Goodwill Props?

[CheckerZ]

I think they really wore this stuff. I us to be a donation attedant and I would love when cutomers came in and donated clothes that were just straight UGLY, and they say "Take care of this for me." And they were serious. I'm now a manager trainee and I'm on the inside watching people buy all the ugly stuff! It's a big hit around Halloween with all the college students. They love finding these treasures! Mr. D. I love the bird cage deal, do you mind if I use that! Thanks to all that have posted, can't wait to hear everybody else's finds.

[CheckerZ]

Anybody else?

[Smacky]

Too many items to list.

[Harpoetta]

Ok, I wasn't sure I was gonna post, but since you're looking for more, here goes.

My character that I do is Harpo (as you could probably tell from my user name). I got my entire outfit, except for my tie and my hat, at a second hand store. The tie I got from my grandpa, and the hat I got from my Dad's store.

My outfit consists of brown cargo pants, black and white plaid shirt (I have long and short sleeves depending on the weather), a plaid tie of browns and dark orange (made of wool), patterned argile socks, a nice pair of brown wingtips (size 7 mens, one size too big for me), a soft (and therefore mashable) top hat, and a nice tan trench coat (with a removable flannel liner).

The wig, rubber chicken, and bulb horn I got from Dad's store. I made a feather-duster gun from a toy revolver, white feathers and black elecrical tape. (I later discovered that my memory had not served me correctly when I made this, because it should have been a whisk-broom gun. I now have to figure out how to remove the handle of the broom without it falling apart, and attaching it to a toy revolver. It will be a fun project if I ever have time to work on it. The feather duster gun will suffice for the time being, though, I'd like to try and make a one-man-band for Harpo first.)

I did find a small gold harp (a Christmas tree ornament) that I tie to my belt loop (so if anyone asks me where my harp is, I can show them that I do have one with me), and that came from a second hand store.

I love second hand stores, I get my normal clothes there, as well as my 'special occasion' clothes.

[pixcoco]

I got a very dated red formal dress with white lace. I added long sleeves (red and white strip knit) to it. I was on Tara for my gone with the wind skit. A window frame with no glass and added braces to hold it up so I could look out at atlanta burning and horrid avacodo green drapes (I added red dinggle ball trim) to take down to make the dress.

A short version of carol burnetts went with the wind.

cast
me-starlet
daisy davis sheffeild=sis
Kay reed- maid prissy
rolf kerr-rhet
ryan clare-random soldier
back stage help-nancy montgomery

props-goodwill

1st place TCA I forget the year-in the 90's

[CheckerZ]

That sounds like you all got some great deals!!!

[Nettie Belle]

I am in the process of developing another clown character ... her name is EARTHELA! Earthela really wants to keep our earth CLEAN by RECYCLING! So ... Earthela is being entirely made up from recycled STUFF (except her hair). And She is GOING GREEN ... so, most of her stuff is green.

I went to Goodwill and Salvation Army the other day, spent about $12.00 and here's what I got and what I'm going to use it for:

Bed sheet - part of costume (trim, etc).
Table cloth - main part of costume.
Doilie with ribbon - shoe laces. I might use the doilie for something too.
Brown boots that are too big for me.
Bassinet cover - ribbon and lace (actually I don't know if I will use it for Earthela ... I don't think she is the ribbon, lace kind of gal).
Green jumpsuit - bloomers and shirt.

Then, today, I went to the shoe repair shop to buy some green paint. This is a dusty place and the owner told me I could just have it because they weren't full cans.

I took some little disks off of a purse that was in my toybox that my granddaughters don't play with anymore - these I put on my shoes.
I'm going to make the ruffles on the bottom out of plastic bags, the pockets out of pancake mix bottles cut in half, a hat out of newspaper, some trim out of old pantihose (braided and spray painted) and who knows what else will come out of this.

I actually spoke to our mayor today and told him about this, because we know each other from social functions. He loved it and wants me to be sure to call him when Earthela is ready to meet the public. He said maybe we can have a cleanup day in the park and have Earthela there to supervise. I'm not sure, but he said we would think of something.

So ... here are my shoes. (Admitting you have a problem is the first step ... but I'm in denial ... I don't have a problem ... I just sold 7 pairs of shoes on ebay).

Let me know if you think of anything else ...

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[CheckerZ]

I love the idea of a Green clown! The shoes look great, Post some pics when Earthela is done.

[tim]

Sweet shoes! Great clown concept.

[Fitzwilly]

Hasn't that concept been done before.... and before... and before???

Always good to recycle a good idea (and make a bad joke.)