Richi and I went yard sale-ing Saturday. I spent less than $10 and came home with several 'new' sheet sets, 2 pillow cases (included some really GREAT feather pillows too) an old Singer Sewing book from the '60s and one of those wooden dowel-type clothing drying racks ...
It's rare Richi gets upset at anything/anyone .. but our old drying rack just ticked him off a couple weeks ago. He got fed up with it and angrily tossed it in the trash bin after he'd duck taped the dowels back into their holes 2-3 times and the thing still kept falling apart.
So ... it was good to find a replacement :)
Oh! I also found the most adorable old floppy earred bunny too! At first I thought it was handmade cuz the material is like those old timey chenille line patterned bedspreads .. but he's got a manufactured tag on his butt (no date tho).
I have been (accidentally) collecting these cute, long floppy-earred bunnies now for the last couple years. I'm not sure how many I have since I don't have them set up in one specific place (probably 15-20 tho) - I really should gather them all together and find a shelf for them to live in. *nods*
I almost forgot! We also stopped at Hancocks Saturday and their McCall's patterns were on sale for $1.99 (limit 5) .. so I picked up 2 new apron patterns, 2 tops/blouses patterns for me and 1 kimono wrap style top pattern for sis. Can't wait to get started on those!! tho I can't make up my mind which to cut first! LOL
They also had a 'now hiring' sign on the front window. I'm seriously contemplating about putting my application in ever since the neighbors called the city about our weekly yard sales and we got the 'cease and desist' notice in the mail mid-March. :'(
We're now seriously crunched for funds and as bad as I hate having to go back to work ... and even though with my severe edema it's not going to be healthy for me to be standing for long periods at a time ... it looks like I'm going to HAVE to do something part-time at least.
And the way I was thinking - if I HAVE to go back to work, it might as well be somewhere I'd likely enjoy being for 5+ hours a day. right? :D
..... I wonder if they have an employee discount of some sort ... hmmmmm.... LOL :D
Anyway ... I just thought I'd post an update since my last post was a couple weeks ago. Tomorrow (well, technically later today- since it's currently the middle of the night) I'll post photos of the material I bought last weekend and the 3 aprons I've made so far as well as the bunny.
BiggHuggs ~ Belle
2 comments:
That's a shame about your yard sales. I would never complain about my neighbors having them. I'd see it as a way to shop! I'm sorry to hear about your edema. I know it's not fun.
Thanks Patti .. They say that when one door closes, God opens another - I'm truly hoping these aprons and other crafts I have in mind will be my 'open window' to generating a positive financial flow around here again :)
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