If someone on your shopping list is expecting or has a small baby, a car seat cover is a great gift. They are easy to make and relatively quick. You can get the fabric needed for less than $20 and have a great gift ready in an afternoon.
My favorite use for them: shut the cover and you have an instant place for baby to nap while out and about or in the car.
Supplies Needed
1 1/2 yard of fun fabric
1 1/2 yard of coordinating fabric
Velcro
Thread
Sewing Machine
A quick note on fabric selection: I like to use duck cloth (also called canvas cloth) for the exterior side. It has a little more weight to it to help keep the car seat cover down when it’s windy. For the coordinating fabric, no one will see it unless it’s flipped up so I look for the cheapest solid color fabric available.
Car Seat Cover Tutorial
- Gather all supplies needed
- Wash and iron fabric (if you skip this set the cover may be too small after it’s washed)
- Cut both pieces of fabric. You want them to be 35″ wide and 40″ long so they fully cover all sides of the car seat.
-if you want to cheap on this step, find a blanket close to those dimensions and trace it
*make sure the fabric is going in the right direction if you are using directional fabric
- Lay both pieces of fabric facing each other. You want the printed side in the middle.
- Pin the fabric in place
- Sew around the perminator of the fabric, let’s a 4 inch opening
- Turn the cover right side out
- Fold in the edges that are open and sew them closed
To make the handles
- Cut 4 pieces of fabric that are 3″ wide by 7″ long
- Place the fabric facing either other with the printed side down.
- Pin the fabric in place
- Sew around the edges leaving a small opening
- Turn the fabric right side out
- Fold in the edges of the opening and sew them closed
- Cut Velcro the side width as your handles
- Place one piece of Velcro on each end. You want one piece on the top of the fabric and one piece on the bottom so they’ll lay flat when placed together.
- Pin Velcro into place and sew together
Putting it all together
- If you have an infant car seat handy, lay the cover on top and mark where to attach the handles
If you do not, attach them about 17 inches from the top (to the middle of the handle where it is sewed on) and 11 inches from the side.
- Sew the handles on the cover. I simply when in a straight line a few times across the center.
Test it out and you’re finished!
On special occasions, we’ve been known to fire up the grill to have a nice steak dinner at home. Right now Food Lion is making dinner easy with a deal on steak and Knorr sides.
Get a coupon for $1 off Food Lion USDA Choice Beef when you buy 3 Knorr rice/pasta side dishes through 7/17/16. You can find the $1 off coupon on the coupons tab that you can load directly to your Food Lion card.. Knorr sides are great if you’re in a dinner rut. They’re more than just a side, they’re a good foundation for simple and flavorful meals. In only 15 minutes of prep time, you can have the perfect summer meal of grilled steak and summer vegetable rice.
I stopped by our local Food Lion and found lots of options for summer meals. It won’t be hard to find 3 tasty sides to get the $1 off coupon. Treat yourself and your family to a delicious and easy summer dinner with this recipe for summer vegetable rice & grilled steak. What I love most about buying meat at Food Lion is their freshness guarantee: 100% fresh or double your money back. You can’t beat that!
Watch the video below to see how easy this recipe is. #KnorrMealSaver
This post is sponsored by Mirum Shopper, but all opinions are 100% my own.
Looking for some great prices on kids clothes? Head to Target where they are having a big clearance for up to 70% off in the kids department!
Plus, there is a new Target Cartwheel for 20% off all kids’, toddlers & babies clearance apparel. This will make for some super great deals.
Target Cartwheel on Kids Clothes
-20% off Clearance kids apparel and shoes, Target Cartwheel (exp 7/16) printable
See more Target deals for this week.
There are 2 great new Coppertone coupons to help you save on sunscreen. Rite Aid has a great deal right now, plus there is a Ibotta offer, making it just $4.99!
Coppertone Coupons
$1 off Coppertone product, 5 oz+ printable
$3/2 Coppertone products, 5 oz+ printable
Rite Aid Deal Idea
- Buy:
(3) Coppertone products, $9.99 at B1G1 50% off
Use:
-$1 off Coppertone product, 5 oz+ printable
-$3/2 Coppertone products, 5 oz+ printable
Pay: $20.97
Get Back:
-$1 off Coppertone Sunscreen, 5 oz +, Ibotta App mobile coupon
– 500 PP ($5) WYB $20 worth Sun Care Products
like getting it for $4.99 ea.
There is a Target mobile Diet Coke coupon for $1 off available right now. Plus, combine this with a sale for $1 2L sodas thru 7/16 to get it completely FREE!
Diet Coke Coupon
-$1 off Diet Coke product, Target mobile coupon – text DIETCOKE to 827438
Target Deal
- Buy:
Diet Coke, 2L, $1
Use:
-$1 off Diet Coke product, Target mobile coupon
makes it FREE
If you have a Carvel near you, be sure to stop by for FREE Cone Day on 7/17. You don’t need a coupon, just show up at Carvel and you will get a FREE junior soft serve cup or cone when you purchase one.
This is valid at participating locations so you might want to call before heading over there to make sure your local store is participating.
See more dining deals.
Need a fun gift idea? You can get a custom photo stainless steel water bottle for $4.99. Use the code SRWATER to get the deal.
Shipping is $5.99 for the first water bottle and $1.99 for additional bottles. There is a limit of 2.
The sale ends 8/19.
See more photo deals.
Don’t forget! 7-Eleven is giving away FREE 7.11 oz slurpees on 7/11/16! You can get a free slurpee from 11 am – 7 pm, while supplies last.
You must be a member of the 7Rewards Program to get the deal.
No coupon code needed.
See more freebies.
We saw a number of new coupons out today!! Some of these were also available in your Sunday paper so you can look there too for extras.
Grocery
$1.50 off Boost nutritional drink or drink mix multipk. or canister printable
$1/2 Kellogg’s Origins cereals, 11.8 oz+ printable
.75/1 Kellogg’s Special K Nourish cereal or Raisin Bran granola, 10.5 oz+ printable
$1.50 off Community Coffee k-cup box or bag printable
$4/2 Community Coffee k-cup box or bag printable
.75/1 Luigi’s Real Italian Ice printable
Personal Care
$1 off Coppertone product, 5 oz+ printable
$3/2 Coppertone products, 5 oz+ printable
$10 off Crest 3D White Professional Effects, 20 ct. printable
$10 off Crest 3DWhite Glamorous White whitestrips, 14 ct. printable
$10 off Crest Whitening system, 12-40 ct., printable
$3 off Daisy disposable razor pk., 4 ct.+ printable
$3 off Gillette Mach 3 or Fusion disposable razor, printable
$3 off Gillette Mach 3 or Fusion system razor, printable
$3 off Gillette ProShield or ProGlide system razor, printable
$3 off Gillette Sensor 2, Sensor 3 or Custom Plus 3 disposable razor, 4 ct.+ printable
$1 off L’Oreal Advanced shampoo, conditioner, treatment or hairstyle item, printable
$4/2 Venus or Daisy disposable razor pks., 2 ct.+, printable
$3 off Venus Original or Embrace disposable razor pk., 2 ct.+ printable
$3 off Venus Simply disposable razor pk., 4 ct.+ printable
$3 off Venus Swirl or Venus & Olay razor, printable
