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I Got the Boot

October 14, 2013 By Katie

This evening upon returning home from a bittersweet drop off…I was approached by my wonderful husband in our bedroom with a gift card to Starbucks, my laptop and an order, “Get out and go write a blog. Now!” My first thought was, “but I will not get to tuck my babies in; they will be in bed by the time I get  back.” But I knew he put a lot of thought into this and I knew I had to hurry out the door. That being said, I thought I’d share a few things today and promise I will be doing this more often! I have so many projects to share that I just never had the time to write about and share.

First, I have a couple of self-explanatory pictures to share. This was our big Fourth of July project this year…

Patriotic shorts: this was so fun and literally took me 10 min. I already had the cut offs & brushes – just went and got the puff fabric paint!

Patriotic Shorts

Second project is a picture of a shirt we made for all of us. Its just a hand print and some stripes I made with my finger.

Patriotic Shirts
Finished Shirts

The third project is an idea I came up with just being on a secret coupon Facebook page! One of my very best friends is getting married soon and, of course, on a budget. Since I am her Maid of Honor I too am doing a lot of work to help think of ways to save, save, save. So I came across a post that Target had a great deal on photo prints, which combined with a money-saving coupon, we ended up getting 200 prints free and came up with 200 really cool Save the Dates for $0!!! Finding a good deal like this can save anyone in a pinch ie; Announcements, save the dates, Christmas cards, and even invitations.

Save the Date

I think its time to wrap this up for today’s blog as Starbucks will be closing very soon and I can’t lie – I am ready to be home so I can cuddle with my amazing man!

I hope to be doing this every other week or so – so come back!!

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: Coupons, July 4, Painting, Save the Date

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My name is Katharine.

I am a mom to Gavin, Mason, Isabella, Emerson, Reece, & Ryland. I am married to Adam.

This blog is intended to get all of my trapped ideas out of my head ;)

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