Money Saving Monday

Today you can get $50 gift certificate to NORDSTROM RACK for only $25 from GroupOn! This deal is amazing because Christmas is coming up. Not only that BUT on Black Friday I heard that Nordstrom Rack is going to have 30%! Combine this with that 30% and you will really be saving saving saving.

Here is the link to the wonderful deal: http://www.groupon.com/orange-county/

What are you waiting for?? Go save!

Thankful Thursday

I feel so thankful today for the INTERNET!

Where the heck would I be without the internet? My business relies on the Internet. Without the Internet, LoveByCC probably wouldn't be here because I would have no place to sell!

Without the Internet, I wouldn't be able to coupon as much as I do (I just started recently but coupon a lot and I'm loving it!) Hip2Save is the website I follow daily and she does all the research for the amazing deals so I don't have to!

Wow, without the Internet, I wouldn't be able to go to online courses for school! I recently got accepted into Cal State Chico which is probably about 8 hours from my home. I do all my courses online and will get my BA online! How amazing is that?

You can tell how much I love the Internet and why I am thankful for it.

What are you thankful for today?

Giveaway Winners

I got to 1000 fans and beyond on Facebook so there are TWO gift certificate winners!

And the winners are...

$50 Gift Certificate goes to Amy, a lady in waiting!

$30 Gift Certificate goes to Becca Payne!

(1) 50% off, can be applied to two items:

Christine from Christine Jones Photography

(2) 30% off, can be applied to three items:

Jamie Costea

AND

Shannon Reid

(3) 10% off, can be applied to entire transaction:

EVERYONE who entered!

Enter GIVEAWAY10 in your message to seller when checking out and I will refund you 10%!

Winners, please contact me at lovebycc@yahoo.com within 24 hours to get your gift certificate code or coupon code. If I am not contacted within 24 hours, another winner will be chosen.

Thanks everyone for entering and getting me to 1000 fans on Facebook!

Friday Finds

Today, I am featuring my boyfriend's mom's shop., Donna's Hobby. She is the person who taught me to crochet! I wouldn't be here crocheting for you all if it weren't for her. She inspired me and look where I am now! :]

She makes the most adorable blankets, fringe blankets, and scarves. Her blankets are great for photography props and her scarves are WONDERFUL and warm especially for winter! Everything she makes is extremely reasonable in price.

Please go check her out and if you do, you can get an EXTRA entry into my giveaway. Scroll down a little bit and add a comment on the giveaway post with what you like best in her shop. That will give you one extra entry! Please do not comment on this post with what you would like best. The comments on this post will not be counted towards the giveaway entries. What are you waiting for! Check out Donna's Hobby!

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for the men and women who serve our country.

Thank you Veterans!

Here are a few Veterans Day facts:

• Veterans Day is always observed on Nov. 11, regardless of the day of the week, with speeches and parades across the U.S. The holiday began as Armistice Day on Nov 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
• In 1938, Nov 11 became a national holiday.
• There were 23.2 million military veterans in the U.S. in 2008

1.8 million were female

2.3 million were black

1.1 million were Hispanic

92 million were 65 and older

1.9 million were younger than 35

• Over 48 million Americans have served in the military during war and peace since 1776.
• Every year, about 80,000 veterans are buried in one of the cemeteries of the National Cemetery system.

Freedom is not free, somebody has to fight for it. Thank you to our vets!

Wordless Wednesday: My brother and I being goofy with hats

Savings Savings Savings!

So I did my first grocery shopping with my coupons and I am very impressed with how it came out!

My total was $38. I saved $55. So the total without my coupons and my Ralph's rewards card would have been $93. Impressive for my first time!!

8 ct. Bounty Paper Towels

12 ct. Scott Toilet Papers

Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

40 ct. Glad Odor Shield Trash Bags

2 California Pizza Kitchen Frozen Pizzas

1 Marie Callenders Frozen Mac and Cheese

6 Yoplait Yogurts

2 Hot Pockets Side Shots (comes with 4 each so 8 total)

1 Simply Orange Drink

1 Coffee Mate Creamer

1 Milk

1 Ghardelli Brownie Mix

1 Snickerdoodle cookie Mix

2 Glade Room Sprays

2 Glade Candles

It is such a great feeling seeing the price fall down and down lower and lower! :P

Tuesday Treasury

I was in the Christmas spirit this morning while drinking my peppermint mocha so I made a Christmas treasury! Please check it out :]

Another Giveaway!

I think I am addicted to doing giveaways! I love giving away gift certificates to my shop so you all can have a chance at getting some things! The lucky winner will receive $50 to spend in my shop however they please!

How to enter:

1) Visit LoveByCC and comment here with what you would buy with your $50 if you won.

2) "Like" LoveByCC on Facebook and enter a SEPARATE comment stating that you are a fan of LoveByCC on Facebook.

3) Comment on your Facebook or Facebook Fan Page about this giveaway. Come back here and enter a SEPARATE comment stating you did this.

4) Upload a fan photo to my Facebook page then come back here leaving a SEPARATE comment about which photo is yours.

5) Tweet about this giveaway. Come back here and enter a SEPARATE comment stating you tweeted and leave the link.

That is FIVE entries into the contest.

If I get to 1000 fans on Facebook by November 15th, I will be giving away a $30 gift certificate on top of the $50 gift certificate to another lucky winner!

I will also be giving away:

(1) 50% off, can be applied to two items.

(2) 30% off, can be applied to three items.

(3) 10% off, can be applied to entire transaction.

The giveaway will end one week from today so on Monday, November 15th at 12am. The winner will be chosen on November 16th morning by random.org.

Good luck!

Monday Money Tips

Lately I have been ADDICTED to saving money! I follow a few couponing blogs and Facebook pages and I am hooked. I finally started my couponing binder which is sooo helpful. I basically have a huge 2" binder with a ton of different tabs and use baseball card holders for my coupons! It is great.

Anyways, todays great deal is VICTORIA SECRET...

Buy 1 sweater here for $12

Add 1 scarf here for $18 (free with sweater purchase)

When you go to checkout, check the box that says you have an offer so you are able to enter these codes:

VS10SCARF

This will get you a free scarf worth $18 AND an adorable sweatr for only $12. You will only have to pay $12 + $5.99 shipping. What a great deal for you or a Christmas present to give to someone!

Thanks to Hip2Save for the deal. Follow her blog for more deals like this!

And the winner is...

Before I do this, I want to thank everyone who participated! You all made it SUPER fun for me. And because of this, I am giving everyone who participated a 15% discount for the next week (until 9/16). When you check out just put "GIVEAWAY15" in the Note To Seller and I will refund you, OR message me ahead of time and I will adjust the price on the listing for you! Don't worry if you didn't win, there will be MANY more giveaways in the future!

....DRUMROLL PLEASE!


MOLLY LYN PHOTOGRAPHY

AND

NATE AND ARANCHA PHOTOGRAPHY

I originally had two LARGE numbers but the same person won twice and I wanted two separate winners. So I pulled another number (and kept one) and that is how I got Nate and Arancha and Molly Lyn!

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH!

WINNERS: Please email me at lovebycc@yahoo.com, so I can then email you your $50 gift certificate to use as you please!

THANKS EVERYONE!

$50 Gift Certificate to LOVEBYCC

I recently moved into a new condo AND am slowly opening my shop back up. It was shut down for a few weeks to catch up on orders and get ready for my move. In order to celebrate my move and have my own condo and in order to celebrate opening back up the shop, I am doing another GIVEAWAY!

This GIVEAWAY is for a $50 dollar gift certificate to my shop. This way, you can pick what you'd like!

Here are a few new pictures I have recently gotten of new items and old items that I have in my shop!

Enter before 9/8/10!
HOW TO ENTER:
Visit my shop here: LoveByCC | CLICK HERE! then come back HERE and leave a comment about what your favorite item is.

EARN EXTRA ENTRIES BY:

1) VISITING MY SHOP AND COMMENT HERE
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LoveByCC
2) FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/Lovebycc
3) FACEBOOK ABOUT THIS CONTEST
4) REFER A FRIEND TO MY FACEBOOK, COMMENT HERE WHO YOU REFERRED
4) FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
http://www.twitter.com/lovebycc
5) TWEET ABOUT THIS CONTEST
6) FOLLOW MY BLOG

MAKE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT HERE EACH TIME YOU
DO ONE OF THESE SO I CAN COUNT YOUR EXTRA ENTRIES!! :]

ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!!

I have a feature, review, and GIVEAWAY going on at PropInsanity right now!

Please visit and check it out: http://propinsanity.com/?p=3982

Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the $25 dollar gift certificate to LoveByCC is...

SNOWFLAKE07


I will be emailing you shortly with your $25 dollar gift certificate. Congratulations!!


Thanks to everyone who participated. Everyone that participated gets a discount as well! You all get 10% off your next purchase (until 07/09). When purchasing from my shop, please put in the note to seller, "10% blog". I will then refund you the 10% off through paypal.

Thank you to everyone who made this giveaway successful and participated. This was very fun for me!

There will be another giveaway coming soon so watch out on Facebook, Twitter, and this Blog!

LoveByCC Gift Card Giveaway

Since I am nearing 200 orders on my shop, I thought it'd be a good idea to finally do a formal introduction for my shop, along with a GIVEAWAY! :] I really hope this gets a lot of people to see my shop and what it is all about.

LoveByCC is about bringing quality products to everyday families all around the world. I make each and every item with care and love all by myself. I absolutely love making items for every customer of mine. I try to make sure every item that you get is made with great yarn and without any flaws. I package every item in tissue paper with a cute little ribbon so when you open it, it feels like it is your birthday or Christmas :]

I am so happy to have started LoveByCC and grateful for every customer I've gotten. Because of this I am going to do this GIVEAWAY. This GIVEAWAY is for a $25 dollar gift certificate to my shop. This way, you can pick what you'd like!



Enter before 7/1/2010!
HOW TO ENTER:
Visit my shop here: LoveByCC | CLICK HERE! then come back HERE and leave a comment about what your favorite item is.

EARN EXTRA ENTRIES BY:

1) VISITING MY SHOP AND COMMENT HERE
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LoveByCC
2) FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/Lovebycc
3) FACEBOOK ABOUT THIS CONTEST
4) REFER A FRIEND TO MY FACEBOOK, COMMENT HERE WHO YOU REFERRED
4) FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
http://www.twitter.com/lovebycc
5) TWEET ABOUT THIS CONTEST
6) FOLLOW MY BLOG

MAKE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT HERE EACH TIME YOU
DO ONE OF THESE SO I CAN COUNT YOUR EXTRA ENTRIES!! :]

Great Macaroni and Cheese

A few weeks ago my boyfriend, Brandon, and I were in the mood for some cheesy goodness. We got this recipe for some great mac and cheese. Here is a picture of it and afterwards I'll list the recipe. You have to try it out!

Ingredients

• Butter, for greasing dish
• 12 ounces wide egg noodles
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 1/2 cups whole milk
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for pasta water
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups (packed) grated Fontina
• 3/4 cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan
• 3/4 cup (packed) grated mozzarella
• 4 ounces cooked ham, diced, optional
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.

Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Gorgeous, Fun, Day Planners

I have a love hate relationship with planners. I love having them but I never find one that suits me perfectly and I end up getting lazy and not using it anymore!

I think that I finally found the perfect planner for me and I hope it works! It is from this wonderfully creative seller on Etsy, mylavendercottage :]