The Goodwill Gal

Gift giving – Goodwill Gal Style

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While browsing through a Pottery Barn store recently, I saw this adorable faux fur, stole wine bottle topper.I thought it was quite cute, just my style and the perfect way to present a wine bottle as a Holiday hostess gift.Last month, on a visit to Pennsylvania, I stopped in Goodwill Johnstown. When I visit Goodwill stores while on vacation, I always head straight to the scarf display. They don’t take up much room in my luggage and I’m guaranteed to find a cute one or two, no matter what Goodwill store I visit across the country.

On this particular visit, which brings me to my hostess gift, I found 3 mini fur stoles, in various sizes, all for less than $5, total. The Pottery Barn stoles immediately came to mind when I found them, now I just needed to find the broaches.

I collect vintage broaches and many in my collection have come from Goodwill of Central Arizona, ranging in price from .99 – 3.99. On that same visit in Johnstown, I found more 4 broaches for .99 each.

I couldn’t wait to come home from my trip to see how everything was going to come together. The fur was a perfect fit around the wine bottle but I could’ve easily trimmed it if necessary. I simply wrapped it around the bottle and pinned it with a vintage broach. No cutting, no glueing, no sewing.

I’m going create 3 more hostess gifts with my purchases from Goodwill for around $2.25, which leaves me money to spend on some good wine for my friends.

Here’s to Goodwill finds and retail inspiration,

The Goodwill Gal

My Goodwill shopping list:

Faux fur fabric: 4 pieces for $5

Broaches: .99 – $3.99

 

Photo source: Pottery Barn

 

 

 

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