Month: December 2017

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3 Tips for Saving on Christmas Clearance

Now is that time to start making your shopping lists!

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This post is almost reaching the point of becoming outdated, but I promised I would publish it this week and I didn’t share these tips last year, so I’m going to keep my word 🙂 . Even still, there are a good number of stores that still have clearance items out for sale, so this may help a some of you!

Earlier this month, I went out and picked up a few clearance items of my own.  I’m shopping small this year. VERY SMALL.  I purchased 16 items for a total of  $14.12 (before tax) and a savings of $55.26.  I believe I have a photo of my receipt from 2014 floating around here somewhere.  I’ll do a longer strategy post next year and recap that haul.  (Stay tuned).

My local Wal-Mart had their items marked down to 75 percent off on the day I visited so they may be at 80 or…

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Pinterest Experiments: The Peppermint Parade

I think I may use these ideas again this year. I LOVE baking holiday desserts!

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Merry Christmas everyone!

I’ve been VERY busy this week and I’m happy to report another round of successful Pinterest experiments. We’ll call this the “Peppermint Parade.”

First up is the “Peppermint Dish” I found on Pinterest. Here’s a link to the recipe.
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I started lining my springform pan and quickly realized that this one bag would NOT be enough. We paused the production for a Wal-Mart run.

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After returning from Wal-Mart, I then realized that the new mints were a different color. I thought to myself, “I can make this work!” The result is the design you see below.

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This took about 96 peppermints.

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Per the directions, I baked the mints for 8 minutes and then let the plate cool. You REALLY do have to keep an eye on the oven. You’ll look one minute and it will seem like nothing’s happening. Then you’ll look again and the mints will…

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