Goodwill Glory

I know simply the mere word Goodwill

conjurs up hair standing visions to some of you

(including my mother), but to me it is better than the Mall.

You do truly have to be a digger at heart

to enjoy a day at a resale store ..

Yes, I admit there are always some colorful folks I mingle in the midst of...

but I just can't resist the thrill of "THE HUNT"

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This week was 1/2 off WEDNESDAY at all the metroplex Goodwill Stores..

I wait patiently each month for the 3rd Wednesday

so I can dig literally "ALL DAY"

I found so many wonderful treasures this week.

So... I decided that even though I was WAY late, I'd spook up my kitchen table.
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I normally get a much earlier start with holiday decor.....

But this year I've been way off my game for some reason.

I got fabulous zebra plates (these were from ROSS) for $1.99 each

because they were out of some set that was broken..

THIS was the best DIG of the Day !!!

I love these plates.

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I got wonderful glass vases and jars of zillions of sizes for about $1 each..
I love filling up clear glass. They seem to take on so many different looks
depending on what you put in them..
Though I already had MANY of them...
I couldn't resist some great new ones.
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Brady and I had the best time finding stuff to fill our jars with.
We went to Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and of course Wal Mart..
He had me so tickled I could hardly shop.

He was yelling at me
"Get this one.... NO get this one!"
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We spray painted pumpkins, and put glitter on most anything that didn't move..
We filled our skulls with black beans, and dug out all the silver "bling" we could find.
I decided I didn't want to just use the same ole' orange and black...
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So we threw in lots of sliver "bling", purple, and my favorites.... Black and White
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We started our table with only the green plates,

and filled the entire top for less than $20.
Now that's why I love Goodwill....
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This is Brady's scary face to go along with our table...
He has had more fun talking to the skeletons than I ever dreamed...
And some of my spiders mysteriously keep disappearing. haha
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The chairs were among my other wonderful Goodwill finds this week.
I loved the style and the size.. They were only $8 each.
I bought enough to go around my table..
My next project is to recover them in zebra and polka dots..
I'll show you when I'm all done.
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And here... My friends is the greatest of all time Goodwill finds..
This fellow as you can see from the size up next to my chase lounge
is HUGE !!!!!
He was just like new and waiting on me to get him home.
He was regularly $2, but since it was half off day.........
I brought this fellow home for the grand total of 1 buck..
WOW WOW WOW
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Brady... who is obsessed with monkeys is in awe of his new friend.
Though he is much bigger than Brady, and out weighs him by a long shot....
He named him Brady Jr...
We all laughed so hard we nearly wet our pants...
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So... next time you travel past a Goodwill sign....
You might just stop in and see what treasures you can uncover..
Who knows what you'll find.
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May we all find something fabulous that just simply makes our day!