As my version of the stuff-it-in-the-mattress savings plan, I've been saving all of my loose change for the better part of a year. I guess it started when the fabric wall of the change pocket of my wallet tore, and I started keeping any change I got during the course of the day in my pocket. From there, I would unload it into a glass jar every night. I wasn't attempting to not spend it during the day, just putting aside the remainders to feed my dreams of colored walls and warm rooms, and maybe even a linen closet.
I counted the coins at some point over the summer and had about $75. After my gigantic craft room re-organization, I found a bag full of pennies (why I had them, I'll never know), and added them to the growing number of jars on my bookshelf.
For some reason, this past weekend became the moment to do a big counting. I armed myself with coin rolls, settled myself in the glow of the Halloween tableau on my mantle (which the camera could not capture, you'll just have to come visit), and got to work.
The verdict: over $160, including enough pennies that I had to buy a second bag of assorted coin rolls to package them up.
And now comes the fun of pondering what to do with that cash... I fear it will go into something unromantic like columns to support the sagging kitchen walls, but what all of those pennies brought to mind is the image I posted way back in January...
http://festiveyettasteful.blogspot.com/2009/01/flooring-of-future.html
So, what do you think I should do with my change?
2 comments:
You should buy something festive, yet tasteful...I am thinking dark green with gold bead accents. Maybe a lampshade? Or is it a dress? Or am I envisioning curtains?
Hmm... paint and stencils, window scarves, and a hanging star lamp or two might all fit into that sum. Or use the silver coins to purchase cement and lay the pennies into it as flooring, just like your picture... ;-)
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