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My kiddo is going to be in a school play next week, and he needed to buy or make a tea kettle for his character to use during the play.

Buy a tea kettle? For fifteen minutes’ use? I think not!   I went to our local Goodwill, but even the used ones were over $9. That’s just too much for a one-time prop, in my opinion. So sonny-boy and i made our own.  Here’s what we did:

1. I drew a tea kettle on a piece of paper (actually, I taped a few pieces of paper together, and drew the kettle on there). I made it the approximate size of a real tea kettle.
2. My son cut out the template.
3. Hubby placed the template on some wood he had left over from a previous project (thin, lightweight plywood), and cut it out with his scroll saw.
4. My son painted the handle black.
5. When the black paint was dry, I used some spray-on glue and aluminum foil to make the bottom part of the tea kettle silver (I suppose you could use silver paint, but we don’t have any, and I wasn’t going to buy any….
6. We used Gorilla glue to glue a wooden block to the back (along the bottom) so that the kettle stands up.

That’s it.  And it’s sooooooo cute! My son took it to class yesterday, and his teacher LOVES it!

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Here’s a list of freebies for Friday, July 17, 2009. It includes free samples of Head & Shoulders, Kraft food, and more!

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Depending on where you live, you either loathe your summer or winter utility bills.  In the north, winter utility bills sky rocket, while home owners try to keep warm during sub-freezing weather.  In the south, we crank up the air conditioner during the summer, trying to beat the brutal heat.

There are ways, though, to make your energy bills be a little lower.
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Most people know that using coupons when you shop can help you save money on your purchases.    The secret to true savings isn’t in coupon clipping, though.  The secret to maximum savings is in coupon stacking.

Stacking coupons is a pretty easy to understand concept.  When you stack your coupons, you  combine the value  of your coupons with Read more »

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Kraft Foods is having a give away in celebration of the upcoming Super Bowl. 43,000 winners will receive $15 in coupons for free Kraft products. Just click here to enter for your chance to win one of the prizes. Entrants can try once a day, every day, until February 2, 2009.

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If you need to protect your computer against viruses, malware, and spyware, or need to put parental controls on your kids’ computers, McAfee has the products you need. And right now, they’re all 50% off. Save 50% on McAfee 2009 Products!

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If you’re having a hard time trying to decide what to get the people on your Christmas shopping list, consider getting them a gift of thriftiness that Read more »

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Today’s newest freebies:

Free sterling silver jewelry – remarkably beautiful rings, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, all FREE (you pay only shipping). The pieces change several times each day. You could do your Christmas shopping here, for free!

Free online greeting cards – send a card to a friend or loved one. 1000s to choose from, for virtually any sentiment or occasion.

FREE baby stuff – from the premier destination for prenatal moms and their families to sign up for free product samples from top advertisers marketing to mothers/mothers-to-be and their family members.

Free social network for moms only – a cyber haven for moms to connect with other moms. No men or kids allowed.

Free Twilight package – get all 4 books in the Twilight series + a movie gift card (doesn’t indicate if the books are paperback or hard back… but they’re free, so does it really matter??)

Free Clorox disinfecting wipes

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I’ve just added a new tip to the Tips page.  If you’d like to buy tickets to the theater, sports games, or concerts, please be sure to check it out.

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I’ve added seven new sweepstakes to my SeeMomSave.com sweepstakes page. This week, I’ve found sites where you can enter to win the following:

• 16 gig Ipod Touch
• Free Wedding Photography package (valued over $4,000)
• $5,000
• Harley Road King or $50,000
• $1,000 computer career scholarship
• $1,500 DVD shopping spree
• $5,000 prize, given away each HOUR

Please go to the sweepstakes page to enter for any or all of these sweeps.

As always, if you find a link that’s no longer active, OR if you found an online sweepstakes that I can run in a future post, please contact me.

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