Wannabuts Results

Let's see what I won from the latest round of things I wanted to thrift but only for the minimum price, like this 9 lb. yarn lot. One pound of yarn retails for $8 to $12, btw, so this could cost up to $108.00 new. I wanted to pay $9.99, and yep, I won the lot for that price without any challengers. Hooray for me!

The blue Vera Bradley purse that I wanted for a special outfit went to: me! I got it for $9.99 with no challengers. It's a retired pattern which costs anywhere from $30.00 to $45.00 used.

The 50 year old lavender wedding ring quilt sadly did not go to me. Bidding was quite heavy, and the final bid came in at $55.00, which is still a pretty nice price (just more than I wanted to pay.)

I'm pretty happy that I won two out of the three lots; last time I didn't win any. The point is, you should only bid at auction what you're willing to pay, especially on thrifted items. You might not get what you want (and I'll show you pics when the two listings I won arrive to see if I did.)

Image credit: all of the images in this post came from the original auction listing on ShopGoodwill.com.

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Journal Find

This is a page from my 2010 poetry journal. My handwriting isn't the best, so I'll transcribe it: If my heart survives to tell all the secrets kept inside it will be an abalone shell in which the beauty did reside. But I think I will always be lost to the tides that rage in me . . . humbling and polishing . . . I don't write many self-portrait poems, but this one isn't too embarrassing. A bit overly dramatic, but the girl I was eleven years ago went through some tough times. I'm in a much more peaceful place today.

Another World

Since I'm watching more Japanese dramas these days I'm able to find more hidden gems, like the drama Silent . This is a subtle, emotional romance series, and authentically portrays what it's like to deal with a major disability while trying to get on with life and fall in love. Here's the story: in high school Sou Sakura (Meguro Ren) and Tsumugi Aoba (Haruna Kawaguchi) are a young couple. They have the same quirky sense of humor, love music, and really enjoy being with each other. The fact that they're the most attractive couple in school is obvious, but the innocent and fun nature of their relationship is what makes it so perfect. They just like talking with each other. Then, quite suddenly, Sou dumps Tsumugi (by text, no less, making him a giant ass) and vanishes. Years later Tsumugi is now in a relationship with another guy, with whom she's happy, and is looking for a place where they can live together. By accident she runs into Sou, and discovers ...

Stuff

After finding this Caron one pound skein of lovely peach yarn in my thrifted lot I raided my stash for two cakes of Mandala in Pegasus, which matches it perfectly. For practice and hand therapy I'm going to make another Worth Street Afghan with this free pattern , but this time I'll use the yarn that was recommended for it plus the one pound skein. I'm not quite ready to do the vintage/recycled linen quilt I had planned (still a bit too nervous about the idea), so I'm going to use some color therapy and make a quilt from these thrifted green fat quarters. I considered doing another Yellow Brick road patchwork pattern, but I might go with a split rail fence like this one.

Rayen

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