I realized that arranging flowers into the coffee mug took a little more care than plopping them into a vase. For starters, a mug is much shorter than a vase so the stems need to be cut more. On my first attempt, I cut the stems too long, still too long, then—oops!—too short. Then I got the length right, but the stems kept falling out of place.
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Nu, because so many people love dragons, thrifting dragon items can be quite competitive and otherwise challenging. But the size of the dragon fandom also means there’s a huge quantity, quality and diversity of dragon items on the thrifting market. I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by the many fabulous dragon items I’ve seen and thrifted, offline and on – especially at Goodwill of Greater Washington, and ShopGoodwill.com.
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I hardly ever purchase Halloween decorations at big box stores anymore. Why would I? Goodwill has so much inspiration for easy Halloween DIY projects. I’ve been crafting cute Halloween decorations from my Goodwill finds for a few years now. I thought it would be fun to do a recap of my favorite projects in one place.
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Todah rabah, many thanks, for schlepping along with me today! May you have a festive Fall. Meet me back here in October, for a visit to the wonderful world of thrifted dragons.
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The best part is I didn’t even have to glue them in place. I just set the purple pumpkins onto the candelabra and there you go — now this truly is the easiest Halloween DIY Decor Ever!
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Now, all I needed was a new pair of jeans to go with my sweater and boots, and Future Me’s new outfit would be complete. Unfortunately, that’s where my luck ran out. It was a Goldilocks kind of day in the dressing room. All of the jeans I tried on were either too big or too small. Nothing fit quite right.
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That’s right, there’s a Lighthouse Month and Day. On August 7th of 1789, Congress approved an Act for the Establishment and Support of Lighthouses, Beacons, Buoys and Public Piers. In 1989, for the 200th anniversary of that Act, they began to establish National Lighthouse Day. Enlightening, eh?
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On the first of my two visits to the Gaithersburg store, the bargains were so bright, I had to wear shades.
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