Okay... NOT a craft, but still a GREAT deal!

I know, I know... I said I would only post crafts that are cheap. But... it's for a good reason that I'm breaking my rule. I PROMISE!

Have kids? Have family? Have yourself? Now rephrased: Have kids, family, or yourself with bad vision? Although my rephrasing totally SUCKED, this deal doesn't:

Zenni Optical is having a buy two, get one free for glasses!!!!!! Now, the prescription eye glasses are already starting out at $6.95 a pair! Now you get one pair free for every two pairs you buy? SHOOT!!! Looks like I'm getting more glasses! Plus, if I read the terms and conditions correctly, any additions you get to the glasses are applied to the free ones (like polycarbonate lenses, or scratch resistance)!!!!!! Talk about a SWEET DEAL!!!

As ALWAYS, here are my tips:
1. Buy everyone's glasses TOGETHER! Shipping is only $5 PER ORDER!!!! So, that will already save you some money.
2. If you decide to tint your glasses, know that they are not DARK colors, but BRIGHT ones! I'm talking friggin neon blue, green, and amber is actually pretty much yellow. Now, gray in 80% is almost black. That is the color I ALWAYS get now. If you're all for neon colors, go for it! Otherwise, you can always just tint it a lower percentage. I thought higher meant darker, not brighter. :D
3. Make sure you have your Pupillary Distance (PD) BEFORE you go online. If you got a prescription, they measure that for you, and you PAID for it! You just need to ask for it! Otherwise, I will load a document that you can download, print, and cut out which measures your pd.
4. Go to the glasses store and try glasses on. When you find a pair you like, write down the numbers on the inside of the arm thingy or the bridge of the nose. This will give you the size of the lenses. The frames add a few centimeters. You can always ask the vision center associate how wide the frames are. What I also did was traced the shape of the glasses onto an index card. Sounds silly, but certain shapes just DON'T look good on me! :D
5. HURRY THE HECK UP!!! The deal ends in the beginning of March! If that date has already passed, still check out the website. It's totally worth it!

Here are some pictures of my favorite glasses, but, to start, the opening page at Zenni! 

 I think these ones are just SOOOO cute! :D

 I think I'll order these ones!

 I HAVE these ones, and they are AWESOME!!!!

Christmas Leftovers.....

Okay, so I know Christmas was a few months ago, but some stores are still trying to get rid of their Christmas stuff. Right? Okay, so here are some tips, suggestions, or alternative uses I have for you:

1. Ribbon-- Most of the ribbon doesn't look like it's Christmas ribbon, it's PACKAGE is just Christmas-ish. There are MANY uses for ribbon, a few of which are: Details in crochet/knit blankets, bookmarks & chokers (you can buy ribbon clamps off eBay), hair accessories, etc.
2. Artificial Snow Sheets-- I got bags of this stuff for only $0.50 each, and all it is is sheets of batting. I've been using it for quilts, pillows, etc. I spent HALF of what I'd spend on ONE bag of batting, except I got SIX bags! Talk about a deal!
3. Tubs-- You know, the plastic Rubbermaid storage tubs? Well, they have them color coded for seasons, so this really works after each season. I find that Christmas has the biggest clearance price, though, since red and green are so OBVIOUSLY Christmas!!!
4. Food-- Yeah, as surprising as this may be, there is ALWAYS food that is packaged in Christmas packaging for the season. The expiration date is usually MONTHS out (cereal and such), but it goes on clearance due to the out-dated packaging.This tip is ALSO great for any other holiday. Different holidays have different food items that go on clearance. Like, for example, Gingerbread, Eggnog, or Pumpkin coffee creamer during the Christmas season. Mine STILL isn't bad that I got after Christmas. Has another two weeks left on it! :D
5. Tupperware-- Yup, tupperware. Well, actually, probably not that BRAND, but leftover food storage containers. They overstock on these items, and, of course, a lot of them have Christmas designs on the packaging. Some of them are red and green, or gold and red. Who cares, though, right?
6. Material-- Okay, so the BEST holiday for cheap material always seems to be Halloween, but Christmas has some GREAT leftover material as well. I'm not sure why, but I always find that the panels go on clearance right after the holiday.

I'll leave my tips to that... for now! If you have any additions, let me know! :D