My Newest Addiction!

Currently I have a project that I am working on that involves making pennies. I had made them from felt and wasn't happy with them. I ripped them all off of the runner and decided I might like wool better. Of course, wool is out of season at our fabric store and expensive to boot. I looked at the Goodwill stores and didn't have much luck. I went to the thrift store that is sponsored by the local rescue mission. JACKPOT! All their clothing pieces were $1.00 each. I got one skirt and three pair of pants for $4.00. What a bargain. Now I am going to wash them in hot water and dry them and add them to my stash.

Above is my wool cut apart and washed and pressed. I still need several colors to complete the project. Soooooo, I went back again on Friday. I got a really nice red wool blazer, which happens to be my size, for $2.50. Except, I don't think I can bring myself to cut it up! I did buy the cream and red skirts at Goodwill. Wound up costing me a bit more, but the skirt is a bigger size, so I thought it was still a bargain.

That dark color is a reddish brown. Goodwill had a gorgeous orange wool blazer, but darn it, $4.50. Just couldn't do it. I am now always looking and feeling the clothes in the thrift store. Why didn't I think of this earlier?