Last Friday we had the rehearsal dinner for my son's wedding and I went in early to decorate before the rehearsal. I ended up with an hour to spare. I was in Fishers, Indiana and as I came out of the restaurant, I saw a big ol' Goodwill sign so that seemed like a good thing to kill some extra time with. When I got across the street, however, it seemed it was just a drop off point, but the kind lady inside told me to turn right on 116th, turn right at the second stop light and the store was there.....several blocks later, that is. LOL! She didn't tell me how far to go once I turned right, but I found it.

You may have noticed I'm drawn to copper things. My first thought when I saw this tin was that it would be great for a tatted bookmark, as a gift box.

Once I picked it up though, I could feel it had something in it and a quick glance revealed some cookie cutters. It wasn't until I photographed them that I figured out what the shapes were...I think! It looks like a little train but isntructions with pictures would be nice to give me a better idea - could be a truck but I think it's a train.
(added - I found the original: http://www.fancyflours.com/cookie-cutter-set-train1.html Sold out but they were $14.00!)
This card minder book was in perfect condition except that the price label at the top had a few letters written above it in something black. I asked the cashier if she knew what it was, because if it was permanent, that pretty much ruined it. She didn't know and I decided to buy it anyway. Some acetone did remove it as well as the gummy stuff from the label, but I was holding my breathe until it all came off without the color of the cover!

Inside are several pockets by month with a page for anniversaries, birthdays, and other special occasions to keep track of.

I've been on the lookout for small square frames for my lace motifs and found two of them that are perfect!

I also bought three sweaters and a Mother/Daughter Memory Box. I already gave the box to my daughter to use for herself and her daughter. Wish I'd gotten a photo of it. The tin was $1.99, the card minder book was $1.99, the memory box $2.99, the frames were $.99 each and the sweaters were $2.99 each. A nice little stash for less than $20.

So...that was my time-killer to help relieve tension before the wedding! (which was beautiful)