Thrifty Girl

Has anyone ever bought a pattern at the store and wondered about a cheap and easy way of copying the pattern so they can utilize all the sizes? ME TOO!!!!!! Well, I have come up with my own way. Cheap, and easy. First you will need an old, out dated pattern that you do not ever plan on using. The best place to look? Goodwill! Yard Sales! Free Ads online. Usually can find them either very cheap or free at any of these places. I was lucky enough to have a very nice lady give me a full box of clothing patterns. Some I will use, others probably not. But I cannot let them go to waste. Now, you need some markers, all different colors preferably darker colors. I stole mine from the kid stash. (SHHH, don't tell) Carefully open the pattern you want to copy because you just can't bring yourself to cut it. I know I can't, it has 5 different sizes on it and if I cut it, I will only get the one size out of it. UGGG! Now trace each size line a different color. In the ...

I am so addicted to Pinterest!!!!! I love this site! I find myself on it all the time. So, I decided to write about it. There are so many great ideas and I am going to try them out. Being the thrifty girl I am I have to try some of the homemade house items and put them to the test. First up for bids is the homemade laundry detergent.  I have decided to try my own version of these 2 pins: http://whynotsew.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-to-make-homemade-laundry-detergent.html and http://www.howdoesshe.com/cheaper-and-better-diy-laundry-detergent In the past I have tried cheaper laundry detergents. But I always tend to go back to Tide. The cheaper detergents just don't clean as well and I always seem to use more than I should have to. In the end Tide has always been the most cost efficient compared to how many loads I can get cleaned. Plus, it seems that the cheaper detergent fades the clothes faster. So this will be very interesting to see how this tu...