Archive | Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays

Are you ready to share what you’ve been working on this week?  Bring it on! Taking our own family photos saves us all kinds of money.  Check out my session with the girls for our fall photos. Here we go with Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays! Are you taking thrift store finds or items you’ve had {…Continue Reading}

Are you ready to link up?  Bring it on! We celebrated Hadley’s 2nd birthday and I saved money on custom invitations by designing them in PicMonkey.  So easy and cute! Here we go with Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays! Are you taking thrift store finds or items you’ve had laying about the house and remaking them {…Continue Reading}

Is it beginning to feel like fall where you are?  I love this time of year except that it means winter is on its way. The SewFab e-Pattern Sale is the ultimate in thriftiness – 26 patterns for $29.95!!  Many of these patterns would lend themselves nicely to refashion projects which would make them practically {…Continue Reading}

Ooh!  I can’t wait to see what you’ve got this week.  I’m betting there’ll be some autumn and Halloween fun – bring it on! This week has been filled with pattern testing posts – the Bubblegum Coat,  …and I’m also part of the Sally Dress pattern tour.  Both of these patterns turn out great finished {…Continue Reading}

Thanks for joining us for this week’s Thrifty to Nifty Thursday.  Have you received the reminder e-mail via Mail Chimp?  I’m hoping this makes it easy for everyone – reminders for those who want them, and an easy opt-out for those who don’t.  If you don’t want to receive reminder e-mails from me but still {…Continue Reading}

Thanks for joining us for this week’s Thrifty to Nifty Thursday.  Have you received the reminder e-mail via Mail Chimp?  I’m hoping this makes it easy for everyone – reminders for those who want them, and an easy opt-out for those who don’t.  If you don’t want to receive reminder e-mails from me but still {…Continue Reading}

Thanks for joining us for this week’s Thrifty to Nifty Thursday.  I hope we continue to get newcomers in addition to all you favorite friends! I have apparently been on a pattern testing bonanza lately!  I just can’t stop myself – it’s so much fun to be a part of the creative process, and I {…Continue Reading}

Thanks for joining us for this week’s Thrifty to Nifty Thursday.  I’m sorry I wasn’t able to get a features post up on Tuesday – I’ll be combining features for both weeks in the next features to make up for my vacation omission. This week I’ve been pattern testing for Made by Rae’s upcoming pattern {…Continue Reading}

Thanks for joining us for this week’s Thrifty to Nifty Thursday.  I truly enjoy seeing what you link up each week – keep them coming! This week I’ve put some clearance fabric to heavy use, making a top for Hadley and then a dress for myself.  As Dave put it, now I can match both {…Continue Reading}

Thanks for joining us for this week’s Thrifty to Nifty Thursday!  I love seeing what you’ve been up to – keep the links coming! This week I’ve been working on grading the LOL swing top pattern I drafted for 4T Arden into 2T and other sizes.  I have it finished, but my model is asleep! {…Continue Reading}