January 2020, Tag Sale, Thrift Store and Bargain Thread

I went into my favorite thrift shop the other day to drop off two bags of toddler things, and walked out with 3 pairs of jeans for me & 2 shirts for my ds for a whopping $5.50! They were having a half price sale.

I could not pass it up, even with trying to keep shopping to a minimum in January.

I will be picking this up tomorrow.  I found it on Craigslist.  I plan to use it for my 8 1/2 x 11” card stock storage, my larger steel rule dies, and whatever else that will be handy to have in there.  It is 6’ tall and will take up less room than my current paper storage.  I am going to need to do a bit of cleanup on it, possibly just painting the exterior and wiping down the shelves.  I have a perfect spot for it in my current project room.  It won’t be there long, but at least it will help make the room look well organized when I list the house.  I have a real thing for cubbies and have a few really nice antique ones in my office downstairs.  This one looks pretty generic, so a coat of fresh white paint on the exterior should be all it needs.  Each shelf is 3” high which is more than I need per color, but it will make retrieval of a sheet of paper much easier.  I like that I can label the front of each shelf with the type and thickness of some of my white card stock.  I have a lot of card stock that I acquired when a local paper manufacturer closed down.

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Great minds.

I was thinking of beaded fringe skirt as an option. With pre-strung beaded fringe.  Can you imagine actually stringing enough beads...

My mind wanders with possibilities. Of colors, finding and/or making a shade and on and on.  Maybe iridescent beads. Or gold to match her top embellishment.   Hmm...

As I do little else today having pre-declared it a snow day.   But as with scrapbooking & many creative outlets, the thinking part always takes the longest. Right?!

This is an AWESOME find!!

I found this little needlepoint turtle.  About 5 by 7 I would guess.  I love his shell and his little face.



 
ETA     Do you think the little sections of the shell were to show or practice different stitches?  I think I've heard of that being a thing.

Yes, crewel. I remember projects like that turtle from the 70's. We never finished one though.

Definitely ! In needlepoint they do that all the time. We use lots of stitches on every canvas. It makes it so much more fun.

Went to Savers Monday. That was kind of a bust. Maybe I’ll go again in a bit. Found shirts for my doxie. That’s about it.

I do have the member’s card for Savers and I wish I’d gone Sunday instead of Monday! Next time I will.
I’m sure they’ll have more sales soon 😀 my dog likes her shirts; she is a smooth coat doxie. So that’s a win.