My sister and I got talked into doing a gift basket for a charity event (OK so I was the one that got talked into it) and this is what we did. I took a shoe box and wrapped it in contact paper.

Filled the box with shred from my mothers paper shredder. We had some of the items on hand and dashed off to the dollar store for the rest.

We bought bubble bath and packaged it in a mason jar. We also bought another cute jar with a lid and my sister whipped up a batch of her awesome body scrub which she makes by combining Epsom salts, vitamin e oil, and fragrance. So we spent about 7 bucks and ended up with a bubblicious basket Bargain-ista style!

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My home town has a float in the Rose Parade every year. My sister and I promised to donate a gift basket for the float’s fundraising party this year. We had lots of items but no gift basket to put them in. I had a shoe box handy and got the idea to cover it with contact paper.

I don’t have photos of the process but here it is all done:

We went with a spa theme and included some yummy bath salts my sister makes and other spa-like items. My mother had the idea to use shredded paper as the base of the basket. Totally brilliant and bargain-ista!

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Our Favorite Things – My Life’s A Treasure

Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot

Made By You – Skip To My Lou

Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife

Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner

Welcome Home Wednesday – Vintage on A Dime

Wednesday’s Adorned From Above – Adorned From Above

Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle

Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife

I Freakin’ Dit It Friday – Miss Information

Weekend Wrap-Up Party – Tatertots & Jello

Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest

I saw this last night on a car at the 99 Cent Store. Although Bella wasn’t a Rescue Dog, I have had others who were, and I believe dogs rescue us WAY more than we rescue them. It pretty much sums up how I feel about dogs in general…

Once a year
We put on the gear
We remember the man
With a drink in his hand
Mark’s Manhattan Project is the name
Nuking cancer is the game!
We put up a tent
It is time well spent
We gather some chairs
To show we still care
We start the walk
Walkin’ the talk
Lap after lap
We celebrate, remember & fight back
So it goes, into the night
When it gets dark, it is a delight
Luminarias light up the way
Names of folks they all say
People with cancer, you see
Some in honor, others in memory
We continue on throughout the night
Then it’s over after first light
Come next year we will do it again
For you, Mark Whitney, father and friend.