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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.


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Quote of the Day: “Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.”

♥ Mavis

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With it being so chilly outside I think I’ll make some Chicken and Lentil soup tonight. It’s perfect for a day like today. Get the recipe HERE.

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For those of you with the iBotta app I stopped by Winco yesterday and was able to score the following deals:

  • Good Earth Tea – Regular Price $1.98 – $1.25 iBotta Rebate = $0.73 after rebate
  • Kettle Chips – Regular Price $1.88 each – $1.00 iBotta rebate WYB2 = $1.33 each after rebate
  • Hunts Pasta Sauce – Regular Price $0.88 – $0.25 iBotta rebate = $0.63 after rebate

Winco also had onions on sale for $0.38lb and Roma tomatoes for $0.98lb and there is a $0.25 rebate on both items! Thanks to the iBotta app I was able to save $3.00 off my groceries! Yee-Haw

For those of you who don’t know, basically Ibotta is way to earn cash every time you shop. All you do is check the Ibotta app before you shop for product offers, bonuses, new store coupons. Then, simply upload a picture of the UPC code and your receipt and get paid {via paypal or gift cards} once your balance hits $20. Join Ibotta with this link {my referral code} and get $10! Trust me,  it’s easy.

Home and Kitchen Deals

REI Garage Deal of the Day –REI Adventures Fleece Sweater – Men’s $30.73 {was $79.50}

Add on Items

*These are all Amazon Add-on Items and they will ship with qualifying orders over $25 and are eligible for free shipping on $25 orders with Amazon Prime {or will ship FREE on $35 orders without Prime}. 

Prime Pantry Deals

If you are an Amazon Prime Member, you can get FREE Prime Pantry shipping {a $5.99 value} when you buy five qualifying items. Shop Prime Pantry.

Colder weather means more indoor projects to me. If you’ve got a baby shower on your calendar these Baby Burp Cloths are super fun {and easy!} to make. Get the directions HERE.

Kid’s Stuff

It’s official! Gardening season has begun. 🙂 Pop on over to Dig for Your Dinner and see what I planted yesterday.

For the Winter Garden Enthusiast

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Our New Favorite Breakfast Muffins… They’ll Stick to Your Ribs

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The Girl received the book Run Fast. Eat Slow. for Christmas and let me tell you Bob, we haven’t been this excited about trying every.single.recipe in a cookbook in a loooooong time. So far, we are 3 for 3 and we are beyond thrilled with the tasty results.

How many times is a muffin a meal? Seriously. Well this one will FILL YOU UP in a hearty breakfast, stick to your ribs sort of way. The other thing I found interesting about this recipe? There’s no flour in it. Seriously. Who knew you could make a muffin without flour? I sure didn’t.

This recipe makes about 12 {13 if you are lucky} muffins. And, they freeze really well. Which is a good thing because you may just want to make a double batch for those mornings on the go.

Try them! Trrrrry these muffins. They rock!

Ingredients {my slightly adapted version based on what I had on hand}

2 cups almond meal {basically it’s just 10 ounces of almonds finely ground}
1 cup old fashioned oats
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup almonds, chopped {walnuts work well too}
1/2 cup chocolate chips {raisins if you are saying no to chocolate}
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 1/4 cup shredded carrots
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin tin with paper muffin cups. Or kick it old school and grease your pan.

Combine the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Stir in the wet ingredients, just until blended. Drop into muffin cups {I like to use a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop} so the muffin cups are totally full. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the muffins are nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.

Run Fast. Eat Slow. We totally recommend it!

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How to Make a Rope Basket

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Today my friend Zoe is popping over to do a super fun guest post. Thanks for sharing your skills with us, Zoe!


Hello to all my friends here in Mavis’s corner of the web!

I’m excited to be sharing with you a tutorial on making rope bowls. I started doing these about 2 years ago and am having a blast. They don’t typically make it into my etsy shop as they go fast here locally but now you can make yourself one! Have fun with this project. The options are endless with size, color, shape, and handle variations.
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1. Choose fabric scraps and rope. I use quilt cotton weight fabrics as that’s mostly what I have. Anything fairly lightweight will work. Heavier fabrics will get too bulky. For rope, I really like cloth wash line. It’s sturdy but not extremely thick, which is necessary to fit under the machine’s presser foot. Piping also works. Keep in mind that the thinner the rope, the more yardage will be needed to make a bowl. For a bowl about 8 inches in diameter you’ll need 8-10 yards of rope.

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2. Cut strips approximately 3/4″ wide. Bias and cross grain strips work best as they have a little stretch to help ease itself together when wrapping the rope but if my strips are long grain, I use those too. I’m all about using up what I have to save it from the landfill! Another thrifty tip? If you have selvages left after cutting, save those for the kids to use as string in all their various projects.
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3. Choose a strip to begin with. This will be the center of the bowl bottom. Hold it in your hand at an angle and lay the rope on with the end of the rope being in the center of the end.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl254. Fold down the top corner.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl245. Fold left side over.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl236. Fold right side down just a bit, at a wide angle.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl227. Fold right side over completely to the left and begin wrapping, always wrapping from right to left. Keep it snug but not ridiculously tight.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl20how-to-make-a-rope-bowl188. Once you have about 10 inches wrapped, hold the end with a clothespin.
Time to begin sewing! Choose your thread (top thread will show on the inside of the bowl, bobbin thread on the outside). Set the stitch to a fairly large zigzag.how-to-make-a-rope-bowl17
9. Wrap a bit of a circle with your fabric covered rope. Begin sewing in center (where the scissors point is in photo). Remember to backstitch!how-to-make-a-rope-bowl16
10. When it’s time to pivot, put needle in down position.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl1511. Slowly turn and keep sewing, making sure to keep rope close to the center circle. We don’t want holes in the bottom of our bowl.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl1412. Sew until you have about 4 inches of wrapped rope remaining. Time to add another fabric strip. how-to-make-a-rope-bowl13Unwrap 3/4 inch of fabric.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl1213. Lay new strip on the old one.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl1114. Begin wrapping again, being sure the end of the last strip stays tucked in. The little corner that does stick out a bit will need to be caught in your stitching.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl1015. Keep wrapping, sewing, and joining ends until bowl bottom is as large as you want it. Mine is about 6 1/2 inches.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl916. Tip the bottom up and continue sewing. Keep it tipped so the sides start to curve up. The higher the tip, the straighter the sides. how-to-make-a-rope-bowl8Another way to make the sides straighter is to keep tension on the rope as you are sewing. The harder you pull on it, the straighter the sides.
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17. I enjoy watching the sides begin to grow!
18. If you run out of bobbin thread, just reload it and start again. Backstitch!
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl619. To end, cut the cord at an angle.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl520. Wrap to hide the cord.
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21. With 5-6 inches of wrapped cord remaining, make a loop and stick the end in between the last two cord rounds to hide it. Secure with a pin. You can see my blue seam ripper pointing to the white pin head.
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl322. Slowly (don’t hit the pin!) sew the loop in place. Backstitch!
how-to-make-a-rope-bowl123. Remove the pin and admire your bowl!

If you’d rather not sew but enjoy cooking, you can always sample my recipes over at my blog. Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!
Zoë

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Quote of the Day: “When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” Margaret Drabble

Helloooooooo Tuesday. Mrs. HB are going on a long walk today! It’s one of my favorite things to do because I never know where the conversation will end up. Fresh air with a friend. It’s one of the best totally free activities out there.

Have a great day everyone, and bundle up! It’s chilly out there.

♥ Mavis

*This deal post will be updated throughout the morning so be sure and check back for deals. * Amazon prices can change without notice. Please verify price before ordering. Amazon offers Free Shipping with a $49 purchase or Amazon Prime. {Sign up for a free Amazon Prime 30 day trial!}

 

Available Kindle Books I think look interesting…

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Subscribe and Save Deals

Subscribe and Save prices reflect a 15% discount for ordering 5 or more items in 1 month.

Discount Mags is offering a 1 year subscription to my favorite Money Magazine Kiplinger’s for only $6.99 a year when you use code MAVIS at checkout. This deal will expire 1/4/17 midnight EST.

Botanical Interests is offering 57 new seed varieties this year and they are all currently on sale for 25% off. Lot’s of good ones too! Check out the new seed varieties HERE.

Home and Kitchen Deals

REI Garage Deal of the Day –tasc PERFORMANCE Sideline Quarter-Zip Printed Top – Women’s $31.73 {was $64}

Add on Items

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Looking for something tasty to make that will last a few days? This Broccoli, Bacon and Cheddar Quiche is delish!!!

Prime Pantry Deals

If you are an Amazon Prime Member, you can get FREE Prime Pantry shipping {a $5.99 value} when you buy five qualifying items. Shop Prime Pantry.

Kid’s Stuff

Amazon has 30 Kids eBooks on sale for $1.00 each. Go HERE to see the titles available.

For Our Furry Friends

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