Thrifting Green River, Utah

I drove the width of Colorado yesterday, and by Utah was jonesing for a good thrift shop. Besides, I was virtually the only person in either of these states without something strapped to my roof. This had to change. I needed... furniture... sporting equipment... something. You're pretty much an outcast in these states without a Toyota SUV or a Subaru Wagon with something on top bragging about your physical prowess. But enough about that: Here's Green River Thrift.



This green clad thrift store is run by a group of local volunteers, and supports the local Boys and Girls Club. There's no tax on your buys, since it is run as a non-profit. In the main room are murals (after the break) created by a local artist and the preacher's daughter, so I'm told.  In the 'bling bling' room, I found some wild cowboy snap shirts, a rainbow clutch, and a belt with some animals resembling the ones I've seen so far on this trip. Bling bling was also full of 80s wedding dresses and some very puffy prom gowns. Outside, there was the most adorable wooden baby crib with deer decals. I need some ideas on what to do with these... they're no longer 'safety approved' for little ones, but there should be something... any ideas?

Halloween Wedding

Starting top left, left to right: The Letter O Monsterbet pillow, Rusty Foks, Personalized Tree Bark Band,
Mounted Deer Brooch, White and grey agate ring, Porcupine and Bullet earrings,
Mason jar lights, Chicken costume, Your Crazy Emotional Needs Give My Life Purpose,
Orange striped shrug, Victorian tattooed tough guy, Oh So Dear plate.

Our wedding's coming up this Halloween... people ask why that date? We met on Halloween and got engaged on Halloween, so I guess we're keeping the theme going!

Messing with Pixlr-o-matic

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I teach photography at a local college, and was getting ready to do a class on "retro-fitting" images, when I found that pixlr had already done the work for me... Set up as a free web-based photoshop, pixlr makes it crazy easy to do most of the things you can do in photoshop on the web without spending a hefty $1600 for the creative suite package. Kudos, pixlr!