FREE Entrance too all National Parks this weekend!

In honor of Veteran's Day there will be FREE entrance to all National Parks (not state parks)

Get more information HERE



November 10-12 2012

Thanks to The Frugal Find for the heads up

Free Entrance to National Parks this Saturday June 9th

I'll be busy celebrating my daughter's 8th birthday, but YOU should go to the park!

June 9th you can get FREE entrance into a select number of National Parks.

View the participating parks by State HERE

Don't you want to be there???

Mother's Day Idea: Repurpose a Glass Jar.

Homemade gifts can be really special and meaningful to both the creator and the recipient.
Mason jars, left over pasta sauce jars, baby food jars, all are excellent blank canvases for gift giving.
The internet is full of ideas. I've just posted links to a few here.

I know for me personally, I like a gift that has both meaning and function. So a craft that performs a duty is ideal. Do you have a glass jar craft you'd like to share? Let us know in the comments section below!


Mini Terrariums

Crafting a Green World has a List of 10 Crafts for Jars. My favorite?
The terrariums. See the See the List HERE

Entirely Smitten has a list of Glass Jar Crafts, like filling it with love notes or favorite memories/ milestones.
See her list HERE
My favorite? The little sprigs poking out of the ribbon.  

Saved By Love Creations has an amazing list of 50 Mason Jar Crafts
A few of her ideas:
Sewiing Kits

Decoupage Votives


Twine or yarn wrapped vases

Silhouette Mason Jars

Mother's Day Idea #5: Something Green -- Literally

Having green plants in your home not only brightens the spirit, but it makes you healthier too.
Plants are natural filters, cleaning your air and producing uncontaminated oxygen for you to breathe.

They are also more economical that fresh cut flowers and last a lot longer.


OSH has a coupon for 20% off one item. Good April 27-28 2012.
There are a few exclusions, but it's even good on SALE and CLEARANCE items.

Does Mom want a pretty plant? Or perhaps some gardening tools?

I think I am going to use my coupon on organic carrot seeds.

Orchard Supply & Hardware 20% off One Item Coupon




Thanks to freeimages.co.uk

Free Entrance to National Parks this week!!

Until April 29th, you can get free entrance to many of our National Parks.
Head on over to view a state by state list of participating parks.

Here is the list for California:

Cabrillo National Monument
Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument
Pinnacles National Monument
Sequoia National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Yosemite National Park



This is a picture of Muir Woods. Don't you want to be there?

Thanks to The Frugal Find.