Category Archives: FABULESSLY FRUGAL FASHION

Harts & Flowers Headband Giveaway

Usage order levitra online of herbs for treating these problems is as old as the man kind. One can have 1 to 2 Kamni capsules twice cialis online prescription a day for about 3 to 4 months for the optimum results. Here are some key reasons as to why the order levitra view here man faces erectile dysfunction. But one should prefer the viagra prescription for some reasons.

Congratulations Kristi Summit! 
You are the winner of the Coral & Chevron Headband! 🙂 

(Please email me within 48 hours with your address or a new winner will be chosen. Thanks!)

Today I want to share a new headband site on Etsy that I came across and instantly became a fan of! The site is called Harts & Flowers and they have tons of ADORABLE headbands for babies and little girls. And, the best part is, the headbands are really reasonably priced! Like, prices start at only $4.00 and go up to only $13.00, reasonably priced! 🙂

I have to admit, while I have been trying really hard to avoid actually shopping & making purchases for our baby girl (whatever I purchase I have to pay to move in a few weeks) I have been doing LOTS of window shopping! I can’t help it…little girls are just SO much fun to shop for. 
One thing that isn’t as fun though is how expensive it can all get. I visited one headband site right after finding out we were having a girl (I freely admit I am one of “those” moms who plans on plopping a headband on her little head as soon as she is born.) and the prices ranged anywhere from $10 all the way up to $40! 🙁 While I know some have the budget for that, we certainly do not right now. Especially since I’d like to have a few to select from and to match different outfits. 
So, I was really happy when I came across the Harts & Flowers shop. Cute and current headbands all at a great price! I can get 3-4 headbands for literally what I might pay for one headband at some other shops. 
And, it doesn’t hurt that the owner and creator of the headbands is really nice as well! I emailed her letting her know how much I loved her headbands and to see if she would be willing to do a giveaway for Live to be Inspired readers and she said yes right away! You can read more about Amanda and how the Harts & Flowers shop came to be on her blog, Our Little Life. 
So, let’s get this giveaway started…
One lucky Live to be Inspired reader will win a 
Coral & Chevron Headband as pictured above! 
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Isn’t that headband SO cute! I’ve been seeing this coral color EVERYWHERE in stores lately! It seems this color and cobalt blue are two very big colors for summer, even in the girls section. So when Amanda asked me which headband I’d like to give away, this one was definitely at the top of my list!
Get entered now and then make sure to check back here on Friday, May 16th to see if you are the lucky winner! (Entries for the giveaway will close at Midnight on May 15th)
***** 
Special thanks to Harts & Flowers for providing the headband for this giveaway. Of course, while this post was sponsored, all opinions are 100% my own. 

fabulessly frugal fashion ~ week 2

for my fabulessly frugal tip this week, i say…

So see your doctor first and foremost, and find out the fundamental cause buy cheap levitra behind the problem. ED is vardenafil online common with the age, hence mostly suffered by old age men. This restorative treatment relies on upon the on line levitra http://djpaulkom.tv/official-music-video-dj-paul-live-in-the-mix-feat-dorrough-music/ sort of infection you are experiencing. Even if a person faces this disease irregularly it is india viagra generic said to be harmful for you.

 always check clearance racks when you are in walmart
here’s the deal, i have a love/hate relationship with walmart. i cringe every time i walk in there, yet most of the time i do find some really really good deals, so i keep going back. it’s a vicious cycle i tell ya! 🙂 i guess there are pro’s and con’s to everything.
when it comes to their clothes i could probably never pay full price as they just aren’t that high of quality, especially when i know that for $6.50 i can get a super cute shirt on sale at some place like gap kids. it’s all relative to me. why pay $5 for a shirt at walmart when you can pay $5 for a gymboree shirt? i’ve shopped at each of these stores enough to be able to gauge & set my settling price. for walmart that price is $1 (for most things).
so what i do like at walmart is their clearance racks. i love that i can find t-shirts for the little man for $1 or under. shirts that i can send him outside to play in and don’t have to stress over them getting ruined. t-shirts that are perfect for play, yet still pretty cute. 
a month or so ago checking the clearance racks i found the following three t-shirts all for just $1 each. you’ll notice, one of the shirts is 4T, no my son is not really big for his age, i just like to buy in advance when i see a good deal, more about that later though in another post…

now it’s confession time…i have paid full price for some things at walmart. of course by full price i mean they are regularly only $1! both these hats and the set of gloves were each $1 so i snatched them up just a couple weeks ago. these will definitely come in handy when it starts snowing around here. so if you are looking for some good deals on toddler winter gear…head over to walmart.

…i did also paid full price for these pj’s. i figured $5 for an organic cotton pj set was pretty good. of course, i am still researching to find out how organic they really are. i’m just curious…. but if they really are organic through and through, kudos to walmart! i just couldn’t pass up the super cute puppy!

fabulessly frugal fashion

 

titan doing his “say cheese face” 

first off, today is my husband’s 26th birthday, so happy birthday honey!

second, for any one who has a baby or toddler, you know buying clothes for them can potentially get rather pricey. especially with your first child when you have absolutely nothing. every three months the first year, and then about every 6 months after that you are having to purchase a whole new wardrobe for them. they grow so so quickly.

i,  myself, been asked a few times how we can afford to have a kid while my husband was school and now medical school (and I’m not really working) and how we have so many cute clothes for him. truthfully, i have to laugh to myself when i hear this because it’s all a matter of choice and perspective when you figure how much a kid & their stuff actually costs. kids are expensive as their parents decide they need to be! it’s that simple & you’ll see what i mean over the next few weeks.

it is with these questions and the widely accepted notion that kids clothes have to be expensive in mind, that i have decided to start doing a feature every friday where i show you exactly where and how i get my little man’s clothes. i’ll also be throwing in a few posts about where i get my clothes. i’m telling you, dressing on a budget can be done & the funny thing is, i’m not even the best at it! so believe me, if i can do it, you can do it!!! i’ll show you the cheapest of cheap ways to get clothes, as well as how to get some of those name brand clothes for a little cheaper as well – if you must only have name brands! (you know who you are!).

now onto my first tip of the feature:

one would think since our babies are about a fourth of our size, their clothes would be priced accordingly…but no. a shirt can still run $10-$15 and sweaters can run up to $44! especially if you find yourself in stores like janie & jack, gap kids & gymboree. like seriously? that’s way out of my price range…which is why i shop consignment stores.

yes, my first tip in this series is:

find and shop local consignment stores 

Cause and Types of Dyslexia- sildenafil 10mg Normally there three types of dyslexia. New research has identified genes for the biological online viagra prescription clock, known as clock genes, which may be the basis for metabolic diseases like obesity, diabetes and insulin resistance. It not simply lessens the symptom cipla tadalafil see this link of sexual malady, but in addition educes making love to an admirable level to bring out definite plus long standing erection. This, in turn, increases the blood flow and thereby leading to stiff erection for allowing men to perform exceptionally well in browse around that buy generic viagra the bedroom and ignite the fire again in their lost dull sexual life.How Exactly Does Kamagra Solve Your ED? Basically ED happens due to the blockage in the arteries that is when the blood vessels or nerves that control the flow of blood to the penile organ.
side note: i’ll stop right here and say, if you have to have all brand new clothes for your child, and won’t even consider gently used clothing…this tip isn’t for you. so please check back next week! 🙂

to me, as long as clothing is in great/like new condition (and believe me i’m really picky about this) i don’t care if it was worn by ten kids before mine. i love the discount! especially since i love the look of clothes from stores like janie & jack but can’t afford right now to just walk in that store and pay full price, that’s literally not an option for me right now. would i love to just walk into gap kids and grab whatever i see and not worry about the cost, sure. is that very practical though, no. so i’ve found other ways to get the same look…for less! much much less! why pay full price, when you don’t have to? plus, then i can also get more. i mean, you should see my child’s wardrobe, he definitely has options!

back to the tip though…

here in colorado i’ve found a few consignment stores where i have gotten some killer deals on little man’s clothing. the store i’ve frequented the most is called kid’s again. other’s in the area include once upon a child & tumbleweeds.

the great thing about consignment stores is they generally only accept certain high end brands, and they are generally really picky about what they will or won’t accept to sale in their store. which means although it’s clothing that’s “used”, it’s clothing that is still in great condition and at a much cheaper price.

the following are items i purchased from kid’s again on my first visit. they were having a labor day sale on fall clothing & clearing out all their summer items so i was able to grab a few $2.00 t-shirts for ti’s wardrobe next summer and some fall sweaters at consignment prices plus 20% off. i’ve listed what i paid below each picture.

each shirt $2.00 ~ nike, gymboree & gap brands (compare at $14.50 and up if purchased at full price)

$6.40 ~ gymboree (compare at $32.75)

$6.40 ~ gap (compare at $29.50)

$8.80 ~ janie & jack (compare at $44.00)
sorry the picture is a little blurry on this one! oops!

now my total could have been almost $180.00 for all those shirts, but because i was shopping consignment it was only $32.00!!! that’s a ridiculously huge savings, and really if it weren’t for me telling the whole world about it here on my blog, no one would ever know that i bought them gently used instead of brand new. 


so there you have it. find a local children’s consignment store and head on over. you will probably be amazed and what you will find. one last bonus about consignment stores (besides that you’re being green!) is that if you are on your last child, you can sell your stuff at the consignment store as well (if it’s still in fabulous condition). then use the money to purchase clothes for that last child as they get older. win win all around.


don’t forget to keep checking back each friday for more tips on finding fabulessly frugal fashion for your little one (or even yourself)!


ps: the little man’s five piece suit pictured above, i purchased on amazon for $35.00 and its normally a $150.00 suit. $35 for a suit i can handle, $150 i cannot. i’m not kidding, you can find good deals on everything and anything when it comes to children’s clothes, just takes a little time and patience… so keep checking back for more tips and tricks.