Yesterday, I mentioned that baking in the kitchen was a fun and frugal way to have a great time with your kids. Well, today’s post is all about the FUN and not at all about the FRUGAL. Are you ready for this? I paid $19.95 for 4 cookies cutters!! Now, before you think I have totally gone crazy and have changed my thrifty ways, I feel like I should explain myself. You see, they weren’t just any cookie cutters, they were STAR WARS cookie cutters. It’s OK now, right?
I saw the cookie cutters in a Williams-Sonoma catalog, and I knew my sweet little guy, who loves to help his momma in the kitchen would adore them. I was right! I have no doubt we will indeed get more than our $20 worth out of the cookie cutters, because we have a family full of Star Wars fans, plus lots of cousins that are big fans too. Whenever we have a family get together Dallin want to make some Star Wars cookies for everyone. His favorites are Boba Fett and Yoda.
I think one of the great things about being frugal, is that you save money where you can, so you can make little splurges every now and then on things that make you happy. The fun my son and I have in the kitchen making Star Wars cookies (on almost a weekly basis) is worth way more than the $20 I spent on those cookie cutter.
For today’s giveway, I have a $25 Williams-Sonoma gift card, so you can buy some fun Star Wars cookie cutters of your own (or whatever else suits your fancy!) Williams-Sonoma gift cards can also be used at Williams-Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, pottery barn kids, PBteen, and west elm.
Here’s how to enter:
Leave a comment letting me know something that you have splurged on before.
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This giveaway will end on Monday, September 6th at midnight. Good luck!
P.S. If you have a Star Wars fan in your family, you have to check out the Star Wars apron too. It’s too cute! I picked one up for my son’s birthday, which is about a month away. He is going to be thrilled. Again, not very frugal, but oh so fun!
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I dont splurge often but it would be candles from party lite, I love those candles and I have a hard time passing them up.
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I also get email updates!
I almost never splurge, it’s so difficult after you get used to living a certain way. However, my hubby loves to spoil me on my birthday. Last year he went to Nordstrom and bought me a new dress and shoes to wear to our date that night which was dinner and a show at a jazz restaurant. Best date ever! And now I have a beautiful dress to wear that I love!
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I love the counter spray from Williams Sonoma – it makes me want to clean the kitchen just so I can use it!!! Also love their cookie press, it gets used EVERY holiday season at my house.
I follow you on facebook and get email updates. I LOVE your blog. My big splurge was when I bought a Vera Bradley diaper bag. I really wanted it and figured I would be using it for awhile. I’ve had it almost a year and a half, washed it TONS of times, and it still looks great. It was totally worth the splurge.
I’ve never bought at WIlliams-Sonoma, but a gift card would be the perfect way to check it out!
I subscribe to your email updates.
I am also a follower on facebook.
Love your blog! I splurged on an expensive jacket at Nordstrom’s a few years ago. Loved it! I follow you on facebook too. A Williams-Sonoma gift certificate would be awesome.
love all the great tips! I splurged on a new bedroom set not too long ago…fabulous set..
I LOVE Williams-Sonoma and have a few items on my wish list from that great store! Fingers crossed I’m the lucky pick and I can start crossing things off of my list.
Got so excited about the giveaway that I forgot to say that I splurge on beautiful table linens. They seem to make your meal a bit more put together, no matter what you’re serving!
I just splurged on a stand mixer in a beautiful buttercup color.
I splurge on our favorite photographer every October for family photos. He is expensive but so worth it!
i splurge on… decorative items for the kitchen! and i loove williams sonoma!
Love those Star Wars pancake forms!! My boys would love it!
Oops. I did the same (forgot my splurge). A new coach purse (after having the same one for many years!)
I just spent $99 for a Brazillian Blowout! Now that was through Groupon, but that is still is a splurge for me
I follow on twitter handle CouponNW
I am a facebook fan!
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I love to splurge on nice shoes!
I splurge on designer jeans…but I only have 1 pair at a time!
I follow you on FB.
And I’m an email subscriber.
And I follow you on Twitter.
I follow you on facebook
I have splurged on cookie decorating supplies. I want all the tips and gel dye colors!
I follow you on facebook and receive your emails. I am planning on splurging on a brand new Kitchen-Aide mixer soon – does that count?! LOL
HOpe it’s not too late to enter-One of my biggest splurges was on a dress for my unborn baby girl. $28-size 2T at a ritzy Mommy-Daughter store in Bellvue-I believe something like Amy or Anne C….Can’t remember but still love that dress a 2nd daughter later….
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