Woo hoo!!! I've re-upped for six months on Wardrobe Refashion -- this is such a fun, inspirational blog, and I'm so happy to be a part of it!

This is a bag I made from two different thrifted dresses. I love the darker blue fabric and soooo wish I had more of it. I also made a smaller bag and a little drawstring bag, and there may be a little more around -- maybe I need a zippered pouch (I love zippered pouches!). The pattern is the Gracie handbag from Lazy Girl Designs.

Shopping for Vitamins --

I was doing a price comparison for on-line sources of vitamins, and I found this site iherb.com. They have really good prices, a great selection of vitamins, organic grocery products, and health and beauty items, and flat rate UPS ground shipping of 4.00 (free shipping on orders over 60.00). I ordered, and they shipped it the same day (love that). I found a coupon code for 5.00 off my first order (with no minimum order), and after I checked out, I got my own coupon code to pass along, so if you'd like to give them a try, you can use coupon code SAW555 and get 5.00 off your first order. Disclaimer -- I do get a small percentage of shop credit if you use that code, but if you order, you can get your own code to pass along to family and friends (and put on your blog = ), and then you can get shop credit too -- in the quest for being frugal, every li'l bit counts!

Wardrobe Refashion --

I'm hoping to re-up I've re-upped with Wardrobe Refashion 2009 (yay!!!), so here is my pledge:

I, Deb, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 6 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle pre-loved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovated, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that my thriftiness brings! Signed: Deb

Hi folks,
Ta Da! I finished my Seamstress Apron -- I love this pattern!!! The front pockets are slanted so that when you sit, the items inside won't poke you. I made it out of (a) the apple fabric was from my stash (b) the dark green was from a repurposed sheet (c) the backing and inside of pockets were from a repurposed shirt. I found the pattern here (aka myapple.etsy.com, aka craftapple creations). I really had fun making this! There are six pockets in front, then two large ones (one of which I have my hand in= ) behind those (where I will heretofore put the instructions of the project I'm currently working on so I always know where they are!). I made some African Pants from the same green sheet which I need to hem up, and when I'm through I'll snap a pic and post that too. = } Deb

I finished my Natalya Gauntlet Wristwarmers today (there is a link to the free pdf file on this page, on the right hand side, under "free patterns"). I made the mitt version from yarn in my stash (Cascade 220). I've made several wristwarmers, and this pattern is my favorite. I learned to cable without a cable needle, which made these a really easy, fun knit. There are several sites for learning cabling without a cable needle, but this is the one that worked best for me. If you knit and have never tried cables, consider giving them a go, because they make for fun knitting.

I also wanted to share my favorite knitting how-to site knittinghelp.com -- Amy has free little videos you can watch on just about any technique you can imagine.