Why do I love Goodwill?

Goodwill is my one of my favorite stores.  And my local Goodwill is amazing, perhaps because I live in a very affluent suburb where people seem to regularly replace perfectly good stuff with other, newer and different perfectly good stuff.  

My personal favorite thing at Goodwill?  Anything you can stick flowers or candles in.  And Goodwill is loaded with vases, dishes, candleholders, etc.  I like to garden, and I love decorating my tabletops and hosting dinner.  Goodwill is loaded with great home accessories.  (Not to mention great books!)

Goodwill is a great source for vases.  I love to buy inexpensive vases at Goodwill, fill them with flowers from the supermarket (or just a single flower from my garden if it’s a bud vase) and give them to friends.  A $2 vase with a $4 bouquet makes a great affordable for-no-special-reason gift.

Here are a few of my favorite combinations so far this year-

The less-than-$5 arrangements:

I love this antique bowl I found for a couple of dollars at a flea market in New York.  The beautiful tiny irises were $1 at WalMart.  The moss I stuck between the flowers is from a shady spot in my yard.

This is a former FTD flower "vase" I found at Goodwill.  The muscari were also $1 at Walmart.  They are still in their plastic container from the store.  The best part of potted plants as indoor decor?  They can be planted in the garden when they're done blooming for next year.