Black Friday in our house wasn't overly exciting this year.

I usually stalk my favorite online haunts in my pjs, enjoying my coffee, while the kids play with Daddy.

This year was a bit different; I managed to save enough money from my little Etsy shop business and from my online survey shenanigans to buy a new laptop - which is huge for me - my old one is, well, old, and quite literally falling apart. There is actual duct tape on it.

So once I had dropped that kind of coin, I was

A) pretty much out of money, and
B) pretty flipping stoked about the computer and had very little attention span with regards to any other shopping tee hee

Did I mention - the computer is PINK? Because I was overly enthusiastic about said purchase, I dedicated a post to it, (here).


I *did* however pick up two other quilty things -

A new large cutting mat, 23x35, double sided - $27!

and a few Chicago Modern Quilt Guild friends and I went in on an awesome sale at Craftsy and managed to pick up Aurifil at $6.50/spool:

All in all, a great shopping excursion after a long drought. Not bad, right?

What did YOU pick up on Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

Linking up to Molli Sparkles Sunday Stash Share!


*affiliate link to Craftsy

Get ready for some fantastic sales out there!

Here are the sales, specials, and links from my sponsors and affiliates - what are YOU shopping for this Black Friday??

I have officially saved up enough money from my Etsy store to purchase a new computer for business use. My current computer is, well, on its last legs, to say the very least. It's been glitchy to the max over the past several months. And, in computer years, and for a laptop, it's ancient at a whopping 8 years old. We had a good run. I won't miss it taking 10 minutes to start up and not being able to watch videos or taking forever to load webpages - I blogged about the beauty here - check it out!!).

(and, as an aside - if you'd like to learn more about how I saved for the computer as a stay at home mommy - here's a post I wrote recently on funding your hobby. I can now say that using the tips in that post I bought a Janome 6500MCP and a new computer this year! WOOT!)

 On to the sales!!

Havel's Sewing is having an awesome sale, and, I'm really excited to see that their cutting mat is one of the bundles on sale.

Oh my gosh, this is the best cutting mat I've ever used. It's double sided, imperial/metric, self-healing, and PINK. And heavy, heavy duty. Like at least double the thickness and weight of other name brand mats. I *highly* recommend it!

To check out this mat/ruler/cutter bundle (which is on right now for $22.99!!!) click {this link} to be redirected to their page.

You'll love this mat. I swear!





Mad About Patchwork is having an awesome sale - they have an entire page devoted to
their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale, running from November 27-30.

They have over 200 items on sale for 40% off!

To see their sale items, and to browse their awesome store, {click here}.









The Fat Quarter Shop never fails to impress with their sales, and this one is no
exception.

From November 27 - Saturday, November 28 @ midnight CST, enjoy 25% off their entire site, no coupons necessary.

Visit {this link} to shop their thousands and thousands of products!








Shabby Fabrics is having a 5 day sale! They have

- $1 BOM/Club Sign Ups, 

- 20% OFF Patterns/Books, Remnants, Pre-Cuts, Thread, 

- up to 30% OFF Select Fabrics and Kits AND



Here are the sales from affiliates of this blog, with their affiliate links included!


Craftsy is having a HUGE online sale, with up to 75% off in their supplies store (they sell fabrics, precuts, and Aurifil!) - the last big supplies sale they had I went halfers on a thread
box of Aurifil with a friend, it was such a good deal!

They have Aurifil on for $6.50 a spool, $27.50 for a cone (!), and Hello Darling precuts for insanely low prices!

They're also having a massive sale on all of their courses, with over 900 courses on for $19.99 or less!

Their sale runs from November 26 - November 30. Happy shopping!





ThermoWeb is having a 30% off sale plus free shipping with orders over $30 with the
coupon code

FRIDAY15

Click {here} to head on over to their page and shop their sales!















...and, on Saturday and Sunday they're having another sale, with free shipping on $30 or more with the code

FREESHIP30


Here's the link to ThermoWeb!







If you end up spoiling yourself with something this Black Friday, I'd really love to hear about it! Let me know in the comments below what you bought yourself (and it doesn't have to be fabric or quilty related! I love to hear about your shopping excursions!)

Dear Laptop,

We've had a good run. A really good run. By my count, a 7 or 8 year love affair.

We've traveled the world. Lived in two countries. Seen me through my wedding, two houses, a cat, a puppy and two kids. You helped me start my online business.

But, like many good things, this relationship had to end.

Your age is showing; you're slow and cumbersome now. Parts of you are faltering. There's nothing more that can be done to save you.

I've resuscitated you several times, with life support (new batteries), memory enhancing medications (more RAM), duck tape (long story), and prosthetic device for your dysfunctional sensory system (mouse pad).

For several months I've been saving my pennies to replace you by selling homemade goods in my online store on Etsy. I knew this day was coming, and I have been planning for some time now.

And today, I ordered your replacement:

HP Pavilion 15z - Image courtesy of HP

HP has an awesome sale for Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I was able to custom build a 2TB, 12GB computer for an insane price. It really beats your original 4GB memory. Sorry.

And because I shopped thorugh my SwagBucks.com account, I earned 4% back. That should be close to earning me a $25 gift card at Amazon. Or PayPal. Or wherever I want!! WOOT!!

AND, IT'S PINK!!!!!!!

I'm sorry, old girl. I'm putting you out to pasture. But, we had a good run. We really did.

With all my love and appreciation,

Erin


Can you tell I'm excited?! I hardly ever buy myself something, especially big things. And I've been saving for *so* long, working hard. And, at the end of the day I needed it, but it feels so good to have worked so hard at my Etsy sales and have another* thing to show for it!!!

(If you'd like tips on how I bought my new 'puter without dipping into the family checking account, {click here} - it's a good read if you're looking to make a little extra moola for hobby purchases or for anything your heart desires, really!)

*My last purchase for my Etsy company was a new sewing machine - a Janome Memory Craft 6500P^. And it is AWESOME.

^Amazon affiliate link for your reference.

Click {here} to shop at Sew at Home Mummy for midwifery infant scale slings, and thank you for your continued support of my little shop! :)