Do you love to shop?  I’m sure by now, you know that I do!  That is why I am sharing with you this awesome sale.  Thirty One Gifts is running their year end outlet sale starting tomorrow and running through the end of the year.
What’s a year end outlet sale?  Well, it is a chance for Thirty One to clean out their inventory of retired styles, prints and overstock items.

What does it mean for you?  Super deep discounts on really great items!

This year the sale is being run through a third party (amazon!) to help with the increase in traffic.  That means you need direct link to shop it.  So, how do you get it?  Easy, peasy lemon squeezy!

Simply click here to save 50% or more on your favorite products.

Happy Shopping!!!!

Ok, last week, I shared with you my massive sweater addiction.  This week, I am opening the door to my closet a little wider so you can see another part of the growing population in it: shoes.  Yes, I suffer, just as so many women do from a shoe addiction.

[Taste of Nowhere]

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[My Life Stream]

I was working on my Christmas list the other day and noticed the bulk of the clothing items on it are sweaters! There are cardigans, cowl necks, scoop necks and v-necks. I already have a dressers worth of sweaters and more so it isn’t like I am lacking in that department!  H’s list is on the same page and I noticed that I had put several sweaters on hers too.  I guess I am inflicting my sweater addiction on my 4 year old.
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Ok, so did you brave black Friday?  Are you burning up the mouse to take advantage of the cyber Monday deals going on?
As I mentioned here, we are yearly black Friday shoppers!  It all starts with the pre-planning!  I use Black Friday Ads to see what most of the sales will be in advance of the actual sale papers.  That doesn’t stop me from pouring over a stack of papers when they come on Thursday morning though.

Once I have my hands on the papers, I separate them into three categories: not interested, maybe and definitely going.  From there, I make a list of the things I want at each location.  This year, I used the free printable available over on Remodelaholic.
With my strategy planned, the next step is to prepare for the journey with a “survival kit”.

I put a variety of snacks and drinks in my kit.  I also have a resusable tote bag because it is easier to carry than some of the smaller plastic bags the stores give you.  Now, I am ready to shop.
All the pre-planning paid off this year too as I got everything that was my list (plus a few extra items).

Where did we go?  Here is a run down of our shopping adventures!
8:00pm – In line at Toys R Us for the 9:00pm opening.
8:30pm – Mathlete headed over to hop in line at Target while I waited for Toys R Us.
9:00pm – Toys R Us shopping!  I purchased electronics so the line here was very long!
11:30pm – Finally out of Toys R Us…I joined Mathlete in line at Target.
12:00am – Target opens!
12:21am – Target shopping finished and in the car!
12:40am – HH Gregg shopping
2:00am – Finish up at HH Gregg
2:15am – Fuel up at Starbucks with a latte and breakfast sandwich
3:00am – A little nap in the car while we waited for Michaels to open.
5:00am – Michaels shopping
6:00am – At home and in bed!

Some of the items we scored (contains affaliate links so you can check out the items):
Xbox 360 4GB Console
Disney’s Tangled Fairytale Dress (4-6X)
Disney Toddler Rapunzel
Fisher-Price Walker-To-Wagon
Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Rev ‘n Sounds Race Track
Sony NSX-32GT1 32-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LED HDTV Featuring Google TV, Black

Now, I have to move on to cyber Monday because I’m on the hunt for a few last minute items.  Happy shopping!

[Best of the Web]

Yesterday, I shared with you a HUGE pet peeve of mine right now and a few ways I think it can be easily remedied.  Since it is shopping season for so many, I thought I would continue my rambling discussion about websites and businesses.  This time though, I’m talking about people who sell online.

[Insights]

These days, you can find pretty much anything you want to buy online.  Online shopping is quickly becoming the way to shop for so many people (myself included for some items).  I even buy my groceries online each week now to help me save time.
I don’t regularly make items to sell but have sold a few things online in the past using places like Ebay or Craigslist.  Since my items were random items I was just getting rid of, I never really needed an e-commerce site.

[iTech Frog]

If I was planning to sell a product I made though, I think that selling online is probably one of the quickest and easiest ways to get my feet wet though.  Now, with places like Etsy, it is even easier to connect with customers and make sales!  The bottom line is that online shopping is the way or now and definitely the way of the future.  I hope more businesses (talking to you Michaels!) get onboard and start offering online shopping.

Have you heard?  We are redecorating our entire house master bedroom and bathroom.  One of the big components of this project is new drapes for both rooms.  I searched and searched for some pre-made ones that I loved and I just couldn’t find any.  So, I decided to make my own.
Sure says the girl who hasn’t sewn a thing (including buttons!) since her 8th grade home economics class.  My mother in law is an expert seamstress so I am sure I will be getting a lot of tips from her…oh, and using her machine under a close watch (for every one’s safety) until I feel like I am going to sew enough to buy one.  I want some secondary resources though for when she isn’t around and I may need to sew something.
I found an amazing tutorial on how to make my own curtains over on House of Hepworths but, of course, a key component of that is to know how to actually sew.  I need something like Sewing For Dummies.
I went online and did some research.  I found a couple of other recommended books to go along with all of my Internet reading.

I hope the UPS man likes delivering books!
Any good sewing books you recommend?  Any tips you have to offer?  Help a sewing newbie out!

Time for our weekly shopping spree!

Let’s head over to OKL first and see what is in store.

I can definitely picture these at the end of the bed!

Love the bright colors and pattern of these pillows.

Now, hop on over to Joss and Main

Um, this couch is calling me for nap time.

Gorgeous Duralee Fabric!

Last stop for this shopping train…Gilt!

Install me over the island!

It is that time of the week! Here are some of the things I scouted out this week online.