Insider: Goodwill goes GLAM!

Last November, Kelli and I were on vacation in Seattle and had the wonderful opportunity to go to the Goodwill Glitter Sale. Needless to say, it was AH-mazing. We stood in the cold weather for three hours, but it was so worth it. We found so many vintage jewels, bags, shoes, and CLOTHES! And you know how we love anything that sparkles! 

This past weekend, Bank of Hawaii sponsored Hawaii's first ever Goodwill goes GLAM! event at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.  I am a sucker for vintage and good deals, and hoped that this would be another awesome experience. I must say that it was a good attempt at such a big undertaking, and hope that as the years progress, that the event and orgainzers just keeps getting better and better.

Some of my favorite finds this year were:

Tommy Hilfiger paisley print shorts for $7.

Ferragamo pumps for a whopping $10! score!

And two new bracelets to add to my arm swag, the rhinestone bracelet for $7 and the silver sequin cuff for $5.

I also scored some brand new vintage dresses from the 80's, complete with shoulder pads! But they are going through reconstruction so I will have to show those off later.

project: glass bar necklace

Sometimes amazing things can happen when you least expect it. One night I was killing time in Waikele and decided to pop into Lowe's since it was the only store open. Going up and down every aisle just to let the time tick away, I came upon the tile section. And so began my next project. 

I stared at all these amazing glass tiles in tons of colors: blue, green, beige, clear, black, smoky gray. And not wanting to tackle redo-ing my bathroom or kitchen backsplash, I decided to incorporate the glass into jewelry. 

What started out as a sheet of glass tiles turned into something I absolutely adore.

glass tile sheet

upclose look.

the final product!

with some sterling silver wire and chain, anything is possible!

Glass tile sheet found at Lowe's.