Ebates=Rebates

I love Ebates! I do a lot of my shopping online and with Ebates I have made money while doing it. I have received $36.53 just for shopping though their site. If you have never heard of this site, it is worth checking out. You basically just sign up on their site and when you find something on the internet that you want to buy, log in to their site, find the store you are buying from in their list, click on it and get a percentage back on what you buy. Plus they offer a lot really great coupons! Here it is step by step:

1. Click here to sign up.(You get $5.00 just for signing up.)
2. Browse the lists of stores that offer back a percentage of its sales.(Make sure to check for coupons.)
3. Click through the link on Ebates to your favorite site.
4. Purchase items as normal.
5. Receive a Big Fat Check! just for shopping.

Fabulous Thrift Store Find!

Today I got a great thrift store find! It is a brand new Land's End Pea Coat. The coat retails for $149.50 on the Land's End website and today I got it at the local Goodwill for $5.49!! Even though I have to wait a while to wear it, this thrift store find was fabulous!

J. Crew or Homemade?

I saw a simple clutch from J. Crew that I really liked, but it cost $88.00! What!?! I decided to try and revamp one of my own old clutches to get the same great look for a lot less buck. Here are the instructions and results:

I started with an old fake Louis, several designer tacs, and 1/2 of a yard of silky fabric.

I took the clutch and began to drape it in the fabric, tacking the fabric in place.

I then pulled the excess fabric over to the left side and twisted it into a bud, using fabric glue to secure to the other fabric.

Ta Da. What do you think? Not exactly the same, but better than $88.00.

Faith

"I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me–that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns."  — Anne Lamott (Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith)