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My Summer Plans for 2023

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Summer’s unofficial start is coming soon. For many people, it means it’s time to take advantage of this time of the year and do fun things. For me, I feel like my plans for this summer season are pretty flexible. I don’t have a lot of plans to do anything major or special, but if I see an opportunity to do something special, I will!

Even though my plans are pretty flexible, there are some major plans I want to do at least once this season. Some of them are things I want to continue after summertime begins while others are things that remind me summertimes, yet are more inexpensive than traveling.

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Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Dream Book 2023 is Out Now (And Where to Find It)

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Every May, Hallmark releases its Hallmark Keepsake ornament book. The book, formally called the Hallmark Keepsake Dream Book, has all the Christmas and other holiday ornaments the store will be selling later on in the year.

This year, I have trouble getting to my closest Hallmark Gold Crown store. My old favorite closed last year and the other one is closer, yet I can’t travel to it this month. Instead, I decided to talk about where to find the dream book without walking into a store.

You can download a digital copy of it from Hallmark’s official website. The ornament official website is located here, the Dream Book can be downloaded here, and the Wish List can be downloaded here. Both the Dream Book and the Wish List are PDF files and, once downloaded, can be printed. As for finding a hard copy of the dream book and the wish list, Hallmark does not allow ordering it off their website. Instead, they can be found in their stores.

As for the Wish List, there are two ways of creating it. There is a way online and the other is by printing off the Wish List and taking it to a Hallmark Gold Crown store. If you create a Wish List online, then you automatically entered into Hallmark’s sweepstakes to win your whole Wish List for free. According to Hallmark’s website, in honor of the Dream Book’s 50th Anniversary, 50 people will win their Wish List. The sweepstakes can only be entered online. All paper Wish Lists are not eligible.

Like I already mentioned, this is the 50th Anniversary of the Dream Book. If you are a huge fan of Hallmark and love to collect all the copies of the Dream Books, then you may want to consider going to a Hallmark store and picking up the book in person.

Finally, if want previous years Dream Books, then look on the main page for this year’s Dream Book. Hallmark has links to PDF versions of previous years books. They go up to 2010 and are free to download. Hard copies of previous years Dream Book are not available.

I hope this helped all the Hallmark ornament fans who are looking for the new Dream Book! If any of the links don’t work, then please let me know. The links should work for the 2023 Dream Book only.

Well, that’s all for now! Thank you for reading!

Beauty Sales Roundup- Sephora’s Savings Event, Macy’s, & Nordstrom

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This year, I wanted to write more posts about the sales that are going on. Even though shopping is not a “hobby” everyone should partake in, especially when you’re saving for something important, I know it is a time when frugality is more important than normal. Because of this, I wanted to talk more about certain sales that are going on.

Right now, Sephora’s Savings Event is going on. Usually whenever a Sephora sale or Ulta Beauty sale happens, other stores will hold their own sales on beauty products. Some of the stores I know would hold a sale during this time are not, but some are. Also, some of the sales at other stores offer larger discounts! Since this is a time when stores are holding more sales on their beauty products, I wanted to highlight the Sephora sale as well as beauty sales happening at Macy’s and Nordstrom. The sales at Macy’s and Nordstrom are subject to change without my knowledge, so keep that in mind if you are looking at shopping them!

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Sally Hansen x Peeps Brand Nail Collection at Ulta Beauty

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This week I’ve been running a lot of errands. I not only was peeping for Easter, but also a full month of events and potential road closures that will prevent me from doing my normal grocery shopping. While shopping at Ulta Beauty for whatever I wanted and needed, I realized I didn’t talk about the Sally Hansen x Peeps Brand collaboration here on this blog!

A few weeks ago, I took photographs of the products in the collaboration. Since they are ready to be posts, I decided to post them now before Easter! Continue reading “Sally Hansen x Peeps Brand Nail Collection at Ulta Beauty” →

Bath and Body Work’s Gingham Signature Collection- What They Are and What They Are Supposed to Smell Like

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Since the release of Bath and Body Works’ rewards program, they have announced new products there first. Even though I don’t pay much attention to them, I did want to know more about Bath and Body Works’ release of their Gingham fragrance line.

I like their first fragrance, Gingham, as well as other fragrance they have released. Since I enjoy them so much, seeing a full line of Gingham products caught my eye. I didn’t want to talk about the line until it was available to everyone, including non reward members. Last week, I found out the line would be available for purchase online for everyone, which means I can now talk about it!

Even though there are probably information about the collection online already, I still wanted to write a post about the fragrances in the line. I also included pictures of the fragrances from the Bath and Body Works email as well as information about their fragrance notes and other things to note about the collection.  Continue reading “Bath and Body Work’s Gingham Signature Collection- What They Are and What They Are Supposed to Smell Like” →

Peeps Marshmallows Craft and Merchandise Collection at Michael’s Craft Store

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Easter is a week away! To me, it snuck up on me. Sadly, I didn’t have the chance to really get excited about it like I used to. Despite this, I wanted to write some Easter themed posts (Or what I would hope could be considered Easter themed posts) for the week leading up to Easter. (I’m taking the weekend off starting on Friday in order to celebrate without worrying about the internet!)

For many people, Peeps Marshmallow treats are an essential way of celebrating Easter. While shopping at Michael’s Craft Store, I found a section of the store dedicated to Peeps. In addition to the Peeps Marshmallows, there were other Peep related merchandise. I thought everything I saw was really cute, so I decided to take photographs of them and talk about them in a post. Continue reading “Peeps Marshmallows Craft and Merchandise Collection at Michael’s Craft Store” →

Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2023 Favorites- Week 3

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It’s finally the last week of Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty sale for Spring 2023! Even though I haven’t been able to shop the sale the way I planned to, I am happy to see more beauty products I used are in the sale.

This week there are brands I personally like and use are part of the sale. The are also on sale in store and online as well. Some of these brands that are MAC, Tula, Tarte, and fresh. There will also be some surprise steals later this week. I hope you will find something you want and need in this last week of the sale!

As usual, make sure the products are available in store, online, or on the app only. Also, Target’s website still shows they are still participating in the sale. If you cannot find something online or in store, try Target.

And now, here are my favorite products from the last week of Utla Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty sale! Continue reading “Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2023 Favorites- Week 3” →

Michaels Craft Store Spring 2023 Faux Topiary Decor

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Last week, I went to Michaels Craft store to look for some craft supplies. I ended up not finding anything I needed, but I did find some cute Spring home decor! I didn’t buy anything I saw either, but I did find cute faux topiary decor!

These topiaries are in fun shapes. It has been a while since I saw something like this in person, so I decided to take photographs of them. Sometimes do this in order to see if something will work well in my house. These topiary didn’t look right in my house, but I still enjoyed looking at them.

Spring Solstice is today, so I wanted to write a post to celebrate the new season. After thinking about what to write, I decided to write a post about four of the topiary I saw. I don’t know if anyone cares about them, but I wanted to write something I knew I’d enjoy writing. So here we are! Continue reading “Michaels Craft Store Spring 2023 Faux Topiary Decor” →

Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2023 Favorites- Week 2

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It’s almost time for the second week of Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Event! I hope everyone had the chance to shop the sale during week one and found products they want and need. I was able to shop the sale and got something I wanted for years, but didn’t get the chance to purchase one until it went on sale!

For the second week, there are more products from brands that usually go on sale (Such as Lancome, Urban Decay, and Too Faced) but there are some other brands that are new. Also, there are products on sale from brands that fit into a different theme. These themes include Women Owned Brands and Black Owned Brands. My stand out favorites for the week is the Estée Lauder foundation and IT Cosmetics Brushes for Ulta Beauty.

As per usual, before deciding to purchase something from the sale, make sure where it is available. Some products are available online or in Ulta Beauty’s app only. Also, remember there is a limit to the amount of products you can purchase for the sale price per day. And finally, Target, which has a deal with Ulta Beauty to sell their products inside their stores and on Target’s website, is participating in the 21 Days of Beauty Event. I don’t know all the details about Ulta Beauty in Target stores. Still, if you can’t go to an Ulta Beauty but can go to a Target, try to shop the sale there. Or on Target’s website. Whichever you prefer.

And now, onto the favorites! Continue reading “Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2023 Favorites- Week 2” →

Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2023 Favorites- Week 1

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It’s that time of the year when Utla Beauty holds their 21 Days of Beauty sale. If you never heard of the sale, Ulta Beauty offers a select number of products on sale for one day only. Each day has different products on sale, but they are nearly always 50% off normal prices.

This is the time when beauty fans can save money on some of their favorite products. Since the sale is held twice a year, if you miss something during this sale, you can wait until the next sale. (Which normally happens in the Late Summer/Autumn)

Each time the sale happens, I always write posts about my favorite beauty products that go one sale. This year’s sale is no exception. I found many products I love to use included in the sale, but I also found products that may be of interest for others. I decided to include all the products I love to use as well as the products that may be very popular as well. Before you go shopping, please make sure to check the item on sale. Some of the products are available for sale online or on the Ulta Beauty app only. Doing this before you actually try to purchase anything is important if you wanted to shop the sale in person. That way you won’t walk into a store to purchase something on sale but is available online only. Continue reading “Ulta Beauty’s 21 Days of Beauty Spring 2023 Favorites- Week 1” →