Helpful Links

Budgeting:

Finance for Families
Finance for Families will give you directions on how to become debt free and stay out of debt to secure a brighter financial future for you and your family. After getting out of debt we will direct you on the steps needed to secure you and your families future.

Crafts:

Cherish Creative Scrapbooking
Creative scrapbooking ideas, free scrapbooking graphics, beginners scrapbooking tips and much more.

CraftersLoveCrafts.com
Learn how to make original arts and crafts for fun and profit. Whether you are new to crafts or have crafted all your life, you'll find what you need here. There are free craft projects for everyone.

Needlepoint for Fun: Your Needlepoint Home on the Web
Needlepoint ideas, "how tos" and designs to suit your lifestyle, decor and desire for a relaxing craft or hobby. Needlepoint made easy and brought up-to-date. Find hand painted canvases and needlepoint kits.

Oriental Trading Company
Tons of crafts, party decorations, favors, etc. at low prices!

Quality Kids Crafts
Well, I think that Kids Crafts should be simple, fun, high-quality and free. That’s not asking too much, is it? Check out Quality-Kids-Crafts.com and enjoy our collection of printable games and activities for birthday parties, lesson plans or at home with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Save On Crafts
Everything you ever needed to complete your crafts at low prices.

Date Night:

Romance Recipes
Free recipes, romance tips, poems, and stories to heat up your love life- in and out of the kitchen!

The Rose Petal Shop
Find GREAT prices on bulk rose petals and freeze dried rose petals for your special events or just a romantic evening in! Use this coupon code at check out to save an additional 5% off on your total order!: hiphomemaker

Hip Finds:

Cupcake Cuddles
Shop for the most adorable and HIP baby products on Cupcake Cuddles! We want one of each, please.

Rustico Leather Products
We love the sophisticated handcrafted products found at Rustico! Check out our full review here!Be sure to use this coupon code for a savings of 20% off any order over $30.00!: hhm123

Kitchen Tips:

Home Appliance Kitchen Aids
How to save money on kitchen and home-appliance repairs. Valuable money saving information about household appliances, from cookers and refrigerators, air conditioning and dishwashers to microwaves, all the best practical advice on looking after your valuable kitchen aids and equipment.

Parenting:

Child Models Advice
Are you thinking about getting your children into modeling? Renee' Lauren, an experienced model and modeling agent, has all the information you will need to get started in the exciting modeling industry.

Power Parent
Being a parent is the greatest job ever. Experts share secret tools to gain confidence and respect as a parent, connect deeply with your children and create happy family memories.

The Essential Infant Resource for Moms
Welcome to the only infant site on the web that's 100% dedicated to baby's first year! This resource is devoted to providing the best and most thorough recommendations for infant (and mommy!) care.

Recipes:

Easy Diabetic Recipes
Easy Diabetic Recipes - All of Your Favorites, From Drinks to Dessert. Over 100 Recipes Packed Full of Taste and Flavor That Fits Your Diabetic Diet Needs. These recipes are all tried and tasted! Thats what sets my web site apart from others. I only display the best tasting recipes!

Easy French Food
I've been living in France for the past 17 years, have been cooking through it all, and have lots of experience (much of it humorous)and recipes to share. At its root, this French food site is about paying attention to and loving the food we eat.

Gingerbread House Heaven
All things Gingerbread - Favorite recipes, decorating tips, kits, and patterns for gingerbread houses, gingerbread men, and other ginger treats!

Seafood at Your Door
Seafood at Your Door provides live Maine lobsters,lobster tails,fresh and live seafood from Maine and Alaska,and other great gourmet gifts! We also offer wholesale pricing on all of our items.

Social Life:

Book Club Queen
Snuggle up with a cup of hot cocoa and your favorite quilt and read The Book Club Queen. The perfect site for the most experienced bibliophiles or those looking for a truly great book recommendation!

Candles 4 Less
Looking for inexpensive bulk candles for low prices for your wedding/special event? We love Candles4less.

Creative Baby Shower Ideas
The most detailed, creative baby shower site on the net! Tons of amazing never-before seen free instruction on creating a shower to wow your friends. This site and its creator are the inspiration that led us to start The Hip Homemaker!

Fafarazzi
Fafarazzi.com provides entertainment games for you and friends. Compete in Fantasy Celebrity Leagues and Reality TV Games. Read all your gossip blogs in one place.

The Grower's Box
Farm-fresh bulk flowers at wholesale prices! DIY flowers for weddings and other special events. Christmas tree and wreath delivery during the holidays, straight to your door! Use this coupon code at check out to save an additional 5% off on your total order!: hiphomemaker

Penguin Stands Alone, Artwork by Lindsay Heinzen
Do you have a blog that needs a customized header, a caricature picture of you and your family, etc? We love Lindsay, as she has done some of the amazing artwork for The Hip Homemaker.

The Wedding Flower Shop
DIY flowers at wholesale prices! You will love The Wedding Flower Shop for a large variety of gorgeous bouquet ideas! Use this coupon code at check out to save an additional 5% off on your total order!: hiphomemaker