thrifting

Five Tips to Building a Sustainable Wardrobe
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Five Tips to Building a Sustainable Wardrobe

What would it look like if you could ditch the fast fashion, consumerist mindset and build a sustainable wardrobe? This is something I’ve been working toward for a long time now. I don’t think I’ll ever have a…

Thrifting Love: fabric and notion heaven

The thrift store is my happy place. That’s usually where my car heads when I have some kid-free time [and on days when I’m feeling brave, with my kids] This last weekend, I swung into my favorite local…

Thrifting Love!

There’s a local thrift stop that I frequent and just adore. There’s an entire section of the store devoted to sewing supplies. Um, hello! Love.Just this last weekend, I found a good stack of vintage patterns – including…

How to Embellish Jeans: a Quick Tutorial
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How to Embellish Jeans: a Quick Tutorial

Sometimes you get a plain pair of jeans that just needs a little pizazz, you need to cover a stain, or a design you don’t like. Embellishing jeans or other clothing is so simple! This quick tutorial will…

Dress to Skirt Refashion! [A little tutorial]
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Dress to Skirt Refashion! [A little tutorial]

Refashion. Upcycle. Thrifting. These could quite possibly be some of my favorite words ever. EVAH. So when I walk through a thrift store, I tend to look with a “what could I do with this?” kind of eye….

Thrifted Vintage Sheets [and endless possibilities!]

I am a thrifter. Truth be told, I like thrifting much better than shopping at a “regular” store. I love a good deal, and I l.o.v.e. to create new life from something discarded. These vintage lovelies are my…

Thrifting Excitement!

I absolutely adore thrift stores.  I mean seriously, cheap clothes, home decor, fabric… what’s not to love about that? Usually I go in with an eye for repurposing, but on my recent visit, I found a book that…