Wednesday, August 25, 2010

good will finds

so, after seeing great posts 
(Serenity Now and Everyday Celebrating just to name a few) 
about the joys of Goodwill and the Salvation Army....
the ladybug and I went after we dropped the lizard off at school.

It had been a while since I visited Goodwill.  
This time I found a few gems!  
I spotted this little silverware caddy(?) right away..
the ladybug happily carried it for me!
*yes..you can see through the whole thing!  The ladybug insisted on bringing it in the house where she immediately dropped (and broke) it - the husband will be in charge of putting it back together*

I found this magazine rack.  
It's perfect to hold some of the kid's books.  
Still thinking about paint colors.


I grabbed up this stack of plates (tea saucers).  The color around the edge (apple green) is the exact color I was looking for.  SCORE!  
Everyday Celebrating had a post about monogrammed plates 
(done at lemon tree creations)  
I plan on using these as decoration (and favors) for the holidays.

Total for all 3 finds = $5.00! 

The ladybug & I have free time on our hands now that the lizard started pre-k.  
I imagine we'll be doing much more thrift shopping in the future!

8 comments:

Maxabella said...

You are so good at finding the fab bargains! These are great, no scrap that, for 5 bucks they are awesome!! I wish I had your 'knack'. I usually come away with a daggy handbag and 10 yellowing books. x

He & Me + 3 said...

girl I love me some good will and you got some great deals. Can't wait to see the finished product after you paint.

Kelli W said...

Those are some awesome finds! I love the magazine rack! I can't believe you got all of that for $5!!

Jami said...

Thanks for stopping by and for following! Glad I found your blog! Its great! Following you back!
smiles!

FrouFrouBritches said...

Are you kidding me? $5? WOW! Our GW stinks! I'm jealous! I looove that magazine rack. Soo cute! I saw those monogramed plates at LemonTree. I can't wait to see yours! Love them!

Krysten said...

Oh...I did Salvation Army shopping this morning too! L<3ve them! Wednesdays are half off days in my area! So I walked out with 5 bags of glassware (milk glass, crystal, etc) getting ready for a princess party! I'll post a pic later. :) Congrats on your rad finds!

Best,
Krysten
http://www.clickableparty.com

Jodee said...

Great finds!

Did you see this party:

http://www.partiesbyhardie.com/2010/08/customer-photos-back-to-school-bash.html

Amanda @ Serenity Now said...

LOVE that magazine rack!!! :) Thanks so much for the linky love!! :)

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