My Snowman Obsession... And some thrifty shopping!

Hi, my name is Kristin and I have a problem.. I am obsessed with snowmen!

I don't have TONS as I have used what little will power that I have to sometimes put them down when I am shopping, but I do have a bunch, I just think that snowmen are so cute, peaceful and pretty! PLUS! you can leave them up in January, after all the christmas decorations are down and the house looks all naked.. I have no inspiration for the month of January, so I usually leave up snowmen unless they are very christmas-y and decorate with whites and golds.

I took a couple pictures of some snowmen that I have to share my obsession with someone other than myself, hubby and demon-kitty.. and I also took another trip to Goodwill today, so I have some pictures of my finds at the end!

let it begin!

This came from my mom, she didnt put it out anymore so I took it. Its very heavy, and pretty tall... I think the little family carolling it just adorable!


I got this when I worked at Bon-Ton, they have their yearly "collectible" things, they had this and a reindeer but the snowman was cuter, this year i think they have this and santa, but neither are really that cute. I think I got this for a dollar with my discount and on sale, I got one for my mom too.

I think this little guy is adorable, PLUS he has a birdhouse! my second favorite obsession! Hes very glazed/glossy and just so cute!
I have no idea where I got this guy from.

new goodwill purchase (posted below)
Another Goodwill purchase that I can leave up through Jan.
Goodwill... supposed to be a candle holder, but I think he;s cute just standing alone
sleigh.. I dont have this out because I couldnt find anywhere for it.

bottle from goodwill.
pinecone snowman, got this at goodwill although im sure i couldve made it myself.












Goodwill Finds

I saw this cute little tumbler glass only .25 cents, its heavy glass too, very nice.


Plastic mixing bowl.. I have a BIG one and while I have two big stainless mixing bowls now, I like my white one sometimes too, but I haven't had anything smaller, just for little things, and this thing was basically glowing and jumping out at me. It was only $.49 and it's nice and small. I KNEW it was meant to be!
CSI Board game... It was only $1. I was going to get Fact or Crap too but I didnt know how much the games were, and this one is 2-4 player, we need more games that are just 2 player, plus I love CSI related stuff and this seemed interesting, and for a buck, if its horrible, ill send it back!

little wooden apple basket. It's going to go on my corner cabinet, I wasn't going to get it at first but I kept thinking about it while I was walking through the store so I ended up getting it.

Again with the snowmen.. I saw him sitting in a cart of stuff they just brought out from the back room and HAD to have him. He has paint chipped off the tip of his nose, but really WHO CARES! he's the perfect size, shimmery and just CUTE! He was only $.49 so that helped coax him into my cart too. =D

Little turkey figurine... only $.49 too. He's perfect, not a scratch on him and cute as can be (at least I think so!)

I found another Lemax village piece... $.99! (gah .. excuse the free cat food coupon underneath, I needed half-decent lighting)

Haverford Lighthouse.. It is a Lemax piece, I have no idea what collection it belongs to but seriously.. for THAT price I wasnt going to let it pass. Little wicker basket for $.49, I have no idea what I am going to put in it but it's a nice size and cute and cheap.. maybe the bathroom.. or even a closet or something... I dont know yet.


This little washboard thing.... I want to put it in my laundry room, I almost didn't get it since it was $.99 but I thought it was cute and Im sure I could've found one cheaper at a yard sale eventually, but really for a buck, who cares.

This cute little tree for a dollar.. I plan on putting it... somewhere... probably our bathroom and I will decorate it for every holiday since its white itll go with anything! It has 4 or 5 little ornaments on it already, one fell off and broke into a million little pieces and these suckers are tiny so they must be super fragile, but they'll be coming off anyway... I plan on buying some little decorations from target and/or walmart after christmas to decorate this with.




Ok, is this guy not adorablee??? I found him at Ross for $4, I didn't pick him up but I can't stop thinking about him, and where I would put him if I got him. He's just too cute!

Oh Christmas Tree!

I finally took pictures of the tree and the other little tree that I got from my mom that I threw some lights on, and little light up presents under.. and added a bow that i am not too sure about.
I added the tree topper to the big tree tonight, and ornaments, and i am not done with the tree quite yet, I think i might want to add garland.. or more balls.. or something.. i dont know.. its just lacking to me.. but i wanted to get some pictures!
I had to take them with my phone so sorry about the crappy phone quality pictures, but I wont have my new camera until christmas eve morning so this will have to do!


and now onto some pictures... the big tree and the little tree in the corner! I will post more decorating pictures as I get them taken! :)












A little bit of guest bathroom decorating...


and again... all Goodwill finds from goodwill earlier in the year (including the corner holder thing and the angel)

Moose ornament .. I couldn't help myself, I HAD to buy it he was just too cute, plus he matches my window clings! :)



buffet before...

I was going to buy a wreath, but I figured id try making one first... I wanted to do it all green with the red bow and those red curly things i have in there, but I didn't have enough so I had to compromise and put on the red garland.. I think it looks ok!

Little table by the door (excuse the crow.. I figured he could hang out in his cage all year LOL)


Entry table..


some closer pictures of the snowmen...



buffet after.. I added the bead garland to the tray and some christmas balls laying around..
I have 4 silver trays that arent in use so I figured I would use one of them and put my willow tree figurines on it.


I replaced the silver balls (which are now scattered on the buffet) with silver and red ones.. the peppermint candles were from walmart last year after christmas.


Santa birdhouse from Goodwill earlier this year.
My manger that i've had since i was a little girl, and who knows how long before that. I really want a willow tree nativity set to display elsewhere but this one will ALWAYS go under the tree.


our DVD/video game shelves decorated for the holidays.

Target balls in my one jar, wood snowman from goodwill earlier this year and the grinch figurine is from a store in a near-by shopping mall that I got last year. I wanted to keep it in its package but I figure itll never be worth money, I might as well get it out and use it!


and finally, some pictures of just a few (of TONS) ornaments on our tree, they are personalized ones and ones we've had for awhile.
This one I got a few years ago when I worked at Bon-Ton, it was on sale, plus I had my discount, I think I got it for $2 or something around there, and it was close to $15 original.
Hubby's ornament from 1995
Mine from when i was little.. I have a couple others that I made in school or got throughout my childhood.
My hubby's grandmas ornament, he has been talking about getting one of them from her because its the only ornament that sticks out in his mind and the one he thinks of immediatly when he thinks of ornaments, so he went over and got one from her. When the air or heat blows up(or down) into it, that little fan swirls around. He was so excited to get it and put it on the tree. Just like a kid.
Hubby's mom got me this last year, it's our kitty LucyFurr's Santa picture LOL




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