Awesome recent Goodwill finds.

It's been okay lately. Haven't hit them quite as much as in the fall, with being busy and KNOWING I need to clean my stuff more than I need new stuff. But I love looking!!!!

The other cupcake post reminded me. I found this for $2.99. Whee. I is happy. Those things didn't even last a week in the stores, just like the cupcake cookie jars. It totally DID cross my mind to "buy now, regret later" ... but I didn't. :)

Of course these are like, $30+shipping on eBay.

Last week, I came up on this:

I admit I have mixed feelings about Ms. Martha. I think she has some good ideas. And she has a jail record.

Anyhoo, the pictures are just beautiful!!! Yowza. There is a stunning photo of white and silver items displayed on a hutch that just sold it for me. AND she has patterns for making your own vintage glitter sparkly paper houses (yay). Plus, it was only $2.

The one I saw on eBay sold for $7+shipping.

This was one of my favorites!!!

Down feather quilt. FROM RESTORATION HARDWARE!!! AND IT'S WASHABLE!! THAT'S THE BEST BONUS EVER!!! I got it in gold. It has one little seam that I noticed was coming apart, but that's easy to fix.

A nice down quilt, for $14.99. Whoo! They sell for $149.99 to $199.99 on the site. I love, love, LOVE down, but it can be so expensive.

One of my all-time most favoritest finds is something I'm using now ... it wasn't Goodwill, but I found a king-size down comforter with a feather pillow ... clearanced at Kohl's for $15. *scream* It is literally one of my most treasured possessions. The thing is ridiculously amazing.

:)

Lastly!!!

On Thursday, I happened to be in the area of a Goodwill down the street from where I grew up at a child. I have found Shabby Chic shower curtains for $5, one of the children's line Shabby Chic comforters with sham for $15, and then this time:

The pink one was the large size, and it was $4. It's so cute! Pink is hard to come by. It may have one scratch on it, but I don't care. I'm considering using it as a punch bowl AT MY SISTER'S BRIDAL SHOWER!!

I have some cute Christmas clearance decorations that are not Christmas at all, and some pink and blue Depression glass dishes that I think would be so cute. With all the cupcakey stuff!! Tea and cupcakes. Man, that would be cute.

Anyhoo.

The bottom bowl was not my favorite, and it's medium, but it was $3. Not too shabby.

In trying to find out the darn name of this pattern and stuff, I came up this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21836226@N08/2210501409/

Pie plates as pasta plates in front of the TV, you say?

ALREADY DONE IT! Except I was full-on weirdo and lazy and used a Marie Callender's pie tin that I'd been meaning to turn in for the deposit.

Heh. Yeah, most plates don't have enough of a lip for me to feel comfortable NOT using then at the table.

A lip, on a plate, is a good thing.

So is a flat surface.

And NO knife marks!! Hate those things. >:(