Confessions of a Thrift Store Shopaholic

The other night I actually dreamt that I was thrift store shopping. Because of the lead laws, they were liquidating their children's section, so the various colored labels were % off...like red tags were 20% off, blue were 50%, etc. Anyhow, I bought a ton of grow into stuff in the dream.

I went to the thrift stores 3 times last week--once with my Mom, once on a walk, and once just to use a coupon! Here's the loot. (Total spent: $50). BTW, I don't normally go that often.

$22 spent, a pair of beaded baby slippers not shown. the best buy is the coat. It's new & warm & has a detachable hood & scarf ($4.75)

$8 spent, one children's book not shown. Best buy is the Robeez booties-- $2, brand new with the tissue paper still inside of them.

$20 spent. A couple of the items weren't really what I was buying, but they were in bags with what I wanted. I guess the best buy is the foam puzzle. Chick loves puzzles & since buying this puzzle we've discovered that she can count to 10 on her own. We didn't know that. I don't think she can identify all of the numbers yet, though.

Here is a bracelet that I made for Babe, to go with her blessing dress. I was told that it's too fancy for a baby...what do you think? The dress isn't fancy--it has a vintage feel (you can see part of it in the picture...it's not done yet though). Do you think they'll be too mismatched?