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Kids Scented Paint Recipes for Christmas Season – Pantry Ingredients

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November 4, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Holiday2010, Pinterest, Recipe

Kids Scented Paint Recipes for Christmas Season (Pin it to Pinterest)
Sugar Cookie, Hot Chocolate, Candy Cane and Gingerbread Cookie

Whatever the reason….

you are looking for a quick activity for the kids
you have no paint on hand
you want to make the eco-friendly paint from scratch

… this homemade paint is a fun two-fold activity that is sure to please. Make this activity once and they will always be asking for the “yummy smelling paint that mommy makes!” This recipe uses basic ingredients from your pantry and is super easy to vary for the season, activity or celebration. If doing this activity with a preschooler, painting with a brush or even finger painting are fantastic activities for fine motor development. To make this paint gluten free simply sub corn or potato starch for regular all-purpose flour.

Paint Base:

2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup water
3 Tbsp. Salt

In a medium bowl whisk ingredients together well until smooth, add water until you achieve your desired consistency. Add more for paint to use with brushes and less for finger painting. When you dry spices or liquids for scents it will change the consistency. I like the make up a large batch of base and then divide it up to create individual colors and scents. These are fantastic paints for numerous holiday crafts, the smell stays long after the paint dries.

Paint Scents:

To create these yummy Christmas scents combine ¼ cup of paint base to the following spices/extracts. I recommend mixing them in a medium sized bowl, and transfer to the container your child will use to paint from. Mixing in larger bowls will make you grateful for the mess prevention.

Sugar Cookie:

1 Tbsp. Vanilla extract
1 tsp. Almond extract

Hot Chocolate

1 Tbsp. Unsweetened baking cocoa
1 Tbsp. Vanilla extract

Candy Cane

2 tsp. peppermint extract
3-5 drops red food coloring

Gingerbread

1 Tbsp. ginger powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. all-spice

While these are food grade ingredients and are safe to eat, don’t let the the divine smell fool you. I wouldn’t recommend eating them. They do not taste good and mixing paintbrushes with homemade paint would introduce other ingredients.

If looking for storage or paint brush tools, I picked up a 3 pack of dip cups from the Dollar Tree and they were the perfect size for each scented color paint. I also found a 4 pack of small lidded plastic containers. These would be fabulous in squirt bottles as well. I also love these jumbo handled paintbrushes, they are perfect for toddlers or older children, we use them on most all of our paint projects.

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No Sew T-Shirt Blanket Tutorial #DIY #Pinterest #Craft

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October 14, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

No Sew T-Shirt Blanket Tutorial
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This No Sew T-Shirt Quilt is a GREAT way to re-purpose old t-shirts that you don’t wear anymore but you still like.Many of us have too many T-Shirts and they are found overflowing in a drawer. These are great to pull together as a theme (for examples baseball shirts over a few seasons or civic club shirts from Freshman to Senior Year) By turning them into a memory blanket it’s a great way to hold on to those momentous that you just won’t put to use anymore! This particular blanket was made using old baseball t-shirts. If you also are a horrible sewer, this project is perfect for you as it requires no needed and thread and is VERY easy to do!

Money Spent: roughly $4
Time Spent: a few hours

Materials needed:

T-Shirts. In this example, I used 6 t-shirts (this made 12 squares using the front and the back of the shirt)*
Scissors
Fleece to fit the square foot of your shirts laid into a square pattern.

Directions:

Clean and Wash your t-shirts.
Measure your shirts into a square. You can decide on the width and height but make sure all squares are big enough to fit the largest logo and are all the same size.
Once cut, lay all out your shirts and measure the size so that you know how much fleece or fabric you need for the back and cut that to size.
Cut the ends of your t-shirts into 1 inch slits around the perimeter.
Double not your t-shirts together into your square pattern. DO NOT DO the outer perimeter of your 12 shirts (you will tie this to the fleece backing at the end.)
Once all the inner edges of the t-shirts are tied, take your backing to the t-shirt square. Double knot all outter edgest of t-shirt square and fleece square together.
Voila! There you have it, a easy but time consuming no sew blanket! Keep it for yourself, or give it as a gift! I hope you enjoy this!

*You can use as many or as few t-Shirts as you would like! I found that only having 12 squares does NOT make a very big blanket.

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DIY Halloween Jar Lanterns – Frankenstein, Pumpkin and Ghost

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October 1, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Uncategorized

DIY Halloween Jar Lanterns
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These Halloween Jar Lanterns are a great way to light up your porch, sidewalk or windowsill! They are extremely easy and affordable to make! You could do it for yourself, or even do it with the kids!

You can obtain most of the supplies needed for this project at the dollar store or most major retail locations. Most items I had on hand, but they should be inexpensive.

Supplies:

Jar
Masking Tape
Paint
Flameless Tea Light Candles
Black Sharpie

Directions:

Begin by taping off the faces, I suggest using masking tape over scotch tape or duct tape. You can also consider Blue Painters tape. Shape out eyes and mouth. You can add accepts like scars, waves, eyeballs later with a black sharpie.
Next, paint the jar. Green is great for Frankenstein, Orange for Pumpkin, and White for a Ghost.
Allow the paint to try and then remove the tape carefully. You do not want to peel your paint!
If necessary you can add details to your jar using a sharpie! For example, I added hair, stitches and bolts to my Frankenstein jar!
Make your lanterns glow. Add tea light for a nice glow. For safety, consider buying flameless tea lights.

Frugal Tip – Consider using Jars you already have in your home to avoid spending money on them. Go through your refrigerator and look for a pepper jar, pickle jar, jelly jar and many other ideas. I love the thought of having different sizes. Many of the other items you likely have in your home to leaving your out of pocket expense with a potential of $0.

Lighting Idea – Another thought for lighting up your jars is using stringed lights, whether it is just white light or they make colored lights, I think that either would look

Happy Decorating!

Like the DIY Halloween Jar Lanterns? Don’t forget about the DIY Dollar Tree Fall Candles or the FREE Trick-or-Treat Printable!

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Gift Jar Recipes – Three Easy Recipes for Your Holiday Season

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October 5, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

The Holiday season is often the most stressful time of year for many due to the costs involved and the financial strain. For many years I have helped ease the burden in our home by assembling a handful of these 3 Easy “In A Jar” Gift Recipes to be used as Christmas gifts that are both budget friendly and appealing to those who receive them. These are especially great to create for your kids teachers at school, coaches in extra-curricular activities and all of those miscellaneous helpers, babysitters and Sunday School teachers that impact their daily life.

BEAN SOUP IN A JAR

¾ Cup Dry Kidney or Red Beans
¾ Cup Dry Black Beans
¾ Cup Dry Great Northern Beans
¾ Cup Dry Pinto Beans
¾ Cup Slit Green Peas
¾ Cup Dry Red Lentils
2 Tablespoons Dry Onion Flakes
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
1 Tablespoon Dried Parsley Flakes
1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning Blend
1 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika
½ Teaspoon Chili Powder
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper

In quart size Mason jar, layer beans in order listed. In snack sized Ziploc bag place dry seasonings. Place bag in top of Mason jar on top of layered beans. Cover with lid. Attach direction below printed on pretty paper with ribbon.

Directions: Set aside seasoning packet. Rinse bean mix in large colander and place in large stockpot. Cover with 8 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add one 15 ounce can crushed tomatoes and seasoning packet. Continue to boil on low heat for 2 hours stirring occasionally. Additional water may be needed to prevent burning. Add salt as desired. May include 1 cup cubed ham or 4 slices bacon for additional flavor while cooking.

SPICED TEA

1 Cup Instant Lemon Tea Mix
2 Cups Tang Mix
1 Cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
½ Teaspoon Ginger
½ Teaspoon Ground Cloves
1 Packet Lemon Kool Aid Mix

Mix all ingredients together in small bowl. Pour into pint sized mason jars or clear jar with lid closure. Cover with lid, attach recipe with desired ribbon.

Directions: Use 2 Tablespoons Mixture to 1 Cup Hot Water.

SNICKERDOODLE IN A JAR

2 ¾ Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt
1 ¾ Cups Sugar
¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon

In a medium bowl mix ingredients together until well blended. Pour into quart sized Mason jar. Attach directions below with ribbon.

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, mix together ½ cup sugar and 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon. Set aside. In a large bowl mix together 1 cup butter, 2 eggs and vanilla extract until smooth. Pour in Snickerdoodle mix gradually until dough forms. Roll dough into 1 ½ inch balls. Roll balls in cinnamon sugar mix and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees or until golden brown. Allow cookies to cool and serve with milk.

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Dollar Tree Fall Decor – Decorate with Autumn Candles on a Frugal Budget

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September 12, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Halloween, Pinterest, Thanksgiving

Dollar Tree Fall Decor

I love when it is finally far enough into the fall season that I can begin to bring out the pumpkins, and leaf décor without looking like a crazy person. I really love everything about fall; pumpkin flavored everything, autumn decorations, the crispness that comes to the air, and cozy pretty sweaters. Alas, I live in Florida so I only get a touch of those last two, poor me. But I can bring the beautiful look of fall right indoors, or even onto my front porch. Also, I am cheap frugal so I love doing it on a budget, I took a drive down to my local Dollar Tree for a little inspiration and was able to come up with a few pretty, inexpensive and quick fall crafts. They have a lot of plain candle holders that make a perfect blank canvas to build upon.

So in my buggy I tossed a bag of raffia, 4 candle holders, 4 candles , a small bag of coffee beans, a roll of fall ribbon, 2 bags of large silk fall leaves, bag of popcorn, and a few bags of beans ( I had most of them already in my pantry) I spent $15 on my 4 candle holder projects, with the exception of the candles, and candle holders all items can be used on multiple projects, so if I use my remaining supplies they each really only cost a couple dollars each. And if you have any of the items on hand you can lower your total even more. Look at you being thrifty!

Grab your glue gun and let’s get this crafty party started!

Fall Leaf Candle Holder

Take 4 of the large leaves, cut off the stem right at the leaf edge. Turn your candle holder upside down, apply a thin bead of hot glue to the bottom rim about ¼” from the edge. Press each of your leaves into the glue, overlapping them. Turn your candle holder over run a thin line of hot glue up each leaf where it branches, press into glass, you will need to overlap leaves a bit again. Wrap candle holder in 2 lengths of raffia 2 or 3 times, tuck ends under and place a dab of hot glue to hold them down- use a pencil or something to press down while it dries( not your fingers, trust me)

Coffee Bean Candle Holder

Fill jar about 1/3 of the way full with coffee beans. Place your candle on top of the beans, tap down gently, centering candle. Fill between candle and jar with more beans, up to the rim of glass. Wrap candle jar with 2-3 pieces of rafia, tuck and in and secure with a dab of hot glue. Alternatively you can tie your rafia ends into a bow, I just liked the clean, simplicity of the raffia this way- I put a row of 3 of these down the center of my table as my centerpiece.

Harvest Corn Candle Holder

Measure your wide wired ribbon by wrapping it around the jar and overlapping about 1”, cut. Draw a thin line of glue down one end of the ribbon, press onto the back center of glass jar. Wrap ribbon around fold the end under about ½” and run a line of glue down the end, press into other side of ribbon to overlap. Like the coffee beans, fill jar 1/3 of the way full with unpopped corn kernels Place your candle, centered on top of the corn, fill the sides between candle and jar up to the rim with corn kernels. Place a sticker or I used a chipboard letter for our family initial, they don’t stick well to fabric so use a couple tiny dots of hot glue on the back to affix firmly. You could do Halloween themes and place Halloween stickers like witch heads and bats on top.

Autumn Layered Bean Candle Holder

This is such a simple craft but it makes a big impact in pretty fall colors, lending your table or shelf some beautiful textures. I used a taller candle holder I purchased at Dollar Tree to create a little more drama. Simply layer dry beans in 2” layers, using at least 4-5 various colors and textures for variety. I used; black beans, kidney beans, green split peas, yellow spit pits, northern beans, and pinto’s. Even 2 colors alternating would be a pretty decoration. Choose colors from your home décor, use year round.

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Chalkboard Contact Paper Sale for $8.38 Per Roll with Craft Ideas

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August 26, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Crafts, Online Shopping, Pinterest

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Chalk Board Contact Paper Sale

Perhaps we can blame Pinterest, perhaps there is no need for blame but truth is Chalk Board Contact Paper is all the rage! There are ENDLESS ways to use it and the best part of all is it easily helps you become organized and looks great. It also is very easy to use/shape and cuts just like wrapping paper.

Uses:

*Frame it and use as a memo board

*Use as canister Labels

*Place inside your cabinets for writing boards

*Place on a door or wall for signs

*Place on a board or cookie sheet for a cheese board

… and so much more.

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Look how I designed my kids crib using Chalk Board Paint (but could be just as achievable with Chalk Board Contact Paper!

Right now you can pick up Chalkboard Contact Paper, 18″ x 6′ for $8.38. Get FREE Shipping with Prime or when you spend $25.

Product Features:

Tough, durable and repels stains. Wipes clean easily.
Lets you turn anything into a writing surface
It’s easy to apply, easy to remove and easy to keep clean.
Size: 18 inches x 6 feet (45 cm x 183 cm)
Features an easy-to-peel liner and an adhesive that allows it to be repositioned during installation without leaving a sticky residue. Simply cut to length or shape for a custom application.

Product Description:

Con-Tact® Brand lets you turn anything into a writing surface with this self-adhesive chalkboard. Perfect for home, school, or office. Cut to any shape and size. Peel position and reposition. Write and wipe.

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Fun Halloween Craft – Make a Vinyl Letter Pumpkin

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August 22, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Halloween, Online Shopping

Last year I designed a fun Halloween Pumpkin. At a local botique, I picked up the fun letter N. I use black tulle and made a big bow on top and attached a fun little spider. This was a little pricey, this this year I looked around for other options.

For Your Letters:

Hip In A Hurry Vinyl 4.5” Minis-Alpha N $2.99

Hip In A Hurry Vinyl 4.5” Minis-Skull N’ Bones $2.99

Hip In A Hurry Vinyl 4.5” Minis-Multi N $2.99

Accessories:

Pick up a roll of Black Tulle $4.49

Fun Little Spider $3.19 No longer available

Save More: Paint your letter or design on your pumpkin.

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FREE Summer BBQ Fun Scrapbook Kit – Great for your 2013 Memories

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July 26, 2013 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Free, Hot Deals, Summer

Love to Scrapbook, Love to Crafts, Love to Browse Pinterest? This FREE offer might be for you!.

Pick up a FREE Summer Fun Scrapbook Kit (retail value $14.99) for $6.95 shipping!

You’ll get a Hardcover scrapbook plus papers, stickers, tags and more. Just add your favorite summer photos! Even if you don’t usually scrapbook, it’s not too overwhelming to do one for the summer and you’ll get all you need to make it look really cute. OR, give it to your child to scrapbook about their summer activities – GREAT Writing Prompt for Your Kids!

8¼” x 8¼” hardcover scrapbook
Colorful summer-themed recipe cards
Patterned and solid-color papers
Stickers, tags and red iron brads
Adhesive squares and two-sided tape
Illustrated, step-by-step directions

If hosting a BBQ Theme Party, be sure to check out Pinterest. I saw some REALLY great ideas! Head to Pinterest and be sure to follow Frugal Coupon Living or FCLAsh.

Grab your FREE Summer Fun Scrapbook Kit today and get started!

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