In Which I Buy Awesome Stuff for Very Little Money

Today I went hunting around one of my favorite thrift stores with my boyfriend looking for a cassette player to disassemble (don't ask). What we found, however, was so much better. I picked up two encyclopedias, two books about the 20's, 30's, and 40's, a book about cats, and a magazine from 1969. Sounds exciting, no? Well I guess not. But the cool part is what I plan on DOING with all of these amazing pictures and pages.

Some of the pictures in the 20's history book were just too glamorous. I couldn't resist picking it up. The ones in the encyclopedias are so vivid and detailed I just HAD to buy it. After the thrift store, we headed out to a local craft shop and picked up the modge-podge equivalent of DiamondGlaze for about five bucks. Now comes the fun stuff - taking all these materials I have just purchased and combining them with pieces I've accumulated over the years and voila! Awesome funky jewelry!

I haven't started yet, but oh man am I itching to. First I have to clean up my workspace a little, as you can see...