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Altered Composition Books and Journals - Easy and Fun!

8/4/2011

Photo by Amy Bayliss!

     I don't read and follow tons and tons of blogs, but there are a few I just love! I'd follow and read a lot more of them if I had more time...

     Anyway, Amy Bayliss has a really neat blog/website that I just enjoy so much. Every posting she has is either inspiring, helpful, or just so much fun!

     If you want to know what I mean, head over to her site and take a glance at these totally CUTE altered composition books and journal covers that she has taught us to make! Now, aren't those darling? !!!

     Anyone - and I mean anyone - even if you don't sew or aren't "crafty" (in a good sense) could make these covered books. The list of supplies is small, and the price, especially this time of year, is just right.

     Here are Amy's directions for these darling books. This would be a fun back-to-school project, even for homeschooling families. (Boys could choose something that is more masculine or boyish and leave off the bow...you know.)

     If you haven't been making time to do something nifty with art or craft supplies, here's your opportunity to get out a few things and be creative.

Have fun and enJOY!

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Pacific NW "Back to School" Deals ~ July 31-August 6, 2011

8/4/2011

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Week of July 31 ~ August 6, 2011

When I come across back-to-school deals specifically for the Pacific Northwest, I'll share them here with you. Keep in mind that I haven't been to each of these stores to confirm these prices, nor have I read through every ad. Some stores may have different prices on some of their back-to-school items. If you have any questions about the items on sale, or their prices, please contact that specific store or a sales clerk.

This week: Fred Meyer, Office Depot, Office Max, Staples, Target, Walgreens, WalMart, and Rite Aid!

BiMart School Supply Deals: Week of July 31, 2011

Sorry to say that there was not a sale circular ad in my Tuesday newspaper this week for BiMart, and their online weekly ad expired yesterday. So, no new back-to-school sales for BiMart. :(

Fred Meyer School Supply Deals: Week of July 31-Aug. 6, 2011

1″ Binder (antimicrobal) — $1.99
Crayola Crayons (24 ct) — $.25
Elmer’s School Glue (4 oz) — $.25
Black Marble Composition Book (100 sheet) — $.25
Top Flight Filler Paper (150 sheet) — $.75
Top Flight Spiral Notebook (70 sheet) — $.15
Socks (10 pk) — $10 (Use Mystery Discount coupon to save as much as 30%)
Kingston 4 GB Flash Drive — $7.99
Deals that end August 13
Officeworks Cap Erasers (15 ct) — $.33
Officeworks Yellow #2 Pencils (10 ct) — $.50
Officeworks Clear Glue Sticks (4 ct) — $.79
Crayola Colored Pencils (12 ct) — $.99
Officeworks Eraser (single) — $.25
Officeworks Eraser Set (7 ct) – $.33
Sharpie Permanent Markers (2 pk) — $1

Office Depot School Supply Deals: Week of July 31-August 6, 2011

if you spend $15 or more, you’ll get a FREE backpack and lunch tote (limit 1 per household/business).

Worklife Rewards:

10% back on ink, paper, toner, and copy/print services
1% back on select items
Earn bonus rewards throughout the year on select purchases
$2 back in Rewards for every ink or toner cartridge you recycle (limit of 10 per month)
Rewards are paid on a quarterly basis, and you’ll receive an Office Depot Rewards Certificate when you earn a minimum of $10 in rewards.
The Office Depot Rewards certificates are then good for 90 days and can be used towards any Office Depot purchase in-store, online or by phone.

Star Teacher Rewards:

10% back on ink, paper, toner, & copy/print services
15% instant discount on Copy & Print purchases
Special birthday offer
Earn bonus rewards throughout the year on select purchases
$2 back in Rewards for every ink or toner cartridge you recycle (limit of 10 per month)

Weekly Deals: Under $1:

Office Depot Brand 2 Pocket Portfolios, with or without Prongs – $.05 (Limit 10)
Office Depot Brand 6″ Protractor – $.05 (limit 3)
Vinyl Storage Pouch – $.05 (limit 5)
Office Depot Brand Eraser Caps, 12 pk – $.69
Scholastic Standard Crayons, 24 pk – $.69
Office Depot Brand Notebook Filler Paper, 150pk – $.99
Office Depot Brand Wood Pencils – $.99
Office Depot Brand Space Saver Pencil Case – $.99
Schoolworks Kids 5″ Stainless Steel Pointed Scissors, 2 pk – $.99
Kleenex On the Go Facial Tissue – $.99
Fashion Notebooks, Water bottles, Pencil Pouches, Scissors, Rulers & more – starting at $.99 & up

$1 Deals:

Purell Hand Sanitizer Jelly Wrap – $1
Elmer’s Glue-All – $1
Office Depot Brand Stainless Steel Ruler – $1
Office Depot Brand Marble Composition Book – $1
Notebook 3 Hole Punch – $1
Metal Storage Bin – $1
Plastic Storage Bin – $1
Papermate Vibz Mechanical Pencils – $1
Papermate Erasable Ballpoint Pens – $1

$2 Deals:

Paper Pro One Hole Punch - $2
Office Depot Brand Big Tab Erasable Divider – $2
Softsoap Aquarium Design Hand Soap - $2
Prang Watercolor Set & Refill Pen – $2
Liquid Paper Correction Tape , 2 pk – $2
Papermate Gel Pens 5 pk – $2
Office Depot Brand 8″ Scissors – $2
Really Useful Boxes Storage Boxes 1.6 Liter – $2
Post-It Super Sticky Name Badge Labels 40 pk – $2

$3 Deals:

Scotch Magic Tape in Dispensers 2 pk – $3
Mead 5 Star Notebook with 2 pockets – $3
Milk Crates – $3
Post-it 2″ Durable Tabs – $3
Kleenex 2 ply Facial Tissue 2 pk – $3
Mead Five Star Reinforced Filler Paper – $3
Office Depot Brand Clipboard 9″ x 12″ – $3
Office Depot Brand Wood Pencils 72 pk – $3
Sharpie Retractable Permanent Markers 3 pk – $3
All Wilson Jones 1″ Lite Touch View Binders – $3

$4 Deals:

PaperPro Evo Compact 15 Sheet Stapler – $4
Really Useful Organizers & Magazine Files – $4
Office Depot Brand 3 Hole Paper Punch 10 Sheet – $4
Satin Pencil Pouch 3 piece set – $4
DayMinder Pocket Planner 4″ x 6″ – $4
Sharpie Gel Highlighters 4 pk – $4
Foray Dry Erase Markers 12 pk – $4
Purell Instant Hand Sanitizer Pump – $4

Other Deals:

Office Depot Brand Copy Paper, 3 Ream Case – $9.99 (reg. $14.99)
Spend $15 or more & get a FREE backpack & lunch tote (1 per household/business)
Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator – $129.99
Pay $129.99, Submit for $20 Mail-in Savings Visa Prepaid Card
Final Price: $109.99 after rebate

OfficeMax School Supply Deals: Week of July 31-August 6, 2011

Here are the back-to-school deals for OfficeMax for this week:

Penny Items

Schoolio Crayons 24 pack (regular price $0.99)- Limit 2.
12 Inch Wood Ruler and Metal Edge

$0.10 Items

Dixon #2 Pencils 10 pack (regular price $0.99 each)- Limit 2.

$0.50 Items

All Schoolio 100 Sheet College Ruled or Wide Ruled Marble Composition Notebook- Limit 4.

$1.50 Items

All OfficeMax 1 Inch Standard Binders.

$2.00 Items

All OfficeMax 1 Inch Durable View Binders

Buy 2 Get 1 Free

Fashion Binders, Folders, and Notebooks
All Crayola Art Supplies
All Avery Sticky Notes
Schoolio 1 Inch or 1.5 Inch Poly Binders
Select SCOTCH Tape and Post-It Notes
Boise X-9 8.5X11 Paper 500 Sheet Ream
All OfficeMax Poly Notebooks

Buy 2 Get 2 Free

All Expo Dry Erase Markers
All Bic Pens, Pencils, Highlighters

Staples School Supply Deals: Week of July 31-August 6, 2011

Weekly Back to School Deals

Pentel RSVP ballpoint pens, fine black 5pk: $4.00- $4.00 easy rebate (limit 1) Final price out of pocket (OOP) = $4.00; Final price after Easy Rebate = FREE
Staples poly-insured 1-subject 8.5" x 10" notebook wide-ruled, 70 sheets: $.50 (limit 3)
Avery 5-tab insertable dividers: $.50 (limit 2)
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB flash drive: $5.99 (limit 2)
Duck Poster Putty: $1.00 (limit 2)
Staedtler pencil compass: $1.00 (limit 2)
Mars 180-degree college protractor: $1.00 (limit 2)
Expo 8.9" x 11.8" double-sided writing practice and plain dry erase board: $2.00 (limit 2)
Texas Instruments TI-30Xa 10-digit scientific calculator: $9.99
Casio FX-260slrs scientific calculator: $9.99
Texas Instruments TI-30SXIIS, blue: $14.99

Other Weekly Deals

HP everyday 4" x 6" photo paper, 100 pack: $9.99 - $9.49 easy rebate (Final price OOP = $9.99); Final price after Easy Rebate = $.50
HP 8.5" x 11" multipurpose paper, 20lb, 96 bright, 500 sheets: $5.99 - $1/1 printable coupon for HP paper with ColorLok Technology from coupons.com - $3.99 easy rebate. Final price OOP = $4.99; Final price after Easy Rebate = $1.00
Save 20% instantly on all HP photo value packs

Target School Supply Deals: Week of July 31-August 6, 2011

Elmer’s Washable Glue Sticks (6 pk.) $1.00
Fiskars Scissors (5 in.) $1.00
Up & Up 3-Subject Notebooks $2.50
Up & Up Three Ring Binder (1.5”) $2.50
Binder Pencil Pouch $2.50
Mesh Locker Accessories $2.50
1-Subject Fashion Notebooks $2.50
Sharpies Pens (Fine Point 3 pk.) $3.50 (Use $1/1 Sharpie Permanent Marker Item Target printable Final price: $2.50 after coupon ($0.84/pen)
Ticonderoga Yellow Pencils (24 ct.) $3.50
Five Star Advance 1-Subject Notebooks $3.50
Locker Shelf (8”) $3.50
Dry Erase Message Boards (14” x 14”) $7.00
Planners $7.00

With In-Ad Coupon Deals:

BIC Grip mechanical Pencils (5pk) – $0.99 (w/ in-ad coupon) Buy 2 and use the $1/2 BIC Stationery Product from 7/31 SSFinal Cost = $0.49 each after coupons Penway or Wexford Erasers – $0.29 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 6)
Corner Office or Wexford Legal pads – 3/$1 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 6)
Acco Paper Clips (100ct) – 3/$1 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 6)
School Box – $0.59 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 4)
Rose Art Glue Sticks or School Glue – $0.59 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 4)
Work Essentials Mini Stapler – $0.69 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 3)
Fiskars Scissors – $0.79 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 3)
Sharpie Markers (2pk) – $0.69 (w/ in-ad coupon)
Corner Office or Wexford Stick Pens (20pk) – $0.99 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 3)
Dry Erase Markers (4pk) – $0.99 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 3)
Splash Liquid Highlighters (5pk) – $0.99 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 3)
Pentel Lead refills (30pk) – $0.99 (w/ in-ad coupon – limit 3)

Other Deals:

Papermate Highlighters (6pk) – $0.39
Wexford 2-pocket folder w/ prongs – $0.11 (limit 6)
Penway & Wexford 1-subject notebook – $0.39
#2 pencils (10pk) – $0.39
Penway or Wexford Filler paper (130 shts) – $0.59
Composition Book (80 shts) – $0.59
Penway or Wexford Crayons (24pk) or Colored Pencils (12pk) – $0.59
Splash Binder 1″ – $0.99
Corner Office or Wexford 5-tabbed dividers w/ pockets – $0.99

Under $1

Wide or college ruled 1-Subject Notebook (70 Sheet) $.20
School Box $.97
Fiskars Flexible Ruler, Erasers (2 pack), Solid Color Binder Pouch, 2-Hole Pencil Sharpener or Pencil Top Erasers (40 ct.) $.97
Bic Brite Liner Highlighters (5 ct.) $1.47 (Use $1/2 from 7/31 SS to get these for $.97 each!)

Under $2

Fiskars 5″ Pointed or Blunt Scissors with Bonus (bonus includes sheath & stickers) $1.47
Avery 1″ Durable Binder $1.94
Various Washable Crayola products $1.97
Character Notebook (Wide Ruled) $1.97
Bonus Sized Construction Paper (99 Sheets for the price of 88) $1.97

Under $5

Paper Mate Profile Pens (4 ct.) $2.47
Paper Mate ClearPoint Mechanical Pencils (2 ct.) $3.47 Avery Plastic Dividers-3-hole punched 5 pk.; 2 pockets (Box tops available on select Avery products) $2.50
Character Pencil Pouch (One-Time Offer, Zippered pouch holds pencils, pens, and small supplies, variou styles available.) $3.97

Other Great Deals

Pro Platinum 1 1/2″ Zipper Binders $10
SanDisk 8GB Flash Drive $12.88
Logitech Laptop Sleeve and Mouse $29
Canon MP250 All-in-One Printer $29
Ticonderoga #2 Pencils (10 ct.), Elmer’s X-treme Glue Stick (0.88 oz.) or Fiskars Metal Protractor or Compass
TI-84 Plus SE Graphing Calculator $95.00

Select Back to School Products, $0.29

Playskool Crayons (24 ct.)
Notebooks (70 sheets)
Pencils
Rulers
Erasers
Glue

Mead Marbled Composition Book (100 sheets), 3/$1.98
$0.66 ea.! **Qualifies for $2 SCR #2 wyb $10 Mead Products or $5 SCR wyb $20 (Limit 1)

Sharpie or Paper Mate Writing Instruments, B1G1 50% off; Get $1 +UP Reward wyb 2; Get $2 SCR $58 wyb $10 Sharpie Products (Limit 1) Final price varies!

Mead Five Star 1, 3, or 5 Subject Notebook, 50% off Final price varies!
**Qualifies for $2 SCR #2 wyb $10 Mead Products or $5 SCR wyb $20 (Limit 1)

Select RA Brand Back to School Products, Buy 1, Get 1 FREE
Get $3 SCR #53 wyb 2 Select RA Tape Products (Limit 2)
Get $1 SCR #54 wyb 3 Select RA Glue Products (Limit 2)

Tape and Glues
Boxed Envelopes
Index Cards
Writing Tablets (4×6, 6×4, or 6×9)
Back to School Writing Instruments
Poly Notebooks
Poly Portfolio
Filler Paper - Final price varies!

Select Back to School Products, Buy 1, Get 1 FREE
Get $2 SCR #45 wyb $15 Crayola Products (Limit 2)
Get $1 SCR #49 wyb 3 select Elmer’s Glue Products (Limit 2)

Elmer’s Glue
Royal Posterboard
Art Skills
Crayola
Darice
Crazy Art Arts and Craft Supplies; Final price varies!

Bic Stationery Items, B1G1 50% off; Get $2 SCR #48 when you buy 3 Bic Wite Out (Limit 2); Final price varies!

Select 3M Products, 25% off; Final price varies!
Get $3 SCR #66 wyb 3 Duck EZ Start Tape (Limit 1)

3M Scotch, Shurtech Duck, or Kraft Mailing Supplies
3M Command Hooks
3M Adhesives

Master Lock Locks, 25% off; $2 SCR #63 when you buy 2 (Limit 1); Final price varies!

Select School Pack Items, 50% off; Final price varies!

Assorted Backpacks
Lunch Kits
Lunch Totes
RA Reusable Ice

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American Girl Imagination

8/3/2011

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     What have your children been doing during summer vacation?

     Are they bored to tears? Begging to go back to school?

     Are you begging the calendar to flip through the days faster, so they will go back to school sooner?    :)

     My girls have had a busy and interesting summer at home this year. They haven't taken any art or tennis classes, or anything much that takes them out of our home, really, except for getting together with their many friends.

     But what I've loved to see happening this summer is that they've spent their free moments doing very creative, educational activities, on their own.

     They know better than to say, "Mom, I'm bored." They know that I'll slap a dustcloth into their hands and have them get busy! There's always more dusting to do. :)

     They haven't begged to watch more television, play more computer games, or constantly leave the house to go "do something fun."

     Besides spending lots of time with their friends, at our home and at their friends' homes, they've been creative, in their own ways.

     When I saw this video that Brittany made last week, I knew I had to share it with you. Brittany loves working on videography projects. She's experimented with both stop-motion vidoes and taking regular video. Right now, her favorite is to make stop-motion videos using our regular digital camera and then converting those digital photos to video, like you'll see below.

     She uses my YouTube account to upload her videos to share with others. So, here you are...Brittany's stop-motion American Girl Imagination video!

If you enjoyed that, I hope you'll take a moment to go to my account and leave her a comment. This would really be an encouragement to her! You all are so wonderful about leaving nice comments, already!

If you are an email subscriber, you may need to click the title of this post to view the video on my website. I'm sorry that I didn't realize that when I first sent this out.

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Altered Composition Books and Journals - Easy and Fun!

Have fun and enJOY!

Pacific NW "Back to School" Deals ~ July 31-August 6, 2011

Week of July 31 ~ August 6, 2011

American Girl Imagination

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