Sunday

I awoke this morning with a migraine. They are the worst! If you have never had one, it is difficult to describe the pain. It is hard to function, even think, with them. I took an Imitrex when I woke up and ended up taking another in the afternoon.
I did not get all I wanted done today because of this. If you read
my about me you will see that I am an avid coupon shopper and I should have been at Walgreens today for a money maker. I was just too sick.
However, I did work in some coasters around the bouts of pain. Photos are posted below. Hubby cuts the paper, I attach with modge podge and he sprays (I cannot to do the spray because of allergies). We also assembled plates and candlesticks to make cake stands (supplies obtained from Goodwill).
My daughter and I are also working on plans for a baby shower for my son and his girlfriend. I will post photos as we go along. We are in the beginning stages.
Off to spend some time with my grandson before he goes back home!

My Saturday

My Saturday was a fun-filled, family day. I had lunch and dinner with my kids and am spending the whole weekend with my grandson. We also shopped Michaels and Joanne's.
I also want to note that Wal-Mart will lose even more of my business. The only things we shopped our Wal-mart for was crafts and fabric. Well, the ever greedy Wal-mart has decided they are not making any money from fabrics (this was told to us by Customer Service) and have done away with the fabric portion of the department to make their electronics department larger (as we have seen on commercials) I was also told that there have been many complaints and some areas have submitted petitions, to no avail! I am very disappointed in them.
We shopped for scrapbook pages in order to make more tiles. We have made some and are putting the gloss coat on. I will post photos when they are dry.
I also started shopping supplies to make Hand-Stamped Jewelry. I now have an entire alphabet and number (1-9) set.
We purchased etching cream and etched the clear, leaded glass on our front door. We had gotten a deal on this door (brand new) and had people put their face on it and look in. We first put contact paper on, but the heat made it start to peel. My husband put the etching cream on tonight and I will let you know how it turns out.


Grow thick anodyne flowers

I've decided to start a blog. Mainly because I get so many questions on my couponing and frugal furniture and crafts, but also because I am so inspired by the ones I have been reading, non-stop, for about a month.


I love crafts, making furniture, and mostly because I like getting exactly what I want at a much-reduced cost! I also love things that show your heart is in your home. If you read my about me, you will see where I said that I’d seen a post on a blog stating their family motto is “No Empty Chairs”. I love this saying! I intend to locate this blog and give credit where credit is due.

This weekend, I hope to post photos of recent projects. We’ll see. If you learn anything about me, you will learn that I LOVE being a grandmother and I watch my grandson, Evan, every weekend.

Giveaway Link Up List

Mondays: 

• Great Blog Giveaways
• Smart and Trendy Moms
• Making Money, Keeping Money
• The Morris Bunch
• My Four Monkeys
• Mommy Gaga
• Social Media Junkie

Tuesdays:

• Frugal & Fabulous
• Luv to Save
• Mom Advice
• Thrifty & Chic Mom
• Outnumbered 3 to 1
• Two of a Kind Working on a Full House
• Energizer Bunny’s Mommy Reports
• Mommy’s Money Cents
• Freebies and Much More
• Mrs. Nespy's World
• Showcase Sisters

Wednesdays:

• Coupon Clippin' Mommy
• Mommies with Cents
• “Deal”ectible Mommies
• Cha Ching Queen
• Nickels-n-Dimes
• Smart Cents Mom
• Frugal Living and Having Fun
• J.Leigh Designz

Thursdays:

• Go Graham Go!
• Jolly Mom
• A Daily Dose of Toni
• Saving Cents with Sense
• Piece of Me
• The Shopping Mama
• Baby Loving Mama
• The B Keeps Us Honest
• I Thode You So
• Cocktails with Mom
• Social Media Junkie

Fridays:

• Flying Giggles and Lollipops
• Peanut Butter & Pickle Reviews
• Raising Itty Bitty Bookworms
• Something Snappy
• Me and My Boys
• I'm Not Your Everyday Average Mom!

Sundays:

• I'm Just Your Average Mom
• DustinNikki Mommy of Three

Ongoing: 

• Midday Escapes
• Icefairy’s Treasure Chest
• PostYourGiveawayLinkys.com
• Sweep Tight
• Giveaways Galore
• Thrifty Momma

Shopping Directory

Holiday Gift Guide List

• Frownies 
• The Little Looster
• Glow Baby
• Air Land Ocean
• Total Fitness DVDs
• Sweet Arts Design
• The Pretty Peacock

   

    

  

     

Seeking Sponsors for Holiday Events

This year I will be participating in the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop and will also be hosting my own giveaway on my site called the Ultimate Holiday Guide & Giveaway. The Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop event runs December 1st to 5th and there are over 250 blogs participating so far! The Ultimate Holiday Guide & Giveaway is my own event held November 1^st thru December 15^th. It will be a lot of fun for everyone involved!

The giveaway theme for the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop is cash and/or gift cards/gift certificates. I am currently looking for companies who wish to sponsor my blog giveaway for this event with cash and/or gift cards/gift certificates from their business. It’s up to you the amount and who can enter (US, Canada or worldwide).

For my Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway, my giveaway theme is anything that makes a great gift! I am currently looking for companies who wish to sponsor my blog giveaway for this event with items from their business.

How will this help your business? We are expecting this to be a high traffic event and the buzz is already building online about it. Your company will gain exposure and I am offering a few Sponsorship Packages to give you more incentive to sponsor my blog giveaway!

The Sponsorship Packages are:

Platinum Package- Donate a Gift or Gift Certificate to either or both events and a product from your line to review of $200 and up. You will receive:

• Company or Product Feature Post (300+ words, 2 keyword links of your choice, pictures, links to your site and Social Media sites). This will be posted as soon as a product review item is received.
• Sidebar Button Ad for the month of November (or as soon as a review item is received) up until January 31st. You must provide me with the picture for the button/logo.
• Large specially made button that shows your company name, prize and event for other blogs to place on their site. Installed immediately upon receipt of review item.
• Facebook Post about your company on the Extreme Personal Measures Facebook Page and I will suggest your page to all my Facebook friends (over 600 people).
• Daily Tweet to over 2000 Twitter followers about your company and a link to your site. (Starts November 1 to December 15).
• Name of your business with a link to your site on the Shopper’s Directory until January 31st.
• 1 Banner Ad Weekly for the month of November (or as soon as a review item is received) up until January 31st. You must provide me with the banner sized 500x 150. This stays on the post the life of the site.

Gold Package- Donate a Gift or Gift Certificate to either or both events and a product from your line of $100 to $199. You will receive:

• Company or Product Feature Post (300+ words, 2 keyword links of your choice, pictures, links to your site and Social Media sites). This will be posted as soon as review item is received.
• Sidebar Button Ad for the month of November up until December 15. You must provide me with the picture for the button/logo.
• Facebook Post about your company on the Extreme Personal Measures Facebook Page and I will suggest your page to all my Facebook friends (over 600 people).
• Weekly Tweet to over 2000 Twiiter followers about your company and a link to your site. (Starts November 1 to December 5).
• Name of your business with a link to your site on the Shopper’s Directory until January 31st.
• 1 Banner Ad Monthly for the month of November (or as soon as a review item is received) up until December 31st. You must provide me with the banner sized 500x 150. This stays on the post the life of the site.

Silver Package- Donate a Gift or Gift Certificate to either or both events and a product from your line of $50 to $99. You will receive:

• Company or Product Feature Post (small post with pictures, 2 links to your site and Social Media sites). This will be posted as soon as review item is received.

• Sidebar Button Ad for the event (December 1 to 5). You must provide me with the picture for the button.
• Facebook Post about your company on the Extreme Personal Measures Facebook Page and I will suggest your page to all my Facebook friends (over 600 people).
• 3 Tweets to over 2000 Twitter followers about your company and a link to your site. Starts November 1 to December 5.
• Description of your business with a link to your site on the Shopper’s Directory until January 31st.

Bronze Package- Donate a Gift or Gift Certificate to either or both events and a product from your line of $49 or less. You will receive:

• Company or Product Feature Post (small post with pictures, 1 link to your site and Social Media sites). This will be posted as soon as review item is received.
• Facebook Post about your company on the Extreme Personal Measures Page and I will suggest your page to all my Facebook friends (over 600 people).
• Tweet to over 2700 Twitter followers about your company and a link to your site.
• Description of your business with a link to your site on the Shopper’s Directory until January 31st.

PR

Would you like to have your amazing item reviewed?  Email me at weber_d@bellsouth.net for consideration. 

The item is kept in exchange for the review and promotion of your item. Vendors who choose to participate will also receive a month of free advertising on the blog (125×125 button ad-$25 value). In addition,  I will promote your item on my FB page and twitter! I will not only promote during the review, but I will also do shoutouts before and after the review is over.

I will consider all kinds of items for reviews. We have 3 children and we like to try out all kinds of new products! Mommy/Daddy items as well as kid stuff. If it’s clothing,please inquire as to sizes. We will only accept clothing items in sizes we can use. 

There is absolutely no charge to you except the cost of the item you will be to sending me.

Giveaways are great and a fantastic promotion of your products! If you would like to include a giveaway item at the same time of the blog review, you can do that too (review item is a must). We look for people enter by liking your blog, comment, like your facebook, make posts on blogs/facebooks, and twitter. 

In the blog review, I will include several pics, a writeup on you and your business, and my opinion of the item you send. If there is any negative feedback  I will email you first to see if you would not like it published or if it can be fixed.

If interested, you will need to email me:

1. Name of store, website, Fb page

2. Descriprtion of item sending (inquire as to sizes please)

3. Brief writeup on yourself and your store…anything you would like to include about what inspires you, etc.

4. If you would like to include a giveaway item too

5. A 125×125 button ad for your business (just need this by the time your review runs for the ad spot)

I will schedule reviews as I receive the items in the mail. I plan to run a new one every 5-7 days. If you decide to include a giveaway, you can have it last up to a month after the orginal review.

Looking forward to reviewing lots of wonderful items and getting you lots of new fans!

Button Ads:  Advertise on the blog with a 125×125 banner. Fee is $25 for 1 month, $100 for 6 months, or $200 for a year.

Disclosure

Blog disclosure

(you will see a link back to this page on each product review, giveaway and/or press posting with the following information in regards to each)

This policy is valid from January 28, 2010

• This blog and domain are owned by Denise/ExtremePersonalMeasures.com
• Extreme Personal Measures produces sponsored posts for various organizations.
• I believe in having an honest relationship with my sponsors.  Product samples received as compensation may influence the content of this blog.  
• When content is sponsored or advertised, that portion of the blog will be clearly identified as such.
• Regardless of sponsorship, the views and opinions expressed in this blog are purely our own.
• We will occasionally list product claims, third party quotes or product specifications.  These should be verified with the sponsoring organization.

FTC Giveaway Statement

The featured product for each giveaway or posting was not provided to me; this is simply for information or a giveaway only. I did not accept monetary compensation for the specific write up. Any and all additional information in each post are expressly my own opinion/additions and opinions expressed are my own.

FTC Review Statement

The product for each review was provided at no cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for product review and testing.  I do not accept monetary compensation for reviewing or writing about products. I only review products that I have personally tested and used in my home, and all opinions expressed are my own.

The owners of this website may receive compensation for recommendations made in reference to the products or services on this website. This compensation may be in the form of money, services or complimentary products and could exist without any action from a website visitor. Should you purchase a product or service that was recommended by this website, it is understood that some form of compensation might be made to the website owners. For example, if you click on an affiliate link at this website and then make a purchase of the recommended product or service, the website owners may receive compensation.
Even though the owners of this website may receive compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this website are purely the owner's own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
We are disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Contest Statement

Winners are chosen at random using Random.org

Details

• Winner will be contacted via email and posted in body of contest. Winners have 48 hours to respond.
• Winners are posted in our WINNERS posts.
• US  entries only, no PO Boxes.
• Winners must be 18 years old or older.
• Winner must not have won any other prize from Extreme Personal Measures.com in the past 30 days for products over $25 yet under $200. (If a product is under $25 or above $200, the 30 day winning rule does not apply, unless stated otherwise in the article.)
• Contests end at 11:59 pm Eastern Time, dates will be specified in each giveaway post.
• Unfortunately, I cannot be responsible for prizes not received. I will follow up with the company to check on your prize- but note I am not the one providing the prize- the sponsor is!
• I am not responsible for lost prizes, but again, will do my best to follow up with sponsoring companies.

How To Paint Furniture

You are probably here because you have seen many bloggers painted furniture projects and want to get your feet wet, so to speak. No matter the piece, whether it be a chair, a dresser, or any other wooden piece, the steps are pretty much the same. For example, take this curio cabinet that we painted (which used to be a whitish wood tone):

We wanted to take this outdated curio and bring it up to date. Sprucing it up with a fresh coat of black paint took them from thrift store (picked up at Goodwill Boutique) to outstanding display, in just a few hours.

How can you do this to? Simple:

 1- What type of surface are you working with on the piece that you’d like to paint? If it is stained and you are going to paint, you only need to buff down slightly with100 grit sandpaper. Unless it has layers and layers of paint that you want to remove, we sand enough to rough the surface to give the paint something to 'stick' to.  If it is unfinished wood or flat paint, you can skip the sandpaper, however we always choose to slightly sand for a better finish. After the sanding, be sure to wipe down the piece removing dust.

 2-Using oil-based primer will ensure that the paint sticks to the surface and nothing unforeseen comes through and ruins your new finish. We choose spray because a brush tends to leave brush marks. Spray the entire piece with a light hand. Your spray should be light strokes as to not have runs. Your coat of primer doesn’t have to be perfectly even (it  usually sprays in an uneven look). As long as you have covered the entire piece is well, with no glops and runs,  you should be ready for the next step once it dries..

 3- Using a high quality spray paint, apply thin, even coats of paint (semi-gloss makes a nice wipe-able and durable surface). Always be sure to wait until the first coat of paint is thoroughly dry before applying a second coat. This thin application is the key to avoiding glops and runs for a smooth finish. 

 5- I know it's hard once you see the beautiful piece, but you must wait a full 48 hours or more to place objects in or on your newly painted piece to avoid dents in your finish. 

Sounds easy, right? So don't be scared and jump in. Remember thin, even coats and to take your time. It's definitely a quick project with huge rewards. 

Oh, and an added note based on experience, do not leave your project in the sun to dry. The paint will bubble form the sun and heat. Good luck!

Optional Giveaway Bonus Entries

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Worth 1 extra per giveaway unless stated

Bonus Entries are usable DAILY:

~Each is a SINGLE bonus, usable per day, per giveaway (UNLESS otherwise noted on the post). ~

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3. Blog about the giveaway, and ONLY this giveaway,  with a link back (5 bonus entries)
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Shop

We stocked our store with many of the things that we can't live without or lust after. These are things we actually buy or would buy. We will be adding furniture to our favorite magazines and even stilletos to baby and pet, all you have to do is pop into our Amazon store to see what we're lovin'!

How-To's

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