How I organize my coupons:

Binder #1: 

  -A mini binder with dividers and 2/4 pocket holders

    –Clipped coupons in A-Z order

       – I only clip coupons I think I might use

    –Store coupons 

       – ones from their website or printed from stores

Binder #2:

  -my shopping mini zippered planner/binder 

    –holds all rewards cards

    –has pocket on inside that I labeled “in cart”

    –dividers and sheet pocket holders 

        – tabs include:

             – today’s trip, must-haves, baby items, moneymakers & specific stores

    –also has notepad in back and a pen holder

        – in back of pocket to hold the notepad I put all of the store’s coupon policies with tabbed labels 

Binder #3:

  – a zippered full size binder with sheet protectors

     — I use the clip less organization method from fabulesslyfrugal.com 

     — I also print out their coupon insert list and put it in sheet protectors so I don’t have to look through the insert! It’s amazing! 

     — I also check off coupons that I’ve clipped and cross out ones that I didn’t get in my inserts 

Here is the link: fabulesslyfrugal.com/coupon-orginization-making-it-work-for_24/

So that’s how I organize and shop with my coupons! Hope it helped you!

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Hey everyone! So the other day, my fiancé and I were bored and decided to make a Christmas photoshoot for our son. We had our camera but needed somewhere nice to shoot and we of course needed props. The lighting in our house was pretty bad as well. So here is what we gathered to make our pictures looks professional:

Equipment:
– Camera (of course)
– Bright light – lamp from target
– Reflector – mirror from target

Environment & Props:
For the Xmas shoot:
– fireplace
– white Xmas teddy bear
For the library shoot:
– books in bookshelves
– books stacked
– metal tin bucket
For the outdoor drummer shoot:
– grassy outdoors (best if just before sunset)
– drum piece
– drum sticks

Subject:
Darling baby
Cute simple outfit
Pierce is wearing:
– H&M jeans with suspenders
– white onesie
– old navy tan moccasins

So for the first two shoots that were indoors we used the lamp and mirror. All we did was plug in the lamp and shined it onto the mirror and placed it facing the baby wherever we got the best light. You will have to test and keep moving around until you like it. After that you just take a million pictures and try to make your baby look at you by making loud funny noises!

For the outdoor shoot, we just placed him at an ideal spot on the grass and took pictures of him at his level.

After taking pictures get on your computer and go on photoshop! Adjust the lighting add more contrast if needed sharpen up etc. or you can download some actions that do this for you already and just use actions to so all the work for you. Adjust to your liking. For most of my pictures i used the vintage action and tweaked it by deleting several layers until it was perfect. Here I show you how I edited my pictures several different ways using actions that I downloaded from …

And that’s basically it! That’s how I got these wonderful darling pictures of my baby boy! Not bad for an amateur, I must say.

I am already making Xmas cards with these pictures!!

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What a night! Carrying a 20 pound baby door to door is a workout for sure. Pierce was so amazed by all the face paints and masks he saw today. He especially liked staring at his oldest cousin Jaiden who was a skeleton football player. All day today, he kept looking at me and smiling and laughing. I’m glad he didn’t get scared though! Halfway through he started getting really tired so I let him sit in the stroller and he knocked out for about 20 minutes. After going through several blocks we went home and dumped out all the candy! He loved looking and picking up each one and trying to eat it haha. We got a big bag of candy but only that my fiancé and I can enjoy! Sorry Pierce! Anyways hope you enjoy these pictures of my baby’s first halloween.

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Here is a DIY on how I made this costume for my son. My son is only 8 months old so the white beanie fit his mushroom head, if you plan on making this for someone bigger you might need a chef’s hat or white fabric. To see how I made the vest look at the video..

The Hat:

You will need a cowboy hat or semi-sturdy hat with a brim that fits your person, and a cardboard cut out into a circle around brim of hat then cut the inside of the circle like this

Tape the cardboard circle to the hat

Stuff some socks with plastic bags and tape around the hat above the cardboard

get your white beanie with red felt circles sewed onto it and wrap it over the whole hat

 The Costume on my son:

for Halloween I will let him wear a tan or white long sleeved shirt underneath his vest

So hard to get a good picture with this boy!

White pants are from the thrift store

Blue vest was a shirt or cardigan, I cut off the sleeves and added gold ribbon to the trim of the whole shirt using hem tape!

not the best work but he still looks like a mushroom head!

My little Toad!

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