DIY redecorating ideas

I have recently got over the flu bug which was horrendous! But since I am finally back to my normal self and we haven't unpacked from our trip to WI and haven't put away any Christmas gifts I decided why not spend the afternoon disinfecting, cleaning up, organizing, doing laundry, and redecorate! Anthony caught the flu bug last night so he is sleeping a lot today. Poor guy :(

I really want to redecorate my bathroom to all match. I love my shower curtain Anthony's Mom got us when we moved in. I still need to get a cute little black/grey laundry cart to store some things but I think this is pretty cute so far! I emptied my mason jars from having them on our fireplace mantle filled with ornaments and decided it'd be super cute to put my q-tips and cotton balls in them and display them on the ledge above the toilet. I also got rid of our weird orange toilet paper roll holder and decided to just display them as well. I might go and get a nice silver toilet paper holder but for the time being this works just fine! :) My bathroom is still a work in progress but for it just beginning I think it's cute! :)

Next, I took a vase I wasn't using and decided to put my mini coffee creamers-which I caught on clearance at Jewel plus a coupon-and I decided to put them on display! I thought it was cute and fitting to display since I have my cute little single cup coffee maker that I got for Christmas out with my awesome Starbucks mug which was also a gift! :) Love it!! 

And while I was on a kick of putting things in clear jars I decided why not take an old and cleaned out Bath and Body Works candle jar and store my teas in it?! You can also store lipsticks and lip glosses in these too and it looks so adorable! :) I go through a lot of Bath and Body Works candles so there is always a way to re-purpose them! 

Hopefully I can find some deals on the items I am looking for to redecorate! I will keep you all posted of course! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! :)

--Randi

Madness Monday!

Today was literally Madness Monday with all the last minute holiday shopper out and about. I decided to go shopping in my sweatpants and hoodie since it was cold and I didn't feel like changing into real clothes. :)
I went to Target today to return a top I didn't care for and then got sucked into Target as usual. I was raiding their clearance and totally scored some finds!

 I've been in the market for a nice blazer but hate how expensive they are. But today I found a dark grey one on clearance for $10, originally $35! :)
I also found the $10 yoga pants they have on sale this week! :) They are actually long enough which is awesome! 
I also found these cute blue sweatpants on clearance for $9, originally $20! I was so happy I found them because I received an email today that Victoria's Secret has $25 boyfriend sweatpants, but I found these which are comparable fit and quality. Target actually has a lot of great quality clothes and great prices!
I also purchased the cute teal colored tee hanging on the side, originally $9 for just $2.70. Plus I used my Redcard and got an extra 5% off! :) Great day for some deals!

 

 Melissa and I made an insane amount of sugar cookies last night. Like it took us about 3 hours to bake them all! But it was fun nonetheless. At one point she had a mouthful of cookies and her husband told me to watch her or she will eat them all :) It was quite an entertaining night! She still has half a bowl of frosting leftover to bake more cookies later this week!

I ran to Walgreens today to get the 99 cent bacon, eggs, and english muffins. But I only found the bacon and not the eggs and muffins :( I am going to a massage later today and will raid the other Walgreens on the way home! :)

I headed to CVS last and went for their milk deal. $2.99 for a gallon of milk and get $1ecb back. Plus I had a ecb that was about to expire so perfect time to use it! :) I found the cvs brand batteries BOGO FREE plus the magic coupon machine printed $2 off $10 batter purchase making it a great time to buy some batteries, of which we were pretty much out of! They also have a beauty clearance mixed it all the displays. So if you are in need of any  beauty items head there right now! I saw lots of things on clearance anywhere form 50% to 75% off plus if you have any manufacturer coupons to use along with that you can get stuff pretty much free! I know there is a $5 off 2 almay cosmetic purchase and I saw some blushes and other things of theirs on sale half price so that would be a perfect way to get some freebies! I may have to head there later to get some free almay!
But I decided to pick up this pretty Revlon lipgloss along with the Physician Formula eyeshadow palette for blue eyes. I have also heard great things about this finishing powder which was 75% off as well! Grand total for everything was $18.56 and saved $40.16! Plus I have another $1ecb to use for my next purchase! Considering the eyeshadow palette was normally $14 this is awesome!!
I really need to go a beauty no buy but I spose if I score an amazing deal like these it's okay, right? But I am on Project Empties 2014. I will write about that very soon! :)
Hope you all have a fabulous holiday and tell me what you score! :)
--Randi

November Favorites!

Hello! It's that time once again for my monthly beauty favorites! :)

So I have been switching things up a bit since I am really wanting to use up some things I have had around for awhile. I have been trying to use up my Pur Minerals 4 in 1 powder in the shade Light. I have obviously hit some major pan on it which is awesome! :) This powder works pretty well as an everyday powder for work. I do use my Revlon Colorstay whipped for nicer outings though. But this does give you pretty good coverage for a powder.
Next is of course my Laura Geller bronzer mini, which I use ALL the time and it still looks like I never used it! I can't imagine getting the full size of it because it's HUGE and it was last me a lifetime! But I love it regardless!
My face primer I have been still working on using up is the Pur Minerals Correcting Primer. It's okay, it gets the job done. Nothing to spectacular to say about it, lol.
I switched up my eye primer to the Wet and Wild primer. I put this on my lids then I use the NYX jumbo eye pencil in Yogurt over it as a base for my eyeshadows and this seems to make my shadow stay put and not crease one bit!
A rediscovered love of mine is my Ideal Flawless Concealer in Light/Medium from Avon. This stuff is wonderful! It's about $7 from Avon but it melts into your skin like a dream and covers all my imperfections! Go try it, it's awesome!!
Another item I am trying to use up but truly love is my Tarte Cashmere Waterproof Gliding Liner in Dark Brown. This stuff is crazy good! It glides on like butter and stays put all day long until it's time to remove at night! I've had it for like a year so it should be going out on me soon which is sad but I would totally repurchase once I use up all my other eyeliners!
My go to lipgloss for November has been the NYX butter gloss in Maple Blondie. This feels smooth on the lips, not too sticky and smells good. It also has decent color payoff, I like a sheer to medium color anyways so this is perfect.
My favorite lower lash mascara is Covergirl LashBlash Length. I hated this for my upper lashes but for my lower lashes this is perfect. Gives you a bit more definition so you can see your lower lashes but doesn't but too much mascara on them.
For my upper lashes I have really been enjoying the Loreal Voluminous Million Lashes Excess. That is a long name by the way! Anyways, this stuff is great. It goes on nicely and gives me awesomely long lashes where they look fake. I love long, thick, defined lashes. When you apply it and it starts to clump a bit just keep brushing through the clumps and it works itself out pretty quickly. It doesn't smudge or flake which is great!
The last things are in the Mary Kay Compact in the photo. I have been gravitating toward my Z palette which is full of my Mary Kay eyeshadows, blushes, bronzers, etc. But these colors this past month have been my go to colors. The eyeshadow colors are in the top row: Spun Silk, Hazelnut, Espresso. bottom row: Chocolate Kiss, Cinnabar, Granite. The blush color is Cherry Blossom. The two shadows on the side of the blush are Truffle and Gold Coast. All these shadows are beautiful and nicely pigmented. I love Spun silk for a lighter all over the lid color with some shimmer. I use Hazelnut or Cinnabar, both are matte, and put this in my crease and then dab a little Chocolate Kiss on the outer corner. It's a nice neutral eye look that I can throw on in no time :)
A few other things I have been loving for November are my wax melts from Scentsy in French Toast and Perk me up. I do one cube of each in my warmer and it smells amazing!! I have been also been in my with my arm knitted scarves that I've been making! I have an Etsy Shop now, just search for KozyKnitsByRandi to check that out! I will be knitting more scarves today along with wrapping a few Christmas gifts!
Happy Sunday!
--Randi

Sunday coupons!

3 inserts in today's paper!! :)

Happy December!

Hello! I just realized it's been awhile since I posted. Life has been crazy busy with work, making scarves, holiday shopping, etc. I have a lot of things I do or get and I think that I need to post a blog about it but then 10 other things happen.

I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. We stayed around Chicago for Thanksgiving then headed home to visit our families in WI. It was relaxing but I still hardly had time to see everyone! Here's a bit of our Thanksgiving! Lots of food! :)

 Here's my Thanksgiving day look. I love this look especially because it's mostly drugstore products! I used Wet and Wild Comfort zone eyeshadow palette, Wet and Wild blush in Mellow Wine, Revlon  Colorstay Whipped Foundation, Nyx lipgloss in Maple Blondie.  Wet and Wild seriously has some awesome, super pigmented products for dirt cheap! Go check them out! :)

I also just got the Naked 3 eyeshadow palette from Urban Decay Cosmetics!! I haven't had time to play with it but it looks gorgeous!

I also did some Black Friday shopping before work. I hit up Bath and Body Works for the candle sale along with some other goodies for Christmas. I also strolled into Old Navy to find the whole store was 50% off! So I of course had to get some Christmas gifts and a few things for myself :) I also shopped online on Kohls.com, eyeslipsface.com, macys.com, and justfab.com.

 

This weekend while we visited family I went with Chelsie to this vendor fair thing. It was pretty neat. She sells homemade dog treats and her boyfriend sells homemade Horseshoe Snowflakes which are pretty sweet. I cranked out a couple scarves to sell. But the whole thing ended up being a big flop since we were in a hick town. They mostly bought some cheap jewelry and all the homemade crafts and goods they would comment on but not purchase. I do not get it.  This year I'm all about crafty gifts since I feel it has a little more meaning then going out and purchasing X, Y, or Z made from overseas.


Once again, I hope you all have a great holiday season! I will be working on more blog posts this weekend!
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