If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

Friday, February 3, 2023

Frugal February #3 needles, pillows and nails



Hello everyone 
I got some sewing things earlier this year from a relative.
I think this pack of sewing needles from Wonder potato chips is such neat thing.  




I’m guessing it was a freebie inside a specially marked package of chips or maybe it was a mail in offer, like mail in 2 proofs of purchase and 
Wonder would mail the customers their needles.  

When was the last time you saw anything marked “made in japan”


A company won’t do a freebie like this now.  Somebody would eat a needle and say they didn’t know needles weren’t edible or something ridiculous like that.  
But I think this is neat reminder of past things.  

And I used one of those needles today……..





When I unpacked my Valentine decorations,  I found 2 pillow covers that I didn’t remember. 
I didn’t have pillow blanks to put in them so I just made some.
I had 2 older bed pillows.  
I marked them to fit into the 17 inch pillow covers- I only had to cut off 1 end- 
The filling was thick and it took a bit of an effort to cut through it but it wasn’t a hard job. 
Then I turned under the pillow fabric edges and hand sewed them shut. 

There are the pillow covers zipped onto the just made pillow inserts 


And I have an idea about what to do with the pillow stuffing ends- stay tuned. 

I gave Ducky a bath this morning and did a few cleaning jobs.  My manicure didn’t hold up to well to all that water 
and I wasn’t crazy about those 2 color nails so I put on a fresh set just now 

And there are still sooooo many nails in this bag! 


Have a good weekend everyone
❤️ Rhonda 


5 comments:

  1. Cute pillows. I remember when you could get all kinds of freebies in different products. Such fun.
    Nails are pretty.

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  2. It has been a very long time since companies offered freebies. I can't remember freebies from Japan.

    God bless.

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  3. I can't even imagine putting those needles in a pack of anything these days. There would be a disclaimer a mile long and still, someone would do something idiotic. Anyway, this reminds me of all the freebies we would get when I was a kid. Prizes in the cereal box, a coin purse or umbrella at the bank, drinking glasses at the gas stations and on and on. And your pillows turned out so cute!

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  4. Used to love all the freebies from companies. Now days I'm sure, putting a package of needles in a bag of potato chips would just be asking for a lawsuit. Love your nails! I should pay more attention to my nail grooming, it looks so nice.

    Hugs
    Jane

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