Thrifty Things Lately at Harvest Lane Cottage #148

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 Welcome to another thrifty update from Harvest Lane Cottage. I am glad you've found me! I like to share my thrifty and frugal projects, ways of saving money, frugal cooking, and my blessings from God. 

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 Hello everyone! Can you believe that we're already well into February? I've been keeping track of thrifty things we've done in the last few weeks.  I graduated my homeschooled daughter Amy at the beginning of January, and I have been busy with so many things while she is at school. I need to get myself back into a writing routine. I beg your pardon for the long wait between posts. I intend to set some time away every day for writing. 

 I've been sewing and knitting a lot. So far, I have only spent about $7 for cotton batting and seam binding. I am trying to sew and knit using only things that I or my daughter have on hand. That's another way to be thrifty. My fabric and yarn stashes are small, collected over many years, but they are of little value if I am not using them! I've put a link to my sewing machine below. She's a beautiful little workhorse. You can see my favorite Kitchenaid mixer and other products by clicking on the link in the pages above. I appreciate it when people share their favorite products with me, too. Please tell us in the comments if you have any you'd like to share.

Here are some of the thrifty things we've done lately.

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~ I received my first payment from Amazon. It was $10.12. Thank you for using my link to Amazon! Every bit helps make ends meet. ~smile~ It's in the top right sidebar or here.

~ Four $.69 avocados made some delicious guacamole

~ $.39 lime

~ Served ham and beans and cornbread to guests after church

~ $6 thrifted picture in bathroom

~ $6 thrifted clock for living room. It's a really big one.

~ Three nice $2 sweaters at Treasures on Main

~ Used tire $47 instead of buying a new one.

~ Husband fixed table leg with things we had on hand

~ Husband fixed plumbing under kitchen sink with help from the neighbor

~ He unclogged bathroom sink with vinegar and snake

~ I joined the 52 Week Sewing Challenge Facebook group to jump start my sewing. It's working!

First I pinned the old apron in half.

~ I used the worn out apron in the photo above as a pattern to make a new apron.

 Next I pinned the old apron to the new fabric which I had folded in half.

I cut around the old apron to make a new apron. I then cut
and sewed the waist ties and trimmed it out in bias tape.

I love my new apron, and since I used fabric and thread
from my stash, I only spent about $4 on bias tape.

~ I mended one of my dresses. I'll be able to wear it for another season.

I was able to mend a hole in the shoulder
and repair an arm seam.

~ My daughters removed wallpaper with steam cleaner in bathroom and painted.

~ I made over one of my dresses that was getting worn. I made it smaller also. ~smile~ I forgot to take a photo of that one. 

~ I made soup bowl cozies for my son's birthday using leftover thread and fabric squares that my friend Cheryl gave to me a few years ago.

Thank you Cheryl Smith for the precut squares.
Thank you Karen Andreola for the chicken pin cushion.

Four made a nice birthday present for my son.

~ My husband bought quilt batting for me. I needed 12 inches off the long roll at Walmart. The associate gave him the remainder of the roll. There was nearly half a yard. I had enough for my project, and plenty left over all for about $3.

~ I used the leftover batting to make soup bowl cozies for our home with some fabric I've had for many years. It was a Debbie Mumm print which I love.

I adore this Debbie Mumm fabric that
I've had in my stash for over 10 years!

~ We were getting low on groceries this month because of tuition. I pulled out my KitchenAid and made honey oat bread from things we have on hand.

The tea pot was a gift from my daughter Amy. Thank you!
The butter dish was a gift from my daughter Emily. Thank you!

~ The next day I made wheat bread with some wheat berries that we've moved from the other house with us. I used my Bosch to mix it and My Wondermill to grind it.

I put out a family text that I was putting bread in the oven,
and 15 minutes later both my adult sons showed up at my door!

~ Friends shared guacamole and queso with me at Knit Night. 

~ I made eggless, milkless, butterless cake. I haven't made it for years. My husband loved it!

~ I used gift cards to buy iced tea at McDonald's and a drink at the local coffee shop on book club night.

~ A friend gave me a knitted tote bag as a late Christmas gift.

~ I won some fragrant Bath and Body shower gel in my book club's bingo game. We had to read certain types of books to mark off a spot on the sheet.

~ Free ice cream at the Cancer support group.

~ I made soup twice during the month using free venison from a friend. My guests never knew it wasn't beef!

~ I repurposed the bottom of a denim dress from the '90's. I made a denim skirt. I used leftover thread and elastic. Cost $0 Estimated purchase price $40. WIN WIN!

~ I used Scribd to listen to The Hobbit. I've listened to several other books on Scribd lately.

~ I made a lentil soup with cut up onions, celery, carrots, Knorr chicken bouillion, and water. I added a bit of thyme, too. Simple but delicious.

~ I made more wheat bread with the last of the wheat berries and a little white flour.

~ It was snowing nicely, and my son called me and said, "Is it a chocolate chip cookie day?" We made cookies with Nestle chocolate chips he bought for a dollar.

~ I borrowed books through interlibrary loan rather than purchase them.

~ I received a book through the mail for review.

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God is so good.

Praise God!

What have you been up to lately?

Laura

Blessed to be a blessing

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*I love my Singer One sewing machine. I call her Miss Singer. She has done everything I ask her to do including stitching through multiple thicknesses of denim fabric. She's a little workhorse with style!

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