A new mother's got so much on her hands. Preparation for the new arrival into the family is busy enough to spend time on sewing and finishing up projects. That's where the hand-made gifts become so appreciated!
One of favorite gifts that I received on my baby shower was a hooded towel. Once my baby grew out of it, I went to Walmart and got bigger sized towels and made her a new hooded towel myself. I wanted to get the softest towel there was and got one that was on an expensive side. Well, the needle on my sewing machine broke three times before I was even done. And then, the towel wouldn't dry very fast since I wash Allie twice a day. So, for a friend of mine I made another towel and used thinner towels. My present was about $5! It was a great towel and she was very happy to get it.
Here is a link to the pattern how to make your own hooded towel.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Easy on the budget cooking
I was preparing lunch today, making Russian pelmeni, and was inspired to start this blog. Pelmeni is such an easy, inexpensive, and delicious meal. Using just a pound of ground beef I could make 2 meals for two and even had leftovers!
It's a very hard economy right now and we live on a part time income. On our budget monthly groceries is one of the few expense items that is flexible. Well, let's stretch that dollar! This blog is to help others save money. If you feel like you've got something you can share, please post a comment or send me an email and I will post it for you. Please, share how you are able to stretch your dollar!
It's a very hard economy right now and we live on a part time income. On our budget monthly groceries is one of the few expense items that is flexible. Well, let's stretch that dollar! This blog is to help others save money. If you feel like you've got something you can share, please post a comment or send me an email and I will post it for you. Please, share how you are able to stretch your dollar!
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