Sales and Couponing at JoAnn's

Those of us who have a love for crafting, sewing, needlework or any other type of art can understand that purchasing the materials needed to create works of art can be a bit on the expensive side.  I am no stranger to a great sale; however, my couponing skills were a bit novice to say the least.

In my recent efforts to create and follow a real budget, I began doing some research on couponing and retail savings.  I was also in need of some pretty expensive yarn and a sewing pattern.  I have been a JoAnn's consumer for many years going back to when I was in high school.  However, I always found their prices to be somewhat on the high side.  I realized that I always walked into JoAnn's with ONE coupon...so silly....told ya my couponing skills were lacking.

This weekend I walked in with 3 coupons.  I needed 2 skeins of Red Heart Boutique Treasure yarn in the Mosaic color scheme.  This yarn is currently out of stock online at JoAnn's and Red heart.  I found one store in my area that had it in stock.  This yarn is originally $6.99 but I had 3 coupons for 50% off one regularly priced item!  Below is a picture of the yarn:

I also needed a Vogue Skirt pattern and we all know Vogue patterns are very expensive!  Lucky for me, when I arrived at JoAnn's, the pattern was on sale for $4.99!  The original price was $25.  I also bought a pretty cheap "See & Sew" pattern as well.

I roughly spent $19 for about $49 worth of materials! I promise to show off what I am making with these materials in my next few blogs!