cheep cheep (cheap) chickens & spring ribbons

Normally it's against the Rules of Retail to promote anything using the word "cheap," but I'm all for Cute & Cheap, when it fits. Falling into that category are our new spring chickens, butterflies and all things for Easter at Pomegranate. And bunches of ribbons, all ready to adorn spring projects. These are an excellent buy. In fact, I checked ribbon prices at a certain big box crafts store, and I've gotta say: ours are sooo much nicer (and cheaper). Look at the yardage available on the spool (manufacturers call it the "put up" in case you're interested in obscure terms); divide the price by the number of yards and you've got your price per yard. There are 10 yards on our smaller width rolls, selling for $1.50 per roll. What I found at the other store was spools for $1.50, but they held only 9 FEET of ribbon. Uh, hellO! We can read the small print, and do the math.

Anyway, love this time of year: you can decorate with hot pink chickens (just use them judiciously), start forcing branchy blooms indoors, and do some spring cleaning. And by tomorrow, we will have sprung forward. Don't you love it when it's still light at 7pm (or later)?