Goodwill to all, but mostly me!

I always make a trip to Goodwill the week before Christmas to find any last minute treasures for gifts for the girls. Last year Sally Jane's entire Christmas came from Goodwill.

Sally Jane's gifts 2005
total spent about $5.00

I am a bargain girl at heart. Someone asked me once if I thought I would still shop at thrift stores and garage sales even if I didn't have to and the answer is "oh yea baby!"
So once again the Goodwill proved to be worth my time. Here are some of my treasures.

Old rocking horse that I am sure is banned to be around small children. It is in mint condition and the little girls were with me and could not get off of it!

$15.00
Schwinn bike for Caroline. Excellent condition and has princess bell and horn.
$10.00
and I found a brand new childsize helmet for Sally Jane from Bell for $2.00
This is a pair of curtains with toile all from scenes of the Revolutionary war. Yes that is George Washington crossing the Delaware! It is great fabric and I may just make a skirt out of it, hey kind of like the Sound of Music.
$3.00I don't know what this is called but my mom has one. She makes Tostada Compuestas every year for Christmas dinner. They are INCREDIBLE! She uses this to strain the red chili and I think make the shell cups. I don't know how to make them, but now I have no excuse to not learn how.
$1.99This is a Candlewick glass dish. I thought it was so funny because it still had the garage sale sticker on it for $30.00. I got it for
$1.97This vintage pink twin size quilt was calling to me. It is beautiful almost a chenille. It is a true bed spread like what your Grandma would have had. I can't decide if I am going to cut it up to make something for spring or leave it as is..
$3.00

These are awesome. I could only find 11, but they are handpainted Turkey napkin ring holder carved out of wood. They are all the same but one, who is Tom the Turkey.
$.29 each
Three brand new pink frames, are those calling out to me or what?
$1.97 each

This was one of those finds that you want to shout when you find it. It is a silver serving tray.
Just needs a little polish and it will be perfect.

$3.00But here was my ultimate find and may even be better then the 30 vintage Martha Stewart green cafeteria trays I found at Goodwill, these are 27 glass serving trays. My neighbor has a set of these that she used to serve dessert on at our last book club and I was telling her of my fond affection for them. Half of them have a star cut in the class and the other half are stripped. No chips or breaks. From what I have figured is that they are made by Imperial Glass company or Hazel Atlas Orchard Crystal and patterned after the Candlewick glass pattern. They are the perfect luncheon serving tray or for a baby shower... oh the possibilities. and are you ready for this..

$.79 each!

I just love old things like this that you can't even buy things at cool stores. It is making me want to have a luncheon at my house!

So yes most of the items were for me, I did get Annie Kate this awesome European fireman house set with all the guys for $3.00, I think she will like it. But it was a fun day at Goodwill and I didn't even get a chance to look at the clothes.

Are you a thrift shopper?
Would you ever buy your child a used gift?