Goodwill & eBay Scores !

We went to Goodwill the other day, on a mission, to find an outfit. In addition to finding the ever-so-important outfit, up by the register, I see a little gem waiting for me ::

It's a Tarte Eyeshadow Pallette!

Tarte is a cosmetics brand sold at Ulta and Sephora, and immediately upon using (the thing was in BRAND NEW CONDITION) the eyeshadow, I could tell that this wasn't your random cheap eyeshadow. I did my research to find out that this particular palette, with a dual side brush and dual eyeliner. Never used. Awesome.

Anyway, retail was about $45.

What did I pay?

$1.99.
Yes, you read that right. A buck ninety nine. I feel like I hit the jackpot, again!!

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On to some other stuff I purchased on ebay and received today ::

some sweet pearl necklaces. Including shipping, total cost under $20 !!

The last one had a loose strand of pearls, I said never fear, cause I make jewelry and I can fix it easily. Well, when I was going to fix it, I decided to take the long strand completely off, I am going to be making a different necklace with a broch and grossgrain ribbon :)

YaY

I have found a totally useful site. Instructables.com. This Category shows you how to make everything from leggings, to purses, bags, and other clothing/fashion.

YaY, again!

Get this :: I am toying with the idea of combining all of my blogs into one blog . Gasp. The horror!

But, it might be fun, and it will definitely give me a chance to weed out the crappy posts, get a little more organized and cohesive, since all of my blogs are about being frugal, basically, I figured I would make it an all around "frugal" blog.
Or something else.
I dunno.

Dollar Store Craft Day

The Dollar Tree Haul of Saturday !

In this photo are :: several spools of ribbon, a large photo frame and beautiful gift bag for framing, a small black photo frame and an easel, some candlesticks and candle holders and glue, for gluing them together.

My mom immediately claimed this one. consisting of a bronzed candlestick holder and a mosaic votive holder, both from the Dollar Tree. For You guessed it! $1 each. I just glued them together with some glue (also from the Dollar Tree) and put in a tealight candle. This would look great in a set, but I only got the one, as an experiment. You better believe I will be going back to get more

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I set the candle holder next to another Dollar Tree project in my Mom's room ::
A Flower arrangement , all ingredients, including rocks, flowers, stems and vase, from the Dollar Tree.

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This is a little of the "fancification" of my dresser (which is a 1980's entertainment center made from ugly brown MDF which is about to collapse.)

Notice my lovely finds :: the beautiful etched glass container with the silver lid, is from BOMBAY, got it at Goodwill for $2.99. The back glass jar, which is pretty much a dollar store candy dish, holds my precious gemstones, such as Jasper, Tigers Eye, Amethyst and etc.

Also please notice the triangular easel Silver clock from BRIGHTON, which I got at Goodwill for $5.99. It's one of my newest prized possessions =)

The silver Tray and the black and white floral contact paper came from the Dollar Tree.

I cooked Shrimps!

I love to cook. I mean , LOOOOVE. However, Shrimp and Fish are not something I am a big fan of. Well I was bored and my Mom had a bag of frozen shrimps in the freezer, so here we go.

Butter, Sour Creme, Garlic, Penne (?) Pasta, Peas, and all kinds of other good stuff. I think it turned out very well, and "Cheers" myself with a large glass of Merlot.

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I also made the pasta with my Handy Dandy Pasta Express (actually called "Pasta -n- More") !!!

Scored this sweet little baby at Goodwill for about 2 bucks. YaY!



Peace!

I cooked Shrimps!

I love to cook. I mean , LOOOOVE. However, Shrimp and Fish are not something I am a big fan of. Well I was bored and my Mom had a bag of frozen shrimps in the freezer, so here we go.

Butter, Sour Creme, Garlic, Penne (?) Pasta, Peas, and all kinds of other good stuff. I think it turned out very well, and "Cheers" myself with a large glass of Merlot.

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I also made the pasta with my Handy Dandy Pasta Express (actually called "Pasta -n- More") !!!

Scored this sweet little baby at Goodwill for about 2 bucks. YaY!



Peace!

huge free stuff and bargain haul today!

(Originally Posted 1/22/11)

so I shopped at Goodwill the past two days. I got 8 pairs of jeans, a (real) Coach checkbook wallet, a shiseido makeup bag, a sterling silver ring, an interesting scarf thing, a beautifully soft sweater by Soma, a Hollister hoodie , an awesome computer keyboard (ours was in desparate need of replacement) and a crap-ton of home decoration items. Cant forget about the 2 tubes of Nivea Anti-Cellulite lotion, the shower nozzle with the extension rope thingamabob, and the awesome hair dryer!! Total spent :: $38

Yeah. I love shopping at goodwill !!

so Lacey and I had this great idea that we wanted to go dumpster diving. during this outing, we discussed a lot about our business idea of running the consignment shop together. we have most of the ideas and inventory in place, we just need a place to do it, like a storefront or whatnot.

I guess that could maybe be a new goal I am setting for myself....
Anywaysss...... we scored the following, free from the side of the road :: a dirt devil bagless vacuum in excellent working condition, some really interesting driftwood, an Estee Lauder makeup train case, some Avon bath and body products, more coat hangers than I will EVER need again, a beautiful Autumn wreath in a fancy rubbermaid wreath container, a bag of decorative pebbles and a large marble ball, a rad turquoise and brown indian style bracelet, a few cute shirts, a wicker/driftwood chair just missing the cushion, a bunk bed ladder which I plan to use as a bookshelf of some sort, 2 large Rubbermaid storage containers with lids, approximately 20 old records, and approximately 25 books. And a pretty cute piggy bank.

Hanger Overload!

I am amazed at the turn out of this night! we are going to go dumpster diving again, next time, during the daylight .. .and possibly with a truck. we even talked about renting a U-Haul for the day.
... talked about.

LOL

That's all I have for you today. Ebay sales are going well ... going to start changing over my wallet stuff from my small Burberry billfold, to my new Coach Checkbook :)