Goodwill Clearance Center

A lot of people ask me about my favorite place to shop: the Goodwill Clearance Center. I seriously love that place! And with the $1 a pound price tag, you really can't go wrong! I've found some great fabric in there. (Since most of my sewing projects are upcycled from old clothes!) And if you go in the summer, they usually have a great selection of winter clothes! A cute sweatshirt for less than a buck? Heck yeah!

I love going in the middle of the day, preferably without the kiddos. Its a bit crowded in there, so not very stroller friendly. Its basically a giant room full of bins and bins. There's absolutely no organization to it, but that's part of the fun. You never know what you'll find! Also, there tends to be a lot of crazy people in there. I love watching the drama when they pull out a new bin. HI-larious.

I of course HAD to make the trip with my favorite thrifting buddy, my Aunt Cindy! I'm hoping to squeeze in one more thrift shopping trip while she's in town. *wink* So what did we get? Let's see...

Three knit tops, one dress shirt, a 3T winter coat, a SWEET plaid suit jacket (love it!!) and two pairs of pants. (I forgot about the black pair when I took the picture.) All this for $6.32. Yup! Less than seven dollars! And I've got quite a few cute projects planned for this pile that I will be sharing as soon as I can find the time to work on them!

I sure do love me some Goodwill Clearance Center ♥

$2 Dress Restyle

I bought this dress in the clearance section at Ross for $2. How could I pass THAT deal up? It was a bit too small for me, but I just knew it would make an adorable new dress for Juniper. I shortened the skirt about 4 inches, and scaled the top down using one of her t-shirts. I love how it turned out. 

When I told her I wanted to take pictures, she ran out on the porch, sat on the chair and smiled real big for the camera (a rare event indeed!) Then she stood up and struck a few poses for me. She even turned around so I could get a cute photo of the back! Man she is such a ham sometimes. We had quite a bit of fun taking photos on the porch. I love when she actually wants me to take her picture ♥

I have definitely been getting my creative mojo back lately, and it feels great. I think I'll take a break from clothes for a little while and sew some cute stuffed animals next! I also have a stack of pillow cases on my art room floor that need to be finished up. And who knows, maybe I'll get daring and actually sew something for ME.

Two Little Dresses +

Here is a project I've been wanting to share for quite a while, but I had to wait until the package was delivered so as not to ruin the surprise! I wanted to make matching dresses for our cousin Lindsay's two little girls. So I headed to the Goodwill Clearance Center and picked up this XL flannel shirt.

I was able to make the two dresses, a hair bow for mom and a tie for dad! Since the Goodwill Clearance Center is priced $1 a pound, I think I can safely say I spent less then a dollar on these outfits. (The black fabric was something I already had in my stash.) The tie didn't turn out super great because the flannel was so soft and hard to work with. Oh well, it's still cute. I mean.. manly. And cunning. A man walks down the street in that tie, people know he's not afraid of anything.

Luckily our two kids are about the same age, so I tried them on and made sure they were a little big. Audrey is 9ish months older than Juniper, and Emma is only a few months older than Flynn. I am a mean mommy, I took about a million pictures of Flynn in that dress! Even in a dress, isn't just the handsomest little guy?

Ok,back into something a little more manly. Give us a big tough guy look. Good job little man. ♥♥♥

I'm linking this post up to the Sunday Scoop Link Party over on I ♥ Naptime.