Imagine you've gone through your stash and donated a bunch of stuff and then you get a little under the weather and your friend goes to the thrift store and makes you a care package and some of it is stuff you donated. That would be an amazing confirmation of how much your friend not only cares about you, but also knows what you like.
That would be pretty funny as well as frustrating. I just got rid of all that stuff! 😂 I can honestly see it happening though...now I'm kind of concerned, I hope she didn't donate any of that stuff 😅
Thank you so much, Sophy, that's really sweet of you to say 🙏💜🌺 Yes, sometimes it's hard to be completely honest about exactly how much yarn we have, isn't it? 😃
Aww, thank you, Teresa! That's really kind of you 🙏💗🌺 She said she loved it, which was great to hear. It was just nice to see a smile back on her face again 😊💗 Hope you have a great day, my friend 🤗💗
Thank you so much, Ivy Mae 🙏💗 Yes, that blanket was really beautiful, wasn't it? Was very hard to leave it behind, but I hope it finds a good home soon 🤗💗
How lovely of you. I hope your friend is feeling much better. Excellent choice of book! My grandparents lived through the occupation of the Channel Islands, so that novel has always been very close to my heart, I hope your friend loves it xx
Hi Gina 👋 Thanks so much for your lovely comment 🙏💗 I will definitely follow up with her and find out what she thinks of it. She was intrigued when she read the blurb on the back so hopefully that's a good sign! 😃💗
Hi Mel! Well I just loved the idea of op shopping for her thoughtful gift! What a great idea.! You chose well! ❤ yes, I’ve got so much pretty paper I’ll never have to buy any for a looooong time 😉😆
Mel!!! 💯 You are so thoughtful my sweet friend! 💕 Any crafter would be lucky to receive such an amazing gift! 🎁 I know it brightened her day!🎉. I wish our thrift stores here in the US had so much yarny style fun! There just isn't much in way of yarn craft stuff in our stores. Especially in patterns... I have never seen a pattern book in a Goodwill, much less so many pattern books in any of our stores! As usual you got caught by the lie detector! 😂😂😂. Darn, lie detector!!! I bet the lie detector has a name and you are married to him!😂. Just teasing! 🤣 Tell your lie detector that his camera work was stunning per usual!❤️🎉 Thanks for sharing with us your beautiful soul, my kind & thoughtful friend 💖 Always brightens up my day!🤗🌞 Sending much love & warm hugs 🤗 Megan
Aww, thank you so much Megan, you're so lovely 🙏💗 I'm so sad that you don't get to experience the same kind of thrifting / goodwill shopping that I do 😔 Never seen a pattern at goodwill? That just blows my mind! 🤯 Well, I will keep sharing my adventures with you so you can at least live vicariously through me! Yes, you are quite right, I married the lie detector, lol! 🤣 I must admit, he has been very accommodating of my yarn obsession, so I can't really complain. I will also pass on your lovely comment about his camera work - he'll be absolutely chuffed that someone noticed his handiwork! 😃 Thank you so much for watching our videos, and for supporting our little channel as always 🙏💗 It really does mean so much 💗💜🌺 Take care, big hugs to you 🤗💗
@MelsYarniverse I have to say the same about my pretty cute lie detector too! He puts up with a lot, and after 25 yrs of Marriage (2025 will be our 25th 😲 yr of marriage, where did the time go...🤯) I am very lucky & grateful to him for his continued patience. 😂. I have only been crocheting for the past 5 yrs so I was a lot to put up with before I started crocheting, now I am a lot to put up with, with yarn on top!🤣😂 Yeah, I am glad I have you to live through cause the thrifting in the US isn't nearly as pretty as your salvo's are! Your's look like cute little antique stores, while ours usually resemble a junk sale. 😖 Just for fun I will visit a Goodwill & make a video of it just so you can see what I am working with (or not working with, LoL 🤣). It will be my precursor to actually making a UA-cam video for a audience of one... Well two if your lie detector wants to watch! 🤣😂. Thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through you! 🥰🥰🥰 I would love to see what chuffed looks like too btw! 🤣🤣😂😂😂 As always sending you both many thanks, hugs & much love from both of us, me and my lie detector! ❤️ (He tries to pretend he doesn't care if I do or don't watch your video's but then gets as into them as I do! LoL but you didn't hear that from me!😂) Megan ❤️
Let us know how your friend liked her package. What did she like best? You really should have got that maccas cup. You never know if you will ever see one again ever!
Hi Angela 👋 Hope you are well, my friend 🤗💗 Ah, if you watch to the end of the video, I do actually let you know if she liked it and what her favourite thing was 😃 I wonder if you can guess it?
@MelsYarniverse well shit. I stopped watching near the end and I was just listening to it so I missed your little written note. I was a bit confused because I thought I did watch all of it! I'm glad she liked the hedgehog. I also missed the "lie detected" bit.
"I'm not going to need to buy more yarn for a while" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Your friend might like these Debbie Macomber books - a series I think Start with The Shop on Blossom Street Then A good yarn Then On a snowy night They are really good books to read and you get patterns to knit up with the first two books and something in the third, but it has been so long since I read them.
@@alwayslearning9272 I've had mine for a few years now and they are showing their age on their pages 😂 definitely good books to keep an eye out for, they have had a few reads here. One needs to set aside a full day of 'NO interruptions' to be reading each book, I found they were so easy to get involved in and read cover to cover.
Mel, I love your videos, always so much fun. I'm a Brit, living in the US, and your op shops are so much better than the ones where I am, but you give me inspiration to keep visiting them. The lie detection at the end had me almost spitting out my coffee, that was a good one 😂
Hi Sally 👋 Thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙏🌺 I'm so sad that thrifting in the States isn't great for crafts 😔 I would love for you to be able to spend a day looking for treasures in your local thrift stores. Yes, that lie detector hubby of mine is pretty funny, isn't he? 🤣 You might like this: ua-cam.com/users/shorts2-SwHIi9mLc?si=7Tp6AxKE1bVBr2oE
Hi Mel, not sure if you know this or not, but the novel you picked up for your friend was made into a movie which I found on Netflix several years ago. It is still available here in the United States but I know different countries have different access on Netflix.
I doubt a channel like with 3000 and something followers is responsible for increasing op shop prices. I live in Newcastle NSW and the op shop prices up here have increased a lot too. It is all over
Exactly 😃 Thank you, @princessleah9092 😊 I think the general consensus is that op shops have been increasing prices for the last 10-15 years - if not earlier! They definitely weren't as expensive when I was a kid, that's for sure!
@@mariawilson9838 I am in the US, so Mel's the reason for the rise on our prices too? @melsyarniverse Your a UA-cam sensation! 🤯. Your effecting the world wide economy! 🤯😲 Roflmao, shame on you for your success Mel! (Read all this with huge amounts of sarcasm). Except this part right here... Love ya Mel 😍
Great job Mel you are a true friend 😊❤
Aww, thank you so much, Lynne 🙏💗 That's so sweet of you 🤗 big hugs to you! 💗
Imagine you've gone through your stash and donated a bunch of stuff and then you get a little under the weather and your friend goes to the thrift store and makes you a care package and some of it is stuff you donated. That would be an amazing confirmation of how much your friend not only cares about you, but also knows what you like.
That would be pretty funny as well as frustrating. I just got rid of all that stuff! 😂
I can honestly see it happening though...now I'm kind of concerned, I hope she didn't donate any of that stuff 😅
You have such a kind heart. You are a good friend. Love your sarcasme. I lie to myself also regarding how much yarn I have. Haha!
Thank you so much, Sophy, that's really sweet of you to say 🙏💜🌺
Yes, sometimes it's hard to be completely honest about exactly how much yarn we have, isn't it? 😃
Oh yay, shopping with you.
Yay, Julie! 😃 I'm so glad you enjoy coming along with me 🤗💗
What a thoughtful gift! You did well with your limited budget! ❤
Thank you so much, my friend! 🙏💗
She's going to love it! Perfect choices youre so good at that☺️😉. Always a joy 🫶🫵💐!
Aww, thank you, Teresa! That's really kind of you 🙏💗🌺 She said she loved it, which was great to hear. It was just nice to see a smile back on her face again 😊💗 Hope you have a great day, my friend 🤗💗
What a lovely friend you are Mel. She will love that care package.
Thanks, Maureen, thats so kind of you🙏 💗
What a sweet and thoughtful gift! You are a wonderful friend!!!!
Aw, thank you so much, Jackie 🙏💜 That's really sweet of you to say, big hugs to you 🤗💗🌺
Great care package & bringing the opp shop to her! 🫶
I definitely loved the crocheted blanket too 🧶🙌
Thank you so much, Ivy Mae 🙏💗 Yes, that blanket was really beautiful, wasn't it? Was very hard to leave it behind, but I hope it finds a good home soon 🤗💗
How lovely of you. I hope your friend is feeling much better. Excellent choice of book! My grandparents lived through the occupation of the Channel Islands, so that novel has always been very close to my heart, I hope your friend loves it xx
Hi Gina 👋 Thanks so much for your lovely comment 🙏💗 I will definitely follow up with her and find out what she thinks of it. She was intrigued when she read the blurb on the back so hopefully that's a good sign! 😃💗
Fabulous choices! It was fun going along with you as you created this package for your friend. I know this will lift her spirits. Be Well
Thank you so much, Renee 🙏💗 She really did love it, and I'm so glad it made her smile 😊🌸 Take care my friend 🤗💗
Mel you are so warm and kind to help your friend. I really enjoy your videos, all the way here, watching from California!
Aww, thank you so much, Lisa! 🙏💗 That's really kind of you to say. I'm so glad that you enjoy watching! I hope you're having a wonderful day 🤗💗
Yeah! Mel again.
Thanks, Tina! 🙏💗 Hope you are having a great day 🤗🌺!
Hi Mel! Well I just loved the idea of op shopping for her thoughtful gift! What a great idea.! You chose well! ❤ yes, I’ve got so much pretty paper I’ll never have to buy any for a looooong time 😉😆
Hi Marcelle 👋 Thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙏💗 You are so sweet! I'm glad to hear you are so well stocked with your pretty paper 🤗💗🌺
That book you picked is SO GOOD!!! What a lucky friend you have! ❤ Great finds and what a beautiful final package you’ve put together.
Oh, that's so good to hear! It sounded fantastic! 😃 Thank you so much 🙏💜🌺
So cute and thoughtful
Aww, thank you so much 🙏💗🤗
What a lovely idea and I love what you chose😊🎉
Thank you so much, that's really sweet of you 🙏💗🤗
I hope your friend feels better soon! I am so glad your thoughtful gift cheered her up!
That's so sweet of you, thank you! 🙏💗 She said she loved her care package, and I'm really happy I was able to put a smile back on her face 😊🌺
Mel!!! 💯
You are so thoughtful my sweet friend! 💕 Any crafter would be lucky to receive such an amazing gift! 🎁 I know it brightened her day!🎉. I wish our thrift stores here in the US had so much yarny style fun! There just isn't much in way of yarn craft stuff in our stores. Especially in patterns... I have never seen a pattern book in a Goodwill, much less so many pattern books in any of our stores!
As usual you got caught by the lie detector! 😂😂😂. Darn, lie detector!!! I bet the lie detector has a name and you are married to him!😂. Just teasing! 🤣 Tell your lie detector that his camera work was stunning per usual!❤️🎉
Thanks for sharing with us your beautiful soul, my kind & thoughtful friend 💖 Always brightens up my day!🤗🌞
Sending much love & warm hugs 🤗
Megan
Aww, thank you so much Megan, you're so lovely 🙏💗
I'm so sad that you don't get to experience the same kind of thrifting / goodwill shopping that I do 😔 Never seen a pattern at goodwill? That just blows my mind! 🤯 Well, I will keep sharing my adventures with you so you can at least live vicariously through me!
Yes, you are quite right, I married the lie detector, lol! 🤣 I must admit, he has been very accommodating of my yarn obsession, so I can't really complain. I will also pass on your lovely comment about his camera work - he'll be absolutely chuffed that someone noticed his handiwork! 😃
Thank you so much for watching our videos, and for supporting our little channel as always 🙏💗 It really does mean so much 💗💜🌺
Take care, big hugs to you 🤗💗
@MelsYarniverse I have to say the same about my pretty cute lie detector too! He puts up with a lot, and after 25 yrs of Marriage (2025 will be our 25th 😲 yr of marriage, where did the time go...🤯) I am very lucky & grateful to him for his continued patience. 😂. I have only been crocheting for the past 5 yrs so I was a lot to put up with before I started crocheting, now I am a lot to put up with, with yarn on top!🤣😂
Yeah, I am glad I have you to live through cause the thrifting in the US isn't nearly as pretty as your salvo's are! Your's look like cute little antique stores, while ours usually resemble a junk sale. 😖 Just for fun I will visit a Goodwill & make a video of it just so you can see what I am working with (or not working with, LoL 🤣). It will be my precursor to actually making a UA-cam video for a audience of one... Well two if your lie detector wants to watch! 🤣😂.
Thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through you! 🥰🥰🥰
I would love to see what chuffed looks like too btw! 🤣🤣😂😂😂
As always sending you both many thanks, hugs & much love from both of us, me and my lie detector! ❤️ (He tries to pretend he doesn't care if I do or don't watch your video's but then gets as into them as I do! LoL but you didn't hear that from me!😂)
Megan ❤️
Love your adventures
Thank you so much, my friend! 🙏💗🌺
Mb here
What a nice friend 😊
MB!! 🤗💗 I'm so glad you're here! Hope you're having a lovely day, my friend! 💗🌺🤗
@@MelsYarniverse Thank you hope you do also
Let us know how your friend liked her package. What did she like best? You really should have got that maccas cup. You never know if you will ever see one again ever!
Hi Angela 👋 Hope you are well, my friend 🤗💗 Ah, if you watch to the end of the video, I do actually let you know if she liked it and what her favourite thing was 😃 I wonder if you can guess it?
@MelsYarniverse well shit. I stopped watching near the end and I was just listening to it so I missed your little written note. I was a bit confused because I thought I did watch all of it! I'm glad she liked the hedgehog. I also missed the "lie detected" bit.
@angelawossname Ah, I'm so glad you saw it! I honestly thought she would have gone straight for the chocolate! 😂
"I'm not going to need to buy more yarn for a while" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your friend might like these Debbie Macomber books - a series I think
Start with
The Shop on Blossom Street
Then
A good yarn
Then
On a snowy night
They are really good books to read and you get patterns to knit up with the first two books and something in the third, but it has been so long since I read them.
Oh, thanks so much for the recommendations, Kerry! 🤗💗 They sound fantastic! I will definitely let her know 😃
I know those books/author, they're really good! Definitely sounds like ones to keep an eye out for on your future op shop hunts! 😃
@@alwayslearning9272 I've had mine for a few years now and they are showing their age on their pages 😂 definitely good books to keep an eye out for, they have had a few reads here. One needs to set aside a full day of 'NO interruptions' to be reading each book, I found they were so easy to get involved in and read cover to cover.
@@silverpromidi how cool is that! What a great gift idea😍
Mel, I love your videos, always so much fun. I'm a Brit, living in the US, and your op shops are so much better than the ones where I am, but you give me inspiration to keep visiting them. The lie detection at the end had me almost spitting out my coffee, that was a good one 😂
Hi Sally 👋 Thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙏🌺 I'm so sad that thrifting in the States isn't great for crafts 😔 I would love for you to be able to spend a day looking for treasures in your local thrift stores.
Yes, that lie detector hubby of mine is pretty funny, isn't he? 🤣
You might like this: ua-cam.com/users/shorts2-SwHIi9mLc?si=7Tp6AxKE1bVBr2oE
Op shops in Ballarat should be paying you for the otherwise free promotion!
Right?! 😂 I should start charging them for it! 😂
Great video! That was fun! (And what a great way to use up some of your yarn stash!)
Thank you so much, Linda! 🙏💗 🌺
Hi Mel, not sure if you know this or not, but the novel you picked up for your friend was made into a movie which I found on Netflix several years ago. It is still available here in the United States but I know different countries have different access on Netflix.
I’ve seen the movie on free to air in Australia too!
Oh, fantastic! I'll definitely let my friend know! I think I'd like to find it too, it sounded fantastic! 😃
Not only is all the yarn at your place, but since your lovely tours of our thrift shops the prices have exploded.
I doubt a channel like with 3000 and something followers is responsible for increasing op shop prices. I live in Newcastle NSW and the op shop prices up here have increased a lot too. It is all over
Exactly 😃 Thank you, @princessleah9092 😊
I think the general consensus is that op shops have been increasing prices for the last 10-15 years - if not earlier! They definitely weren't as expensive when I was a kid, that's for sure!
This is a beautiful idea just to cheer up someone ❤️ this is so beautiful 😍 great job
@@mariawilson9838 I am in the US, so Mel's the reason for the rise on our prices too? @melsyarniverse Your a UA-cam sensation! 🤯. Your effecting the world wide economy! 🤯😲 Roflmao, shame on you for your success Mel! (Read all this with huge amounts of sarcasm).
Except this part right here... Love ya Mel 😍
You are so sweet
Aww, YOU are very sweet to say that! 🙏💗🌺