#thrifted gifts

[sarahgrows]

Not plant related....Thrift day!

We went to Goodwill today and scored some serious treasures. Michael grabbed the caddy at the end, which he found out to be worth a good amount of money. We aren't resellers but a valuable find is always exciting. I absolutely love the metals and asian decor. The mugs are so cute and will fit great with the home themed gift I'm putting together for some friends. Woodsy Christmas/Yule themes are my favorite so this Santa candle is also a win. I found the olive boots this time and the other boots a few trips back. I don't get shoes unless they're barely worn, it's feet. Happy day!

[cutest-bunny-writings]

Asking my friends to thrift anything they buy me for my birthday because new things are expensive and thrifted things aren't these awful taboos that everyone seems to think.

[confessionsofarefashionista]

Join me for a festive show-and-tell of the amazing vintage and secondhand treasures I scored for Thriftmas! 🎄 Whether you're a vintage lover, thrift shopper, or looking for creative gift ideas, this video is packed with style, surprises, and eco-friendly cheer. 💚♻️

[shiftythrifting]

Submission from Sponch

[daftpatience]

my lil holiday fit turned out handsome!!!

[nyc-looks]

Chester, 23

“The pants are from a Banana Republic sale months ago, but the t-shirt belonged to my godfather from LA. He gave me a bunch of clothes last time I was visiting him. My style is inspired by the people in my life. All of my favorite pieces of clothing are either gifts or thrifted, and I really feel like I carry my friends and family with me when I’m dressed my best.”

Aug 26, 2023 ∙ Greenpoint

[housecow]

gave away all the clothes from when i was <240lbs… no turning back now fr

[annasinthewalls]

Peppermint espresso, vanilla incense, & present wrapping

[thoughtartistry]

My kind of store.

[cjgladback]

I went to my first fiber festival this past weekend! Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival; if I'm still in this state come June next year, I'll probably be back and would love to meet anybody else there. Socializing/hanging out/talking to people without feeling like I was obstructing Real Customers was the one thing I missed, though I didn't really get to any of the free lectures so maybe that's where I could've met some people. Since it was an unknown situation with a lot of people and nearly an hour drive each way, I strategized to make sure I'd go:

First day, I signed up for a couple volunteer shifts. Absolutely a recommended strategy.

Got to be helpful!

They happened to have goodie bags, to help me justify the gas and time (I now have a nice tape measure to replace the one that's been vacationing with a missing sewing kit for a couple years and a lasercut wood two-inch gauge window that might help me with consistency versus my suboptimal practice of just trying to knit perfect squares when swatching in pattern)

I got to learn things about the layout and schedule I wouldn't know to ask when answering questions and acting as a gofer -- especially true working two different locations

And of course, some people were pretty much guaranteed to be happy to see me!

Second day, I signed up for a workshop in the morning so I'd be there and able to shop for anything I needed at the end. Ombre yarn dyeing was the class! It's acid dyes, something I'm several years off from wanting to get into enough to commit to dedicated cookware, full pots of dye powder, etc. The room with the workshop was a barn that had plenty of outlets--but they did not represent plenty of breakers. So there weren't quite enough functional heating elements for the class to have sufficiently cooked our yarn before leaving, and I did need to risk a giant stock pot at home for three batches of four jars, almost-simmering in a water bath for thirty minutes each, of the yarn that hadn't proven it was done (all but the two palest greens). I was a little worried the delay/drawn out heat situation would affect the results but if it did it wasn't much; I got pretty much exactly what I was hoping for with my two color gradient and the single is great too!

The single dye gradient is the color Moss, which did some interesting things with the red portion separating out once they were heated. Every skein has redder blotches, so I'm not bothered about any inconsistency -- if anything it'll help my finished product camouflage stains. Though it was definitely a surprise for me and the other Moss user in the class when our first yarn to have exhausted the dye was the complementary color to what it went in as.

The two color gradient used Rhodamine Red on one end, which was one end of one of our instructor's samples where she chose a cool-green for the other end to show how multi-component dyes mix less predictably than most paint. (It was kinda like shading with markers where you can still see washes of the pink and green in what you squint at and call a grey-brown.) The other end was Cantaloupe, which was one of the maybe three colors she didn't have a sample cut of yarn for. But she described it as the flesh of a perfect ripe cantaloupe and obviously I had to see that, and it sounded like it would be fairly guaranteed to combine nicely with the magenta while being just enough around a bend in the color wheel to be interesting--warm orange versus cool pink. As I said, it turned out pretty much exactly as I was picturing. Not anticipated was how much the jars looked like they were full of some delicious dragonfruit-mango beverage. Were I still a barista I'd be trying to recreate this for my shift drink.

Image descriptions under the cut.

[ID: Five images following fourteen small skeins of sock yarn dyed in individual glass jars, in two gradients. One gradient is six skeins from a medium forest green through a pale creamy pink, the other is eight skeins from a vibrant yellow orange through an even more vibrant magenta. The first photo is inside under fluorescent lights, showing the 32oz glass canning jars with metal lids and rings, full of dye and yarn on a table at the end of the class in which they were filled and heated for a short time.

The next two images are animated gifs. The first gif is two frames showing the finished dye jars sitting in grass, with their yarn and with it removed. The green gradient left only transparent blue color in its jars, and most of the pink to orange gradient's water looks more orange without its yarn, aside from the third and fourth jars from the orange end, which shade toward a neon lilac with the peachy pink yarn removed. The second gif is a view of the inside of the bright green wash bucket, with just the pink-orange yarn in it, then all of them mixed up, all as they were after a soak with the rust-brown water, in the first rinse, and that rinse water alone showing its transparent but still brown tint.

The last two photos show the gradients lined up along a weathered wooden bench on the side of a deck. The first photo has the wet piles of yarn bundled in front of each of their respective jars with remaining dye. The final photo has the clean, dry yarn wound into center-pull balls and still vibrant in the direct sunlight. End ID]

[sarahgrows]

NPR [not plant related]: Is anyone interested in thrift hauls or strictly plants? It's another "hobby" I'm getting into but also for actual personal economic reasons. I found a really cool vase (top) to throw on my empty spot on my plant stand. It's beautiful and I would also like more decor amongst my plants to compliment them. Second picture are some scores I'm building a gift bowl for my son's "guide parents". I am keeping the pottery on the left in that picture though...I found a really cute whicker basket I'm using to create a Yule gift basket for my hairdresser and friend. She and I both moved here in 2020 and have grown so much together. The little teacup in there I will be turning into a match holder with a striker sticker in the bottom. Mine you I still have more items to put into both of those gift packages. Bottom two photos are more scores for me! A really beautiful maroon tray, a beautiful glass candle holder I would like to paint stained glass tropical leaves on, an awesome rendition of the I Ching, some photo frames and this neat genie lamp shaped thing to put my fruit in!

If anyone is actually interested I can post a haul of the clothes I have thrifted recently. I'm super thankful to be finding these things that resonate with me, especially the clothing. It's exactly my type, I didn't have enough clothes, I'm not contributing to over consumption, and it fits in my budget. Thank you universe 🙌 Let me know if you want to see the clothes! Otherwise I'll be quieter with the thrifts lol

[flowerprintundies]

My ☆ STAR TREK ☆ shrine

2024

[confessionsofarefashionista]

I’m giving you an exclusive sneak peek into what’s inside my Upcycled Gift Guide and how you can craft meaningful gifts that wow without breaking the bank. 🎁 This book is packed with easy-to-follow DIY tutorials for everyone on your list, from no-sew creations to snuggly toys, creative storage solutions, and even eco-friendly wrapping ideas! 🌿✨

[shiftythrifting]

take out bugs the hillbilly way : by using a tiny wooden hammer, I guess

found in a chicago suburb thrift and antique shop

[the-fibre-stuff]

I'm sensing a theme in my new projects...

[nipuni]

Weekly photo blog update! Ramble about these and life under the cut 😊

We found this amazing collection of books from 1945 about historical fashion second hand for super cheap! It's illustrated, in color, and in excellent condition, I'm over the moon 🥰 also the antique book fair is back in the city and we can't wait to go visit, I'll probably go next week so I'll share more later! although I really need to stop getting books, I've been out of bookshelf space for months now and they already took over half of the dinning table 😆

This little shop in the photos is where we get spices and dried fruit and it's very pretty so I thought I would share

Today we went out for sushi to one of our favourite places! It's venezuelan-japanese fusion and it's so so good, the drink is papelon con limon and I highly recommend it!

And last are these amazing thrift finds!! The skirt and sweater are perfect aaaaa I'm going to style so many autumn outfits soon after the weird heat wave passes, I can't wait!!

On a more depressing note, yesterday was my father's first birthday since his death a couple of months ago, and I also saw his tomb for the first time, my aunt sent me a picture at the graveyard and it's such a strange sight, seeing his name on a cross on the ground feels unreal. I try not to think about it too much, it's like if I stop running or look back it will catch up with me. We lit a candle last night with Nicolas and talked about him, it's getting easier to remember the good over the bad with time so I'm happy about that 😊

I hope everyone is having a great beginning of autumn!