Goodwill Hunting

I love to shop at Goodwill.  Saturday mornings are pure bliss - my husband takes the kids and I get to drive around town and shop at our city's two Goodwill stores.  We also have a Salvation Army, but it's small and the merchandise is often overpriced, IMO.  I don't shop there often.

About a month ago, I bought a pretty pink dish at Goodwill for $2, and, with two dollar store additions, I turned it into an objet d'art that I call ''Birdies Taking a Bath.''

I went to a Dollar Tree and bought a bag of crafting birdies and a jar of something called ''Decorative Accents,'' which are water-absorbent polymer beads used in floral arrangements.  They're non-toxic and cool-looking, although I wouldn't let small children play with them.  They're also prone to evaporating.

Here's the dish before:

And after.  Voila!  Now it's Birdies Taking a Bath! Instant object d'art.  Not bad for $4.