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My Fashion Secret?

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Like most everyone else I know, I’ve been trying to cut my clothes shopping budget lately. For me, this has mostly meant staying away from Bloomingdale’s and other favorite stores altogether, but the other day my sister and I gave Goodwill in Stillwater, OK, a try. I wasn’t expecting to find much there in a small university town, but I was pleasantly surprised with some great finds!

I was so excited that I took photos while my sister was in the fitting room…

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Aren’t these shoes awesome? The pair in front fit me perfectly, and the pair behind fit my sis’s narrower feet.

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I love the cut of this blouse.

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This print struck me as very Marc by Marc Jacobs.

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Another neat print from a dress that seemed very Max Mara (especially in its fabric and cut) to me.

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LOVE this necklace (from the Goodwill in Owasso).

I can’t wait to start sporting all this stuff and have handsome guys lower their glasses in my direction.

The Knitted Odd-bod Bunch

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I’m very excited about this new book of knitted toy patterns!

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The Knitted Odd-bod Bunch contains 35 patterns by Donna Wilson, a UK designer whom I hadn’t previously heard of. I love her funny and artistic versions of animals! I especially like the design of her book and its photography, most of which places the knitted creatures in scenes with hand-illustrated cardboard cutouts as props and scenery elements.

Looking at her website, it seems that Donna mainly concentrates on selling her finished toys and other goods instead of knitting patterns. It’s neat that she uses her designs in such a broad way, something I’ve been thinking about for myself lately.

50% Off at Dollar Jewelry

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This sight in Tulsa yesterday kind of made my day.

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…until I got closer, and saw that the 50% off sale was for handbags only. I refuse to pay full price for my dollar jewelry.

Bonus! A Google search led me to this story about two burglars who broke into this very same jewelry store last year!

Only Somewhat Disappointing Botan Rice Candy Stickers

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You might remember that the last few stickers I got with purchase of Botan Rice Candy were extremely disappointing. In spite of that negative experience, I was feeling lucky during a recent trip to Pearl River Mart, so I picked up a few more boxes.

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The doggie chasing a soccer ball is certainly an improvement over the illustrated comic book sound effects that I got last time, but a DUPLICATE poolside penguin? Such a repeat is a Botan first for me. Also, although his eyewear is obviously meant to be swimming goggles, it reminds me too much of sunglasses, and sunglasses on animals is never cute. (Now I will get letters, I know.)

Overall, a mediocre sticker experience this time. But the candy was soft and delicious.