Believe it or not, decorating your own wreath really isn’t hard at all! And when you do it yourself, you can have exactly the size, shape, color and style that goes with your decorating scheme. Walmart asked me to try decorating my own wreath with supplies in their Holiday section and a budget of $20. … Keep Reading
This Year’s Black Friday at Walmart
Truth time here. I have never ever shopped on Black Friday. That’s right. Frugal gal missing out on all those sales! See the thing is when I was younger I didn’t really need to buy much for the holidays, and then once I had kids, well, I had kids! While they were still tiny we… Keep Reading
DIY: Branch Display for Holiday Photo Cards
Here’s a nifty craft idea that the folks at the Walmart Photo department came up with! The Branch Display for holiday photo cards: They asked me to recreate this craft and show you all how I did it! Branch Display for Holiday Photo Cards Materials: Narrow Ribbon (1 or 2 colors) Attractive Branch Red Spray… Keep Reading
Thanksgiving Baking with Great Value: Elegant Ways to Use Thanksgiving Leftovers
I’ve just started a great new campaign with the folks who run Great Value–the Walmart house brand. Over the next few months I get to share with you information and ideas for using Great Value products to make all the different holiday occasions tasty and fun without spending too much time or too much cash!!… Keep Reading
Walmart’s Flag of Thanks for Veterans Day
As a veteran married to a veteran–you might say I approve of Veteran’s Day! I am so thankful not only for those who are serving our country here and abroad currently–but also for all those who came before us, like Bill’s father, both our grandfathers and many many more right on back to the founding… Keep Reading
Arm & Hammer
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda is something no frugal household should be without! Seriously-there are just so many fantastic uses for baking soda! This one inexpensive and non toxic (edible in fact) item can be used in place of many other products. Here are just a few things I’ve used it for over the… Keep Reading
Pineapples at Walmart (with Pineapple Salsa Recipe)
Do you buy fresh pineapple? To my mind fresh pineapple is a completely different fruit than the canned version (not that the canned is bad-it’s just totally different). As a matter of fact fresh pineapple is so tasty plain that I rarely bother with a recipe–we just slice it an eat it. So when Walmart… Keep Reading
My Kitchen Arrived! ~Maytag Moms
Remember this summer when I told you that I had been chosen as a Maytag Mom Kitchen Ambassador? Well it arrived about a month ago, and I love it! The Maytag Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator with Spill Catcher Shelves the 6.2 cu. Ft. Capacity Electric Range with Triple-Choice and Speed Heat Elements and the Maytag Jetclean Plus… Keep Reading
Storm Preparedness with Walmart Part 1
Hurricane Sandy is on it’s way and up and down the eastern seabord folks are scrambling trying to get themselves prepared. But how do you actually prepare for something like this? What do you do? In a weird coincidence of timing, Walmart had offered all of the Walmart Moms to do a post on the… Keep Reading
Review: Gingerbread Oreos
I just love trying new things. And I love Oreos–so I was right on the offer from Walmart to try out the new limited edition Gingerbread Oreos. Gingerbread is such a fun seasonal flavor. It’s just one of those things–the leaves change color, the air turns slightly damp, the thermometer starts to drop and suddenly… Keep Reading
