One Thrifty Thursday

Shaving With Savings (Plus Soup!)

I try to keep an eye on expiration dates, especially with my coupons and such.

It turns out, I had a dollar ExtraBucks due to expire today, as well as a coupon for razor blade cartridges that I had snagged a while back from coupons.com.  It didn't stay online for very long; I'm glad I printed it.

Anyway, since we needed milk, I had an excuse to leave the house before hours of homework...plus I could spend time with my husband!

So first we hit CVS.  Here I made use of the $0.99 Progresso Soup deal, plus a coupon that knocked 50 cents off of two, making them $0.75 each. (coupons.com)  Take the dollar off with that, and we got two cans of really good soup for $0.48... (however we bought some cookies, so our receipt wasn't that beautiful.)

Next we hit our local Walmart; I had previously discovered that the razor cartridges are significantly cheaper there.  So, I grabbed the $15 four pack replacement cartridges for my razor  that I purchased this past summer (love it!). With my $6.00 off coupon in hand I was already at least partially excited; then I noticed the shaving cream right below it.

What was so special about the normal-priced shaving cream?  It came with a free disposable razor. New product!  (Schick Hydro Silk, buddy!)  Can you say "travel bag"? (I love my travel bag...now it is complete!)

So, these three items cost me only 11.41!

I love saving money on things that I use anyway!

As a side note, I got some black and red yarn to make a little bag (case is probably a more masculine word) for my husband's new 2DS. Maybe I can get to work on it soon.

You have also now had a first glance at my desk.  Congratulations; this is probably what I see for most of the day.

Squares and Stripes Forever

Girly Granny Baby Blanket

It's cuddly, soft, warm, and not my bed!

I started a couple of weeks ago making some granny squares to see if I could get over my writer's block for English Lit, and here I am with a successful blanket project that I'm excited to share with you!  (Kate the Hippo wants to share, too!)

I developed the pattern myself, and really enjoyed working on it.  (In fact, I grabbed some pistachio and navy yarn to see about possibly making a boyish version).

 

Doesn't it make you want to curl up and drink some milk?

Hand-made in Mississippi with 100% acrylic yarn, it measures about 31 inches square, so it is just a little small for my use.  Maybe perhaps there's a baby out there somewhere who would love to feel its warmth.

Hopefully, I can have some time to work on the blue and green one.  However, it looks like my workload for school might be a little much this week as I have lots of stuff to read and a speech to prepare.  Maybe I should speak on how to crochet a blanket...

It was nice to (somewhat but not totally) take a school break today and catch up on some housework since last week was so crazy.  Plus, I baked a cake for my sweet hubby's birthday!  Needless to say... I made a mess!

Simple Stripe Scarf

Simple Stripe Scarf

Hello, again.  It's been a while since I've shown anything that I've been crocheting.  Perhaps I'm a little busy or something...

Anyway, here is a beautiful scarf I made a few weeks ago while watching Scrubs. (Mindlessly crocheting while watching television pretty much rocks!)  There's not much to it: it's 100% cotton (I Love this Cotton! from Hobby Lobby) but it would work well with other kinds of yarns as well as it drapes nicely.  I may try it again with Caron Simply Soft. (Why have I just now discovered how great that stuff is?)

It's inspired by a scarf that I saw on Fiber Flux via Pinterest. 

I say "inspired" because I didn't actually use her pattern, but took the idea and made something similar with double crochets.

Fiber flux is a great blog for free crochet patterns, just be sure if you use her patterns not to sell the product or copy the pattern elsewhere, as it belongs to her.

Here's a look at the stitches:

I love the double crochet stitch!  Anyhow, it builds really quickly, so if you'd like to improvise one yourself, grab a hook and turn on the television.  (Or go follow the pattern for the inspirational scarf...or any of her others.  It really is a great blog.)