tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35125948183812955992024-02-18T23:08:21.668-08:00If a penny saved is a penny earned, I ain't even making minimum wage.Now with more crafting, less thrifting.Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-32286234555553611472014-02-04T22:51:00.000-08:002014-02-06T20:36:03.669-08:00Pick a Poppy or ThreeFor your crafting pleasure - an image of three poppies from a piece of sheet music copyrighted 1898. So the original image is out of copyright, and I am providing the cleaned up vector graphic version for free.
Original scan:
PNG (image) version of cleaned up copy:
And the svg (scalable vector graphics) version is here
ETA: added the appropriate CC licence:
This work is Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-90165698809386743972014-02-01T17:09:00.002-08:002014-02-01T17:15:28.871-08:00*blows dust off*
Well, I haven't posted here in a long time. I got a job, which seriously cut into my thrifting time. But I'm still a cheapskate and a hippie. Used is usually more interesting and always more environmentally beneficial as well.
My latest infatuation is with estate sales. Estate sales are like going to thrift stores, garage sales, antique stores and the best part of looking forZyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-67023567409474963482010-07-15T21:17:00.000-07:002010-07-15T21:17:55.423-07:00I was looking for different options for a table cover for craft shows, so Bob and I went to Perth Street in Dallas. If you aren't familiar with this, it's a street that has about half a dozen stores that sell discount fabric.I haven't been there since Mom and I went shopping for fabric. Sadly, my two favorite stores are long gone. That still left quite a few to check on. My third favorite Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-36870517237412808332010-06-09T10:23:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:59:47.539-07:00Things that amuse meOne site I check regularly for grins and giggles and oddball shopping is Rene Bates auctions This site runs auctions for other places, mostly cities and similar municipal entities; it's based in McKinney so most of the auctions are in Texas, and many of them are local to this area. Most of them at least attempt to group items in some sort of logical order. Then there's the Plano PD auction, Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-49438120526064976192010-05-26T19:55:00.000-07:002010-05-26T20:07:06.587-07:00Why you should buy genericsOriginally published at Mint Life, brought to you by way of Consumerist.com (BTW, I've never looked at mint.com, but if you are a consumer, you really should be reading consumerist.com)Let's hope this doesn't blow your feed reader!Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-65915097053725704792010-05-24T16:48:00.000-07:002010-05-24T17:00:39.711-07:00Oh look, it's the Arizona state police mascot.So we went to one of my favorite rehash houses the other day - Thrift Town on 26 - and found the following:In case you can't figure it out (it took me a minute, and I saw it IRL), this is a person wearing a sombrero, laying face down with his (her?) jeans, er, lets say they're half off, ok?I can't quite figure out who demonstrated the worst taste...The person who made the mold?The person who madeZyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-85795327177780964512010-05-12T21:50:00.000-07:002010-05-12T21:51:43.618-07:00A slightly different thrift storeI found out about this store today, do you need any office furniture?http://thebenefitstore.blogspot.com/Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-71375375364242857472010-05-07T20:29:00.000-07:002010-05-07T20:34:31.432-07:00Big rummage sale in Arlington Heights SaturdayMap:View Larger MapI'll be with the Etsy Ft. Worth group, come by and say Hi!Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-24079625145469317652010-05-02T12:27:00.001-07:002010-05-02T15:25:02.248-07:00Thursday at Canton First MondayI may have mentioned before that my husband has a rather variable schedule. We've had a number of weeks where he had Saturday and Sunday, or Friday and Saturday off, so we've been able to get to a lot of the weekend festivals. This week though, he had Tuesday and Thursday off. So I decided it would be a good day to make the trek to Canton for the first time.This place is freaking huge. We Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-52516522676074934472010-04-23T20:35:00.000-07:002010-04-23T21:39:15.490-07:00I'm a slackerAt least I have something of an excuse for not posting last week - I had a booth at the Bedford Library Bazaar last Saturday. I probably should have written about that, but trust me, you didn't miss much.The vendors were pretty scattered, and when it started raining, they scattered even more. I think by 10:30 or so, there may have been a dozen vendors still going. I sold one picture, of a Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-30068001549922463312010-04-07T17:35:00.000-07:002010-04-22T12:36:18.424-07:00A couple of things you could make with stuff from the thrift storePastry display dish:Grocery BagOf course, the second one could probably be made with that stash of gimme t-shirts we all seem to have.Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-68851738210806230532010-04-06T20:03:00.001-07:002010-04-06T20:08:54.339-07:00Cheap thrills alertIf you live in or near the Grapevine/Colleyville area, Market Street* has selected roses for a dollar a stem. Map*Not Central Market or World MarketPublic Disclosure: I don't work for Market Street, but my husband does. If you go there in the evening, look for Bob in the gourmet cheese section.Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-15654935247293973542010-04-05T12:38:00.000-07:002010-04-05T15:26:03.093-07:00The things I find when writing for this blogWhile finding links for today's entry, I ran across this: Weatherford public auctions Want to buy a fire hydrant? How about a low-rider Mercedes?Last Saturday we went to the Weatherford Trade Days. This happens on the weekend before the first Monday of the month, if you'd like to go. I've only been to two other flea markets in recent memory - the one in the Will Rogers complex (which is Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-74140899886160086892010-04-01T14:11:00.000-07:002010-04-01T15:04:58.664-07:00It's the beginning of free outdoor activity season! Starting tonight at the Old Bedford School is Twilight Thursdays - live music every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 PM. Tonight's offering is King Creole, which (from the description on their website), sounds like a live version of KLUV. This will go through the end of May, then start again in September.Better yet, next week is the Main St. Arts Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-49126202523599673332010-03-30T19:48:00.000-07:002010-03-30T20:03:12.468-07:00Thrift store chicI realize that in writing about thrift store shopping, I have one major problem - I don't buy clothing at thrift stores. Here are my reasons:1. I'm not a real clotheshorse. 2. My clothing style tends toward hippie-ish, which tends to not wear well. Good thrift store clothing finds are usually in the tailored/fashionable style.3. I am, frankly, fat. When people my size find an item of Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-75471033735165161612010-03-29T07:07:00.000-07:002010-03-29T07:15:36.041-07:00Amusing craigslist "free stuff" adNeed some horse manure to prepping your gardens for the spring? I got all that you might want FREE!! Take all that you want or need! Piles restocked daily!Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-58608731597003603482010-03-26T12:57:00.000-07:002010-03-26T13:35:03.945-07:00It's too pretty out there!When the weather turns warm and sunny in the spring, I'm not as interested in shopping as I am in getting outside to enjoy the pretty flowers. Fortunately, there are lots of nice places around here to go. I volunteer at the Child Study Center on Tuesdays, so this week after I went there, I headed over to the Botanical Gardens to enjoy the spring blooms.I didn't know Lily of the Valley even grewZyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-20013597857225779572010-03-20T09:08:00.000-07:002010-03-20T10:06:50.237-07:00Fun things for under 5 dollars?Just to show that I'm not armchair quarterbacking on that previous post, I'm going to start posting fun stuff that I find that can be purchased locally for less than 5 bucks(as well as any ideas I come up with). My first entry in this series involves shopping on Etsy, but all of the items are made and sold by Fort Worth artists. Finds from Fort Worth artists for Five bucks or lessAs of this Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-73403476106035189222010-03-17T20:07:00.000-07:002010-03-17T20:12:22.284-07:00Two posts in one day? Don't get used to it.Let's file this under things you want to go to the thrift stores to get supplies for:From Casa SugarZyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-25611984712200363872010-03-17T11:41:00.000-07:002010-03-17T12:55:01.006-07:0050 things to do with 5 dollars?I picked up the current issue of Woman's Day this week because I was interested in the article 50 Things to Do With $5. I was rather disappointed.Quite a few of the "ideas" boil down to "go get something at a store that sells cheap stuff". There were two entries just for Walmart, and the list also included Crate & Barrel, Target, and Ikea. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods share an entry. I wonderZyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-37246922958529632292010-03-11T12:47:00.000-08:002010-03-11T12:54:33.899-08:00Get your shopper onAs I mentioned in my inaugural post, thrift shopping is as much about finding items that are not what every chain store is selling right now. In that spirit, I can heartily recommend this event!It may be vintage, handmade, or whatever, but what you will not find here is the same old chain store merchandise. Bonus: your money is going to small time entrepreneurs and craftspeople trying to get byZyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-56916387583488418652010-03-08T15:19:00.001-08:002010-03-17T20:06:58.588-07:00Garnering GoodwillGoodwill is a lot like the Walmart of thrift stores - they're everywhere, and when you spend too much time in one, you may get confused as to what neighborhood you were in when you drove there. It's pretty reliable as to what they have (and where they are going to put it).I sometimes daydream about opening a coffee shop. If I did, I'd go to Goodwill and buy up all of the mugs they have to stockZyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-64480057152682799702010-03-05T16:07:00.000-08:002010-03-05T16:14:43.270-08:00Need something cheap to do Sunday?The Fort Worth Public library has a free movie the first Sunday of every month. This month, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, they are showing Darby O'Gill and the Little People . Show time is at 2 PM.Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-48658886309731640042010-03-03T14:57:00.000-08:002010-03-04T13:12:41.219-08:00Thoughts on thrift storesAs I've go to the various thrift stores around here, I've noticed that the stores fall into two basic types:Chez CheapChez Cheap stores are the higher end thrift/resell stores. These stores are in better areas and have nicer merchandise, but the prices are a bit higher and the selection is quite a bit smaller, because they have a much smaller store. Names tend to the cute/punny: Second Glance Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512594818381295599.post-39684645748549717392010-02-25T18:05:00.000-08:002010-02-25T21:05:14.692-08:00That other thrift store I mentionedMost thrift/resale stores are charitable. Generally, I like this - it means that not only am I getting something for cheap, but I'm helping people at the same time. But I can be a little leery of this as well. For instance, I know that the Salvation Army does a lot of good work, but they also sometimes bankroll political causes that I'm opposed to. When we arrived at The Shepherd's Shop Zyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150671042839356094noreply@blogger.com0