Have a PRETTY PINK PRINCESS PALACE kind of Christmas

Many of you who know me know my middle name is DI$$COUNT

and my last name is QUEEN!

I love a good bargain! I believe $omeone'$ tra$h can be another'$ trea$ure.

In previous years our family Christmas gift exchange theme (very successfully) has been

 " GOODWILL" TOWARDS ALL MEN

It takes a VERY LITTLE bit of money, a few trips to GW (or your favorite thrift store)

a little creativity, some hunting and digging and some of your love and time.

BUT, it is possible to come up with something you are proud to give in your family Christmas Exchange.

Staying true to the "GOODWILL" tradition, I had purchased a few GOOD things.

with a particular outcome in mind.

Fabric, curtains, scraps and a couple of card tables. 

the most expensive thing you see in this picture was $4.99

but the total cost of all the stuff you see in this picture is ...

wait for it....

wait for it..........

drum roll please.........

$16.50

(and I didn't even use all of it!)

  With my sewing machine all set up on MY card table in the living room 

(my work room, kitchen and dining room are all under construction) 

I began to sew.

Here is the finished product.  I think it turned out pretty well.

the top opens us for a Sweet Little Princess to "stash" some of her goodies

And take note of the special little "Princess" mailbox to send sweet notes to her

And for when NO BOYS are allowed or a Princess just needs her privacy, it all closes up.