A Few Goodies

And, hello. Happy New Year.

I've recently checked out a few new thrift stores. One was down the street from my one of my favorite Goodwill store. It was called Thrift Center and it was pretty gross. However, I found a few linens I thought were nice. I'm especially in love with the little hand-embroidered mushrooms on the napkins. I just couldn't pass up all the handiwork of these pieces.





The other day I forgot to post this little ceramic bell/wind chime from Japan. I loved her little face. However, I realized once I brought it home, when you hang it, it kinda looks like she's being hung by a noose. Ew. The slight tilt of her head adds to that effect. I'm debating putting this one up, for sure. Perhaps I'll add beads to the string to reduce that effect!

After going to the gross thrift store, Thrift Center (which, I should mention, gives you 1/2 off purchases when you bring in your receipt from the day before), I went to the crazy Goodwill. This is the Goodwill where my hands have a tendency to get the dirtiest. Literally. I was looking for a couple little figurines to place in my terrariums I will be making. I found these cuties:


They were a few dollars each, but I think worth it. They are so sweet and will look awesome in my terrariums once I find a receptacle of appropriate size. So far, I've only found jars (below) that will make great tiny terrariums, but nothing large enough to house these guys.




I made a deal with Tim that if I drove down to Benicia for a friend's party, he would go to a couple Goodwill stores with me on the way. We only got to one because we were running a little late, but it was a good one. It was the Goodwill in West Sacramento. It was 1/2 off day!!! This was very exciting. I spent $27.00. I will post those purchases soon. I need to remember what they were...

Yesterday, I purchased my biggest second-hand purchase ever (besides my condo): my new car! After learning way too much about cars to ensure I would feel good about any purchase I made, I finally bit the bullet! I'm excited about it. Now, I will now have to go about the task of selling my little red Civic hatchback, Floyd. (He's named after the hurricane that came through South Carolina a couple weeks after I got him when I was living there. Luckily the hurricane didn't do any significant damage and my little guy was unharmed entirely.) He's been so good to me. We've been through a lot together. I'll be sad to let him go, but I know it's time.