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Archive for November, 2009

Darling, chic, cute, colorful, organizers for busy moms on the go MomAgenda is having their big savings this holiday season. If you’ve wanted to get your hand on a girly pink planner but couldn’t manage the cost before now is the time.

Free Holiday Shipping on all momAgenda purchases until December 25th

Save 20% on all weekend on the entire momAgenda site. From November 27th to November 29th.

Free monthly calendar with a Kitchen Folio purchase from MomAgenda

Good grief! Aren’t they cute?!!!

Do you wait all year to some big shopping the day after Thanksgiving? I don’t. Seriously I do not but sometimes it happens that I need to buy something and I’m thinking of buying the thing and where I’m going to get it when I notice that, “Oh wow! I can get it at a great cost as such and such a shop!”

Here I have lovingly listed for you, using my affiliate links, some places where I shop for the men in the family. I find them to be without a doubt the hardest group of people to shop for. We do not exchange gifts this time of the year but I still find it a great time to  take advantage of the sales for future Father’s Day and birthday celebrations.

Sears: This is the place I get my husband’s tool gifts. You know Craftsman. I’ve been focusing on the storage aspect. This time of year you can get some great deals on Craftsman Tool Storage. For me Sears has always meant tools and the nice thing is you can order some items online and pick them up in the store.

ThinkGeek.com: Okay some of the stuff has been over the top but I pick up nifty little gadgety things for the men folk. And by the way I do my Father’s Day shopping here. Right now at you can get Free FedEx Home Delivery. Use code: DEALNEWS

The drawings are just so cute I had to give them free publicity. Two young homeschool graduate sisters have created a small series of paperdolls based on vintage Christian characters.  Darling artwork and hours of old fashioned play your young lady would be sure to enjoy.

Noble Rose Press

Franklin Family Springs has a new homemaking video on the horizon. Another addition to the Homestead Blessings collection this one is called The Art of Cooking. If you feel your skills in home cooking are lacking this is sure to be a great video to get your hands on.

A busy mom can find it invaluable to know how to make great meals in a short amount of time without opening a cookbook.

The Homestead Blessings ladies have come up with several easy delicious recipes for each mealtime dilemma. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

They’re taking pre-orders now which will drop the price by $3.00

You can purchase through my affiliate link here. Or go straight to the website here. The price will not change.

Thanksgiving free downloads abound.

If you’re looking for tips to help you pull of a great Thanksgiving dinner, a memorable one or new traditions to try out here are some helpful (free) pdfs for you to pick up.

Paula Deen - Paula has a great Holiday ideas pdf. Complete with recipes, gift ideas, and decorating tips. Nicely put together. Pick up your copy here (downloads the pdf).

Martha Stewart – Martha Stewart’s Hotline cookbook. Another 7 mb of recipes and a few entertaining tips. Get your copy here.

Vintage Thanksgiving – Our own little Vintage Thanksgiving ebook. Free when you sign up as a subscriber either at Vintage Homemaking or Organized Homelife.

Ocean Spray – This is a really cool one. Ocean Spray make your own holiday ebook. Just select the features you want and click ‘create’. Get yours here.

Wow ! And just after my sewing post! What am I talking about?

Sarah at Sewing Business is having her annual Holiday Giveaway! You can enter to win a gorgeous pair of 8? Gingher Designer “Sarah” Series Dressmaker’s Shears in a gift tin with sheath, PLUS a length of pattern paper.

A little background. The “Sarah” series from Gingher has been retired and currently retails for up to $99.99, and the value of these collectibles tend to rise as they become more scarce. I have a few pairs of Ginghers and they are wonderful scissors to sew with. So sharp and durable. Use them as a special gift for the holiday’s, or keep them as a gift for yourself. Or even better yet – USE them to make gifts for other people.

To enter, go to Sewing Buiness and simply comment about your favorite fall or holiday project, or submit a link to a favorite fall themed project tutorial. You can also get a second entry if you post a link on your blog or website to this giveaway page, or add us to your blogroll.

Email Sarah at submit@sewingbusiness.com to let her know that you qualify for a second entry.

Enter by Saturday, November 28th and the winner will be announced on Monday, November 30th.

I like sewing…some.  I got into sewing about 18 years ago when I saw this gorgeous navy blue wool jumper at the Laura Ashley store in town but couldn’t afford it on a student salary. My aunt gave me evening sewing lessons, we bought a pattern and some wool and I made my version of the jumper. 18 years later I still have the jumper and another one I made from black wool, this time lined, and a wool lined, long sleeved, sheath dress made shortly after getting married 12 years ago.

All this to say I have forgotten how you can satisfy your fashion needs by making what you can’t find in the stores. Not to knock anyone’s style but I don’t seem to be able to find the elegant classic pieces I prefer in my once favorite stores anymore. I happened upon this blog where Carolyn has this great way of organizing her wardrobe pieces based on the seasons and colors she is using.

I still have a ton of patterns I never got to and I just might whip out one or two after being so inspired.

Thank you Carolyn~

I think I wrote an article about homemaking a couple of years ago. This one was about how homemaking was back in style and it was before the economic meltdown.  This particular article is still making it’s way around the internet but it seems that now homemaking really IS back in style. The basic fundamentals of homemaking are those things that can help you save a buck.  Cooking at home instead of eating out.  Repairing that clothing item instead of tossing it and buying a new one.  Doing your own cleaning instead of having a weekly service (and cleaned and cared for items just last longer.

Just check out this article