Thursday, May 10, 2012

My Trip to Goodwill

My sister, Suzanna, won a $20 gift card to Goodwill and said she wasn't going to use it, so I offered to take it off her hands.  What are sisters for?  :)  I knew I could find something there for some sort of project.  I didn't even know Goodwill had gift cards.  You learn something new everyday, right?

You might be wondering where somebody would a win gift card to Goodwill from.  Her work had an Ugly Sweater party for Christmas and she won.  I didn't see any of the other sweaters, but I did see hers and it was definitely ugly.  I included a picture (its not the best quality, she sent it from her phone) of her ugly sweater so you can take a look and judge for yourself.  I hope she doesn't get mad I'm posting a picture, but I know she's having a great day today, so I'll take my chances.  She's competing in a Business Plan Competition today and her team is doing very well.  She'll find out tonight if she wins.  Good luck Suzanna!

Anyways, back to my shopping trip to Goodwill, I went there wanting to find a lamp.  I had seen this lamp on Pinterest and wanted to make something similar for Parker's superhero room.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find who created the lamp I found on Pinterest, so I can't give them credit, but I wish I could.  I would love to give them credit, it's such a cute idea.  Goodwill had a few lamp options, and I found a basic, white lamp base that would work perfectly for my project.  It could use a little love and it was only $2.99.  While I was looking at the lamps, I glanced over to the kids section and saw a Spider-man toy on the top shelf.  I immediately went over and grabbed it.  It looked brand new and perfect for P's room.  It still had the "try me" sticker on it and it was also only $2.99.  Score!  Superhero toys are expensive when you are buying them brand new, so this was a great find.  I took my two items and checked out with my gift card.  There was a little boy standing in line behind me eyeing that Spider-man.  I still have $14 left, so I'll be heading back sometime soon.



Spider-man

Superhero lamp

Ugly Christmas Sweater

 Steps for Superhero lamp:
1.  Wipe down lamp base.
2.  Tape off cord and socket with painters tape.
3.  Spray paint lamp base.  I four light even coats of red glossy spray paint.
4.  Let dry and remove tape.
5.  Take a white lamp shade and sketch a skyline with chalk.
6.  Trace chalk with a black permanent marker and add windows or whatever designs you would like to your skyscrapers.
7.  Attach shade to base, plug in and turn on.


White lamp base

$2.99

Glossy red spray paint


Basic white lampshade 

lamp shade, with chalk skyline

Superhero lamp


Parker was super excited about his new Spider-man toy!  Watch the video below to see what Spider-man does when you press the "try me" button.

$2.99

Spider-man



Check out the other superhero projects I've done for Parker's room:


Happy Champagne Thursday!

Cheers!


2 comments:

  1. What a great find! Amazing price!

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  2. You are crafty! LOVE the lamp! Nathan is way into super heroes now too:)

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