Showing posts with label thrift shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thrift shopping. Show all posts

Monday, November 15, 2010

My new friends

This weekend I picked up a few new friends.
I got this little owl at Goodwill on Friday.  I'm pretty sure he is a flower pot, but when I got him home and gave him a good scrubbing I realized that someone had been using him as a cookie jar.  He had lots of cookie crumbs and chocolate residue inside of him.
This cow came from Value Village.  I plan to spray paint him some obnoxiously bright color (I'm thinking orange or neon pink).  The eyes are kind of creepy so I'm probably going to paint over them.  He is going to be on the wall in my sewing room.  I think I will hold jewelry around his neck.
Then I got these boot friends at Nordstrom.  I would like to say I bought them second hand too, but it's hard for me to find size 10's at a thrift store.  Dang you big feet, but I love my brand new boots.  The sales guy asked if I wanted to try on the black or the brown pair.  I told him I wasn't sure if the black was me.  His response was, "yeah black combat boots are a lifestyle choice."

I also spent a lot of time looking for craft supplies and thrift store items with Becca and Lauren.  We have grand plans for a crafting day to put our gifts and decorations together.  I've started working on some things already and I spent time on Sunday getting myself organized.
I dub this "Christmas Central."  I'm taking holiday initiative that I have never cared to do before.  I'm not sure how this ended up happening, but I'm feeling pretty good about it.
-Kira