Beloved Hubby's still not feeling well, so it was another quiet day. Got the grocery shopping done - it's kind of a lean week, so I stayed out of the Mal-Wart toys and fabric sections. About all I bought that wasn't food was a two-pack of glue sticks and more Super Glue. Bought the cheap stuff, since as soon as you open a tube of Super Glue, it's as good as dried out, and it doesn't matter if you paid $1. for four small cheap tubes or $2.99 for one name-brand one. Dried out is dried out ! So I got the $1. version.
It was kind of funny - the Craft section is close to the entrance, but the glues and other adhesive section is in with Paint. In Crafts, all the glues were name-brand, including the Super Glues, in several varieties. Kinds that don't bond skin instantly, some that require a longer set-time, different gels and nozzles. Over with the Paint, you got the cheap stuff as well as the main Super Glues. Not as much affectation that close to Hardware.
Glue sticks we always need. I got lulled out of buying a bunch at the back-to-school sales because it was the first year they weren't on the supplies list. No matter, they were the same price then as now. They always come in handy for homework and various projects.
Looked at thick packages of cardstock pieces in varying sizes and colors. May pick one up next week. For $3., I could have a lot of fun-colored origami boxes !
Got to hit the Community Thrift, too. Luckily, there wasn't anything new there, as I only had $2. left from the weekend ! Still scored a doll pattern - for toddler dolls in three sizes, I forgot I already had it ! - and an issue of Sewing Today's Vogue Patterns magazine, which was fun to look at. Didn't come with patterns, of course, just wanted to draw attention to a few. That I could never fit into. (sigh) A couple articles looked interesting, but I mostly liked going through the ads. For being just a couple years old ( it was an '05 issue), it's still amazing how much and how little has changed. Most of the patterns pictured are still for sale right now. Some of the stores have closed. Looked through the whole magazine rack, no other craft-type magazines.
I'll probably keep the magazine around a bit longer, see if there's anything else I can glean out of it. The pattern is also gonna stick around - with a spare, I can use an actual tissue paper for fitting estimates !
