Frugal Things I Did This Past Week:
My sister Bekah and I both donated a foot of our hair to Wigs for Kids. This organization is similar to Locks for Love but does not charge kids for the wigs.
I took part in a market research study and made $45 for 45 minutes of my time. I can’t share what the product was but it was interesting!
I sewed two newborn cloth diaper covers. For the first cover I used the New Conceptions Pattern with leg gussets. On the second cover I used the Babyville Boutique FOE Diaper Cover pattern. I’m not planning on making a ton of either one since I don’t know how they will fit on our little girl. (I made a bunch of All-in-One diapers before Elijah was born but they ended up not fitting well.)
I also purchased some size small GMD prefolds from diaperswappers.com. I can honestly say I am really looking forward to cloth diapering our new baby.
Last week I also drafted my own pattern for a nursing sleep bra. This was quite a stretch for me! I sewed one but it ended up a little smaller than I would have liked. I will probably try to make another one using fabric that has more stretch or enlarging the pattern. Since it’s a little intimate I don’t plan on sharing a picture. 😉
I passed on some clothes to a friend that no longer fit Eli. I really appreciate hand me downs from friends so I try hard to do the same thing.
I attended a free digital photography class at our library. I also spent some time taking pictures of Eli and trying out some new techniques.
We moved a dresser into Eli’s room that I had been using to store sewing supplies. The dresser was actually mine as a child but it is brown so it will work for Eli. Eli’s former dresser is now in our nursery and will be used by baby girl. It is a short dresser and has only 3 drawers which is plenty. (It helps discourage me from buying too many clothes.) We will place a changing pad on top and this is where we will change our little one.
I picked green beans, zucchini, yellow squash and peppers from our garden.
I attended a free sewing class with my mom where we made an iron tote. I was in middle school or high school the last time I did something like this! 🙂 It was lots of fun!
What frugal things did you do last week?
Emerson Family 
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