Goodwill Outlet in Kansas City

If you haven't heard about it yet you are definately missing out. We now have a Goodwill Outlet in Kansas City. Here's the details: Goodwill Outlet Store & Retail Operations Center 1800 N. Corrington Kansas City, MO 64120 Store Hours: Mon – Sat: 9 am to 9pm Sun: 11am to 6pm Donation Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am to 9pm Sun: 11am to 6pm 816-743-7660 It is a shopping experience like no other and I'll give you the scoop on some of the rules. So you walk in and the are several bays of bins they are filled with all of the disgarded treasures that didn't make it into or didn't sell at the standard goodwill stores. There is also a section at the back with insanely cheap furniture. Back to the Bins. They start out with some sort of rhyme or reason. There are those filled with clothing, general bric a braq, glass, books and toys. The stuff quickly gets mixed up. They bring out referred bins every 30 mins. And that is where the craziness begins. You are not allowed to touch the items until they are in place and the employees give you the sign however most people don't follow these rules and they will push and shove to get the items they want. I saw a guy taking shoes out of someones chart had a lady pin me in and watched someone about loose there head over some pans. Now why would people be so nuts well becuase of this is sold by the pound. Most everythign is simply $.79 a pound. There are some items such as glass which are priced differently per pound and the furniture is marked but i saw a 1930 era desk for only a dollar so if you have a truck bring it. So what types of things would possibly make it this far in the thriftying cycle isn't it all just what is passed over and not wanted. Not necessarily. Here is my haul from last weekend: My daughter found a bag of what I thought was just play food but it was an almost complete set of McDonalds. These four animals are about 7-8 inches tall and they have a circuit on top that makes the corresponding noise when you close it with your fingers. General items I found at the bottoms of the bins. This little butterfly decoration is going on my wall. Whimsey 2 yards of vintage fabric And my new Jamacia bag Not to mention more small toys and whimsey, 3 or 4 t-shirts, 3 vintage towels, several vintage pillowcases and a few items of kids clothing. And how much did I pay for all this loot and 3 hours of shopping entertainment Less than $13.00 Next time I will have to get a picture of the register :) :) :).

So I've definitely been bit by the crafting bug

I've been doing a lot of crafting lately, especially with Christmas coming. I joined a website call craftster as well and have been participating in swaps. The pintrest bug has also bit me. And have been following tons of crafting blogs. I still enjoy thrifting and have been selling stuff in my Etsy shop.

Its been awhile since I have blogged here. I am going to change the focus of this blog to highlight things in general some crafting, some thrifing, local arts, etc. All the things that make life fun and interesting.

50% off at Savers tomorrow

Last time I was in Savers they told me about there 50% off sale on the 2nd of July which is tomorrow :):). It is just on clothing but its 50% off. :)

Kids books

I went to Turnstyles again today. Nothing to exciting I picked up some books for my daughter and one for me to use in decoupage projects.

Thrifting disappointment

OK so this weekend I went to the Goodwill and the Savers on Santa Fe in Olathe. I must say I was disappointed. I did get a few cute pillow cases (pictures to come) but over all I was not impressed.

First Savers, the positive points were that the store was big and clean and looks more like a retail store than most thrift store. I did find lots of pillowcases but the housewares section didn't have anything worth picking up and the toy section left lots to be desired. I think the store is larger than the one on 95th st but I will be sticking with the other store for sure. I thought in general the quality of merchandise was not as good.

Then on to Goodwill it had more of a thrift store (we came in put some stuff and a few posters in an already existing space) feel to it and when I went to the bathroom the lock was broke uggh. There were lots of clothes which I was not there to find but the stuff section was slim pickings. I will say the pricing is set per type of item so I find this is the best type of store to get a deal at. For example all size 2t clothing is $1.89 so it doesn't matter if it came from Walmart or Gymboree its the same price. I did buy a metal plate there for a cake stand I am making and the Furniture section had some decent deal if you were looking for furniture. The toy section again not the best.

So we ended up in Target to get a new toy since there was nothing at either thrift store. Over all not a successful thrifting experience.

Pillowcase is now a dress

This is the dress that I made out of one of the pillowcases that I got yesterday. The whole dress cost me less than $2.00 to make. I had some thermal bonding tape so I didn't even have sew anything.