scale to fit and unchecking double sided.
Click Next.
On the next page choose your paper type: I like premium/specialty paper in white coverstock 110 lb. This is great for crafts for prints you want to frame.
Choose next.
Choose your color options: color or black and white.
Choose next.
Choose your binding option including comb, coil, cover binder, 3 ring binder, or stapled: In most cases, I choose no binding.
Choose next.
Choose finishing including lamination, folding, cutting or hole punching. Since I like control, I choose no finishing.
Choose next.
Choose your print options. This is where you can rename your document and choose your number of copies. When it comes to prints I want to frame or craft with, I often choose 2 copies so I have ab ack up for mistakes.
Choose delivery (you can still pick up in store). You will be promoted to sign in again or create an account if you have not already signed in.
Next choose your delivery option including ground, express or expedited. Or choose pickup in-store including standard or express. Standard has never gone me wrong, especially on smaller print jobs. If you choose pickup in-store, make sure you find the store closest to you entering your zip code.
Click the red button, add to cart.
Follow the steps for a secure checkout.

You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.

Staples Printing Cost

Printing to Staples is extremely affordable. I print often and have a lot of content, so I rely on Staples online printing to deliver amazing quality (they always do!). I find Staples Printing Costs to be far lower than the cardstock and printer ink it costs me to keep up with my demand at home.

A break down of pricing…

While you can get as low as $0.13 for a color copy, I am never printing more than 50 pages. I typically spend $0.53 for a color copy. Usually, I’m printing around 10 at a time.

I also choose a 67 lb card/cover stock media, so this adds around $0.10 per print. This typically puts my ordercost around $0.60 to $5.00!

I’d recommend you opt for free shipping to your local store for pick-up. This is often the route I take, unless I have an extra large order and want my order to come straight to me. Shipping starts at $9.99!

Staples Printing Coupon

There are a few ways to get Staples Printing Coupons.

First, be a loyal costumer. You can sign up for Staples Rewards here.

Staples Rewards

Benefits of Staples Rewards include $25 off Print & Marketing Services in store each year! Additional reward benefits include free next-day delivery on orders over $49.99. My favorite perk is earning $2 back in rewards per recycled ink cartridge (up to 20 per month.) That means you could earn up to $40 a month in recycled ink cartridges! Ready to join? Sign up here!

Second, pay attention to your receipts. Often during in-store pick-up for a document, I am given a coupon for my next Staples printing need. I just stack those coupons in my car for next time.

Third, look online. You can look for Staples coupon codes and promo discounts on Savings.com.

look forward to hearing about your experience with Staples online printing. I’m sure they will quickly become your number one place to print your documents!

What’s next? Learn How to create a list of fonts with a font catalog! Pin to Pinterest.

It’s fun to print, but have you tried script? Look at our Chalkboard and Hand Lettering Ideas & Tutorials! Pin to Pinterest.