Now that I am unemployed, I have time. Sure, I could be scrubbing a bathroom. Who needs it? They are just going to pee on the floor again when they get home from school.
So when I finished my errand at Staples today I just stopped into the Goodwill in the same shopping center. (Would that there were a Deseret Industries close by! Mormons give away the best junk!) Here's what I found today:

A king-size sheet with a cute aqua/yellow/peach daisy print. I'm guessing it's vintage '70s. I'm planning a dress for Z and an a-line skirt for me. Hey, I only have one daughter, and she's growing up fast. I need to do the cheesy stuff while I can. Plus it is so cute and retro it won't be that bad.

A cute little brown stoneware vase. Not sure whether it is really old or not, but I do love it. I think it will work with the Zona aesthetic I am dreaming up for when I own a home again. Plus, perfect for the dandelion gifts I will doubtless be receiving periodically from my boys beginning in a few months.

A very cute and clean baby doll for Z. Give her one of these and she'll sit in the cart through the whole store. For $1.50, it's a bargain. I've posed baby Z-style (thumbsucker!) so you can see her cute wrinkly hands. Maybe we can make a retro daisy dress for the dolly, too. Won't we be cute?
There was another babydoll, too - a Cabbage Patch Kid for $2. Imagine that our parents spent $50 and up for these in their heyday! Add a few stocking stuffers which shall not be mentioned here - it's a morning of shopping fun for $10 even. Viva thrift.
4 comments:
I CAN'T wait to see the dress and skirt! And YES, make the baby a dress too! How CUTE would that be! I like the sheet, I think it's very cute!
RIP little brown vase. It lasted about 30 minutes after all the kids came home. This is why I shop at thrift stores. At least it was only $2.
Score! You have to make the doll a dress, too, and then I fully expect a group picture on your blog in all your floral glory.
I agree- all three of the girls in the house (doll included) need a new dress/skirt and we want to see them on here for sure!! :o) Go bargain shopper mom! I'm hitting up the DI in UT next week!! Simple thrills. :o)
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