Goodies from the Goodwill Grand Opening

As I mentioned in my Thursday posting, the Goodwill Grand Opening was crazy. I did manage to find a couple of things that I thought were kind of cool.

There were 7 of these snack trays that were clearly Mid-Century.  Not my style but I thought they were really neat and in great condition. Best of all, a bargain at $1.51 for the set.

I am a crafter and needed the brayers/rollers.  The stamps were a great deal although I have more stamps than I could ever use.

 I love these hanging picture frames.  Are picture frames allowed to be soft? Or should I call them something else.  Isn't language an interesting thing, in English it is implied that a picture frame is a rigid item and not these beautiful, soft things.  They are from Natural Life.  I had never heard of them but check out the site, yummy, yummy stuff.  These had an original price tag of $14.99 each on them and I bought for $2.91 for all three.  Such a deal.

All in all, a good five minute stop.

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American Girl Knitted Hats and Scarves

I belong to "Knitting for Needs of Others" (KNO) group at our church. We meet twice a month for knitting and socializing. We make: Prayer Shawls, blankets for infants being baptized, and.hats and scarves for Norcross Cooperative Ministry. Some knit helmet liners for our troops. This year we are supporting the Crafty Ladies at our church. Annually, they have a holiday craft sale, bake sale, and book sale to support local charities. We are donating our works (other than Prayer Shawls and Blankets). We will then take whatever doesn't sell, to the Co-op.

I knitted all summer and have a huge tub of hats and scarves. I also knitted some of these hats and scarves for American Girl type dolls. How much do you think a fair price would be for these? I am not an efficient knitter so my hourly rate would be really low no matter the price. These are all cotton. Our goal is to sell them so any feed back would help.

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Goodwill Grand Opening, oh my

Johns Creek got it's own Goodwill today (in the old Steinmart space). I showed up a couple minutes before opening and the line was huge. It was a three ring circus. I know there are nice book "scanners" but none of them showed up today, only the pushy ones. I was so impressed with the Goodwill Staff. I imagine they brought the A-Team in for the opening but they were so professional and NICE.

I didn't spend a lot of time as it was too nuts for my taste. I found one of Ikea's discontinued drawers. I use them in my craft room. It was expensive but since I cannot buy them any more I got anyway. I found a couple of shirts for MadMax. Will post pictures of my goodies later.

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Stamp and Scrapbooking Consignment Sale

If you live in the area, there is a Stamp and Scrapbooking Consignment Sale this week:

30 Laurel Park Lane, Cumming 30040
09-23-10, 6-8 PM: Sale open to public
09-24-10, 9-2 PM: Sale open to public
09-25-10, 9-2 PM: Sale open to public / Half-price day

This sale is really nicely organized and lots of deals are to be had. Be aware that not all items are half-price on Sat, it is up to the seller.


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Weekend Find

When visiting the lake, I love to go to the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store. I don't find a lot there but have found some interesting things from time to time. It is a very busy place and is open only limited hours. I never get there when they open for the week on Wednesdays, I imagine the "good" stuff is gone quickly. I did find this odd thing on Saturday. The picture is a little fuzzy but it appears to be old (the font on the label looks like it is from the 30's maybe). I think it is photo printing equipment but I think it makes a cool picture frame when it is stood up and opened. I only paid $1!

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Felt Leaf From Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree has these large felt shapes for every holiday. I'm not so much a fan of putting them on the wall or windows. I thought the fall leaf would be a good basket liner. I really like the way this looks with my "flameless" candles. What do you think? Can you come up with any other ideas for these felt decorations?

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