100 holiday photo cards for $15 at Sam's Club

Sam's Club is offering a great deal on photo cards so order yours for Christmas now! You can get 100 cards for $15 which is the best deal I've seen so far. Pick them up in the store to avoid shipping charges. This offer is good through 12/1/14.

Sam's Photo Cards

Shutterfly is offering 10 free photo cards through 11/30/14 with code BLACKFRIDAY, but shipping is $5.99. 

Free 8x10 print at Walgreens

I love these deals! Through November 29, you can order a free 8x10 from Walgreens with code BIGPICFREE. This saves you $3.99. Choose in store pick up to avoid shipping fees.

Walgreens

Just grab a nice frame and you have a thoughtful, inexpensive Christmas gift!

Let the Black Friday festivities begin!

Kohl's has once again started their online Black Friday sales early! Head over to Kohls.com for some huge savings (even free appliances)! They are offering:

• $15 Kohl's Cash for every $50 spent
• Free shipping on orders over $50
• Use code THANKS15, HOLIDAY15, or TURKEY for an extra 15% off
• Many appliances have $10 mail in rebates

Also, have you joined their Yes2You Rewards Program yet? If not, you should! You earn $5 rewards for every $100 that you spend. I earned a $5 reward just for signing up!

To see the Kohl's Black Friday ad, click here.

The following websites have taken the guess work out of it and calculated the best deals. Check them out:

Free photo brag book from Walgreens

Order a small photo book from Walgreens for free with code BRAGZERO. These are 4x6 photo books that make great gifts (hello Christmas!) or are a nice size to commemorate a special event.

Walgreens Photo

You will have to pay shipping ($2.99 in most cases) and this deal expires on Saturday, November 22.

DIY barnwood welcome sign

This is a super easy project! I know, I know - I say that all the time. But for real! All you need is a piece of old barn wood, letters, and nails. We've been tearing down a shed and are using the barn wood for the ceiling of our basement bar. We made some great progress last night. I can't wait to create a post on it! Anyways, I stole a piece of barn wood for this project. There are ways to distress new wood if you can't find an old piece (click here, here, and here).

Arranging fresh flowers from Hy-Vee

If you follow my blog regularly, you know that I love fresh flowers and recommend saving money by ordering them in bulk and arranging them yourself for events (see here, here, and here). 

My cousin Becca got married last Saturday and I had the pleasure of arranging the fresh flowers. Becca is an awesomely chill, laid back gal who wanted a more casual/somewhat wildflower look. Becca and her mom ordered all the flowers from Hy-Vee and picked them up Friday morning. I arranged them Friday afternoon. I mostly worked on the bridal party bouquets and bigger arrangements while her friends helped with the smaller arrangements for the reception tables.

We did use silk flowers from Hobby Lobby for the boutonnieres and made those a couple weeks in advance. See that post by clicking here.

Here are some pics:

Veterans Day 2014 freebies and deals

Image source here

Veterans, thank you for serving our country. We owe you so much more than one day of celebration.

Please take advantage of these discounts on November 11:

Free Redbox today

Free Redbox today only with code NOV10!

Redbox's Instagram page

Hmm... what to rent... any recommendations?

Shopko Halloween now 90% off

Word on the street is Shopko has now marked their Halloween items to 90% off! Great chance to score some deals especially if you missed out on Target's 90% off!

90% off Target Halloween!!!

Target dropped their Halloween clearance to 90% off today (food items 70% off)! Woohoo! Head there asap because it will go fast! I was able to score about $300 in merchandise for only $30!!!

Here are some pics I took at the N 48th Lincoln, NE store:

Election day

Do your research and get out there and vote today! Our country's future depends on it.

This made me chuckle this morning...

Vote, vote, vote!

Halloween 2014 clearance

Now is the time to stock up on Halloween items for next year! I'll probably wait until merchandise is marked down to 90% off, but here are the current markdowns as of 8 a.m. Monday in case you want to hit stores today:

Target - 70% off decor, 30% off candy
Walmart - 50% off
Shopko - 70% off
CVS - 50% off
Walgreens - 75% off decor, 50% off candy
Michaels - 80% off
Hobby Lobby - 66% off
JoAnn Fabric - Lincoln, NE store out of Halloween items