Gift…
Sometimes I just look and look and never find a thing on my jaunts to my thrift stores or peddler’s malls… We have about 5 that we frequent… I might be looking for something in particular 
or just discover something that catches my eye 
… I do try to have a place for the item… a use for the item… and then there’s those moments of nostalgia 
that hits… reminding me of someone… an event… or an occasion…
Yesterday was a day for “Dixie Peddlers Mall”… Since it is booth rental place… sometimes the prices are way out of my budget 
… My husband says, “You mean you didn’t get it for nothing!”…ha, ha!…
I am definitely the bargain hound… I look and look as I said… and all of a sudden it will be there!…My item…My price! 
…
I’m on the lookout right now for “Paris“ items 
… I’m going to do my small bathroom 
in this theme due to the cutest wallpaper I found… Pink, Black and some Beige is going to be the color theme… I’ve already found a picture 
and will be painting one myself to place in it…
No luck yesterday with my watchful eye 
finding anything for this…
But…
As I was looking through a person’s booth I noticed some pot holders and pads 
… some were crocheted 
… which means they were handmade… One caught my eye…my “watchful” eye 
… and the price was certainly right… 77 cents… but, no look again “watchful” eye… TODAY… everything is 50% OFF… My little find will now be 39 cents… It’s mine!… I almost want to shout!… Colors of the rainbow…light greens… lavender… yellows… pinks… blues… Looking different as you turn it from one side to the other… I imagine a lady with her threads… her needles 
… sitting and making this item… maybe daydreaming… maybe thinking of her family… probably with a smile on her face…
Front side of Crocheted Hot Pad
Back side of crocheted Hot Pad…
So with a few bars of Dove Soap 
for 50 cents… That’s a good deal!… and my homemade crocheted hot pad… which by the way… reminded me of my Mom and her crocheting so many things 
… I left a happy person 
… As you see… it’s not the find exactly… it’s the hunt that I love so much!…
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