Goodwill Hunting Roundup

It's that time again for my Goodwill roundup.  It's been 2 months since I shared my finds and believe it or not, I have been showing enormous restraint.  Even though I got this in the mail...

Yes, Goodwill sent me a birthday card and 25% my total purchase coupon. 

*If you sign up for Goodwill's emails, you'll get alerted to any sales or promotions they have throughout the month and, of course, they'll send you your very own birthday card.

I found these Restoration Hardware photo frame ornaments.  They appeared to be brand new and still had the original tags.  They were .99 cents each.  I bought 6 and had big plans to put them on my Christmas tree...unfortunately, that never happened.  There's always next year, right? 

This is one of my Christmas outfits.  The pink corduroy jacket was my most recent purchase, bought for $3.99 and I love it.  The pants and shoes were both previous Goodwill purchase.  In total, this outfit, including shoes, was under $15. 

I also found these America Eagle pants.  They can be rolled up or left down, or I suppose, if you were a rebel, you could wear one up and one down.  For $3.99, they are the perfect addition to my summer wardrobe.

Grace also scored a few items.  I picked up this Gap sweater dress for $2.99. 

And, I found her a Gymboree winter vest, for next year, for $4.99.

When I get over my creative block, I plan on using this .99 cent sheet of cork to either line the inside of my cabinets or make coasters out of. 

I stumbled across these Crate and Barrel meat markers for .99 cents.  They were unopened and in the original package.  I thought they might be the perfect addition to a BBQ gift basket.  So, in the cart they went and in my closet they now wait.

For the house, I added another jar to my growing collection, the empty jar.  I paid $1.99.  All 3 jars below were Goodwill purchases coming in less than $6.  

When I come across something truly vintage, I have a hard time putting it back.  I found this metal tray with the most interesting design.  My favorite is the weather vane rooster.  I paid $1.99 and think I got a great deal.  I am almost thinking of opening a vintage section of my Etsy shop and listing it.

I found this $1.99 pillow and thought I had the perfect spot for it.  When I got it home, I realized, it's true, I do have a pillow obsession and this poor little guy really didn't have a spot after all.  He's in the closet keeping the meat markers company at the moment.

Believe it or not, I've been to Goodwill 2 times this year and I have left empty handed both times. 

Restraint.

Goodwill Hunting Roundup

It's that time of month where I show off my Goodwill purchases and you contemplate if an intervention is needed.

This month, I was drawn to more vintage pieces.  Or, perhaps, it was simply that there were more vintage pieces being sold.

Regardless, there was a stack of these, bright and cheery, vintage metal serving trays.  They were .99 cents a piece.  My mind said, you only need one {and by need, let's all admit, I didn't really need one at all} BUT my gut implored me to buy 2.  Since my gut's argument was a more passionate case, I bought 2.

Typically, I am not one to buy vintage Pyrex dishes.  I can appreciate there 'je ne sais quoi' {oh yes, this girl just used French, my high school French teacher would be so proud}.  So, I will usually leave the Pyrex dishes to those who truly appreciate them and possibly even collect them.  But...of course, there is a but...when I came across this Tiffany blue Pyrex dish, it spoke to me and for $3.99, I brought her home.

If you are wondering if I'll buy anything that is Tiffany blue, see my .99 cent purchase below.

Goodwill has almost an entire aisle designated for baskets.  I usually take a quick peek through them, you never know when  a nice basket might be of use when you are putting together a gift.

I found this child sized picnic basket for $1.99.  I thought it would be perfect to fill with some of my "I heart fake food" and give it as a birthday gift OR I am this basket might first be used in a prop for a possible Halloween costume for Grace.

I've come to realize, with all the beautiful tables I've seen, that a party isn't complete without one of these glass dispenser jars and, of course, some paper striped straws...so, when I found this brand new dispenser, with the Target donated tag, for $6.99, I decided to buy it...and start planning another party {handsome husband, if you are reading this, I'm joking...I am not planning any other parties...yet}.

I was happy to come across this brand new container of bead, which retails {according to the container} for $7.99 but was being sold by Goodwill for .99 cents.  Of course, as I am sucking up stray beads with the vacuum cleaner, this purchases has made me a little less happy.

And I found some cute clothes for Grace.  A $3.99 for the Baby Gap sweater and $2.99 for the Baby Gap shirt.

And a lovely cropped jacket for myself for $3.99.  As much as I can't resist anything in the shade of Tiffany blue, I also can't resist a cropped jacket.

No trip to Goodwill is complete without looking through the .49 cent stuffed animal bin.  My mom, the Queen of Quilts, is a collector of Boyd Bears.  Her collection is reaching intervention levels but for .49 cents, this lovely little bear couldn't be left behind.

I feel as if I have just come out of an AA meeting and confessed my latest binge.  My name is Amy, and I have a Goodwill Shopping problem.

What good deals have you found this month?

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