Fall mums on clearance at Lowe's

We stopped by Lowe's in Lincoln, NE last night to buy a Bloodgood Japanese Maple that was 50% off. I was shocked to find lots of fall mums on clearance too (especially this early in the season)!

They have regular priced mums, sale mums, and what I purchased were the clearance mums with yellow stickers. They had clearance mums in all different sizes and colors.

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Extra 15% off Groupon local deal

Through today (9/9/14), take an extra 15% off a local deal at Groupon with promo code LOCAL15. Great chance to try a new restaurant, activity, beauty treatment, etc.!

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Spray paint beat up pots

We had this ugly, old flower pot in our garage taking up space. I honestly don't know where it came from!

Instead of tossing it and buying a new one, I cleaned it and spray painted it with Rust-Oleum's Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint.

Easiest fall craft ever... cheap too!

Perhaps you've already seen this on pinterest, but I just couldn't help myself! For a cute fall craft, fill a vase or jar with red kidney beans, split peas, and yellow popcorn. I bought the beans ($1.49) and peas ($1.09 at HyVee). I already had the popcorn, vase, tea light, and ribbon so spent less than $3 on this.

Free Shutterfly photo book

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"Through 9/11, get a 8" x 8" Hardcover Photo Book, a $29.99 value, free with code BOOK4FREE at Shutterfly. This offer is valid for both new and existing customers. Choose from a variety of themes, which can be customized with your own photos and text. Shipping adds $7.99 or is free on orders over $39 with code SHIP39 at checkout. Sales tax is charged in most states." - Brad's Deals

DIY mini Husker pallet

Pallet's seem to be all the rage these days and I can see why - they're free, rustic looking, and you can use them in various ways. The free pallets that you can get from just about anywhere are usually really big - too big for what I had in mind. This pallet is roughly 20"x24".

Thankfully we keep scrap wood. Plus, we had a some free fence panels from Mead Lumber that worked perfectly.

Paper lantern garland

Toward the end of setting up for my brother's wedding, my now sister-in-law asked me what to do with a bunch of leftover paper lanterns. They had hung five at the entrance, but had many more just laying around.

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The ceilings were incredibly high in the venue so we had to think of new ways to use them. I decided to tie them together to create a string of "garland".