Mood:
chillin'Now Playing: XM 80s- 'I Can't Wait', Nu Shooz
Beloved Hubby, while improving by the day, runs out of cough surpressants tomorrow. So, while Dearest Son was in school, I got to make a supply run. Just an hour prior, I'd gotten the latest Hancock Fabrics flyer by e-mail, so I hit them, too.
I love their $1. pattern sales. I have waaaay too many patterns because of it. I should be shot for even looking at more, but there I was, at butterickpatterns.com, seeing if there was anything I wanted because they were so cheap. Heck, where else can you get $34. worth of anything for $2. ? I also scored a 'trim grab bag' (leftover ribbon) for 25c, down from their usual (outrageous, IMhO !) $2.
I don't often mess with their grab-bags anymore. They used to put 'em in shopping sacks you could at least see partway through, but our local one now uses completely solid ones, so you really have no clue what you're getting. Now, for 25c, I'll take a flier on one, but for $2., it's too expensive. I mean, for $2., I can usually get something I've picked out that I like. The $1. fabric remnant ones have just about vanished. A buck for five or ten bits of material I could go for ! But it's not like I need either fabric or trim anymore.
That said, the grab-bag I bought has two nice jacquard ribbons that'll make elegant obis for kimonos. I've been meaning to remake those for both the Barbie-size and Crissy ones I've made. They're both white, one has a rose design, another has a diamond grid one. There was also a length of white with gold seam binding, a super-stiff 1" wide grossgrain, and a green wired ribbon with purple flowers printed on it. I've been known to de-wire ribbon when I need to... So, for a quarter, it was a pretty good deal. For $2., I'd feel rather ripped off.
I bought two patterns, but they were both 'me' patterns. I either have or don't want any of their doll patterns. Heck, 90% of doll patterns out there now are for American Girl and clone dolls. There's a 99c Simplicity pattern sale coming up, but I've already hit simplicity.com, and there's no doll or 'me' patterns I want there either. So I won't have to go next week ! Unless I get bored...Hopefully, we won't have money enough for me to get bored !
Also got the household supplies we needed - including a Lunchables for Son (I think he wants the cheesy Transformer toy more than the pepperoni pizza - or at least, it's a dead heat between 'em), and a package of my long-wanted rice crackers. Yup, the grocery next to Hancock's had 'em, and I've already consumed the whole package. Aaaaahhhhhh...
I also (sigh) bought a fabric remnant. Just an 8" wide strip that I think will make a nice Fiyero (Matt O'Neill, Tonner) shirt. It was only 69c ! If it gets me off my butt and into the studio, it's cheap at thrice the price. I need to make something, bad and soon. I'm starting to linger at the Barbie aisle lately...And while I don't make Fashion Fever cutting-edge clothes, I do like what I make, and at least I'll finish my edges (most of the time) ! Especially now that Aylene (Susie) has enough shoes for a while, it's time for me to switch back from 'consumer' to 'creator' !
