More Thrift Scores !

Why I suddenly want AG-size stuff. This is Autumn. 

I’ve gotta stay away from thrifts ! While I have lots of fun, and find great stuff, we’re running out of space to enjoy the bounty !

Decided I wanted to serve the ‘S&M Challenge’ (a bowl of half Skittles, half M&Ms) to my friends in group therapy, and set out to find some pretty but cheep bowls or glasses – something they could take home afterward. And did I find 'em  ! Twelve pretty squarish cut-glass ‘on the rocks’ style glasses, that might have gone with a punch-bowl, for just 50¢ each. But they had green tags, so they were half off ! Got the whole dozen for $3., more than enough for the group, probably enough for Chez Insanity to have a set to keep, too !

I also found a kids’ book for a budding ballerina of my acquaintance, a gorgeous miniature crystal dish (probably to catch rings beside a sink or vanity), and a crystal basket that split the fluorescent lighting into dozens of tiny yet magnificent rainbows. I’d found the promotional Magic Easter Egg on the bookshelves, so the $4. basket was only a buck ! Wow. Dearest Son enjoyed looking around, but didn’t see anything interesting.

Today I had some ‘me’ time, so I hit a local thrift down the street. I’d gone a few weeks ago, during their ‘Stuff a Sack for $5.’ sale, and came home with three bags fulla treasures. Including a stuffed bear on a stand, dressed like a poodle-skirted teenager, that was hanging out in the Toy Room. When I went the following week, I saw several other dressed bears. . . that were not part of the bag-stuff sale. Oops. Honest mistake, so I returned it today. And hit up their 25¢ sale ! Scored a sweater shaver, a book rest, an Alien Nation sound track CD, a midnight blue velvet dress, a little blue Playmate cooler, a broken-hip Quick Curl Barbie, a big Pinkie Pie with a removable soft book, a Disney Store Dory, an AG-tagged pink tulle petticoat, an 18” doll sized slumber bag, a corduroy OG doll skirt, tagged Cricket and Velvet original issue dresses, a pair of Kimberly doll skates, and a ballet tutu for a Cinderella 'Disney Princess & Me' doll. From the rest of the store, $5. got me a new blouse, two yards of black dot ‘minky’ fabric, a yard of what I hope is chalkboard fabric, and two yards of shiny thin silver lame material. $9.50 total. The minky alone is worth more than that, and so is Pinkie !

You’d think that, after that big a haul, I wouldn’t tempt the thrift spirits, but I went to Goodwill anyway. It was on the way home. Spent another $11. there, and got a Ty Pinkie Pie, also for Dearest Son’s collection, a set of mousepads (he needed one), and an oval slow cooker with a morning glory design. I already have a slow cooker – made a great corned beef, potato, and cabbage dinner with it the other day – thanks to my MIL’s apartment cleaning skills, but it’s small and round. I needed something bigger, and oval, as some recipes I wanna try call for layering in an oval cooker. I tested this one, and it works great, and is actually cleaner than mine (blush), so I got what I wanted for less than half price, and less than one I nearly bought two weeks ago. Found the free manual for it online, too. Funny how one small success paves the path for so many new efforts !

Came home to my guys napping, so I seized the time to make them simple Easter surprises. Lindt offered personalized ribbons for their gold chocolate rabbits, but I didn’t have those. Instead, I bought a discount bag of mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Kit Kats, cut some gold glitter tulle I just happened to have sitting around the house, and made little pouches of it to hold the candy, tied with the Lindt ribbons. Beloved Hubby and Dearest’s names are in gold, so they look great. Gonna wait ‘til they’re asleep again and play Easter Bunny. (gleeful giggle)