Reuse Roundup: Flower Sword
Pin It This post has been in my draft folder for at least two months now but while I was in the third trimester of my pregnancy I lacked any sort of energy to finish it. It’s saying something that...
View ArticleThrifted Maternity Closet: Postpartum
Pin It I had thought that when I had posted my 38 Week Thrifted Maternity Closet update that it would be my last in that series but after I had returned from the hospital I went through my maternity...
View ArticleThrifty Giving: OMG Shoes & Cigar-Smoking Bears
Pin It It’s been quite awhile since I’ve showcased thrifted gifts I’ve given to people. I have a backlog of photos going all the way back to Christmas that, once I find the new rhythm of our lives as...
View ArticleThrifty Giving: Mother’s Day Surprise
Pin It The frame on the left hung in my house for as long as I have memory. It was put together soon after I was born and proudly displays photos of an infant me and my two older girl cousins as...
View ArticleThrifted Closet: Brown Dress, Orange Shirt
Pin It It has been so long since I posted an outfit post, particularly one that wasn’t related to maternity! It was a lot of fun dressing up for those shots so I think I’m going to bust out the tripod...
View ArticleThrift Store Gore: In the Workplace
Pin It It’s time for some Thrift Store Gore! What is thrift store gore? I made it up with my brain! It’s a column I created after finding one too many disturbingly weird things while thrifting. I post...
View ArticleThrift Store Score: Styrofoam Heads
Pin It Over the weekend, my friend Jenn went thrifting and sent me a photo of a bin full to the brim with dozens of plain white Styrofoam heads. She sent me a photo because she found it rather odd to...
View ArticleThrift Store Gore: The Feeder (For People)
Pin It My friend Jacob’s Grandma was having a huge yard sale, and since I was unable to get away due to the kids and Anthony’s possible appendicitis, he kindly texted me photos of some of the tables...
View ArticleScrapbook: Girls’ Day Community Sale
Pin It September is a wonderful time of year. For many it means back to school and the hopeful return of cooler weather, but for me it means something even better: community yard sales. Isobel and I...
View ArticleThrifty Giving: Black & White
Pin It What is Thrifty Giving? I’m recording all of the secondhand and thrifted presents I give to friends and family in an attempt to inspire others and myself to look to thrift stores and other ways...
View ArticleThrifty Giving: Vintage Glam
Pin It Thrifty Giving is a reoccurring column dedicated to thrift store shopping for gift-giving, proving that fantastic gifts don’t have to come with a high price tag, or from a strip mall. My...
View ArticleThrifty Giving: Soup For You
Pin It This year, for Christmas, I took a different route for presents than I normally do. As always, short on time and money before the holidays, I decided to give everyone the gift of soup. I make a...
View ArticleFriends of the Library Book Sale Score
Pin It Last year, I went to the annual Friends of the Library Book Sale and wrote about some of the things I found, but I never finished writing about the things I took home. Last month the book sale...
View ArticleThrifty Giving: Metal Card Catalogs & Vintage Tablecloths
Pin It Thrifty Giving is a reoccurring column dedicated to thrift store and second-hand shopping for gift-giving, proving that fantastic gifts don’t have to come with a high price tag or from a strip...
View ArticleThrifty Giving: Darth Vader
Thrifty Giving is a reoccurring column dedicated to thrift store and second-hand shopping for gift-giving, proving that fantastic gifts don’t have to come with a high price tag or even be brand new....
View ArticleThrift Store Score: Mother’s Day Estate Sale Trip
Thanks to my recent round of steroids, Mother’s Day was the best day I’ve had in a long time. Probably since before I was pregnant, or during my round of extreme steroids while I dealt with hives...
View ArticleThrifted Easter Baskets
Why am I writing about Easter baskets so many months after Easter, you might ask? Is she on drugs, you probably wonder? Yes. Yes I am (but not any of the fun ones). I just really wanted to write about...
View ArticleThe Best Craft Supplies To Look For While Thrifting
If you love crafting, or know someone who does, or even just want to amass a collection of supplies to keep on hand but don’t want to spend a lot of money, I have good news for you. Thrift stores are...
View ArticleThrift Store Score: Thrift Haul 10.6.15
It’s been quite awhile since I shared a thrift haul–a habit I think I’m going to get into again. I’m not able to go thrifting as often as I used to, but early last month I had a great morning,...
View ArticleThrifty Giving Tuesday
[pinterest] One catastrophe after another has prevented this from getting up on time, but I am hell-bent on getting this up before Giving Tuesday, the finale to Capitalist Orgy Weekend, comes to a...
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