I’ve found some fun stuff at Goodwill over the past few weeks, had a really cool vintage item given to me, and was privileged with a trip through IKEA.  Would you like to see my finds?  Oh, goodie, I was hoping you would say yes!  Let’s get going and feast our eyes on all the goodness of retail therapy.  I am not addicted.  imnotimnotimnotimnotimnot.

My friend Pam from Simple Details blogged about finding the decor weight fabric samples all for sale at $2 each.  She found some coordinating samples that she turned into some great napkins.  A couple days after seeing her post about the deal I found myself at JoAnn Fabrics, picking up a few supplies for a couple projects, and I noticed a box of the $2 fabric samples.  I dug through the hodge-podge that was left and picked out a few I liked.  I was thoroughly delighted when the gal at checkout informed me that they were all marked down to $1 for that day 🙂  Yippee!

These fabrics were all found at IKEA – in the ‘crash and dent’ discount section!  The blue background fabric is 4 yards and was $4.  The other two pieces are pillow covers and were $3 and $4 each.  I liked them and will most likely repurpose them.

Tea towels from IKEA – I always look at their towels to see if there is something I can use for the fabric.  I do use them as tea towels sometimes but these I bought to make into something fun and creative.  I think they would make cute camera straps.

Laminated Fabric from The French Seam in Indianapolis.  I bought this when my Mom and I took my teenager shopping for her birthday.  I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it but it is so cute I had to get some to have in my stash.  I think a little raincoat would be really fun out of this fabric 🙂

The French Seam had a lot of their wool fabrics 1/2 off the day I was there.  This one is a Pendleton blanket weight and is very very expensive.  Since it was 1/2 off I couldn’t resist getting some.  I didn’t even get a whole yard because the price was still not super cheap at 1/2 off.  But it is some of the coolest heavy-weight fabric available.

Black faux marble urn found at goodwill.  I am giving this one a paint job with Annie Sloan paint.

Another goodwill find, these placemats were used on my Easter table.

A friend gave me this piece several weeks ago.  I love it!  It has some faux, white ranuncleus flowers in it right now.  I can’t wait to put peonies and hydrangeas in it!

Another piece of wool I bought in Indy.  This one is a lighter weight and was a bit less expensive to start with and was 1/2 off too.

This piece I found at my local goodwill not so long ago.  I picked it up…

…put it down.  Picked it back up and looked at the price.  Wondered what I would do with it.  I liked the fabrics, they look a bit vintage-y.  I thought, why not cut it up and use the fabric bits for something fun.

When I realized it had the original tag on it I immediately flipped the tag over to see where it was from.  When I spied the Anthropologie name I didn’t put it back down again.  I clutched it tightly just in case anyone tried to take it from me!  (Yes, I can be a bit of a brand snob )

Not exactly sure what it was intended to be and I may still just use the fabric for something but I may find a use for it as is too. For now it just adds to the piles and chaos of my sewing room.

I found these at goodwill right before Easter.  They had ‘cute’ little chicks and rabbits made of hard-as-rock icing in them.  I broke out as much of the stuff as I could and tucked some paper flowers in them.

That’s all for now!  I have a pile of things I brought home from my Grandma’s auction that I need to photograph and decide what I am going to do with.  I also have a few more goodwill finds that are more recent.

If you haven’t entered my giveaway you still have time!  It’s open till Monday, April 29th at midnight.

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