Goodies!

I feel like today, I didn't get NEARLY as much done around the house as I did yesterday...Yesterday I gave the living room floor a good sweeping/vacuuming, the foyer was swept, kitchen swept, dining room swept, litter box cleaned, dishes put away and dishwasher re loaded, clothes finished and put away, and stove cleaned. Today however, I seem to have lost my steam! I've finished washing and drying towels, some clothes are in the dryer, and reenacting stuff is in the washer. I've cleaned the litter boxes, but not much else...I did however make a sojourn to our local Goodwill for some goody diving! The question was, could I find some things I needed for my weekend reenactment? I sure did! Well I found one thing for my reenactment, but I scored more deals than just that! Keep in mind, my total for EVERYTHING I'm about to list was under 17 dollars!
Whenever I first enter Goodwill, I give it the ole once over, then head straight back to homewear to see if I can find some neat antiques or some awesome reenacting stuff. Some of my previous finds are, a wash basin and pitcher, a bag of old silverware, a box of flat wear, two full sized sheets that looked to be a gingham checked pattern that can be used for a table cloth, two, that's right TWO BIG beautiful sturdy oil lamps! A basket, AND a LARGE beautiful punch bowl with probably 8 matching glasses! Its awesome! Today my goodies consisted of some things for a hope chest of sorts, things that don't have a place right now, but will when I have a house, some jewelry making things, something for reenacting, and something for my bedroom! Pictures and descriptions below!

This is the throw I bought which I believe was $4.52, it has a bit of a rip but I can hide that at the top of my bed. This is for Grierson Days this weekend. :D

A close up of the texture of the throw.

This is a hope chest type item, it cost I believe was $2.04. It is also a bath mat which I thought was just too cute!

This belongs to my Santa Collection. I started collecting Santa's several years ago when a neighbor of ours started me on one. She had a MASSIVE collection of Santa's from all over the world, and she started me on mine. She passed away a year or two ago, so my collection means more to me now than ever. This cost I believe, $1.02.

Here is another hope chest type item. I loved the cross stitch on it, but what clinched this little pillow was the fabric! I loved the circus theme! The circus is part of my life and I just fell head over heels! This cost I believe, $1.02.

Another hope chest like item. I just LOVE old figurines, especially ones that portray the 18th century! Had to have this at just $0.96!

This is a necklace! It cost me about $1.97.

This is the necklace unwrapped, I figured I could easily unstring the beads and reuse the beads. It was so pretty I thought I could make something new from it!

This is another piece of jewelry. These are earrings that I will likely reuse in a different way. Sorry for the bad picture, but the beads are this beautiful clear watery blue color, and they are glass I think. They cost about $1.97.

These are for my room! I can hear the protests now though! "Why is such an eclectic girl getting THESE old things?!" Well this is the EXACT same set that I have in my bedroom currently! One or more of my covers have broken and since we don't have any spares, when I saw this I called dad and he said go for it! They cost only $1.96!

So that is what I bought today! I'm incredibly proud of my finds and can't wait to put them to good use! Another thing that happened occurred on my way home! As I was driving, I started thinking about what I want my persona to be for my reenacting, and it hit me like a ton of bricks! This is something I've played with for a while, but I think I've begun to polish and put the finishing touches on this person. She is a woman of upper middle class background, she teaches and is from the East Coast. Not long before the start of the war, she loaded up her life and moved out west to the new towns that were sprouting up to find a job teaching. The small town she lives in gave her a small cabin near the school for her use, and she works to bring a little bit of the style of the east coast to the wilds of the west. She is by far all the children's favorite teacher! Not only does she get the lessons across, she does it in a way that the children respond to. She is gentle with them, she works with them, and is very open and compassionate to them. She's still very young, and will teach until she finds the right man to settle down with, and her name, well I had a thought hit me hard on what her name will be...She is Kathleen Kallenbach. Why is that important? That is the name of my grandma Staff. Why would I choose her name? Because SHE was a teacher in a one room schoolhouse for six years before marrying my grandpa, and settling down to have her two children. My grandma encompasses all that I want my persona to be, loving, gentle, smart, steady, and incredibly compassionate. I don't think I could have picked a better name for my persona!

Well I think I'm officially addicted...When I came home I rushed to the computer to alert my Facebook friends of my Goodwill trip, but my true itch was to update my blog! I do think I'm addicted now...Oh dear...

Love,

Christina