Have you ever gone to a
fabric or hobby store, intending to spend maybe five or ten bucks, and walk out
having blown about $25. ? Reason I’m asking is because I don’t want to feel
like an idiot alone. ‘Cause that’s exactly what happened at Jo-ann’s today –
and that’s with a 15% off everything coupon !
Well, $6. of it wasn’t mine –
I got Dearest Son a Transformers
poster-and-stickers pack, and he selected a pack of silver Sharpies to plus-up
his Optimus Prime, from his allowance. He spent the rest of it on a Deluxe Age of Extinction Bumblebee on markdown
from Amazon. We really get the most for our money in a Prime subscription –
just in free shipping ! And I got to see two great documentaries on Drive-In
movie theaters this week, also for free.
So, yeah, I did go a little
crazy. Got a MH ‘charm pen’ for a
dollar, and couldn’t decide between the $1. green sequin tiara and the blue
one. So I got both, and got the discount on ‘em, too. The only post-holiday
markdown item I got was some pretty blue ribbon at 75% off. They had some
gorgeous wreaths, also at 75% off, but I’d rather pick one out with Beloved
Hubby, so even at $10., I had to turn them down.
Jo-ann’s also had a lot of Frozen stuff, but it was mostly what I’d
seen at Hancock Fabrics earlier, so it was easy to move along. Not to even
mention I’d already bought three Elsa embroidery designs this morning… Only
reason I even got off my round rear was because of the 40% off batting sale – I
finally found a free tutorial for microwave
bowl potholders, something I’ve wanted to sew since I saw the pattern
offered for $5. on YouCanMakeThis.com . These are kind of floppy fabric bowls that go
under a bowl in the microwave, so you can remove it without burning your
fingers trying to get a potholder under it. Only problem is, you need
non-polyester, all cotton batting for them, and all I had was some Poly-Fil
from a yard sale. So I bought a package of Wrap-N-Zap, made just for microwave
projects, same price as regular cotton batting. It even comes with a free pattern for microwave potato bags on the back. Between the coupon and the
sale, I snagged it for half price – and for less than the pattern cost ! (grin)
Fat quarters were on sale
for 99¢, so I snagged two, and got half-yards of three lovely fabrics from the
discount racks. Their remnants are just as confusingly labelled, price-wise, as
Hancock’s are, so the two I was interested in got put back. I wanted the
discount half-yards more. They also had the black elastic I originally wanted
for the MH bleachers, so I snagged an
eight-yard pack. I’ll probably just replace the three bottom rows' elastic, since
even I can’t see the bands on the upper rows.
A sheet of glittery white fun
foam and the craftsy shopping bag I’ve
wanted for months wrapped things up, just as it started to snow. Only a light
dusting, it was nearly over by the time we arrived home. And that’s how I went
for about $5. and came home with $25. in a tote bag. It’s also why I rarely go
to Jo-ann’s. I may be an idiot, and yes, a broke one – but I’m also a very
happy one !
And the green tiara is quite
comfortable.
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