On Friday, I went to the Goodwill outlet (where all the crazy, obsessed thrifters seem to be), this time taking my son to kinda protect me. At the outlet, they wheel huge bins of "stuff" in them out into rows in like a big warehouse area-the feeding frenzy begins! Glassware and electronics are $1.39 a pound, and clothes, linens, soft goods are all .69 cents a pound. I don't mind, but some people are downright rude throwing things, pushing and shoving without a care in the potential harm of others. Anyway, it was a very productive time there-I spent about three hours. I came away with some great antique class milk bottles, a couple of jars for making jar faries, some tiny miniature charms and things for my junk necklace, a heart interlocking chain sterling silver necklace, another starbucks coffe mug, an uno rummy game-for the game pieces, some disney money, a jar of miniature oragami cranes, a 4x4 porcelin quilt wall hanging, some larger ABC blocks, three rubber stamps, a beautiful quilt, some gold dabloons (I think for Disneyland) for some altered art, some antique buttons, a cordless phone with an answering machine, an antique doll high chair, a puzzle with the four inch pieces (great for altering), a leather skirt for my daughter in law, a hot pot, a heart bird cage, a sandcast dog for mothers dog collection, a covered crock with the presidential seal on it for mothers crock collection, a coffe grinder, three dolls for altering, an old heart shaped compact for altering, and two great different shaped liquor bottles. My son managed to pick up, a coffee grinder, a backpack, some sculpy clay, two pairs of shorts, a sweatshirt, a snowboard (he is planning to airbrush it for the snow this winter), some knee pads, a heavy plastic advertising banner for his business, a sleep pad for camping, and a coleman camping propane light. And the best part was the grand total was $31.00! I just love this place even with the afroementioned crazy people, I guess that's the price for getting such awesome deals!
On Saturday, I needed to run a few errands, picked up mother and we went to breakfast, steak and eggs-yumm! We then went to Target, on to Beverly's crafts where I found an awesome piece for the production room (studio). I have posted pictures below-I loved this piece but really couldn't justify $129.00 for it. I knew I had a forty percent coupon at home I had forgotten, but did I really want to go all the way home and back. The nice lady (she reminded me of my grandmother) who was helping me came up and handed me a forty percent coupon so I could get this piece. I picked up a couple of things and thought I had hit the jackpot with this piece and forty percent off. Mother insisted that I get it and wanted to pay for it for my birthday, which is still about six weeks away. When the cashier rang me out-she said they were already on sale for fifty percent off! Wow-double jackpot! So I walked out with my prize possession! Then it was next door to the antique store-mother found a cool french bird cage in a perfect color to match her room, and a lingerie drawer organizer, I found a little brass eiffel tower for my collection. I have had such a good junking weekend-I almost don't want to go back to work. I want to stay home and play and redo my treasures!
Have a great next couple of days everyone, happy art-ting!!
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