Both have illustrations. I"d post a scan of them, but I don't see how we can do attachments, here.
The first was Oct '94, Issue 53, p 5. It's also in the 2nd book. It's a fried egg costume I made for my little sister when she was 3, and I was 15. That's called being very creative while poor, LOL Amy drew a pic of it! She added the volleyball eggshell hat........mine just had a smaller fried egg on her head. I was so thrilled!
The second one is in the last 2-3 years of issues (half my pile has somehow been misplaced, lol). In the Tightwad Gazette III book, it's on p 83. "A Tale of Tightwad Transformation update". It's a drawing of before/after getting the tightwad gazette. Before is a big stack of bills, and a short stack of the gazette. After is a short stack of bills, and a tall stack of the gazette. I drew a pic of it, and she re-drew it (of course!).
I'm really proud of those, if I do say so, myself, lol I was such a huge fan (and still am). I mean, she illustrated both of them, I got an autographed book, two free years of issues, they're printed in two gazettes, book 2, book 3, and the final "complete" book.
Thanks for listening to me pat myself on the back, lol