Goodwill and Guitars!

Lately, I have been thrift shopping obsessed.

I get so excited when I find a hideous mans shirt can be transformed into the sweetest little girl's dress!

I love finding vintage pillowcases that have so many possibilities!

And I am ecstatic that it is CHEAP!

Monday, I stranded my younger brother in the car with my sleeping children while I ran into the local Goodwill.

Because it is in one of the nicer towns the discarded goodies are usually high end and in fantastic condition.

As soon as I walked in the door, I saw a pair of pants.

The bright blues, pinks and yellows made them impossible to put back.

The picture does them absolutely no justice.

They will become a dress for Georgia Kate and the scraps will be used in her room which will be redone sometime soon.

I also found a couple of skirts for myself, but I threw them in the laundry before I snapped a picture.

Then, as I took a last minute look around the children's section, I saw it.

It hung all alone.

A woman with a new little girl spotted it about the same time I did.

Luckily, I was closer.

I ran to the check out and never looked back.

After all how could I pass up perfect condition vintage?

Since I have sewn Georgia Kate an entire wardrobe, I was feeling guilty for making very little for Caleb.

It's just so hard to make something that isn't too frilly for him.

He is just such a boy!

A couple of weekends ago I signed up for an applique class.

The insructor had several applique patterns to choose from but I had it narrowed down to a dump truck and a guitar.

Convinced I could do the guitar myself, I chose the dump truck.
We will find out how well that turns out in May.

Friday night, I sat down and gave the guitar a shot.

It isn't perfect, but that is what makes it handmade.

And to top it off, Caleb loves it!

I washed it yesterday, but it can't be put in the dryer.

He put it on, soaking wet, and refused to take it off.

He was shivering so I had to bribe him with Easter candy to get him to change.

That makes it totally worth staying up until midnight working out the kinks!