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Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Monday, December 1, 2014
Arch Etsy Shop Holiday Sale
Shopping for an expecting friend? Planning on revealing a pregnancy during Christmas? Have a pet lover on your list?
Look no further than my Etsy shop! And during the month of December, take 10% off your entire order. Just use coupon code ArchDec2014 during checkout.
Thanks for your continued support and happy holidays everyone!
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Look no further than my Etsy shop! And during the month of December, take 10% off your entire order. Just use coupon code ArchDec2014 during checkout.
Thanks for your continued support and happy holidays everyone!
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Friday, December 6, 2013
12 Days of DIY Ornaments: Christmas Card Ornament Ball
To kick off the Christmas season, I've teamed up with Tawny and ten other wonderful ladies to give you the 12 Days of DIY Ornaments. Today's my day and I'm dusting off an oldie. Be sure to swing by these other blogs and see what they've put together!
December 1st: Tawny's Tid Bits
December 2nd: The Crafty side of Sarcasm
December 3rd: Simply {Darr}ling
December 4th: My So Called Chaos
December 5th: Madtown Macs
December 6th: Andrea Arch
December 7th: Always & Forever
December 8th: A Plethora of Ponderings
December 9th: My Better Half and Me
December 10th: Sparkling with Sneakers
December 11th: Life with Amberly & Joe
December 12th: My Three Bittles
These fun paper ornaments can be made out of old Christmas/greeting cards or regular cardstock. You will need the following supplies:
1", 1.5" or 2" hole punch
Old greeting cards or cardstock
Xacto knife or scoring tool
Fish line/yarn/string/ribbon
Glue
Triangle template (download here)
You will need 20 circles (all the same size). Have fun mixing colors and patterns!
Cut out the appropriate triangle template and trace it on every circle. Use a scoring tool of the tip of an xacto knife to gently score all three sides. Fold the flaps inward.
Your top and bottom pieces will be created using 5 circles each. Fill in the middle section with the remaining 10 circles.
At some point, don't forget to tape one end of the string onto the inside.
Ta da! Thanks for swinging by and be sure to check out the rest of the ornament tutorials from the other ladies. :)
Monday, October 14, 2013
Black Friday Preparation | $100 Sephora Giveaway
The countdown is on. Only 46 more days until Black Friday and the official Christmas shopping season. Yikes! If you're anything like me, you detest searching through the picked over shelves and fighting a vicious crowd, so instead, opt to shop early and shop smart. In preparation for the holiday rush, I'd like to share with you my tips for how I get ready for the big shopping day so that I can be quick and efficient.
Make lists. Know who you have to shop for, what you're going after and where it's located.
Shop with a buddy. Black Friday is often stressful... so bring along a friend who can help make the day more enjoyable!
Divide up your list. If you only have one thing to get in a particular store, ask a member of your group to grab it for you if she's going to stand in line for her stuff anyways.
Compare current and future sale prices. If a Black Friday sale isn't completely wow-ing you and you can get that item for close to the same price during a normal sale, don't waste your time.
Be familiar with price-match and return policies. If you can eliminate a stop by price-matching elsewhere, by all means.
Check printed and digital ads. Do your homework. Be like those extreme couponers and research the crap out of everything.
Shop early for deals and coupons. Take advantage of Black Friday sales available online. Companies are offering up some fantastic deals NOW, so don't wait! Be sure to check out Coupons.com coupon codes while these offers are still available.
Pack light. Don't carry around a super heavy purse. I'm sure you'll have enough bags to deal with.
And now for the super fun part.... $100 Sephora e-gift card giveaway! Just use the rafflecopter below to enter. The giveaway starts today and will end October 21. Good luck and thanks for stopping by!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Make lists. Know who you have to shop for, what you're going after and where it's located.
Shop with a buddy. Black Friday is often stressful... so bring along a friend who can help make the day more enjoyable!
Divide up your list. If you only have one thing to get in a particular store, ask a member of your group to grab it for you if she's going to stand in line for her stuff anyways.
Compare current and future sale prices. If a Black Friday sale isn't completely wow-ing you and you can get that item for close to the same price during a normal sale, don't waste your time.
Be familiar with price-match and return policies. If you can eliminate a stop by price-matching elsewhere, by all means.
Check printed and digital ads. Do your homework. Be like those extreme couponers and research the crap out of everything.
Shop early for deals and coupons. Take advantage of Black Friday sales available online. Companies are offering up some fantastic deals NOW, so don't wait! Be sure to check out Coupons.com coupon codes while these offers are still available.
Pack light. Don't carry around a super heavy purse. I'm sure you'll have enough bags to deal with.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Friday, January 4, 2013
Santa Paws + Tiny Toes: Holiday Recap
No, I didn't fall off the face of the earth after the holidays... my computer went into a coma and had to take a lil trip to the Apple store. Thank God it's back so I can reconnect with the world other than via iPhone or my 9 year old, slower than shit Powerbook with its ancient, useless operating system.
Christmas reaffirmed that my son is a very very spoiled little boy. I think Grandma and Auntie Z were a couple one-uppers when it came to gift giving. Sweet baby Jesus. At this rate, we're going to have to move before Lil Arch #2 comes along because Brody's crap currently takes up BOTH bedrooms. Yeah... plus an additional 5 Rubbermaid totes in the basement... and once I get the toy box from my parent's house, he'll have half the basement. Good thing he's super adorable.
Brody also turned one month old a week ago. :tear: My lil bug is getting so big. At his doctors appointment yesterday, he measured 21.5" (50th percentile) and weighed in at 11 lbs. 9 oz. (85th percentile).
We also shoved all the living room furniture to one end and had a photo shoot with our awesome new camera. For a couple people teaching themselves via internet/trial and error, I think we did a pretty good job. Click here for the full photo album.
For New Years Eve, Brody, Zora and I went over to my mom's for her annual NYE family get together/party. Clay decided to ditch us this year and go to Ludington with his buddies. It was super weird without Clay and my dad there this year. :( We were also missing an entire family, my sister and her boyfriend and most of my cousins. But the rest of us made the most of it... Brody slept, Zora was antagonized by an overactive 4 year old and Mommy drank. Heavily.
In doggy news, Peanut is doing very well being a pirate. There's been a few instances where she's crashed into furniture or fallen off the retaining wall, but other than that, doing pretty well. The incision is healing nicely and she's still same 'ole Peanut.
Zora (yes, she still exists despite the excess of Brody pictures/news)... well, she's typical Zora. Still very much a puppy despite coming up on her 2nd birthday. Thankfully though, she's very gentle with Brody. Yes, we still worry about her big paws flying erratically, but she'll sniff and lick Brody, then leave him alone. At night, she'll go into the nursery, peak in the crib and then come back to bed. She also likes to lay next to Brody when he's on his playmat and be a protective big sister. My kids are adorable.
Now if I could only get Zora to stop stealing and destroying Brody's binkies...
Random side note: any moms out there with boys using cloth diapers have a little Houdini that manages to pee up his back?! During the day, we decided to go old school and use the traditional cloth diapers (big safety pins and all)... and even when securely tucked within the plastic pants and when he's sitting up, somehow this lil pisser manages to soak the back of him! Baffling.
Christmas reaffirmed that my son is a very very spoiled little boy. I think Grandma and Auntie Z were a couple one-uppers when it came to gift giving. Sweet baby Jesus. At this rate, we're going to have to move before Lil Arch #2 comes along because Brody's crap currently takes up BOTH bedrooms. Yeah... plus an additional 5 Rubbermaid totes in the basement... and once I get the toy box from my parent's house, he'll have half the basement. Good thing he's super adorable.
Brody also turned one month old a week ago. :tear: My lil bug is getting so big. At his doctors appointment yesterday, he measured 21.5" (50th percentile) and weighed in at 11 lbs. 9 oz. (85th percentile).
We also shoved all the living room furniture to one end and had a photo shoot with our awesome new camera. For a couple people teaching themselves via internet/trial and error, I think we did a pretty good job. Click here for the full photo album.
For New Years Eve, Brody, Zora and I went over to my mom's for her annual NYE family get together/party. Clay decided to ditch us this year and go to Ludington with his buddies. It was super weird without Clay and my dad there this year. :( We were also missing an entire family, my sister and her boyfriend and most of my cousins. But the rest of us made the most of it... Brody slept, Zora was antagonized by an overactive 4 year old and Mommy drank. Heavily.
In doggy news, Peanut is doing very well being a pirate. There's been a few instances where she's crashed into furniture or fallen off the retaining wall, but other than that, doing pretty well. The incision is healing nicely and she's still same 'ole Peanut.
Zora (yes, she still exists despite the excess of Brody pictures/news)... well, she's typical Zora. Still very much a puppy despite coming up on her 2nd birthday. Thankfully though, she's very gentle with Brody. Yes, we still worry about her big paws flying erratically, but she'll sniff and lick Brody, then leave him alone. At night, she'll go into the nursery, peak in the crib and then come back to bed. She also likes to lay next to Brody when he's on his playmat and be a protective big sister. My kids are adorable.
Now if I could only get Zora to stop stealing and destroying Brody's binkies...
Random side note: any moms out there with boys using cloth diapers have a little Houdini that manages to pee up his back?! During the day, we decided to go old school and use the traditional cloth diapers (big safety pins and all)... and even when securely tucked within the plastic pants and when he's sitting up, somehow this lil pisser manages to soak the back of him! Baffling.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Brody's birth announcement + Christmas card infographic
I had such a great response regarding last year's Christmas card infographic that I knew I had to do something similar this year. Since Brody was born at the end of November, I decided to merge my Christmas letter and his birth announcement together. Being the obsessive compulsive busybody that I am, I had the initial layout done way back in like April or May. No judging. I also included a 4x6 photo with similar graphics on it with every card.
Overall, I am pretty excited how they turned out. Merry Christmas and enjoy!
Overall, I am pretty excited how they turned out. Merry Christmas and enjoy!
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
DIY: Christmas decor and gifts from $0 - $10
I haven't been doing much crafting this year as my time and energy has been sucked dry by the long-legged goober. However, take a glance at a couple of my most-viewed do-it-yourself tutorials to get your living quarters in the holiday spirit as well as creative DIY gift ideas for little or no money!
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