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A HUGE Score and a Mustachio Apron

Published on August 29, 2012January 26, 2015 by Yvette4 Comments

I know it’s late! Who blogs at 10 p.m.??? Ummm, I do!!

I spent the day doing some back-to-school shopping with the kiddos, thanks to a nice gift card my wonderful mother-in-law sent them. Then I did one of my ALL TIME favorite things….I went thrifting!

I didn’t exactly MEAN to buy anything. I just walked into the shop to browse and kill time, and then I saw it. The sign. It said “All clothing $1.” Say WHAAATTTT?

I decided just to peek in the woman’s section. The first thing I found was a pair of gray Liz Claiborne dress slacks, in my size. Right next to it a pair of taupe NY & Co dress slacks (also in my size!) I found a couple of pencil skirts, a GORGEOUS button down black midi skirt, a beautiful navy Isaac Mizrahi dress, and a Simply Vera Wang top.

I was about to walk to the register when I saw a rolling rack with some newly placed items. I found my daughter 3 cardigans, two from Gap and one from J. Crew. My biggest find?? A pair of LIKE NEW Banana Republic jeans in hubby’s size. Keep in mind, these are $1 each! ONE DOLLAR! My grand total?? $14…CHA-CHING! That was less than what I spent on ONE long-sleeve hoodie for my son at Kohls!

I don’t have any pics of my score to share with you tonight. Half of the items are in the wash, and the other half are in a bag to go to the cleaners, but I will post some as soon as I can.

I’m not going to leave you with out any pics, though. Here is one of 6 aprons I made for my friend who’s hosting a mustachio baby shower.

Enjoy!

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Back to School and Mini Wet Bags

Published on August 22, 2012January 26, 2015 by YvetteLeave a comment

This is the first time EVER that I have been excited about the kids going back to school. Maybe it’s because all of my Florida friends have been posting pics of their cute kids wearing cute backpacks or in their cute classrooms with their cute new teachers. Most likely, though, it’s because my soon-to-be 4th and 7th graders have perfected the art of hovering over me as I work. In fact, these last few sentences have taken 35 minutes to write.

Being a work-at-home mom comes with many challenges, especially in the summer. I’m constantly stopping in the middle of a project to cook a meal, referee an argument, or taking the day off altogether just to get the kids out of the house. I understand how it feels to be bored.

To lighten the situation, I try to sneak in a little handmade gift for my own kids whenever I can’t step away from the sewing machine. Last week I tweaked the wet bag pattern to make my daughter a reusable sandwich bag for her lunchbox.

It’s lined in vinyl for easy cleanup. My favorite thing about this bag is the zipper to help contain the crumbs!

My friend J had been looking for a zippered reusable sandwich pouch, so she ordered a couple for her little boy who started preschool this week. She wanted something that said “back to school” but also said her little guy loves Elmo and instruments. How do you think I did?