Category Archives: Penny Experiment

The Eye Of The Story #56 Penny Postcard Art

Posted on January 7, 2010 by admin

The Eye of the Story — Trudes Tango Inspiration / About the Art: The postcard, and the making of it, was very personal for me. The significance of the number: The film negatives in the art represent the man I … Continue reading →

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Penny For Your Thoughts Book #4 Launched

Posted on January 6, 2010 by admin

I have a huge need for people that would be willing to launch a Penny For Your Thoughts book, so if you know anyone that might be interested, please let them know. Great news. Penny For Your Thoughts book #4 … Continue reading →

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Potential #67 Penny Postcard Art

Posted on January 6, 2010 by admin

Potential — Erin Skovmand Inspiration: As soon as I saw the post about the Penny Experiment, the flower in the center of the piece popped into my head. I grabbed a piece of matte board and started sketching. A week … Continue reading →

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Paid To Take Home $25 Worth of Food

Posted on January 6, 2010 by admin

It amazes what couponers can do, and it is a skill that I truly hope that I can master as I learn through this experiment. Lauren over at Palmetto State Saver did her first shopping trip for Penny Experiment and … Continue reading →

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Making Wishes #30 Penny Art

Posted on January 4, 2010 by admin

Making Wishes — Leyna Haller Inspiration: The inspiration for this piece came from thinking about the penny and how it could be incorporated into the work. I kept coming back to wishing wells and fountains, tossing in pennies for wishes. … Continue reading →

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The Couponers Begin Their Work: 79% Savings

Posted on January 3, 2010 by admin

Those that are hard core couponers have a very different perspective than most people that go shopping. Most people would be proudly telling every person they know if they were able to make a food purchase that was almost 80% … Continue reading →

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Pengins #42 Penny Art

Posted on January 2, 2010 by admin

Pengins — Christine Shinn Inspiration: I was watching penguins on Dirty Jobs and I had this temporary fixation of them at the time. It could be the weather. It also reminded me of how people are introduced to them as … Continue reading →

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Coupon Bloggers

Posted on January 2, 2010 by admin

Now the exciting part begins. With $1000 in the bank to spend on food for food banks, it’s time to see what our coupon bloggers can do with a little bit of money (if you are a coupon blogger and … Continue reading →

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Penny For Your Thoughts Book #9

Posted on January 1, 2010 by admin

I am still looking for people to launch Penny For Your Thoughts books (still plenty of numbers available). The following should make it perfectly obvious why I’m looking for others to participate in launching “Penny For Your Thoughts” books since … Continue reading →

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Create Change #46 Penny Art

Posted on December 30, 2009 by admin

Create Change — Cindy McMath Inspiration: We have the ability to create change for the better in the world around us. The Penny Experiment is a great example of this. About the Art: I’ve used a magical-looking letter carrier as … Continue reading →

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