December brings us to the final month of the 12 Months of Thrifting challenge. It has been a fun year exploring ways to build an essential wardrobe of thrifted items. The goal of this challenge was two-fold: to build functional, practical, and affordable wardrobes while honing our thrifting skills by taking small steps, month by month. Looking back at …
Kids’ Holiday Deals For Less
Bright lights are aglow, wreaths are hung and snow is covering the ground. The holiday season is in full swing! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year and shopping at Goodwill right now can be so much fun! When I’m shopping for my child for any holiday, I think to myself that spending too much on an …
#12MonthsofThrifting: Essential Tote Bag
We’re wrapping up the 12 Months of Thrifting challenge by thrifting an essential tote bag. I’m always carrying something, somewhere. For a while, I was stuffing my lunch, mail, laptop, iPad, and a million other things in several bags to work. Sometimes I used reusable cloth bags and even plastic grocery store bags. This summer, I decided enough was enough and …
Thrift Store Heroes: Loyal Customer Embodies Spirit of the Season all Year Long
It’s December – a month that really exemplifies the spirit of giving among many individuals — so it seems only fitting to highlight Jackie, a loyal Goodwill customer, and her acts of kindness this month. However, Jackie isn’t just inspired to give during the holiday season. She gives selflessly and often all year long. I recently had the privilege of …
DIY: Taking a Thrifted Stand from Sad to Fab
Happy Holidays! It’s hard to believe that the holiday season in upon us and another year is coming to an end. While everyone is talking about all the holiday “deals” I’m thinking, why limit your deals to just one month out of the year? Shopping at thrift stores like Goodwill is 12 months of deals for me. While I …
A Few Ideas to Mix and Match Holiday Attire for Kids
The holidays are nearing and the fall crisp air is transitioning into cool bitter frost. In celebration of the season’s change, I’ve displayed ways your kids can transition into their holiday attire. Your local Goodwill has several children’s clothing items from red and green to sparkles and festive graphics. Below, I’ve described ways to mix and match shirts, sweaters and …
Unusual Antiques on shopgoodwill.com
The online auction world is filled with every oddity you could possibly think of. You might ask yourself, ‘who needs a synthetic porcelain dentist tray’ or a ‘glass and metal butter churn’? You just never know when you might decide to churn your own home-made butter, or maybe you’re just a collector of peculiar items from a specific era or …
#12MonthsofThrifting: Bold Scarf
You can count me in for anything that falls into under both fashionable and practical. That’s why thrifting a scarf is November’s #12MonthsofThrifting prompt. However, we’re not just talking about any scarf here, we’re talking about bold, colorful, or printed scarves. Of course, I encourage you to thrift a solid black scarf because that’s an everyday essential, but including a …
DIY: Cassette Tape Pencil Holders & Record Bowls
Hi everyone, Abby here! I’ve been spending the better part of the past year working to organize my craft space. To say it’s a “work in progress” is an understatement; our attic/home office overhaul has been quite the under-taking. I’ve arranged and re-arranged the furniture too many times to count. But now, I think I finally have everything where I …
DIY: Creating an Upscale Look on a Thrifted Table
Hi all! Okay, this blog post is on a custom order that I did for a client. Even though I did not find this actual table myself, I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen this style table for sale at Goodwill. If you are in search of a table to redo and come across one, grab it, …