Twelve Days of Christmas (#4)
Serendipity!

I just turned in my laboriously-crafted family present to the printers and figured I'd do a bit of window shopping. Since my cat's tearing up the furniture, I figured I'd buy a scratching post. I looked over the offerings in PetSmart, and the cheapest one is $20 and change and smells funky. I wouldn't scratch it. I figure that I can make a bigger, more alluring scratching post for a lot cheaper (I do own a staple gun), so I headed out to Joanne's Fabrics.

As I was looking over the scratch-worthy upholstery, I saw my dream fabric—pink velvet. I'd been wanting to re-upholster my grandmother's old chair for awhile now. The fact that my cat just drew stuffing is further incentive (ergo, the urgent need for a scratching post). After a bit of deliberating (should I get the pink? Wouldn't the green and beige paisley be better in the long run?), I took the pink velvet up to be cut. I'd figured that four yards would do the trick, but the bolt only had three and change—no problem. At around $5 a yard, I was looking at $15 for that fabric UNtil this great person offered me her leftover coupons, one of which got me 50% off a fabric purchase. Oh, man! How incredibly cool! Not only did I luck into this dream fabric, it only cost me $7 and change. Somebody up there loves me. When I get around to the actual job, I'll post a pic of the chair.