Free Pattern Friday: Striped Baby Leg Warmers

One of the cutest things is seeing some chubby little baby legs in leg warmers. Here's an adorable free pattern from By Hook or By Crook. They look so simple and so precious!

You're Invited...Come Join Me!!!

So I have just joined Ipsy. If you don't know what Ipsy is, then I will give you a brief rundown of it. You only pay one flat fee of $10.00/month. They pay the shipping. Then each month you get what's called a glam bag. It's a bag filled with deluxe samples and full-size beauty products. I first heard about these from 2 different beauty guru channels on YouTube. Each month they unbox their Ipsy. It's pretty exciting because you don't know what's going to be sent. I have seen the bags with products that add up from $30.00-$60.00 worth of products so the bags pay for themselves and then some. If you would like to join in, just CLICK HERE. There is a wait list, but you will not be charged until a spot opens up for you. I can't wait to get my first Ipsy bag. I promise to do a blog post with all of my goodies that I get as soon as I do! In the meantime, check out these two videos from my favorite beauty gurus MissJenFABULOUS and EleventhGorgeous. they will show you all of their Ipsy glam bag goodies.




Another monthly subscription box service that I am thinking of checking out is Bluum. This is a service where you get a box of goodies that are hand-picked for your child whatever his or her age is. I have not signed up for my first box yet but I am seriously considering it because it would be great to get some goodies for my 2-year-old. As soon as I sign up, I will make sure I do an unboxing blog post for you. All of the ones I have seen online have some seriously awesome items in them and are valued at way more than the $24.95/month fee. If you opt for the annual service, it's only $249.50 so it's like getting 2 months FREE. Clicks this link if you think Bluum is something you would like to sign up for.
If you already subscribe to these services, I would love to know what you think and possibly even know what sort of goodies you have received in your boxes, so just leave a comment below to let me know. Thanks!!

Subscription Boxes: Yay or Nay?

It seems like the hot thing right now are subscription boxes. I had no idea there was anything out there like this until I saw some mention of them on some YouTube beauty channels that I'm subscribed to. Upon doing a Google search on "subscription boxes", I have found that these are not only geared towards beauty items, but there are also a lot of great subscription boxes for moms, children, crafty boxes, food subscriptions, and even ones for men. I would love to try out a couple of the more inexpensive ones and blog about what I receive and what sort of value they are.
My question for you all is this: Do you subscribe to any boxes in particular? What do you think? Are they worth the money you pay? Let me know down in the comments!! Thanks and have a great Tuesday!

Money-makin' Monday: SendEarnings

So last week for Money-makin' Monday, I introduced you all to Inbox Dollars. This week I have an identical program for you. Just like Inbox Dollars you will receive a $5.00 sign-on bonus when you sign up with Send Earnings. This is a chance to make double the money if you sign up for both programs. Visit this blog post from last week, read about Inbox Dollars, then come back to Send Earnings to get signed up. Below is one of my payments from the program. I have a few more but they are saved to my laptop and I am using the hubby's at the moment. As always, feel free to post any questions in the comments below. I also wouldn't mind hearing your success stories, so feel free to post those as well! Have a great week!

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Current Giveaway...and Some Upcoming Giveaways!!

Don't forget to enter the Tarte Giveaway that I'm a part of. It ends in just 11 days!

Here are some giveaways that will be beginning really soon! You DON'T want to miss these! If you are a blogger and want to sign up, just click the links for more info, and make sure to let them know that The Adventures of a Yarnaholic Mommy sent you.
-Buzzworthy Books of Summer iPad Mini Giveaway. You can visit Children Teaching Mama for more info.
-Dog Days of Summer $200 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway at One Punky Mama
-What's On Your Wish List $1,000 Gift Card Giveaway at Mom Powered Media

Free Pattern Friday: Roadway Throw

I was so excited when I found this FREE patter by Red Heart Yarns. My sons LOVE cars, so this Roadway Throw is perfect for them. You could even scale it down to make small travel-size ones, too.

Jamberry Nails: Day 4

So I just wanted to do a quick follow-up on my Jamberry Nail Shields that I tried on Satuday. If you didn't see my last post, you can click here to read about my experience with them.

Yesterday was Day 4 of having my Jamberry nail shields on. As you can see in the picture below my nail polish hasn't fared very well in 4 days, but my Jamberry nail still looks great. There's a tiny bit of tip wear, but it's barely noticeable.

I took the green polish off and re-painted my nails that don't have the Jamberry nail shields. This is another old bottle of polish I had. I don't even think they sell it anymore. It's Nail Fantasies by Bari Cosmetics and the color is High Tide.

Money-makin' Monday: Inbox Dollars

Hello, I hope you all had a great weekend. Are you ready to find out a new way to make some money? Today I would like to introduce you to Inbox Dollars. With this program, you will make money by doing simple tasks such as reading emails, taking surveys, shopping online, or even something as easy as searching the web. As with all of these program, Inbox Dollars is FREE to sign up, but here's something extra...you get a $5.00 sign-up BONUS!! That's right, they will pay you to join! Click HERE to get started. With this program you will be paid via check once your account reaches $30.00. The more you do, the quicker you will get paid, and you will get paid for all of your referrals, too! I have posted only a couple of my checks below for you to see that you really do get paid. As always, if you have questions, just leave them in the comments below. Have a great week!

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Jamberry Nails with Heather H.

Ever since I was in high school (a long time ago...LOL), I have loved to do my nails. I would polish them every night after finishing my homework so they would match my outfit for the next day. Since I've gotten older and had children, I still love to do my nails, but don't always have time. I've never been one to get my nails done professionally for the sake of cost and time, plus wearing artificial nails just isn't my cup of tea. Last year I started seeing these Jamberry nail shields all over Facebook. I've been wanting to try them, but have been hesitant about spending money on something that I feel I wouldn't use often. Just a few weeks ago a friend of mine sent me an event invite on Facebook for her online Jamberry party. The consultant she was selling under sent me these great samples. Yesterday I had a bit of free time so I decided to give them a try.

Here is how it came out:

It was very easy to apply. The only tools needed are a hairdryer (or small desktop heater), an orange stick, some small scissors, and a nail file. The nail shields come in all different sizes and there are hundreds of designs. Now I am a mom of 5 and I make my money by crocheting. So the HUGE plus side of these is that once I applied them, there was no drying time. I could get back to my children, start cooking dinner, or get back to my crocheting right away. Right now if you order with Heather you can buy 3 sets and get 1 free! Just click this link to check out all of the great designs.
Now since this was only a sample, I had to do something else with my other nails, so I used this Daredevil Frost by Sally Hansen. It's a pretty old bottle of polish, so I'm pretty sure they don't make it anymore. In fact, I was quite surprised that it wasn't all goopy. I do like how this color looked with the Jamberry Summer Chevron design, though.

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