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Snow Day!

I love snow days! I feel like a kid waiting for the adults to call school off for one more day of fun. I enjoy waking up to the ground covered in white, hot coffee to sip, as I knit by the toasty fire. 
It feels good to relax. We make homemade chicken noodle soup for lunch. The kids read and work on crafty projects around the house. 
Of course I have to share some embroidery, the girls and I found these cute fleece pullovers for $5 at Walmart. I can't make them for that price. As soon as I got them home, we washed them to get them ready for monograming.  
My youngest loved the Bow Frame from Herrington Designs. The instant download makes it easy to put together in your embroidery software. 
The oldest daughter asked for a sea turtle frame. We found this preppy turtle design at Herrington Designs. It matches her sea turtle earrings for a special field trip this spring, the beach!
Now I just need to find a mommy size fleece pullover for $5.
Stay warm!

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Anonymous said…
Leah, our Walmart had the 1/4 zip fleece pullovers in ladies sizes on clearance for $5! They are the Danskin brand. One Walmart had them on a table near the edge of ladies dept near the walkway, and our other Walmart had them in those bins where they keep the Danskin stuff like sweat pants, sweat shirts, etc. I got several of the ladies 1/4 polar fleece pullovers to monogram for gifts. Go back and look and go to more than one Walmart if there are several in your area. They do go fast at those prices:)
February 17, 2015 at 5:06 PM
Sew Spoiled said…
Thank you! I will have to check that out!
February 18, 2015 at 9:28 AM
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