Fab Finds Friday

I woke up with a horrible headache.  Its actually day 2 of battling my head.  I have been popping Advil and rubbing essential oils nonstop.  The Aroma Touch blend usually helps to at least minimize the pain.  Thankfully I have a meeting this morning so I don't have to leave as early and will only spend half of my day with kids - I love them but they don't help the headaches.

I wanted to show you a few things I've found lately.  Last Saturday the hubby and I went to the Goodwill Outlet which is one of my favorite places.  Its dark, dirty, and there are piles of junk EVERYWHERE.  I've seen pictures of Goodwill Outlets in other places but let me assure you - ours is nothing like those organized places with waist level blue bins.  Ours has huge cardboard boxes as tall as I am and people jump into them.  You have to wear gloves because there are shards of glass everywhere. I'll have to post a photo or video next time.  Anyway, it's one of my favorites because it's the perfect place to dig for buried treasure.  Oh, and instead of weighing your cart ours has people who eyeball your items and make up arbitrary prices.  This is sometimes good and sometimes bad.  This time it was good because we scored a whole cart full plus the 2 chairs below for only $13.  Unfortunately, we got there later than usual this last time and things were picked over.  We still managed to score a few good things:

Yes, those are 2 Pottery Barn Kids Anywhere Chairs.  Guys, these things are super expensive from Pottery Barn.  When I wanted one for my son I was lucky enough to get one from a friend whose child had outgrown it and order a new slipcover.  These things were FILTHY when we found them and the hubby didn't want to touch them.  A little soak in OxyClean for the covers, and they are almost all better.  Like I mentioned, you can order new slipcovers so I'm hoping to sell these at the Children's consignment sale for $20 each.

That is a Pottery Barn Crib Bumper.  Once washed I only noticed a few small stains so hopefully I can get about $20

When we left the Outlet We stopped by our favorite thrift store, Rolling Hills Ministries.  They have the best prices and we usually find awesome stuff. Those are 3 new toner cartridges.  I think we paid about $9 for all 3.  I haven't looked them up to see what we may get yet though.

I guess I better go get ready for this meeting, even though I'd much rather spend my day thrifting.  Have a great weekend, everyone!

What I Wore Wednesday

I have been crazy busy this week.  We have a children's consignment sale coming up in town and I'm trying to sell some of my slow moving product there.  I am also selling my son's items but am having a hard time parting with them.  Anyway, I've forgotten to take a morning picture a few times over the past week. Why are mornings so hectic?  Here are the ones I got:

 Sweater - Actually this is a maternity sweater but unless you read the tag, I don't think its noticeable.  from Goodwill probably paid around $4.  The shirt is also from Goodwill and is a J-Crew Tee.  I paid around $2

 The above sweater is Ann Taylor Loft from Goodwill.  I just picked it up last week during a "10 items for $9.99" sale so I paid $1

It is Homecoming week at my school and Monday was Disney Character day.  Lucky for me I picked up the Peter Pan shirt during the "10 items for $9.99" sale so I paid $1.  (One of my precious 3rd grade boys told me the shirt made him feel uncomfortable)

I hit up Goodwill again today and found myself 2 more items (I have a problem) but after looking up pricing I may sell one.  

Sell it Sunday

Is it just me or are February sales horrible?  My January was amazing.  It was way better than I expected considering Christmas was over.  I guess people got Christmas money and treated themselves but now they are broke again.  I really don't have very much to show for sales this week because its mostly been bread and butter stuff.  Nothing exciting.  Its sad when my biggest sales are just around $20.

 I bought this Nike Dri Fit shirt from Uptown Cheapskate which is an adult consignment store.  They had a really great fill a bag sale where you could purchase a bag for $15 and fill it with specially marked product.  I was able to fit 13 items in my bag.  9 for myself and 4 to sell.   The shirt sold for $17.99 and after fees I made $11.83

This is my 2nd time to sell this shirt.  The first time I had to open an unpaid item case but this time the buyer paid.  I don't spend a lot of time digging through the T-Shirts in thrift store but I try to do a quick flip through the racks for music related shirts and vintage sports shirts. I found this at the local Goodwill probably for $2.49.  I sold it for $20.50 and after fees I made $14.89 profit.

I hope I will have more exciting things to share next week and that my February sales will at least average out.  I went sourcing yesterday and will show you what I got later this week.  

What I Wore Wednesday

Once upon a time I loved going shopping. Outlet stores were my favorites but no matter where I went, I always made a beeline for the clearance rack. When I started my eBay business a year ago, I originally intended to sell items only- no clothes. Then I realized that clothes were where it's at! They are easy to store, easy to ship, and you can find them at super low costs if you know where to look. I started finding things for myself while out sourcing and now the majority of my clothes are thrifted. You know what? I get the BEST compliments on my thrifted outfits.  Each Wednesday I plan to show you my thrifted outfits.

(Top - Merona (Target Brand) - $2.74 from Goodwill. Pants - Matilda Jane - $7.50 from Goodwill)

 (Look at those ruffles!)

 (Kimono - Boutique Brand $10 Facebook Yard Sale, purple Shirt - Mossimo (Target Brand) from Goodwill - $1.25  Pants - several years old)

(Top - Old Navy Linen Blend tunic - $2.74 from Goodwill, pants - Ann Taylor Loft - $7.50 from Goodwill)

Tomorrow I will show you some of my recent thrift shop finds.

First Blog Post

First Blog Post

Hello, Internet world. My name is Stephanie. I'm a wife, momma, and teacher-librarian.  This past year I became an eBay seller as well and am hooked. It's like an awesome hobby that pays me. eBay has been a huge blessing this past year because my husband was a full time student and it helped to supplement our income. I only pocketed a profit of $5,500 last year but I think that was great for my first 11 months.  This blog will focus on thrift hauls, sales updates, and thrift-store fashion.