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I love this video! You have probably already seen it, but if not, I hope you love it too! It is so inspiring!

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Feature Friday-Blog Swap with Fireflies and Jellybeans

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Hello A Little Tipsy Readers! I am so excited to be here with you all today! Michelle has an AMAZING Blog full of fun projects, great reviews and awesome tips! And her All The Married Ladies video rocks! : ) Let me introduce myself!

I am Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans a little DIY blog that I co-author with my best friend Jeannine.
I am a Wife to an AMAZING man and a mom to one son (2 years old) who we adopted from Korea. Our Son is the light of out life!
I am a stay-at-home mom and I work VERY part time as a Math tutor. I love all things crafty and love to share what I know!

Michelle Asked me some questions to help you all get to know me a little better:

What is your favorite crafting tool or secret weapon?
This is a hard one… I really like a lot of crafting tools… But I would probably have to say my sewing machine. I started using it again about a year ago and I have not stopped! I even like to sew on cards that I make!

What is your favorite scent?
Vanilla… I love it… especially body spray from Victoria Secret!

Where did your blog name Fireflies and Jellybeans come from?
Me and my best friend started this blog (almost a year ago) and our names are Fawnda and Jeannine. So, we thought it would be cool to use the two letters from our first names for our blog name. At first we wanted to have them be crafty words, but not too many crafty words start with F or J so, we decided to go whimsical and fun! Jeannine actually came up with the name!

We do lots of fun things at Fireflies and Jellybeans! On Thursdays we get together and show off our stuff at the Show off Your Stuff Party!

I am also hosting a Felt-House-Along. I am showing you how I made a felt play house a week at time! Be sure to check it out!

We also have lots of DIY projects from sewing to home deco. We are thrifty mommas so we are often times reusing/re-purposing things and finding cheap ways to craft!
Today I have a great T-shirt refashion! I looked at the Anthropologie’s site and I noticed that a lot of their shirts have flowers around the necks. Here are a few examples:

I love the flower look but not the price tag! So I set out to make mine own!

Here is what I used:
  • Two t-shirts from my Goodwill pile
  • A scissors
  • Needle and thread

Here is how you can make one:

1.) Cut 2 inch strips to make the flowers. (I used ten flowers on my shirt. so I cut out ten strips) I used my brown shirt, so it was jersey material, but you can use any scrap material you have.

2.) Tie a knot at the end of your strip

3. Wrap the “tail” around the knot and continue to wrap the strip around the knot.

4. Continue wrapping, every so often I would twist my fabric to give it a dimension.

5. Once you are all the way around fold the end to the back.

6. Use a Straight pin to hold it in place

7. Use your needle and thread to hand sew some stitches on the back to keep the flowers shape.

{I rolled all my flowers first and then I sewed them all at once. This is something you can do while watching TV or listening to music.}

8. Once all the flowers are done, play around with how you would like them to be arranged.

Once you decide on an arrangement, hand sew the flowers on.

I am thinking of adding some leaves to these flowers too.

Here are some of my other T-shirt Refashions:
It would be so fun to have you all stop by Fireflies and Jellybeans! We love to get to know new people!

Thanks Michelle for letting me invade your blog today! It was so FUN!

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Isn’t she great?! I totally need to do a little work on some of my old t-shirts!
Thanks for swappin’ it up Fawnda!

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New Sew Fleece Blankets and Disney’s Give a Day

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Everyone has seen cozy fleece blankets, but have you made your own? They are really easy and require only five supplies.

Supplies Needed for No Sew Fleece Blankets:

  • Fleece (I used 2 yards for each blanket, $4.44/yd at Wal-Mart)
  • Cutting mat
  • Rotary tool
  • Measuring tool
  • Masking tape

1. Lay out your fleece and cut off the selvage.
2. Cut 3 inch squares out of each corner. Mark with masking tape from corner to corner so you know where to cut your fringe to.
3. Cut two finger thick and 3 inch long strips with the rotary cutter down the edges to make the fringe.
4. Fold the fringe up toward the center of the blanket and cut tiny slits in the center of each strip.

5. Pull the end of the strip through the slit. Repeat with all strips going through the slits in the same direction.

I think they turned out really nice and the best part is they went to Project Linus who makes blankets for children in the hospital.

We did this as part of Disney’s Give a Day, Get a Day Program where you give a day of service and receive a voucher for a free day at Disneyland. Not bad! But, I hear they have almost reached the limit of one million people for the free ticket program so act fast if you are interested in volunteering. See all the info here.

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Kroger Stores Cart Buster Savings & Giveaway

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First off, the winner of the Diaperdoo Diaper Clutch is Erin!

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming. 😉

Saving money on groceries is top of mind these days, and with the Cart Buster Savings Event EXCLUSIVELY at Kroger and the Kroger Family of Stores (Smith’s Marketplace for me), the prices are so low you can stock up on all your favorite brands without breaking the bank (though you might bust your cart!)

From now through March 14th, shop the Cart Buster Savings Event and find the hottest prices around on your favorite name-brand products in over 60 categories at the Kroger Family of Stores, which includes Kroger, Ralph´s, King Soopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith´s, Fry´s, QFC, Baker´s, Owen´s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott´s Food & Pharmacy.

Here are just a few of the great brands participating in the event: Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Hamburger Helper, Yoplait, Progresso, Totino´s, Green Giant, Tide, Charmin, Bounty, Pampers, Pantene, Crest, Iams, Febreze, Old Spice (you know that commercial made you laugh!) and many more!

I am a dedicated Smith’s shopper and I willingly admit it. There are a few things that really make them stand out to me.

  • I love that they put the price per ounce on the shelf tag. It makes it SO easy to price compare. I can do the math, but that doesn’t mean I want to!
  • I love that they always seem to have what I need, whether it be corned beef for our traditional Irish St. Patrick’s Day dinner or pearl barley and wild rice in a bulk section so I can buy just the amount I need to make our favorite soups.
  • I love that the prices are always low on things we buy a lot like milk, ice cream, bread, etc.
  • I love the new digital coupon program where they load coupons for things you buy often right on to your card. No more clipping and remembering to take them!
  • I love that I earn points every time I shop that gets me money back in my pocket. I also love that taking my reusable grocery bags gets me more points!

Ok, so I will stop now, but I just wanted to share this amazing cart buster program with you and let you know to hop over to Kroger before it ends on March 14th!

I also want to share my love of this store with you by letting you try it out for free if you are not already in love with it like me. Kroger is generously giving away a $25 gift card to one lucky reader! Who can’t use some free groceries?!

To enter:
(Leave a seperate comment for each entry with your email so I can contact the winner)

Mandatory Entry: Tell me what cart buster brand you are most excited about stocking up on.

Extra entries:

  • Follow A Little Tipsy
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Giveaway closes Wednesday 3/17.

Gift card, information, and giveaway have all been provided by the Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

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