Concious Box Giveaway Ends TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT

April 12, 2013 By 5 Comments

It has been a while since I have had the opportunity to bring you all such a great Giveaway. I am proud to present Conscious Box who has graciously offered to provide one lucky winner a 3 month subscription for their services. I am excited to see what is in my box, it just shipped today and from the sounds of it this is one subscription your going to love! They even have choices for vegans and gluten free dietary needs! From what I can tell this whole program is build on sustainability too so, your also supporting a green company who’s really lined up with the planet, people, profit approach to business.

Of course, as soon as I get my box I will post a review so be watching for that and in the mean time check out Conscious Box, enter the Giveaway and like them on Twitter and Facebook because I don’t think your going to want to miss this chance to see these goodies arriving at your door step. (Also, you have a chance to win a free box on the Facebook page too, shhhh)

How Does Conscious Box work?

Conscious Box is the best way to discover the most ethical and sustainable products on the planet! Focusing on strict tenets of organic, fair trade, and pure and natural products, each month Conscious Box will introduce you to healthy and honest alternatives for every aspect of your life and for every member of your family. Discover the best natural products, earn points for leaving feedback and reviews, and buy your favorites at incredible discounts!

  • Get a variety of unique pure & natural products every month!
  • From organic food to vegan beauty products, you’re sure to find new favorites!
  • Discover ethical and purpose-driven businesses of all sizes!
  • Get content on daily living tips, exciting monthly themes, and creative ways to use your box!
  • Easily earn points you can apply to full size products for unbeatable discounts!

For those of you who cannot wait to see if you have won. Get 25% off your subscription NOW with this special code just for SavyGreenSaver readers!!

Code: LOVELIFE

Also keep in mind earth day is around the corner and I am being told that they have an extra special box that month!! Whooohoo exciting!!!

By entering the Giveaway below you are agreeing to the terms and conditions. Beginning Date 3/28/2013 6:00pm EST Closing Date:4/12/2013 11:59pm EST

 

Your SavyGreenSaver,
Leah

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Crusing For Giveaways 1/6

January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Another week has come and gone so be sure to enter and win all that you can! Good Luck to all who enter! Be sure to check back during the week!!

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Your SavyGreenSaver,
Leah

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Guest Post from: A Night Owl

November 12, 2012 By 3 Comments

Please enjoy this Guest Post from Kimberly over at a Night Owl. I have come to love her blog and I hope you get the chance to head over there and give her a peak as well! She always had some very awesome Thrifty Crafts!

Hi! I’m Kimberly from A Night Owl, a blog about the evening antics of a working mom! In my “spare time” I enjoy crafting, photography, thrifting, parties or a quick and easy recipe and have really enjoyed sharing this aspect of my life with others through my blog! I love to connect with new friends and would love for you to come by A Night Owl and introduce yourself!

I’m so thankful that Leah has asked me to share an “upcycle” project with you! Every week I share a “Thrifty Thursday” post of something that I’ve found at our local Goodwill that I have “upcycled” into something fabulous and usable in our home, and today it’s a chalkboard serving tray. I picked up this cute little silver tray from my local Goodwill a couple of months ago. It had quite a bit of wear, but at just $2, I couldn’t pass it up! I had bigger things in mind for it…

So a few weeks ago I finally got around to fixing her up! I cleaned the tray, used frog tape to tape off the inset of the tray, then taped newspapers to the outside to protect the edges.

Then just a couple coats of chalkboard spray paint and voila! A perfectly cute little chalkboard tray that looks adorable in our kitchen!

Now since I just painted the tray this afternoon, I still need to give it 24 hours to dry before using chalk on it. However, I can see something like a menu or cute saying in its future…

What do you think?
Your SavyGreenSaver,
Leah

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Easy Mummy Candy Holders

October 19, 2012 By 1 Comment

This craft is perfect for those of you with little to no craft stuff in the house. The only supplies you really need to worry about is googly eyes and Elmer’s glue. This craft reuses empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls!

Materials:

  • Paper Towel: (bounty or viva works best with no decorations on the sheet)
  • Googly Eyes
  • Empty Paper Towel roll or Empty Toilet Paper roll ( you can use newspaper too but you’ll need white paint)
  • Elmer’s Glue
  • Water
  • Bowl
  • Scissors
  • coffee filters

Directions:

  1. Take the empty paper towel roll and cut it into smaller sizes for the mummies head.
  2. Then glue the filter to on of the open sides of the roll using the left over filter to bunch up for the start of the mummies face.
  3. Cut the paper towel into strips.
  4. Mix 1 part glue 3 parts water in a bowl for a mache type mixture.
  5. Dip the cute paper towel strips in the glue mix then wrap around the roll until you have created a mummy.
  6. Stick on the googly eyes while wet and then let dry.
  7. Fill with candy and use as party favors or just fun decorations.

*You can always just use gauze and glue on the googly eyes. I just did not want to waste our first aide supplies.*

Hope you enjoy! Happy Crafting!

Your SavyGreenSaver,
Leah

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A New Way to Re-Use and Old Creamer Bottle

June 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Having a 4 year old at home is very interesting and fun. My little man love to help, he lives for it in fact! What he loves more than helping is being independent. I have had to get creative to accommodate his ever increasing desire to do-it-himself.

Recently, he has been wanting to pour his own milk for his cereal. I have always told him, “not today” because  that would mean half the gallon spilled. Until, one morning I was pouring my creamer into my coffee and realized the answer to this morning cereal dilemma was right in my hand. 

Once I had used all the Creamer in the container I cleaned it, tore off the label and wrote the word “MILK” in permanent marker.  The small bottle was perfect, the top was easy to list yet once closed properly was spill proof and the lip built inside the cap made it perfect for pouring little amounts or larger amounts! Now I am sure it you own a Kraffe that you might be able to use that, however, I do not own one and if I did it would more than likely be made of glass.

This container is great because I can use it a few times the recycle it and use a new one!

And now my little man is happier than ever because he can finally make his own cereal and pour his own glass of milk.

As he would say it was, “Easy Peasy Mac and Cheesy” and now we are both happy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your SavyGreenSaver,

Leah

Your SavyGreenSaver,
Leah

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Fun Uses for Food Jars and Coffee Cans!

June 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
Piggy Banks made from Pickle Jars and Coffee Cans!
or make
Candy Holders, Crayon holders, Lego Containers and more!
Simply Clean and save your empty cans, or jars and then let the magic begin!! 

 

This is my jar I made for myself!
My son had a blast making his to match his Space Themed room!! Jars will need a strong cutter to get a slit at the top if you want one, but I just leave them with no hole. 
The plastic containers and Oatmeal containers are PERFECT if you want a hole at the top because they are easier to cut. The paint will look different depending on what container you use, the plastic works best with permanent marker and the paper oatmeal containers are great for little ones because you can use crayons or paint.

You can even gather items like shells, pictures, pom poms and more to hot glue/tacky glue to the container. 

Smaller Salsa Jars make GREAT crayon holders you can paint them, put a paper around it to decorate or leave it like I did so it’s easy to see your crayons.
Or what about a treat jar? this Old Salsa Jar is what I use I haven’t even bothered to decorate it but, it helps me limit the amount of Candy the kids keep around the house, if it does not fit in the jar then it does not stay. (I do have a small hidden collection from Easter leftovers to refill but typically if it does not fit it goes)
The funny thing is you would think since they see it all day they would be asking for candy all the time but it’s quite the opposite :) They never ask!!
The possibilities for these Containers are endless, Vases for Flowers, Toy canisters, etc.
This is one of my 8 year old’s Lego Cans, from a Coffee Tin from Costco!!
Well I hope you enjoyed this, let me know what you Save and reuse at home!!



Your SavyGreenSaver,
Leah

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