success at the thrift store

Last week I had a very successful trip to the nearby thrift store. 

I found a lovely pink vase, which looks very nice in the living room where another tall thing was needed.

Brought home a small wreath, which I thought to trim, but no matter what I did to it I couldn't get it right.

Until I decided to leave it plain, with a red and white striped ribbon from my supply; it looks just right in the kitchen.

There was a box in a back room with loose things in it - I scrounged around, and came up with these dark red berries,

and two sprigs of these sugar-coated looking berries, all three for forty nine cents,

and these look like they were made for this vase.  I also found eight smallish red glass ornaments for the tree, a cute mug, and a grey lambswool sweater to felt, which I used for my Christmas tree pin.

But I have to say my favorite thing I found that day, was a beautiful, deep red, one hundred percent cashmere sweater for $4.99.  Simple, ribbed turtleneck with nice, long-enough sleeves.

It was a large, but I decided to chance it and put it in the washer on gentle. It came out my size.     

A Christmas sweater for five dollars.