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and to all a white fluffy magical night!

How to: buy affordable flowers for your home

I love having fresh flowers in my home but I am a girl on a budget!  I can't afford to go crazy every week buying flowers that rival my grocery bill!

But I learned a little secret from a friend I want to share with you :)

Go into any flower shop, if it is a warehouse even better, and ask for how ever many dollars you want to spend in scraps.  These shops have scraps because of broken arrangements, snapped bases, etc.  If it is a small flower shop you may want to call ahead to make sure they have some on hand.  

For these flowers you see in the three pictures above I asked for $5 worth of scraps and this is what I got!

I know it isn't a ton of flowers, but for me a little splash of color and greenery in a few rooms is all I really need.  If you need more, you can always ask for more :)

These flowers lasted for two weeks because of the sugar I put in their water making my flower budget $2.50 a week!  I also displayed them in mason jars, and thrifted vases. 

That is lovely and cheap!

Quickbread in a jar.

I while ago I made these for gifts.  They are easy and fun to make and look really snazzy with a cute label too.  Go here to see how!

My first and best black friday deal

I must start off by admitting I never go to black friday sales.  Why?  Because I value my sleep more than a few dollars off anything.  

But this year when I caught wind of Anthropologie having a black friday sale, boy was I in!  An additional 50% off all sale was enough to tempt me out of bed bright and early. 

I was mainly looking for myself for Christmas when I found the Natalie Lete Galah Dress dress I had been stalking for months that had sold out eons ago still too expensive for me.  It was the only one left and fit me like a dream!

BUT!!!  Today it had been marked down from the original price of $178 to 79.95, then to 49.95 then an additional half off for black friday to make it $25.00!  

When I approached the register with a few other things the girl looked inside the dress commenting that the slip that goes with it is missing.  That is totally fine I said. . . I want it anyways.  

Well, that wouldn't do so she marked it half off of that making it $12.50 for a silk dress.  How do you like that!?  This may go down in history as the best black friday deal ever!

My hair miracle in a can. . . batiste dry shampoo!

I have learned a thing or two about my hair which I would like to share.

1. My hair is oh so fine and that means it looks limp quite a lot, and soaks up grease quickity-quick!
2. My hair is blonde and already damaged from bleach, so washing it daily isn't going to help at all.  
3. I have nor the time nor the patience to wash, dry and style my hair every day. . .

Solution? Dry Shampoo!  *cue bells*

But not only any dry shampoo will do!  oh no!

I have tried them all which means when I tell you this stuff is amazing you are obligated to believe me.  This dry shampoo is fabulous for numerous reasons and even though no one is paying me to say this I will shout it's praises from the rooftops anyways. . . cause i love it that much.

I cannot live without this stuff because. . .

It makes my hair fluffy and feeling freshly washed.
My hair smells like a dream.
My hair gets a load of volume and bounce.
The grease vanishes instantly.
It is light colored and fills in a few areas of my regrowth making it look like I just dyed my hair.
Leaves no residue, no sticky or thick feeling gunk, just fresh hair.  
All for just 7 dollars! 

If you are blonde with hair condition being similar to mine, you NEED this product!

Not blonde?  I just found out they make this for all hair colors and types!

I found this at Sally Beauty Supply in Utah.  But I have seen it just about everywhere!