Day Gown and a Bonnet

It's pouring down rain outside and Sally's napping so I finally have some time to write a post! I have a good friend who asked me to make a day gown for her little niece who's due this January. I have never done embroidery before but decided that this was a good time to learn. I really enjoyed it! A little like smocking in that you can take it anywhere and do it while watching a movie but very different too since it's so detailed.

Anna Day Gown

Close up on the embroidery.....I'm not very good at working my camera though :)

Matching bonnet

 Crown of the bonnet

I have to talk about my trip to the store yesterday! I love coupons and have always used them but after a couple of $150 plus grocery bills I have really gotten determined to do a better job of planning and making my grocery bills as low as possible. This trip took about 3 hours of planning. I found most of the coupons in the Sunday newspaper (which I always get 2 of) and at online coupon sites like this one: http://thekrazycouponlady.com/. I have a Publix and a Winn-Dixie very close to my house so I looked through the circulars for both of these, planned my menu and matched what was on sale with my coupons....getting even more off! So here's how I did....I think I can do better next time though. My goal is to save more than I spend like on that show about Extreme Couponing. :)

Total that I Paid: $85.47

Total Savings: $84.01

Here's everything I got (minus my free stuff). Thank you to my assistant Sally for being very patient and entertaining herself in the store with the free baby cookies.

This is everything that I got totally for FREE!!!

Booyahhh!! Let me know if you have questions about using coupons or store policies. I'd be happy to help you save too!!