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DIY Valentine Series – Valentine’s Day Scratch-Off Tickets

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February 10, 2016 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe, Valentine's Day

DIY Valentine Series – Valentine’s Day Scratch-Off Tickets
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In honor of Valentine’s Day I have created a printable for you and put together a quick and simple tutorial to surprise your sweetie or the kids with. These are fun homemade scratch off tickets that can be personalized for anyone, that makes them super fun and this one is for all ages. But I am throwing some ideas especially for the grown ups out there to enjoy. I don’ t think homemade Valentine’s have to be for kids only. For an adult you could write special messages – private messages, IOU’s for special treats or activities, or a promise of a date night. For kids you can fill theirs up with the a promise of a fun activity, 15 extra minutes to stay up, extra dessert, ice cream after school , or even just a simple I love you. Valentine’s and messages from the heart can mean so much , especially when they are made by your own hand. Print off a sheet of these and give it a try.

Supplies

Scratch-Off Printable
white card stock
acrylic paint
dish soap
white crayon
small paintbrush
ink pen
scissors or paper cutter
optional – glitter

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Directions

Print Scratch-Off Card onto cardstock
Use a pen to write a message on each heart- be creative!
Color heart over completely with a thick coat of white crayon.
Blow off excess crayon dust for a smooth surface.
In a small bowl combine 1 part dish soap to 2 parts paint, stir well- if you are only making 1 or 2 then a couple teaspoons total is plenty of paint mixture.
Paint over heart/white crayon completely with a thick coat of your mixture.
If desired sprinkle paint with glitter while still wet.
Allow to dry well.
Brush off excess glitter.
Present to your valentine with a coin for scratching out message.

Grab your FREE Scratch Off Printable

Also check out these DIY 28 Printable Valentines for the Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look as well at our 28 Days of Kids Food Crafts. Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t forget the FREE Printables for Valentine’s Day – Pin to Pinterest.

See all the DIY Valetine Series Crafts:

Goldfish “Hooked on You” Valentines – Pin to Pinterest

Valentine’s Day Scratch-Off Tickets – Pin to Pinterest

You’re Just WRITE for Me ROLO Pencil – Pin to Pinterest

You’re a HOOT Owl Valentine – Pin to Pinterest

Paint Strip Valentine Bookmarks – Pin to Pinterest

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DIY Valentine Shirt Using Permanent Makers

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January 16, 2016 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Valentine's Day

DIY Valentine Shirt Using Permanent Maker

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Make an adorable DIY Valentine Shirt using Permanent Marker! You won’t believe how easy this is to create! There are so many options with colors and patterns but, we think this double heart is perfect! Use a cookie cutter for the pattern and fabric markers to outline the shape in dots. As long as the kids have a steady hand, they can create their own personalized shirt. Have fun!

Supplies:

Plain White T-Shirt
Tulip fabric markers (red, hot pink, light pink, purple)
Heart cookie cutter
Cardboard

Directions:

Lay your shirt flat.
Place a piece of cardboard inside your shirt to prevent the marker from bleeding through.
Place your cookie cutter on the front center of your white shirt.
Hold your cookie cutter still with one hand, and begin dotting around the cookie cutter with your markers.
You will want to color lots of dots directly around the cookie cutter and a lot less as you go further way from the cookie cutter.
Switch colors and repeat steps 4-5 (do this 4 times).
Let your shirt dry for 24 hours, and your shirt is ready to wear and wash as these fabric markers are permanent.

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The Absolute Best of DIY Essential Oil Recipes

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January 14, 2016 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Beauty, Crafts, DIY, Essential Oils, Facebook, Frugal Living, Instagram, Online Shopping, Pinterest, Social Media

Essential Oil Recipes

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es·sen·tial oil noun a natural oil typically obtained by distillation and having the characteristic fragrance of the plant or other source from which it is extracted.

I am your pretty typical mother. My home is a mess, but I try to keep it clean. My pantry has processed food, but I also have some organic vegetables in the refrigerator. My medicine cabinet contains drug-store solutions for headaches and other ailments, but I do my best to live naturally and heal my family by other means before running to the doctor or drug store.

Recently the solution of Essential Oils entered my life. They have relieved bug bites, headaches, running noses, cleaned my home, offered relaxation and even aided in a little weight loss. When my husband, my kids or even I have something wrong, I often hit my reference guide and see how I can offer a solution without using modern day medicine (grab a FREE copy of that Essential Oil reference guide.)

Take a look below of some of the BEST Essential Oil Recipes found on the web – Recipes of Food, Beauty Products, Sanitation, and even Homemade Playdough… I think you will enjoy the different ways, you too, can use Essential Oils in your home.

Miracle Moisturizer from Life Could be a Bad Dream

Lavender Lemonade from Frugal Coupon Living

Lavender Salt Scrub from Pink When

Citrus Air Freshener from Live Simply

Citronella Candles from Passion for Savings

Shea Body Butter from Love and Cupcakes Blog

Peppermint Mouthwash from The Dabblist

Eye Redness Remedy from Frugal Coupon Living

Homemade Deodorant from Real Food RN

If you have ANY QUESTIONS about Essential Oils or Young Living, or How to Sign Up for the Starter Kit, I would LOVE to help you! Please use this form to email me and let me know how I can help you get started! I would be more than happy to help you

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So many MORE Essentil Oil Recipes found below….

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Cyber Monday Silhouette Portrait $99 Shipped

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November 29, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Black Friday & Cyber Monday, Christmas, Crafts, Hot Deals, Online Shopping

Silhouette Portrait now on sale!

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Silhouette Portrait:

Cuts a variety of materials including: cardstock, fabric, heat transfer material, transparencies, paper, vellum, adhesive vinyland magnet paper
Free Mac and PC compatible software included
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50 exclusive digital designs

What’s included?

Silhouette Electronic Cutting Tool with Adjustable Blade: Blade with ratchet cap
Power Cable: 100-240 volts AC adapter (Power cables are available for US/Canada,Europe, South Africa, Australia, and other regions)
USB Cable: High-speed 2.0
8-Inch Cutting Mat: 8.9″ x 13.5″ (22.6 x 34.3 cm)
Digital Cutting Files: 50 exclusive cutting designs
Download Card: $10 gift card for more digital designs from the Silhouette Online Store
Software CD: Silhouette Studio design software for Windows XP and newer and Mac
Basic Instruction Guide

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Valentine’s Day Heart Pound Cake Recipe

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November 17, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Heart Pound Cake Recipe

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Looking at this photo overwhelms you, huh? I bet you are thinking that this is going to be one of those Pinterest “fails.” Follow these sure no fail directions to create the ultimate surprise for your Valentines – I bet your family will be surprised when they cut into this Hidden Hearts Pound Cake.

Cake Ingredients:

2 boxes Pound Cake mix
1/2 cup Butter softened
4 Eggs
1 1/3 cup Milk
red food coloring

Glaze Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
2 tbsp Milk

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
Prepare your first pound cake following box directions. Add food coloring to get good pink color in batter.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes (about 10 less than box directions.)
Let cool on rack for an hour.
Remove cake from pan and refrigerate for several hours.
Slice cold cake into slices no thicker than your cookie cutter.
Use cookie cutter to cut heart shapes from each aand stack to side.
Prepare the other box of pound cake mix following box directions.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
Pour 1/4″ of batter in the bottom.
Place your heart cut-outs down the middle, keeping them straight and together.
Pour remaining batter over the heart cut-outs in the pan. Ensure it gets down the sides and covers the top. (Yes, There will be a lot of batter left!)
Bake according to box directions.
Let cool on rack for an hour.
Remove from pan and place on platter.
In a medium bowl, put powdered sugar and slowly add milk until desired consistency is reached.
Drizzle icing over cake and serve.

Easy-peasy. Most importantly, enjoy!

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LEGO Store Monthly Mini Build – FREE LEGO Shark

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October 15, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Free, Kids

Visit your local LEGO Store on the first Tuesday or Wednesday of each month for the LEGO Store Monthly Mini Build. Kids will Learn how to build a cool LEGO mini model and the best part, when you are finished, you can take it home for FREE! A new model will be available each month and will be specially themed to that month. Mini Model Build events are a blast and a wonderful FREEBIE your little guy or gal will love.

The upcoming Mini Model Build is a FREE LEGO Shark. Event is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3 or Wednesday, November 4 and is open to children ages 6 to 14 only. Show up early as quantities are limited, approximately 250 per store.

Don’t forget your FREE LEGO Magazine! Also, Teachers get a FREE Annual Pass to LEGOLAND, LEGO’s massive LEGO themed amusement park .

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DIY Gift Wrap Box Tutorial – Present Made from Reynolds Box

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September 25, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

DIY Gift Wrap Box Tutorial – Present Made from Reynolds Wrap Box
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Not only are they thrifty-but these boxes are a perfect size and shape for filling with Christmas goodies. Rescue your aluminum foil, and saran wrap boxes from the recycle bin and put them to work for you-creating a lovely and unique gift. A simple but thoughtful gift for a teacher, hair dresser, dog groomer, neighbor, as a hostess gift or put one in the mailbox to thank your faithful mail carrier. You can fill it with small cookies, candies, nuts, mints, clementines or it would even be a fun for a child filled with small toys. This would also make a great project to include your child in creating- use plain brown shipping wrap and let them color, stamp or place stickers to cover the box prior to wrapping.

Supplies Needed:

Aluminum or Plastic wrap box
wrapping paper
ribbon, raffia, or string
tissue paper
glue stick
scissors
2 brads

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Directions:

Start by removing the blade from your box.
Lay the box on wrapping paper, loosely wrap and cut the paper so that it is slightly- about 1” longer than box all around.
Spread glue all over the top flap of the box.
Press paper onto box, smoothing out all air bubbles- leaving excess paper inside the box that reaches into the “cavity” of the box, where your treats will go.
Glue the next section of the box, and continue all the way around, pressing out the bubbles as you go.
Glue the inside flap and again press the paper down.
Fold the box ends inward, like you would a present, as in the photo-secure with glue.
Use a hole punch to make a hole in the center of the top flap, and close to the bottom at the base of the box.
Insert a brad and secure it by spreading the tines open.
Place a layer of tissue paper in the bottom of the box.
Fill box with desired filler.
Tie ribbon or raffia to one brad to secure it, wrap around the other end several times to hold closed.
Top with a bow and gift tag to complete your gift.

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550+ Online Classes $20 or Less for a Limited Time on Craftsy!

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September 25, 2015 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Crafts

Starting today, and for a limited time only, Craftsy offers a flash sale on their online courses. Choose from over 550 Craft Classes and get each for $20 or less. Most of these classes include: video lessons, Class materials, Hours of close-up instruction and virtual classroom instruction.

Craftsy provides education and tools to bring your creativity to life. Craftsy offers hundreds of classes in quilting, sewing, knitting, cake decorating, art, photography, cooking and more. Craftsy’s instructional classes allow you to learn at your own pace with easy-to-follow HD video lessons led by some of the world’s best instructors.

Head to Craftsy today to check out this sale and learn your craft, your way and when, where and how you like it.

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