Last weekend, I went back to GCC and made another score. This was definitely a mixture of more items and not just clothes oriented.
Here it all is:
This first shot shows a baseball I was wanting to make into a bracelet- thanks Pinterest! I always wanted one of those tape dispensers but refused to spend the money on them. This was under $1. Someone tried to customize it with gaudy odd bits and pieces but I just took it off before going up to the register. Love it! Beautiful little leather bag. Glass cover.
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| Glass Cloche, mini leather bag, baseball, and the shoe tape dispenser! |
This Old Navy dress is so comfy! I immediately loved it and got tons of compliments at work, probably because I super rarely wear dresses at work.
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| Old Navy Dress. |
I was thinking about K when I found these. The flannel still had the tags on it and the others are Murano and Banana Republic brands.
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| Shirts for K. |
I'm wanting to make a strapless top from these for the summer. So here are the befores:
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| I found some men's shirts for me! |
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| Detail shot of the light colored men's shirt. |
These are just some tops I saw, I need to stop buying tops! No. More. Tops.
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| Misc. tops, already wore the pink one- BIG ole hit! |
This is the 3rd top that I have only bought for the buttons. It was so lightweight that it was worth buying for $1 just to get the buttons off.
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| Bought for the buttons. |
Pop these baseball hats into the wash and then take out, reform the bill, dry and will be perfect for when I cut the grass.
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| Misc. baseball hats. |
I like to keep snacks readily available so why not buy a jar that can hold a big bag of peanuts? Super nice guy gave it to me for free and only charged for the mason jar.
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| New Goober Jar and Button Jar |
Father's Day is coming up soon, need to finish a project:
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| Ties. |
I like the idea of being able to wrap a scarf around my head to keep the crazy curls at bay.
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| Misc. scarves. |
Now this little gem was peaking up from the bottom of a canvas bin. I can see why no one would want it- it's broken and needs a new lamp kit installed. But they make them easy to install so I'm looking forward this beauty shedding light on my life.
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| This is kinda what this sad puppy looked like at the bottom of a bin. |
It's so delicately designed that I'm amazed it wasn't busted with all of the grabbing and throwing that goes on at the clearance center.
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| New lamp kit and this little one will be so cute and unique! |
And there you have it.
Now, before I leave to trot off to go do something else crafty, I just want to share something that I don't think a lot people seem to think of when they go to these clearance centers.
I see a lot of the same faces everytime I go there so I feel as though I can say something. You can get out of control so super easy. You think about how cheap things are and how can you pass up a good deal? It's a legitimate argument that I know I've almost reached that tipping point. That's why I'm done shopping for clothes.
Please understand that I've never been a clothes horse. I just couldn't afford it. But now, I think I've found enough to really give me a good selection to choose from. So now, I'm to the point where something has to really stand out for me to want to buy it and work on it.
Plus, I think I have plenty of projects to share for a long time.
Hugs,
A.
