More Toys!

 

When I die, I want you to go to a thrift store and buy an urn/vase/box/whatever for my ashes. Put it in a cart and roll me around the aisles for one last trip. My favourite sections are: house wears, textiles, books, kitchen utensils, craft, baskets, wood, camping, shoes, skirts, and... most important... toys! I just love digging through the dolls and toys looking for something that jumps out at me and screams, “Take me... I am perfect for an art project!”... I love when that happens!

A few days ago, I went to the Goodwill on Lancaster in Salem with my close friend Lori. While she was looking at clothing I wandered off to look at everything else. I warned her I would end up in the toy section. I wandered... found an espresso machine for $8 that I desperately needed (and it works!). A while later, I was sifting through the shelves of toys and scored some awesome finds!

 

A bag of bug molds. I researched and they are from a 'Creepy Crawly' set that uses injected liquid plastic. I want to see how they look on a scanner. Might be cool made into things...

 

 

 

 

 

Another bag with little toys including a giraffe, a rhino, and a hedgehog, along with a Puss-in-boots figure that has a button to make his eyes go wide. There is a wind up ladybug that doesn't work and a weird looking dog-thingy that I have no idea what it does... yet! I bought the bag because of the animals.

 

 

                        

 

 

And the best score of all... a set of 4.5” plastic bust figurines of famous composers. Each has a name and date with a brand name 'HALBE' Research shows they go for $4-10 each online and I paid $3 for the set! I love them and have yet to decide what they are for but I am sure it won't be hard coming up with something. My favourite is Bach because he reminds me of the talking bust on Rolf's piano on the Muppet shows.

After a while my cel phone rang and I answered it saying, “I told you I would be in the toys!”

About when I die... maybe you'd better find a container in the toy section... I knew I should have bought that cool looking M&M candy dispenser! I think I need to go back...