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Frugal Coupon Living Social Media Links – Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram + More

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December 18, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Pinterest

Frugal Coupon Living Social Media Links

I know MANY of you use Facebook and you are not getting Frugal Coupon Living Updates in your newsfeed, there are a few solutions. I will offer help with Facebook and I will also share with you other Social Media Links – cause some of you have shared you see more in Pinterest than Facebook!

Instagram – http://instagram.com/frugalcouponliving

This gives you a little inside to deals I think are happening, are visually appealing and also gives you insight into my family (cause how cute are those little ladies?) If you are not using instagram, consider it. It is a great place to put all your photos and you can send the images to your Twitter and Faecbook account when they post. I like places many of my photos in both places.

Twitter – https://twitter.com/frugalcouponmom @frugalcouponmom

Twitter tends to be more for businesses, I am limited to sharing 140 characters of text but it still gives you a run down of what is posting on the website daily.

Pinterest – http://www.pinterest.com/fclash/ FCLAsh

Great place where I arrange boards. Everything form crafts, to recipes to deals. I do sort by store, type of deal (Free, Kindles, etc) and Seasonal Activities. Pinterest has taken off and MANY of you are repinning and getting to Frugal Coupon Living via this Social Network.

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/FrugalCouponLiving

I have always loved this Social media network but it is loving deal blogs less and less – thus I need to find alternate avenues for me to to get you deals. One thing that CAN HELP.

Click on LIKE on your favorite page – Frugal Coupon Living, of course!
Make sure you’ve checked “Show in News Feed”. See below. Hover over Liked to do this.
Hover over LIKED again and click on Settings and then All Updates and you should start to see all posts in your news feed going forward!

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Of course it is VERY important you check the website each day! Sometimes I have one day only deals, sometimes last minute finds, I often post every 15 to 30 minutes – as fast as I can get the updates to you. Keep checking in, there IS NEW content. Especially during the day.

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Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treat Snowmen Recipe – Kids Food Craft

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December 11, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Holiday, Pinterest, Recipe

Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treat Snowmen Recipe
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Looking for fun craft for the kids this Holiday or Christmas Season? Be sure to PIN this fun Winter Snowmen Activity for the kiddos. It is great food craft for the children and their friends – perhaps something you want to add to a Ginger Bread House or use for a School Party. They would be great company for these Gingerbread Men!

Marshmallow Treat Snowman – Yields about 6 snowmen

Ingredients:

3 tbsp Butter
6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
10 oz Marshmallows
6 additional Marshmallows
6 Oreo Fudge Creme Cookies
12 Pretzel sticks
3 Airheads candies
1 Orange Starburst
1/4 cup Black Candy Melting Chips

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Directions:

Cut Orange Starburst Chews into thirds. Then cut each of these diagonally and roll with fingers to form carrot noses.
Cut Airheads in half lengthwise to pre-make make scarves.
Place parchment paper in a cookie sheet to hold molded treats.
In a medium to large saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
Remove from heat.
Add the Rice Crispies cereal and stir until cereal is well coated.
Butter a your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture into six 2 1/2″ balls (bodies).
Stick a pretzel stick in each side to make arms.
Butter a your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture into six 1 1/2″ balls (heads).
Stick your Starburst “carrot” nose in center of each head.
Place in refrigerator and allow to set.
Heat Black Candy Chips in small Bowl by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
Lay OREOs on parchment paper flat side down.
Push toothpicks into 6 marshmallows to allow for dipping.
Dip Marshmallow in melted dark candy and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
Carefully set each dipped marshmallow in center of each OREO.
Lay on wax paper and place in refrigerator to set.
Use a toothpick dipped in melted candy to “paint” dots for coal eyes and mouth.
Fold the pre-made Airhead scarf around top of each body and then press head on top of that to form snowman.
Get Hats from refrigerator and carefully remove toothpicks.
Put a small amount of melted candy on bottom of hat to act as glue and place on each snowman.
Allow to set.

Happy eating and displaying! Enjoy.

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Peppermint Snowmen Pops Recipe – Kids Food Craft in Under 15 Minutes

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December 11, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

Peppermint Snowmen
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Looking for fun craft for the kids this Holiday, Winter or Christmas Season? Be sure to PIN this fun Peppermint Snowmen Pops Recipe. It is great food craft for the children and their friends.

Ingredients:

3 Peppermint Candies
1 Popsicle Stick
Black Glitter Gel Frosting
Orange frosting
Red or Green Sprinkles

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
On a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, place your Popsicle stick.
Align your peppermint candies on your Popsicle stick so that they are touching.
Place in preheated oven for 3-4 minutes, watching carefully that the candies do not melt too much.
Allow peppermints to cool, and use the Black Glitter Gel to make small dots for the eyes, and mouth.
Using the orange frosting, dot a small dot in the center of the head to make a carrot nose.
Place your sprinkles on the 2 bottom portions of the body for the “buttons”.
Place the snowmen in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow the frosting to set.

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Elf on The Shelf Ideas – Elf Clips Coupons

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October 31, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Holiday, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Elf on the Shelf Ideas
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Are you following all of Frugal Coupon Living’s Elf on the Shelf Ideas? Pin Pin Pin, cause you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each season. So many more to come – New ideas every day during the Month of November and December!

Elf Clips Coupons – Saving Money and Clipping Coupons wouldn’t be any more appropriate than Cyber Monday. Elf Saves money for the family.

Perhaps clip some of the kids favorite treats and tell them that “we better head to the store and pick them up today!”

You can find coupons in My Coupon Database!

DO NOT MISS these other Elf on the Shelf Posts:

FREE Elf on the Shelf Printable Notes

Easy DIY No Sew Bendable Elf on the Shelf Tutorial

Prior Elf on the Shelf Ideas

FREE Elf on the Shelf Note – Personalized Printable

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD

Online you can find ENDLESS Elf on the Shelf Accessories, Books, Games and Toys.

Be sure to Follow Frugal Coupon Living on Pinterest where there are many Pinterest Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

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Gingerbread Men Cookies Recipe – Food Craft for the Kids

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November 15, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

Gingerbread Men Cookies Recipe
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With a touch of cinnamon, a bit of ginger and the best part of all Butterscotch Budding, enjoy this fun gingerbread recipe for you and the kids. Spread the yumminess of home-made vanilla icing and you have a treat sure to please.

Cookie Ingredients:

1 package Butterscotch Pudding (cook and serve)
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup packed Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 1/2 tsp Ginger
1 tsp Cinnamon

Icing Ingredients:

1 Egg Whites
1/4 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Powdered Sugar

Directions:

Combine flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon and set aside.
Cream butterscotch pudding mix, butter and brown sugar.
Add egg and mix.
Add in flour mixture and mix until just combined.
Cover and chill dough for about an hour until firm.
Divide mixture in half, place one half Wrapped back in refrigerator.
Prepare baking sheets with cooking spray or parchment paper.
Flour work area and rolling pin and roll out dough to 1/8″ thickness.
Cut out with cookie cutter and remove scraps.
Transfer cookies to baking sheets using spatula. Leave several inches between cookies.
Reroll scrap dough and cut remaining cookies.
Bake in 350 degree oven about 10 minutes (watch for edges to begin to turn lightly brown).
Leave on cookie sheet for several minutes before moving to cooling rack.
Combine the egg whites and vanilla and beat until bubbly.
Add powdered sugar gradually and mix until all sugar is incorporated.
Beat on high until mixture forms stiff, glossy peaks.
Transfer icing to pastry bag.
Pipe the line pattern on cookies.
Wait at least several hours for icing to set.

Wilton has a great selection of Gingerbread Cookie Cutters. Grab Single Cutter with Comfort Grip for $5.47 or a Family of Four Set for $6.64. I find the Fred ABC (already been eaten) Gingerbread Cookie Cutter Set of 3 comical for only $10.25 – adorable!

Also check out the round-up of Ginger Bread Houses – complete list of kits, tools, and decorations.

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Find more Recipes on Frugal Coupon Living and be sure to follow FCLAsh on Pinterest where there are dozens of ideas I have pinned for you!

Chocolate Maraschino Cherry Mice Recipe – Food Crafts for the Kids

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December 3, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Holiday, Pinterest, Recipe

Chocolate Covered Maraschino Cherry Mice Recipe
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Definition of When the cat’s away, the mice will play (at least if the Elf isn’t watching). This holiday season, have fun making this Christmas dessert recipe with the kids. Dip Maraschino Cherries (with their stems) in chocolate and top off with a yummy Hershey’s Kiss!

Ingredients:

12 drained Maraschino Cherries with stems
12 Hersheys Kisses
1/2 cup Light Cocoa Candy Melts
1/8 cup White Candy Melts
24 Almond slices

Directions:

Heat Light Cocoa Candy Chips in small bowl by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted.
Hold cherry by stem and dip in chocolate making sure to get complete coverage
Place bottom of cherry against bottom of Hershey Kiss and place on wax paper.
Gently insert 2 Almond slices between the cherry and the kiss to create ears.
Allow to cool and set and refrigerator for 5 minutes.
Heat White Candy Chips in small bowl by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted.
Using toothpick, gather up small bit of melted white chocolate and paint on each eye.
Allow chocolate to set.

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Don’t forget to watch me on Rachael Ray on Tuesday 11/26 making some fun cooking crafts with the kids!

Find more Recipes on Frugal Coupon Living and be sure to follow FCLAsh on Pinterest where there are dozens of ideas I have pinned for you!

Doughnut Snowmen Milk Bottles Recipe – Food Craft for the Kids

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December 3, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

Doughnut Snowmen Milk Bottles Recipe
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Looking for a Fun DIY (Do It Yourself) activity for the kids this winte, just in time perhaps for a Winter Party at School. Be sure to PIN this fun Doughnut Snowmen Milk Bottles Recipe

Doughnut Snowmen Milk Bottles Recipe

Ingredients:

3 9.5 oz empty Starbucks Frappucino Bottles
Milk (to fill bottles)
3 Mini Donuts
3 Decorative Paper Straws
Felt to make scarves
Sixlets or other shiny candy balls
Black Gel Icing
Orange Starburst (for noses)
1/4 cup White Candy Melts

Directions:

Cut Felt into 1″ strip and wrap around neck of bottle as scarf.
Fasten in place with glue.
Heat White Candy Chips in small bowl by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted.
Using a toothpick place drops of candy on front of bottle to act as glue and place sixlets as buttons.
Allow to set.
Carefully push straw through mini donut.
Using black icing make dots for eyes and mouth.
Cut Starburst into thirds. Then cut each of these diagonally and roll with fingers to form carrot noses.
Dip end or carrot noses in white chocolate and place in center of donuts.
Allow to set.
Fill bottles with milk, and insert your Snowmen Straws.

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Watch Me on Rachael Ray Tuesday 11/26 – Turkey Food Crafts for Kids

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November 26, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Press, Recipe

This Rachael Ray Segment has appeared!

WATCH THE SEGMENT HERE

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I know you all have loved the Food Crafts We have been creating on Frugal Coupon Living. From Back to School Lunches, to Frankenstein Treats, to yummy Pumpkin Spiced Frappuccinos, I am so excited to share with you a Children’s Food Craft perfect for the Thanksgiving break with you and your little ones!

I have such a hard time keeping my mouth shut, but a few weeks ago I, Ashley, was able to tape and share some of these Turkey Food Crafts on the Rachael Ray Show. Airing on Tuesday 11/26/13, be sure to check your local listing and set your DVRs because you will not want to miss these fun activities for your little ones. Get ready to reuse your leftover Halloween Candy to create oodles of fun and laughter this Thanksgiving break!

Grab the Following Recipes:

Turkey Sugar Cookies (Pin it to Pinterest)

This recipe is the most simplistic. Make the attached sugar cookie recipe or grab a pre-made store brand. Use icing as glue and create decadent feathers with candy corn.

Turkey Nutter Butter Cookies (Pin it to Pinterest)

So far the most popular Thanksgiving Food Craft, the flexibility of this food craft is nice. How far you want to go with this cookie is up to you. You can have a stand up turkey or a lay down turkey instead. Add left over Halloween candy to spruce up the design or keep it simplistic with icing and candy corn.

Rolo Pilgram Hats (Pin it to Pinterest)

On the show we made these with chocolate peanut butter cups but you can also do with caramel cups. Pick up store bought frosted fudge cookies and glue on the top of the hat to make the perfect little treat for your little Pilgrim.

Chocolate Covered Oreo Turkeys (Pin it to Pinterest)

This turkey craft is likely for experienced and steady of hands baker. Mix colors and create bright feathers on your Oreo Turkey using a pretzel as a template. Again, how little or how much of the activity and design you want to do is up to you.

Love the Turkey Food Crafts for Kids? Be sure to follow Frugal Coupon Living on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and on Google + for all these fun activities and more.

Check out these other Fall Recipe Favorites:

Pumpkin Bar Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Popcorn balls with FREE Label
Cinnamon Dolce Syrup Recipe – Just like Starbucks, great on pancakes!
Pumpkin Spice Coffee Frappuccino Recipe