So I did find a couple noteworthy deals lately, not sure yet if I'm going to purchase the first one yet or not. It really is an adorable Cricut Cartridge. The Cricut "When it's Cold Outside" seasonal cartridge is retired, and fetches upwards of $100+ on ebay. It's snowflakes, lots and lots of snowflakes. Anywho, CartridgesandMore.com has limited quantities for $29.99 and an online promo code "CRICUT" gets you an extra 20% off.
Snowflake Seasonal Sensation!
I like and I don't like Cartridgesandmore, it is rare to find a truly "good deal" there. Then send me emails weekly about their "sales" but the prices are nearly always the same. I do like that they throw in a free Northridge Publication in with every order. I do like me some Cricut Magazine and Idea Books.
While I'm on the subject of Northridge Publishing...I recently logged on and to my surprise they are no longer printing Cricut Magazine or Cricut Idea Books. Seems they think that everyone wants the digital version. Sadness. Well, I guess that is one "old school" customer lost. Seems more like a ploy to lower costs but still charge the same amount.
Ok, deal number two...isn't really a great deal at the moment, but could save you some dough if you've been looking for Cricuts "Joys of the Season" retired, hard to find etc cartridge. Cricut.com in one of their signature "sneaky" moves has quietly re released "Joys" on their website. Right now it is $39.99 but last week during their 8 hour flash sale, it was much cheaper, and could easily go on sale again...or they could just run out... sometimes this game is a gamble! This cartridge easily fetches $50+ on ebay and other places as well and makes a great addition to any collection!
Joyful Jumping! Onward to Cricut.com!!
I know, I failed to notify everyone of the Cricut Flash Sale. Shameful.
Now updates on some of my earlier posted deals...
LOVE THE SEWING MACHINE! Limited time of course, to play, as I have so many hobbies and so very little "Mommy time" but so far so good! Looks like it went back up in price soon after I bought it. Weird, who knew that sewing machines had such a volatile market?! Just a note that I was not terribly impressed with Walmart's Ship to Store. It came a week later than it was suppose to. Nice. Don't they know I was on pins and needles?!?
Oh My Crafts Sizzix deals are increasingly frustrating. I remember warning readers that they have great deals, IF you want to wait...but geez! Orders I placed on 8/21 have YET to ship and I'm feeling a bit ansy. My last email requesting an ETA or SOMETHING was met with, "I can't give you one, if you would like a refund, I can issue that." Whoa, back the horse up. I don't want a refund. My husband has finally accepted that money is GONE! LOL Get it back and he might put it somewhere PRACTICAL! I just find it pretty unreasonable that in nearly November my "Ships in September" order has not...shipped.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Cricut Rolling Tote Extravaganza!
So this weeks deal I something I'm not going to be buying right now. Massive sadness. However...It's getting to be THAT season, and my husband complains that I'm impossible to shop for. Soooo I'm trying to restrain myself. Also, I spent a lot of money stocking up on clearance goodies at craft stores during our vacation last month to the big city.
However, for those less naughty, this looks to be the best deal so far on the CGull Rolling tote for a Cricut Expression. I think I mentioned salivating over it in an earlier post, on sale for $60. Today, Cuttingbugs.com has it sale priced for $45!
Here is the quickest route:
Roll me to my tote destiny!
I did a quick search, and Amazon still features the tote for $71, Walmart is a whopping $89.99.
Now, to decide if I want the pleather brown one with pink trim, or the green polka dot....Then leave the webpage open in several places so my husband doesn't forget the rest of my more subtle hints!!
I love Cricut-ing at work on night shift, to decorate our office, but hauling the expression, paper, mats, cartridges, etc is an armful! This would make things so much easier!
However, for those less naughty, this looks to be the best deal so far on the CGull Rolling tote for a Cricut Expression. I think I mentioned salivating over it in an earlier post, on sale for $60. Today, Cuttingbugs.com has it sale priced for $45!
Here is the quickest route:
Roll me to my tote destiny!
I did a quick search, and Amazon still features the tote for $71, Walmart is a whopping $89.99.
Now, to decide if I want the pleather brown one with pink trim, or the green polka dot....Then leave the webpage open in several places so my husband doesn't forget the rest of my more subtle hints!!
I love Cricut-ing at work on night shift, to decorate our office, but hauling the expression, paper, mats, cartridges, etc is an armful! This would make things so much easier!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Card Making Delight
So I've been on vacation, perusing the shelves of craft stores in the BIG city for clearance. Although I found some neat things, I was underwhelmed as a whole. Man I find much better deals online!! Michael's and Hobby Lobby had tons of stuff on clearance, marked 30-40% off... but it's extremely common to have a 40% off coupon for either store at any given time. Sooo not exactly the kind of steal I was looking for.
So while on our way home from the epic vacation, I turned to the internet to pass the time and fill the deal void.
Holy B1G1 Cricut !!
So my favorite deal of the week comes from Craftdirect.com. Don't be confused with CraftSdirect.com or Factorycraftdirect.com, they are not the same. I like to stalk this site because of their decent sales and ADORABLE ROLLING CRICUT TOTE. If anyone needs a Christmas hint... on sale... $60. I'm partial to the brown and pink, but could easily be swayed towards the green polka dots.
Anyway, this week features several cartridges on sale (and many of the new ones too!) but my favorite deal is almost unheard of in Cricut-land. A bundle of two project cartridges for a grand total of...
$21.95
A part of me worries that this is a typo and I'll get an email later this week saying "Sorry sucker, it WAS too good to be true, you get nothing. Ha ha ha." So far no mocking emails...Yes!
So here is the skinny--
The two cartridges are Cricut Simple Cards and Cricut Creative Cards. They are project type carts that can usually be found for about $21 each on sale or $29 regular price. TWO for $21 is magical.
Need it now? Here is the link:
Card Making Cricut Bundle Goodness!
Orders over $99 get free shipping (In case you really feel the need to stock up) and I think I paid about $7 shipping on my order of two cartridges. Having shipped cartridges myself, I think that is pretty reasonable.
So while on our way home from the epic vacation, I turned to the internet to pass the time and fill the deal void.
Holy B1G1 Cricut !!
So my favorite deal of the week comes from Craftdirect.com. Don't be confused with CraftSdirect.com or Factorycraftdirect.com, they are not the same. I like to stalk this site because of their decent sales and ADORABLE ROLLING CRICUT TOTE. If anyone needs a Christmas hint... on sale... $60. I'm partial to the brown and pink, but could easily be swayed towards the green polka dots.
Anyway, this week features several cartridges on sale (and many of the new ones too!) but my favorite deal is almost unheard of in Cricut-land. A bundle of two project cartridges for a grand total of...
$21.95
A part of me worries that this is a typo and I'll get an email later this week saying "Sorry sucker, it WAS too good to be true, you get nothing. Ha ha ha." So far no mocking emails...Yes!
So here is the skinny--
The two cartridges are Cricut Simple Cards and Cricut Creative Cards. They are project type carts that can usually be found for about $21 each on sale or $29 regular price. TWO for $21 is magical.
Need it now? Here is the link:
Card Making Cricut Bundle Goodness!
Orders over $99 get free shipping (In case you really feel the need to stock up) and I think I paid about $7 shipping on my order of two cartridges. Having shipped cartridges myself, I think that is pretty reasonable.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Sizzix Deals (If you are willing to wait!)
So in my never ending quest to find good deals on craft crap (my Husband's term) I frequent a lot of websites. My recent discovery:
OhMyCrafts
So, this website has a LOT of crafty stuff (mostly paper crafts) but what I really like...of course...are the SALES!
Right now, there are coupon codes to get an additional 50% off clearance items. There are 3 catagories, Clearance, Lifestyle Clearance and Sizzix Clearance.
OH MY EMBOSSING FOLDERS!!
Each category has it's own coupon code, and you can only use one code per transaction. So if you find goodies in multiple categories, you will have to have separate transactions. Dealing with this website has pros, and cons.
Pros: Really good prices on clearance merchandise, Free shipping after $75
Cons: Slowest shipping known to mankind. Its really rough. I placed orders on 8/21/2013 and its now 9/16/2013 and they have yet to ship. In their defense, several items did say "Ships in September" and I incorrectly assumed Sept 1 they would start rolling. Such is not the case. Keep this in mind when ordering gifts.
I mostly use my Sizzix Big Shot for embossing, my Cricut does most of my cutting. I'm not crazy about dies. I do love embossing folders though! One of the better deals I found was a Sizzix Texture Boutique Bonus set. Its a mini-Big Shot that just embosses with embossing folders. Retail for the machine is $25-$40, and I got a kit with lots of bonus goodies for $20. I also got lovely embossing folders for $1.50 to $3 a set.
So if you are a papercrafting nerd, check them out. I love filling my cart with new toys!!
OhMyCrafts
So, this website has a LOT of crafty stuff (mostly paper crafts) but what I really like...of course...are the SALES!
Right now, there are coupon codes to get an additional 50% off clearance items. There are 3 catagories, Clearance, Lifestyle Clearance and Sizzix Clearance.
OH MY EMBOSSING FOLDERS!!
Each category has it's own coupon code, and you can only use one code per transaction. So if you find goodies in multiple categories, you will have to have separate transactions. Dealing with this website has pros, and cons.
Pros: Really good prices on clearance merchandise, Free shipping after $75
Cons: Slowest shipping known to mankind. Its really rough. I placed orders on 8/21/2013 and its now 9/16/2013 and they have yet to ship. In their defense, several items did say "Ships in September" and I incorrectly assumed Sept 1 they would start rolling. Such is not the case. Keep this in mind when ordering gifts.
I mostly use my Sizzix Big Shot for embossing, my Cricut does most of my cutting. I'm not crazy about dies. I do love embossing folders though! One of the better deals I found was a Sizzix Texture Boutique Bonus set. Its a mini-Big Shot that just embosses with embossing folders. Retail for the machine is $25-$40, and I got a kit with lots of bonus goodies for $20. I also got lovely embossing folders for $1.50 to $3 a set.
So if you are a papercrafting nerd, check them out. I love filling my cart with new toys!!
Sewing Machine Excitement!
So I'm due to go on vacation any day now, so OF COURSE I'm going to find all kinds of lovely deals on crafty necessities (my husband and I still disagree on the use of this term in conjunction with crafts) while I should be saving my money for the trip. Anyway, I thought I would pass on today's deal that I'm super excited about...so excited I just blew vacation money because I NEED it.
In my defense, I've been wanting this item for a LONG time. I'm in desperate need of a new sewing machine, and I thought, if I'm going to spend the money, why not get one that embroiders too? I can think of lots of fun projects for that!!
So this is a spendier deal than I will normally post, but right now the Brother SE400 embroidery/sewing machine is the cheapest I have ever seen it...and I've been watching! Last year after Christmas I saw it once for $289 on Amazon, but normally it sticks right around $350-$370. It has been slowly dropping in price over the last month, to a whopping $269.43 at walmart.com.
Onward! To Walmart.com!!
Amazon and Walmart were neck and neck, then Amazon shot their price back up to $379. They have another offering for $269 but it says "Usually ships within 2 to 5 weeks." Right. Cause I want to plunk down that kind of cash for a fancy new toy and then not see it for a month!?
Walmart even has the free "Ship to Store" option, meaning no shipping costs (yay!) and I can pick it up Friday at the latest (I ordered on a Sunday). Another bonus is my beautiful new machine won't be sitting unattended all day on my porch.
Down side...I can't obsessively track the package like I do with most online orders!
In my searches, I did find it in one place even cheaper $255 at buygoodz.com. I don't know what their shipping rates are like though, and I have never heard of the company. Ebay is behind the times, with refurbished models still listed at $299-ish.
It is possible that this model is getting old, and thus the price drop. Its even more possible that it could drop even further...or it could jump back up again or they could just run out. Such is life!
So, I'm pretty excited!! I can't at this time say I recommend the Brother SE400 cause I don't have it yet! Interested? Here is the link to Brother's page!
Brother SE400 Information Page
When I get the machine, figure it out and have time to play, I'll follow up with a review!
*Please note, this blog is not an endorsement for any company, including Walmart, Amazon or Brother. It is simply my attempt at providing information on craft related discounts!
In my defense, I've been wanting this item for a LONG time. I'm in desperate need of a new sewing machine, and I thought, if I'm going to spend the money, why not get one that embroiders too? I can think of lots of fun projects for that!!
So this is a spendier deal than I will normally post, but right now the Brother SE400 embroidery/sewing machine is the cheapest I have ever seen it...and I've been watching! Last year after Christmas I saw it once for $289 on Amazon, but normally it sticks right around $350-$370. It has been slowly dropping in price over the last month, to a whopping $269.43 at walmart.com.
Onward! To Walmart.com!!
Amazon and Walmart were neck and neck, then Amazon shot their price back up to $379. They have another offering for $269 but it says "Usually ships within 2 to 5 weeks." Right. Cause I want to plunk down that kind of cash for a fancy new toy and then not see it for a month!?
Walmart even has the free "Ship to Store" option, meaning no shipping costs (yay!) and I can pick it up Friday at the latest (I ordered on a Sunday). Another bonus is my beautiful new machine won't be sitting unattended all day on my porch.
Down side...I can't obsessively track the package like I do with most online orders!
In my searches, I did find it in one place even cheaper $255 at buygoodz.com. I don't know what their shipping rates are like though, and I have never heard of the company. Ebay is behind the times, with refurbished models still listed at $299-ish.
It is possible that this model is getting old, and thus the price drop. Its even more possible that it could drop even further...or it could jump back up again or they could just run out. Such is life!
So, I'm pretty excited!! I can't at this time say I recommend the Brother SE400 cause I don't have it yet! Interested? Here is the link to Brother's page!
Brother SE400 Information Page
When I get the machine, figure it out and have time to play, I'll follow up with a review!
*Please note, this blog is not an endorsement for any company, including Walmart, Amazon or Brother. It is simply my attempt at providing information on craft related discounts!
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