World According to Shia

So part of my couponing, I have gotten these makeup wipes for cheap and/or free.  These wipes have a tendency to dry out once the pack is open so I thought I would make a box to keep them fresh.   Mod Podge is a crafters dream.  I just discovered it recently.  I bought this off brand at Michaels with 40% off coupon and got it for about $3.  I bought the tin at the Dollar Tree and I bought the paper at Michaels on clearance for $0.29.   Applied Mod Podge to the tin ... stuck the paper on it and then coated the paper with Mod Podge. The wipes fit perfectly and there is room for a small scissor.  I found a tip in AllYou magazine to cut the wipes in half for more use.  I tested it out last night and half a wipe worked well to remove all my makeup.  Also, I had to leave the lip as is because the tin would not close with paper added there but you can't see it with the box closed so ... who cares! Simple, cheap and super cute! I ...

(I took this pic forever ago in Ottawa, Canada on vacation!) So what is it about making something, buying something, eating something, loving something, hating something, seeing something, hearing something, reading something {the list goes on and on} that makes me what to blog?  So right now I have got blog craze on my mind so much that I didn't think there was any better way to express it in the post title than using that horrible word ... cray and it's so intense it calls for a double dose ... cray cray.   So why so cray cray?   You all might remember that I mentioned that I was all about couponing these days and I've gotten pretty good at saving money on our day to day groceries with a few times getting certain items for free, etc.  Yet I thought ... how can I pick up my game?  I mean why pay $1 for shampoo or conditioner ... how can I start getting more of these things for free.  So, I enlisted my trusty friend Google (she's such a...

So my Sunday was full of newspapers and my first Red cup!  Last week, I saw this link-up over at siddathorton and thought I would participate this week. Reading ... AllYou November Issue - This is my new favorite magazine - lots of money saving tips on practically everything to buy. Writing ... This blog post ... YAY I'm blogging! Listening ... to my hubby yell at the Seahawks ... YAY currently tied ... fingers crossed!  Go Seahawks! Thinking ... why does fall back just feel SOOOOO good? Smelling ... lavender air fresher ... I love lavendar! Wishing ... this football game would end... OT... BOO!  Go Seahawks! Hoping ... Seahawks win or hubby will be grouchy :-/ Wearing ... jeans!  It is finally cooling down in the hotbox state I live in!! Loving ... that half of my answers are related to a football game currently playing in the background. Wanting ... to figure out some great homemade gifts to give out to my family this year.  Last y...