After a morning of driving my ILs to appointments and the pharmacy
– it was actually rather fun this time - I was ready for some me-time just the
same. It’s been a while since I needed some. And since Beloved Hubby was home
early, I got to enjoy a thrift shop afternoon ! Spent a whoppin’ big $4.48,
too.
Didn’t spend anything at SalArmy. The two things I was interested
in, a 4-cup coffee maker and some frames weren’t that much of a deal… but they
would be tomorrow, when everything but furniture and Collectables would go to
half-price. Hmm…. decided to 1) hit the other thrift and 2) if still necessary,
come back to SArmy tomorrow morning. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, since
SArmy’s paperback books – even Harlequin romances – are $1.50. And I was
whining that $1.50 for a hardback at the other thrift was ridiculous.
So it’s probably no surprise I spend all my money at the other
thrift. Scored a hot air popcorn popper, a stuffed bear, and a cardboard Disney Princess bucket that was probably
an Easter basket. For 50¢, I figure it’ll make a great fabric catcher / scrap
saver over by my rotary cutting mat.
The teddy bear I got for her outfit. I think it took me longer to
fit it to Aurora (it looked best with her blue eyes) than it would have to make
it from scratch. I had to take in the blouse and remake the skirt. Ended up
attaching the skirt to the blouse, and taking several inches out of the skirt,
too – it really was over-full, more than a full circle even pleated. Not sure
if I’m gonna hope for a Harvard bear donation or find a patch to go over “Yale”.
I’m not much for stuffed animals, except for sentimentality’s sake, and I’ve
just never really liked teddy bears. Only way you’d ever catch me in a Build-A-Bear
shop is if they have a MLP Princess
Luna in stock. Main reason I didn’t fall for the Beanie Baby craze is because
most of the initial offerings were bears, and I just wasn’t interested.
Besides, I’d already been burnt on Collectables with Barbie, and this had all
the earmarks (ha-ha) of going right down that same path. Dearest Son gladly
took the bear – it was a nice one, very soft – and I got out my trusty seam
ripper and got to work. Then I washed out a small spot on the shirt part. There’s
always one little fault…
While I waited for that to dry, I tested out the popcorn popper.
About all I could verify in the thrift was that yes, it was loud and heated up.
I really should have brought popcorn with me ! J It had ‘Works !’
written on it in china marker, but if what I heard was them testing another –
or something that made a similar loud ‘turbo’ noise - they just made sure it
turned on, not popped corn. But I lucked out, it not only popped corn, it did
it quickly and well, got every kernel, and it was fluffy and tasty for there
not being any salt or butter on it. Well worth the $3.50 !
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