ASoftBlackStar ~ ETSY Christmas Shopping Guide

SERIOUSLY! How cute and adorable are these makeup bags? I just love her taste in fabrics, as I'm a Damask Chick myself! BUT, I LOVE the houndstooth bag, ROLL TIDE! She has a variety of items in her shop, like Makeup Brush rolls, Makeup bags, and SETS too. She also makes wrist cuffs and hair clips. asoftblackstar has so many awesome items to choose from.....great gifts for teachers, co-workers, teenagers, moms, you name it! Go on by and take a peek at what she has to offer.....here are a few of my favorites!





Makeup Brush roll leopard print for $18.99






Houndstooth Makeup Bag for $12.99




Hotpink and black damask makeup bag and brush roll for $27.99

$1.50 shipping in my reusable bag store on ETSY

Hey everyone!
The Cyber Monday sale for my Torrilynn123 ETSY STORE is $1.50 shipping on all US order for reusable sandwich or snack bags. Buy as many as you'd like, just pay a flat $1.50 for shipping (sorry, this doesn't include International shipping :( )

Shipping sale will last until about midnight on Monday.

Christmas Shopping Guide ~ Girl216Designs

I'm going to try and make some Holiday suggestions for you to help make your Holiday Shopping easier!

I came across this shop about 1 year ago and I love Girl216Designs . I love the soft-muted tones of her jewels, great to wear with everything and WON'T break the bank either! Here are a couple of my favorites!






Wooden Frame Earrings for $9.00





The Gardener's Daughter for $13.00





Moon Glow Earrings for $20.00

Stop on by Girl216Designs and tell her Torri sent ya!

UPDATE: Girl216Designs just posted that if you mention you saw this on my BLOG, she will give you FREE SHIPPING!!! THANKS SO MUCH :)

New Coupon Code for Black Friday

Hey everyone! I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving today and eat PLENTY of turkey with all the fixin's!

Be sure to sign up for my newsletter (over to the right) or 'like' my Fan page on Facebook to find out what the coupon code is for my two ETSY stores. This coupon code will be good for Black friday only, November 26, and will expire around midnight.

Have a very blessed Thanksgiving!

Daily Holiday Giveaway | McCormick®

Daily Holiday Giveaway | McCormick®: "I entered for a chance to win a Flavor the Season Prize Pack and KitchenAid stand mixer from McCormick! You should enter, too. There’s a new winner every day."

This is a great contest, so be sure to enter!!!

Nestle Coupons!

Great coupons from Nestle..... just in time to start making homemade fudge! :) Go HERE to sign up to print yours! Here are the ones I printed:

~Save $1.00 off of (2) Juicy Juice products (could have used this tonight at Winn Dixie!)
~Save $1.00 off of (2) Packages of Nestle Toll House Morsels (just what I need for my FUDGE! )
~Save .75 off of (1) Nestle Toll House Refridgerated Cookie Dough! (Great to use when Publix has their BOGO! Only paid .75 per package, great for a quick snack for the kiddos)
~Save .50 off of (2) cans of Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk. Can anyone say SWEET TATER PIE????

New coupons from Target

These are some great coupons, especially when you can combine them at Publix (Publix takes one manufacturer coupon and one competitors coupon). Go HERE to see what they have. Several good deals for your Thanksgiving meal! :)

Tide Giveaway

Go HERE and "Like" Tide on Facebook. They are giving away 5,000 bottles of their Tide Stain Release Pre-treat Spray. Good luck!

Eco-Friendly Gingerbread House ~ Fingerprint Friday

I'm always so thankful for my kiddos, and they never cease to amaze me.....Here's just another example of how they bring smiles to my face!

Who says you need gingerbread to make a gingerbread house when you have cardboard at home? I was amazed yesterday when my 9 year old brought out a house-form made from some cardboard we had around the house. She has been bugging me about making a Gingerbread house, but we didn't have all the ingredients to make some. She was awful quiet for about 1 hour, then emerged with the base. Of course, we had to make a trip to Walmart to pick up the candy to make her house just right! This is also a good way to use up Halloween Candy that won't get eaten (Like the DOTS that are on the front of the house!)

We Googled "Gingerbread House Icing", and found a super simple recipe for Royal Icing..... 1 pound Confectioners Sugar, 1 tsp Cream of Tartar, 3 egg whites. Whip all together until well incorporated and thick! Easy Peasy. She bought the Wilton decoration bags, then we snipped off the end of the bag and she was on her way to making the CUTEST Gingerbread house! I'm really proud of her!

This will probably become a yearly event. We had so much fun yesterday, well, I should say I had so much fun watching her make this! I didn't help at all. Do you all have a family tradition each year?

Be sure to check out the other Fingerprint Friday entries on The Rusted Chain Blog

Renuzit

AHHH! The cool weather of fall and the smell of my Renuzit "Festive Snow" adjustable air freshener! It's such a clean smell, with a hint of pine. Gets me in the mood for a Christmas tree! Be sure to "Like" them on Facebook for money saving coupons! Says that they still have 10,000 left to give out! Got 2 of the $1.00 off coupons and got them for FREE! Free is always good .....let me know what your favorite fragrance is :)