Greatest Craigslist Haul: Part I

Let me just put it out there now: I am absolutely obsessed with Craigslist! You can pretty much find anything that you need on this website and I love it when I can catch a great deal. In the past, I mainly used Craigslist to sell my things; not actually buy stuff. It wasn't until my mom noticed that Eden didn't have much toys to play with that I started looking at the "for sale" column on Craigslist. It is so much cheaper to buy toys, baby clothes, etc this way. PERKS: Babies grow out of their clothes so quick that they're hardly even used and toys can easily be cleaned (p.s. this will be Part II of my craigslist haul).

I've been looking to get Eden a complete baby crib set since she was born but just didn't have the money to afford it. They run about $150 easily in stores and that my friend, is a lot of money especially since they only use it for about a year (if you're lucky). Well, today was totally my day because I just purchased a COMPLETE crib bedding set for....wait for it....$35 bucks!!!!!!!!!!!! I know a good deal when I see it and I was so lucky to stumble on this one. The crib bedding set came with:

2 Fitted Sheets

Diaper Stacker

Comforter

Window Valance

Bumper

Skirt

 I love the ruffles. Aren't they just adorable!

There's tiny bears on the mobile. Eden loves em

The best part was decorating the crib and putting the sheets on. I love how they came out. This set would have been something that I picked out of the store.

We put Eden in the crib and she loves it. She was amazed at the spinning mobile

I was told that the crib set was hardly ever used because her baby didn't sleep in the crib, she slept with the parents. Looking at the set, I would tell it was still in mint condition (of course, I washed all the linens and I made sure I cleaned everything). She was even sweet to throw in a matching lamp, picture frame, and a Vtech musical mobile. OMG HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!!!!!! She totally made my day and it was worth the trip to a neighboring city (Parlier) that was 20 minutes away (all highway and great scenery!)

Goes hand in hand with the bedding set

 I love this picture frame!!!!

I couldn't believe that she threw in this Vtech Dream & Play Light-Up Mobile. This alone is valued  at $30. She said it was brand new too. She just never used it.

I loved everything I got and I really have to thank the girl I bought it from because she was so sweet. What I learned is that sometimes you can't get your kids everything but you make do with what you have and you find alternative ways to find them something that they might like that fits in your budget. This definitely fit in mine.