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While I absolutely love fresh flowers, I have to admit I've never been a big fan of roses. They're over priced (and even more so for holidays), and frankly, I think they're kind of boring. I'd far prefer a dramatic bouquet of cut tulips any day -- like this fun, Spring-like arrangement that I made yesterday!
It was really easy to put together -- all you need are tulips, a lemon, and a mason jar. I think Le Parfait jars are so pretty, but they can get a little spendy. You can often find just the bottoms at thrift stores when the lids get broken, which is perfect for flower arrangements.
The first thing you'll want to do is trim about an inch off the bottom of each flower to allow them to take in more water so they last longer. Fill your jar with water and arrange the flowers. Then slice up your lemon into 1/4" rounds and tuck them into the jar around the flower stems.
The lemons will have the tendency to float to the top, but the stems should help anchor them into place. I'd just recommend adding them where you plan to display your arrangement so you don't have to move it after you get them placed exactly where you want them.
And that's it -- a beautiful arrangement that takes only minutes to put together.
Two lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers will win a $25 gift card to the craft store of their choice -- Hobby Lobby, Michael’s or Joanne Fabrics -- to put together their own tulip arrangement!
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by Tara Kuczykowski on April 22, 2012 · 3 comments
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by Tara Kuczykowski on April 19, 2012 · 7 comments
Just in time for Mother's Day, I've teamed up with nine (9) other bloggers to bring you a fabulous giveaway for an iPad and 20 single issue digital magazines courtesy of Zinio! Zinio is the world's largest online newsstand. I'll admit I was a little skeptical of whether I'd enjoy a digital subscription given my penchant for tearing articles out for future reference, but I absolutely love them -- less clutter!
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Some of the coolest features of reading on Zinio are the ability to bookmark and highlight items - gone are the days of the huge pile of dog-eared magazines you kept meaning to go back to. Now your magazines are all in one place with easy access and functionality.
For Mother's Day Zinio has a lot of great ideas from the traditional (think Good Housekeeping or Martha Stewart Living) to the not as traditional (think Jewelry Stringing or Taste and Travel International)!
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by Tara Kuczykowski on April 18, 2012 · 0 comments
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by Tara Kuczykowski on April 15, 2012 · 7 comments
Got a great giveaway going on this week? List it here so other Deal Seeking Mom readers can find it easily and enter. If you’re reading this via email or in a feed reader, be sure to {CLICK HERE} to see all of the great giveaways listed!
Be sure to come back on Wednesday for Win-It Wednesday, with one or more 24-hour giveaways that you won’t want to miss!
Every Sunday I'll start a new post with inlinkz for you all to share your awesome giveaways with Deal Seeking Mom readers! If you have a giveaway you'd like to list, just leave your link below.
To keep it neat, I suggest that you list your blog name and then the the item you're giving away in parentheses, ex. Deal Seeking Mom (Flip Digital Video Camera). The only requirement is that when asked for your URL, you link directly to the giveaway. Links directly to your homepage will be deleted.
NEW: You will be able to choose a picture from the your giveaway post page or upload one of your choice to go along with your link!
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Tara Kuczykowski is a married mom of three boys and two girls, ages 4 to 10 years, living in Columbus, OH.