Do you remember these? They are from Tupperware back in the early 1980s. I accompanied one of my best friends to a Tupperware bingo when she was setting up house. I hadn't met my husband yet, so having my own household was still off on the horizon. But I wanted to buy SOMETHING! So I decided on these two items as they were small and could be stored easily until I eventually had my own place. I have used them faithfully for almost 34 years now.
Then my daughter-in-law sent me a copy of this article:
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Stop using your vintage Tupperware NOW. These measuring cups are positive for 2,103 ppm Lead + 250 ppm Arsenic.
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Is the article true??? I have no idea. However, if there is even a SHRED of truth to the claims...I don't want them anywhere near my family!!!
So, I began searching for replacement measuring spoons and measuring cups. OH. MY. GOODNESS!!! The prices for these necessities are INSANE!!
Thankfully, I found this KitchenAid set on sale at Kohl's online. They were originally $14.99, on sale for $11.99. I had $5 in Kohl's cash, a Kohl's Gift Card with a balance of $4.48, and got 30% off using a code that I received in the mail a few days ago. I will be picking them up at the local store to avoid shipping. After tax, the total applied to my Kohl's charge was a mere $.70!!! I may be receiving 5 Yes2You Rewards points from Kohl's and I entered the Kohl's website through Ebates...which gave me a $.15 rebate. Definitely a HOME RUN in the frugality game!!!
Many moons ago, when I was in my small sewing room upstairs, I had used this piece of gray flannel as my design wall. Once I moved downstairs to the first floor I bought a stand alone design wall. It worked great, until I purchased a piece of furniture that would only fit in one spot...the wall where my design board lived! I disassembled my design wall and stowed it away until I had another use for it. And I've gone without a design wall ever since! Months ago I found the above compression quilt hanger for sale on Facebook Market. It was well worth the $5 that I paid. Last week I placed my flannel inside and it was the perfect size. You would have thought I purchased the flannel specifically to fit with this quilt hanger! The color of the wood even matches some of the wood in my sewing room!!!
To help with hanging, I put a piece of painters tape on the full length of the back of the hanger. With a pencil I poked through the tape at the holes where the hanging screws will insert. Now my tall son can use the tape to position and level the screw locations on the wall. I am SO anxious to have my design wall hung, but my horrendous balance necessitates waiting until J is free to hang it. In time. In due time. Patience is not my strong suit!
Another sewing room pending project is a wall mounted pegboard for storage. This frame was hanging in my living room for probably 25 years. Over time the picture had faded a bit and the mounting glue had failed. The frame, however, was in great shape and should make a wonderful frame for a pegboard...once the weather cooperates so I can paint the frame and eventually the pegboard center. As of now I don't have any pegboard, but I have put a want "out to the universe". It is amazing how many times just verbally expressing a need or want has resulted in the item practically falling into my lap!!
Take this desk for example! Our grandson loves to play board games with me and his grandpa. For the past year or so we have been using a TV tray pulled in front of the loveseat as our playing surface. It is not, however, ideal...as most board games are bigger than the surface of a TV tray. We have been looking for something big enough to fit any type of board game, and light enough to easily slide from the wall to the loveseat where we sit. Medical conditions make it difficult for us to trek to the kitchen table to play. Additionally it would be wonderful if it could be used as a writing surface for K to do his homework. While he has a desk in his room for when he is older, a first grader still needs to be near his family for answering questions and keeping his mind on task. This past weekend we found the perfect solution. The desk is plenty big for games, fits the wall space perfectly, slides easily on our laminate floor and is made to pull up a chair and get to work! All for $15. We couldn't pass it up! The sides of the drawers loosened a little during transport, so I am waiting to find a coupon for our local hardware store to buy a small bottle of wood glue. With Dear Hubby's retirement looming I won't pay full price for anything!
I guess that is all for today! Talk to you soon!
Toodles...
You are certainly on your frugal game.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thanks, Jackie! We have been "working on retirement" for a while now and are in a much better position than we were years back. But with it looming closer I am working harder than ever!!
DeleteWell done on the frugal choices! I had those Tupperware measuring cups for quite some time until about 10 years ago I went to Pampered Chef party and the only thing I could afford were the measuring cups. LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donna! I would NOT want to be invited to a pampered chef party these days. I can't imagine what their products must cost now! I was invited to a party years ago and bought the thing to cut butter into flour, I can't remember what it is called. It is WONDERFUL, and certainly worth what I paid then, but I can't imagine what it would cost now!
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