Another busy week...

I am trying to get semi-caught up with work this week, but it's been hard.  It seems like this is the week I am making a lot of new stuff.  New stuff takes time and patience to write out the pattern, work out the kinks with dimensions and all that.  I worked on this backpack yesterday evening and managed to finish it up about 9 pm!

I still have one more of these to make and 2 matching lunch bags which are also new products.  I still have to finish my final pattern for those.  My goal is to get all those done today so we'll see how that goes!

I got the dividers in the mail for my Coupon Clutch and ended up having to change the dimensions on that to accommodate the width of the dividers.  Here is the new one I made for myself.  I still need to work out the dimensions for the other sizes.  I really like this fabric, it's my new favorite!  I pulled the pieces for the ruffle from a Jelly Roll and a Honey Bun so I didn't have to cut them or zig-zag the edges to keep them from fraying since they have pinked edges.  I think I need to get a pinking blade for one of my cutters that will save me a ton of time!

I have been doing some more couponing.  I am learning that I really like Walgreens!  I didn't know about their Register Rewards program before, but it's an excellent way to save.  I messed up a little yesterday and missed out on $4 in Register Rewards, but it was a lesson learned and I won't do it again!  We went on Sunday and I got all this stuff for less than $25 and I got back $7 in RR so I saved about 60% on it.

 I went to Walgreens again yesterday along with Target, Walmart and Pier 1 Imports and I got all this for only $36...I saved over $65!

 

I used my RR at Walgreens earned more back and I had a $10 off a $10 purchase at Pier 1.  I am done shopping for the week now!  I am going to make a list of stuff I want to stock up on then I am going to start watching the ads for those things and save on them when I can.
 

With all the stocking up starting I decided that it was time to clean out and organize my pantry!  It was pretty pitiful before and it was full of stuff that needed to be tossed.  Here is the before and after.  I got some little plastic baskets at Target in the $1 spot and I used them to group like things together to make them easier for everyone to find and to corral some of the mess.  I have a stack of empty containers down in the bottom to use if I need them in the future.  I also have a big lazy susan in my corner cabinet that I need to clean out some time this week.  I actually put some of the lesser used big pots and small appliances up there on the top shelf.

Well, I have to get lunch together and in the oven, then I have to get to work on the other backpack so I better run!  Have a great day!