A touch of Fall

Here's what I've been working on around here.  You know how the cobblers children have no shoes?  Well people who blog as their J-O-B well you get the rest!  Come visit me at www.ThriftingDenver.org and say hello!

Cats

Awwwww...look at these adorable kitten bookends that I came across at Goodwill the other day.  

***Aunt Peaches, please stop reading now***

Now I can say awwwww because these kittens aren't real.  A real kitten gives me the heebie jeebies and here is why.  The answer is actually two fold.

1.  Every time I saw a kitten when I was a kid,  my mom (a farm girl) would say, "Aaaarrrrrrggghhh! Don't you dare touch that strange cat, you could get ringworm!"  The dreaded ringworm.  That I DID get by riding my friends horse in shorts.  So there's that.

2.  My brother got a kitten once when we were kids.  It had some sort of disgusting illness that made it have diarrhea and then it died.  (Sorry if you just spit out your cornflakes.)  ringworm maybe?

And that is why this photo grosses me out. Amen.

Pinning!

I'm participating in a little Pinterest linky party! Won't you join me? 

Here is the link to the original pin.  Make you home smell like Williams Sonoma!

I made a few additions to the original.

 I used delicious Rodelle Vanilla, made right here in Colorado, organic rosemary, and lemons.

 Here is the NEW and IMPROVED part. You are going to need a hammer.

 In order to release the oils in the rosemary and lemon, you really need to smash it up! 

 Start your hammers ladies!

 I think two teaspoons of vanilla works best.  AND ONE drop of Peppermint oil.  ONE drop.  I don't know how or why it makes a difference, but it really does.  It smells clean and delicious.

I know this part is hard to believe but I picked up this Le Cruset pan at Goodwill.  I actually found two pans and a large frying pan.  I bought the two pots, but left the pan.  Let me tell you something.  They weigh a TON!  

Viola!  A delicious smelling home, with the scent of Williams Sonoma in a Goodwill cooking vessel.

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I'm linking up with Works for Me Wednesday!

WIWW

I can't believe an entire week got away from me! Here is "What I Wore" this week!! Sorry for the sucky photos.

 Blazer Ann Taylor Goodwill

Gray Banana Republic Blouse Goodwill

See Through Soul Jeans Goodwill

Franco Sarto Pumps Goodwill

Bad Iphone picture my son took of me reluctantly.  

Tar-jay Cardi Goodwill

Brooch Goodwill

Old Navy Jeans -Goodwill

Fioni Pumps Goodwill--Ashley made me buy these, and now I love them!
Join us at The Pleated Poppy to see what the other ladies wore this week!!

Let's Pretend it's Spring Shall We?

 I tried to put together a little spring vignette.  It is important for visual reminders that Spring is here.  That's because I live in Denver and it was snowing this weekend.  Snow.In.April.

 So I found these beautiful Faux Bois vases at a beautiful floral shop in Aspen.  And by that I mean I picked them up at Goodwill down the street.  The beautiful silver loving cup is from the GDub as well!  Oh and the flowers are from my garden.  Even though is snows around here we still have Spring blossoms.

 Oh yes, both from Goodwill.

Not bad for Goodwill finds and a little Spring cleaning!

Closet Re-do Part Two

 

Starting from the beginning, this is my closet.  If I stand in the middle I can almost touch both walls.  It is long and narrow.

Behind the black mirror is this door that leads into the attic.  I looked inside to see if there was space to expand the closet.  The ceilings were only seven feet tall, so once you put in a floor and ceiling it wouldn't be tall enough to be very functional.  Dang it.

 I screwed that door back on to keep the scary things in the attic, and try not to think about what could be hiding behind that little door in the middle of the night.

  

Is this too many boots? I don't think so either. Yes the Uggs got donated to Goodwill.

Here is where the boots are going.

But before you start loading in the boots, you can take some old magazines and roll them up.

The slide the rolled up magazine into your boots to keep their shape and stay upright on the shelf.

Loook how pretty this looks!

I grew up in earthquake country so I bolted the boot shelf to the wall. No we don't have earthquakes in Denver, but better safe than sorry!

How's that for a $15.00 bookcase, some spray paint and A Lot of Goodwill cowboy and riding boots!

YES, ALL of the boots came from various Goodwill stores all around the Denver area.

I did leave some for you!

 (Well if you don't wear a 7.5)

What is your idea of celebrity?

We all have our idea of celebrity.  It might be a sports star, a television actress, a famous writer, or the girl that made that cool suitcase table that was featured on Design Sponge.

 I met her!

Eeeeee!  I had coffee with Ashley a vintage aficionado, blogger, and all around delightful person.  I feel like we are the wonder twins!   We spent the time telling thrift stories, comparing major scores, and threw in some disgusting thrift stories I will not be sharing here.

She found a beautiful vintage Victor Costa velvet dress, and I found yet another bar cart at Goodwill on Hampden and Iliff.

(and some cute pink pumps, a vintage blouse with a tie....you know the basic thrift haul.)

I can't wait for some further collaboration on my blog.  The girl knows her vintage!!  You can find her blogging at www.HorseshoeMarket.com and she has an adorable Etsy shop called Dingaling Vintage.

I'm having Deja Blue! This post is from 1 year ago...

This is weird! Last year on March 23, 2011 I posted this. Basically this is what Deja Blue is. Goodwill in a pretty package with prices that are still amazing! DB is for the shopper who needs a little merchandising! I loooove the store but I love the hunt. So watch out because I am still shopping at my favorite Goodwill stores. Please remember that merchandise is NOT being "taken" from your favorite store. DB is hand selecting merchandise from our warehouse. I saw it with my own two eyes. Picture those GIANT blue bins filled to the top with donated clothing and our amazing employees looking each piece over, hanging them up, and presenting them to you in a new location. That is all. Try BOTH stores. The each have something unique to offer!

image from California Closets

I think if Goodwill looked like this people more would want to shop there. Duh....(I have two teenage boys...this is where my vocabulary comes from)...moving on...

Goodwill has Armani for $6.00 because it looks like...hmmm..like Goodwill. But that's what makes it sooo fun! I will tell you that I would have a field day in there with some laundry equipment and my fancy iron!!!! I dream of cleaning that joint up!! How could I do that while maintaining the $3.49 that I just paid for the Nordstom Spring Jacket...I'll think about that and get back to you.

The other day while I was taking photographs of lovely Easter outfits for children, a man rammed my cart because it was in his way. Rammed it. I was a little startled but not really, 'cause I was at the 'Dub. It was actually much nicer than the time a scary looking guy was holding an ice pick that he had just found in the housewares section. You know how when you see a scary guy holding an ice pick you try to memorize his features so you can tell the cops later? Yeah like that. Don't worry mom I hid behind some giant man that looked relatively safe. Goodwill is entertaining to say the least! (I watch a lot of 48 Hour Mystery on the ID channel.)

G-Dub Tour

I saw this logo on the Google homepage and I thought to myself....hmmm that doesn't say Goodwill.....Wow! Do I always have the G-Dub on the brain? The answer is yes.

On to my Goodwill Tour of 4160 South Broadway Englewood, CO 80113-4633. The store is really clean and nice on the inside, and the staff were very helpful and friendly. I met an employee there who was shopping on her day off! She was very sweet...

The media section was amazing! They have a great selection of books and records....(records are vintage devices that were used to hold music and other types of media......Google search it!)

What a great vintage Sunday Dress. I love it when I come across "Made in the USA" clothing. It is very hard to come by. Did you know that 95% off all American clothing is outsourced? 95%! That is sooo sad to me.

While I was browsing I came across this little dress/top thing, and thought, hmmm that looks familiar.......A quick search through the Lisa Leonard blog and there it was!!!

Look how adorable that is....I had to Love it and Leave it because I am so pasty white that I look like a ghost in that color....I have a tiny bit of "not buying it remorse" right now. Come over to http://www.thriftingdenver.org/ to see what else Goodwill has in store!