Today's Frugal Finds Friday

Disclosure: If I have posted a link to a website that does not support your city, use San Diego.  All deals that are for a national website can be purchased nationally.

WALGREENS PHOTO DEALS LAST DAY!   Prints and enlargements on walgreens.com are 40% off with the coupon code FRAME40.  Photobook are also 40% off with  the coupon code 40STORY. But these offers expire tomorrow so shop fast!

Tired of the standard superficial daily deal sites, and looking for a a relationship a little deeper? Well check out Kids Cause, a daily deal website that donates 50% of revenue directly to a different charity for each deal. So while you pamper yourself with that spa treatment, think of all the crayons you helped by for the elementary school.

Spending too much for your boutique and national brands? Zulily is an amazing online shopping tool that brings you 15 or so stores to shop from every day that are discounted up to 70%.  For example, today's shops include sketchers, babylegs and More! I was hooked from the day I signed up, and now I buy ahead for birthdays and holidays.

Adorable monogrammed and personalized items today on Family Finds  for HALF OFF. Today's featured website has adorable items for kids and adults.  From dishes to diapers, from wallets to walruses...okay so maybe walruses is stretching it.  But check it out, its adorable!!

Some websites have certain days that you can sign up and get extra money off , and today is one of those days on Eversave.  Today, if you sign up, you automatically get $2 in your account.  To top that off if you use the code FOOL you get an extra $4 off of today's save. Today's save by the way is an adorable website with kids toys, clothes, accessories and more for HALF OFF.

Today's frugal finds

Today is the last day to get a $25 gift certificate for $2 at restaurant.com. Plus celebrate their 100,000th like on Facebook with an extra $10 e gift card with every order..Let me do some math for you..If you get $10 restaurant.com gift card and wait for 80% off days like today, you can get another $200 worth of restaurant gift certs for completely FREE.  This site is totally legit, my family and I use it all the time and have never had any trouble redeeming our certificates.  It's also nationwide, so go online and see what restaurants are participating near you! Promo code TASTY

Today on DealPulp :DealPulp is the site I will be using to giveaway a $25 gift certificate worth $50 or more in products and services.  Sign up today, to get a taste of what what $25 will buy you .  For rules and to enter my photo contest for a chance to win click HERE.

Spring is in the air, and if you've started spring cleaning already, maybe some dust.  Here's 5 quick spring cleaning tips from Real Simple to make your home sparkle, and fast!

Carter's just happens to be one of my favorite lines of kid's clothing.  If you are lucky enough to have a carter's outlet they are constantly having great sales..If you are not one of the lucky few, you can still shop online and sign up to receive their amazing deals via email.  Right now they have their simple separates on sale for $6 each.  Admittedly it's not the best deal I've seen them run but if you click HERE you'll see a coupon for an extra 20% off when you spend $30 or more (which includes clearance items :) So sign up for their email and start saving like a pro!

Moolala is one of the newest deal sites that I have discovered.  Today they are sharing a deal for HALF OFF mineral makeup or handcrafted hair goodies. Not only do they have great national online deals (if you can't find your city, just use San Diego) but they have an amazing rewards system. When you sign up and refer friends you receive credits not only for those friends, but their friends, and THEIR friends..so sign up and start referring..you could be getting these deals for free!

The Dinner Studio

Our weekly routine used to be that on soccer night we'd all pile into the car cheer on our oldest daughter, our tummies rumbling, before rushing to the closest sit down restaurant to splurge on syrup or gravy covered goodness.  This routine, although yummy, was taking a toll on our budgets and our growing love-handles. That was before we found The Dinner Studio. If you've never heard of it, its like having a personal chef. And for good reason, as the founder Gloria, was indeed a personal chef before creating the dinner studio. This family owned and operated business concentrates on making healthy,tasteful meals for families on the go.  The process works like this: simply visit the website, pick out the meals that you'd like and the number of servings for each meal. Then you're ready to pay and wait for the gourmet meals to be delivered to your door. When it arrives, defrost and throw in the oven or crockpot and voila!  Curious if this would be more expensive than groceries? No worries, they have nifty calculator on their site so you can decide exactly how much this wonderful service is worth to you. I personally, love how you can personalize a meal by requesting ingredients to be left out, or changed. Vegetarian? No problem. Kids want chicken instead of pork? Quick fix. Sound amazing? I haven't even mentioned the new customer deal or referral discounts. so make your way over to the The Dinner Studio, and you will have found a friend for life.

Check out the blogging carnage

Whew! This blogging this is hard work!  I started this blog as another way to network with like-minded people, share information that I thought was unique, and empty out some of this business going on in my head. It has turned into an obsession. I struggle to get new followers, then to get those followers excited. About what? Deals, photography, crafts anything!!! I know there are passionate people out there that share the love and appreciation of the same things, I just haven't found them. If I have, they are very quietly passionate.  My dream is to have people having conversations on my blog, sharing ideas, creating new friendships, synergy and interdependence . Aaah yes wouldn't that be lovely? The thought gives me a zen like feeling. The process through which I have to go to get there however, not nearly as zen. I'm on Facebook, twitter, two blogs, and  two social moms bloggy things so far, all which require constant attention and posting. I struggle to find balance, and apparently need to set "office hours" for this unpaid position.  My online persona "Frugal Queen" eagerly follows any blog that seems unique or similar, however I feel like I have to shove free stuff in people's faces to get them to pay attention to mine. Like a (metaphoric) comment hoe... I feel like I'm giving myself (writing) away just to get a, "nice post" or " I know what you mean." There are always a few reliable two or three followers (one being my mother, thanks mom:) that comment wherever they may find me, which is great, but as with so many other things in one's life , I'm not satisfied yet.  Being the over achiever, I put myself 110% into anything I do, spreading myself thin and sometimes crashing.  So whether you love me, or can't help but slow down and strain your neck to see the carnage, welcome! This is me. So I take a few deep breaths, practice my Sun Salutations and move forward one step at a time.

In a craft slump? Overrun with crafty goodness?

Do you have cobwebs in your craft closet? So many projects started that you can't remember where you left off? Ready to do some spring cleaning? Then join us for a nationwide craft swap.  Check out http://www.mycupofcreativitea.com for detailed description. Have fun and happy crafting!

Facebook photo contest- YOU are an artist!

Anyone can be an artist..I'm tired of professional photographers looking down on those of us who love to take photos but haven't had the same technical training. Have you ever been to an art museum? Art is in the eye of the beholder. Every individual wil like and dislike different aspects of piece. I've seen art that seemed completely ridiculous to me. If everyone hates it does that mean it's not art? Not if that was the artist's intent. And how do we know an artists intent? Professional photographers often judge a picture by it's composition, lighting, emotion etc, but a picture that is completely "wrong" can be art too! So here's your chance to be an artist. Email me your favorite picture, limit of two, to frugalqeen@ymail.com. I will post your photo on Frugal Queen Facebook page in a category based on content and followers will "like" their favorites and winners with the most votes will receive a gift credit on a national daily deal site. I will collect photos for one week, and voting will begin. Winners will be announced on Monday April 11th. So start sending In your art!!