Posts Tagged by gifts

Create!: Easy to Make Diaper Cake

May 9, 2013 Filled under Crafts, Creative Joy
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2013 seems to be the year of babies! We’re not even halfway through the year yet, and we’ve already welcomed 4 babies into my husband and my families and 3 babies from our friends. I love giving diaper cakes as presents because they’re practical (you can never use too many diapers), really cute, and personal since they are homemade with love. I am very lucky that my husband is willing to help me with these types of things and actually helped me come up with an easy and pretty quick way to make them.

What you’ll need:

  • Diapers (size 0 or 1 for newborns)
  • Basket for the base
  • Ribbon (we use curling ribbon)
  • Wooden sticks like thick bamboo skewers or chopsticks to work as a dowel
  • Small rubber bands (optional)
  • Accessories such as baby bottles; small bottles of shampoo, baby wash, lotion, etc; pacifiers; small books
  • Cellophane wrap

Roll each diaper and place as many as you can tightly in the basket. To make it easier, use a rubber band to hold each diaper in a roll or group of diapers. Once the basket is filled, make 2 or 3 more layers of rolled diapers for the cake by tying ribbon around the group of diapers. Tuck the accessories into the ribbon to be included in each layer. To hold the layers of the cake to the basket together, put a wooding stick in the middle of the diapers in the basket so it is sticking up and place each additional layer over top so the stick acts as a dowel. Use ribbon to secure a stuffed animal or other accessory at the top of the diaper cake, and have fun decorating! Lastly, wrap the entire diaper cake in cellophane and secure the opening at the top with ribbon.

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FREE!: 6 FREE Personalized Products from Vistaprint

February 12, 2013 Filled under Freebies, Savings Joy
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Now through February 28th, Vistaprint is offering these personalized products for FREE – just pay shipping!:

I have ordered many products from Vistaprint including business cards for 3 different businesses, rubber stamp, sticky notes, note pad, and photo calendars and have always been happy with their products. They make great gifts and usually ship pretty quickly too! I especially love that their products can be customized and the personalization is totally FREE.

Make sure you don’t miss out on these great FREEBIES :D

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Hurry!: $3 for $10 Domino’s Gift Card and Other Restaurant & Retail Gift Card Deals 1/6!

January 6, 2013 Filled under Deals/Discounts, Savings Joy
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Saveolgy.comSaveology is a great daily deal site offering up to 90% off on products and services! I especially love them because working full-time, it’s sometimes difficult to take advantage of a lot of deals offered by daily deal sites since most of them only last for one day. Saveology often has deals that last a few days, which makes it easier to get the deal in time!

Right now, Saveology has these awesome gift card deals for first-time buyers:

There’s only a limited number of gift cards available, and these deals tend to go FAST, so hurry over to Saveology to get take advantage of these deals now!

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Reminder!: Send $10 Restaurant.com eGift Cards for FREE

December 16, 2012 Filled under Freebies, Pay It Forward, Restaurants, Savings Joy
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted about an event I attended at Restaurant.com’s headquarters where we learned more about their company and their programs such as Double Deals and Feed It Forward. I just want to share this article written by Restaurant.com about the event and all the bloggers, including myself, that they got to meet. There’s also a REALLY GREAT video with some of my favorite Chicagoland bloggers at the bottom of the article (there were some technical difficulties so I was not able to be included in the video, but I am in the article :) ). Please check it out, and if you have time, visit the other blogs too!

And don’t forget that Restaurant.com’s Feed It Forward program, which allows you to send $10 Restaurant.com eGift cards to your family and friends for FREE, is happening right now through January 1st, 2013! *There is a limit of 100 recipients, including 15 from Facebook, per day.

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Save & Give!: Restaurant.com Double Deals Program & Feed It Forward

November 29, 2012 Filled under Deals/Discounts, Food Joy, Pay It Forward, Restaurants, Savings Joy
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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending an event at Restaurant.com‘s headquarters to learn more about the company, their website, and some great offers they have going on for the holidays. In case you are unfamiliar with Restaurant.com, they offer restaurant gift certificates at a discounted price. For example, most $25 restaurant gift certificates only cost $10. They also often have promo codes to get an even deeper discount. I especially love to purchase gift certificates from Restaurant.com for gifts! You can choose gift certificates for specific restaurants (over 18,000 nationwide) or get general gift cards or eGift cards to send by email.

I have been using Restaurant.com for a few years now, but I thought it was interesting to learn that there is no money passed between the company and the restaurants. Restaurant.com is simply a way for restaurants to attract more customers by offering their gift certificates at a discounted rate. The cost is controlled by putting a minimum for each purchase when a gift certificate is used. I think the idea is pretty clever!

I have not used a Restaurant.com gift certificate for myself in awhile (we usually buy them for gifts to others), but I was happy to find out that they now have restaurant reviews on their website. The neat thing about it is that they are able to verify whether or not a reviewer actually ate at a restaurant and will only let a review be submitted if that reviewer used a Restaurant.com gift certificate at that particular restaurant. This ensures that the review is really authentic and trustworthy!

Restaurant.com has a couple of exciting things happening right now:

Double Deals Program

Restaurant.com just launched their Double Deals program which allows you to buy a $25 Restaurant.com eGift card and a $25 voucher to use a participating Double Deals business ($50 worth in gift cards) for just $25. This is a great deal just in time for the holidays! Click here for more information.

Feed It Forward: Celebrate the Spirit of Giving

Every year, Restaurant.com runs a program called Feed It Forward, which allows you to send FREE $10 Restaurant.com eGift cards to anyone on your list! This year, the promotion runs from today, November 29th, through January 1st, 2013, and you can send up to 100 $10 Restaurant.com eGift cards per day for FREE by accessing the Feed It Forward website and either logging into your Restaurant.com or sending them through Facebook! I have done this every year for the past 3 years and it feels great being able to give pretty much everyone I know a gift for the holidays. Head over to the Feed It Forward website to participate.

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Holiday Gifts!: Melissa & Doug Terrific Twenty List and Giveaway

November 10, 2012 Filled under Kids & Babies, Mommy Joy
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With the holidays coming up, Melissa & Doug has come out with their Terrific Twenty List, which includes their top 20 gifts for the holidays this year!

In celebration, they are also having “20 Days of Terrific Twenty” giveaways on their Facebook page where they have been giving away one item from their Terrific Twenty List everyday since November 6th! All you have to do is “Like” Melissa & Doug on Facebook and visit there each day to enter.

Melissa & Doug’s Terrific Twenty List includes some great toys such as different wooden toy sets, art inspired sets, stuffed animals, and more! My 2-year old would LOVE the Whittle World School Bus Set, Wildlife Rescue Sorting Truck, and Dress Up Sticker Rolls (she is OBSESSED with stickers)!

Which gift from Melissa & Doug’s Terrific Twenty List would you like to win? Leave me a comment below :)

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Save!: $25 Restaurant Gift Certificates for $1 Through 12/24 & Last Week for Feed It Forward

December 21, 2011 Filled under Deals/Discounts, Food Joy, Restaurants, Savings Joy
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This is a RARE sale from Restaurant.com, so make sure you take advantage of it now! Now through Saturday, December 24th, use promo code JOY at checkout to get 90% off at Restaurant.com! $25 gift certificates usually go for $10 on Restaurant.com, so that means you can get $25 gift certificates to over 18,000 restaurants nationwide for as low as $1!

Save even more money by shopping at Restaurant.com through Mr. Rebates, where you’ll get 35% cash back on your purchase! Just enter “Restaurant.com” into the search box, and follow the links to the site. If you’re new to Mr. Rebates, you’ll also get $5 just for signing up! And don’t forget to enter promo code JOYat checkout to get 90% off!

Restaurant.com also has gift cards and eGift cards that make perfect last-minute presents for the holidays! You can either have them sent directly to your gift recipient or print them out right away. A few days ago, I was able to get $600 worth of Restaurant.com gift cards for less than $45 and this is even a better sale! Here’s how much you can get them for when you use promo code JOY at checkout:

For more information about cash back sites and how they can help you earn money on your online purchases, check out my post, Get Cash Back When Shopping Online.

*Reminder* FEED IT FORWARD:
Don’t forget that Restaurant.com has also started their Feed It Forward program this year, which allows you to give up to 40 FREE $10 Restaurant.com eGift cards everyday through Christmas! This is the LAST WEEK, so head over their now to give them to whoever you wish (family, friends, co-workers, etc)!

The holidays are here, so make sure to check out the other gift ideas on My Joy My World!

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Hurry!: $20 Worth of Old Navy for $10

December 21, 2011 Filled under Deals/Discounts, Savings Joy
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Groupon: Get the Best Deal in Your City Today! In case you’re not family with Groupon, they have some great daily deals for 50-90% off. Right now, they have a great deal from Old Navy through Saturday, December 24th, or while supplies last! Get $20 worth of last-minute gifts, apparel, and accessories at Old Navy for just $10! But make sure you HURRY because this deal will probably go quickly!

Groupon also has gift cards available for your favorite Groupon junkie :) You can choose for them to send a gift card by mail or you can get an eGift card.

The holidays are here, so make sure to check out the other gift ideas on My Joy My World!

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Coupon!: $10 Off at Shoe Carnival Through 12/24

December 20, 2011 Filled under Coupons, Savings Joy
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I love Shoe Carnival! Right now they have their Holiday Sale going on, and you can use this coupon to get $10 off your purchase of $49.98 through Saturday, December 24th! There is also a coupon code on the coupon to use if you’re shopping online.

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Save!: $25 Restaurant Gift Certificates for $2 Through 12/19 & Last Week for Feed It Forward

December 18, 2011 Filled under Deals/Discounts, Food Joy, Restaurants, Savings Joy
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Restaurant.com is having another great sale! Now through TOMORROW, December 19th, use promo code HOLIDAY at checkout to get 80% off at Restaurant.com! $25 gift certificates usually go for $10 on Restaurant.com, so that means you can get $25 gift certificates to over 18,000 restaurants nationwide for as low as $2!

Some popular restaurants in the Chicago area that are available on Restaurant.com are House of Blues, Giordano’s, Sarpino’s, and Suparossa.

Restaurant.com gift certificates make perfect gifts for the holidays too! And you can also use promo code HOLIDAY to get 80% off of Dinner of the Month Club certificates!

Save even more money by shopping at Restaurant.com through Mr. Rebates, where you’ll get 35% cash back on your purchase! Just enter “Restaurant.com” into the search box, and follow the links to the site. If you’re new to Mr. Rebates, you’ll also get $5 just for signing up! And don’t forget to enter promo code HOLIDAY at checkout to get 80% off!

For more information about cash back sites and how they can help you earn money on your online purchases, check out my post, Get Cash Back When Shopping Online.

*Reminder* FEED IT FORWARD:
Don’t forget that Restaurant.com has also started their Feed It Forward program this year, which allows you to give up to 40 FREE $10 Restaurant.com eGift cards everyday through Christmas! This is the LAST WEEK, so head over their now to give them to whoever you wish (family, friends, co-workers, etc)!

The holidays are here, so make sure to check out the other gift ideas on My Joy My World!

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