Make a Plan – Before visiting a thrift shop, have a plan in place of how much you want to spend and what items you’re in need of. If you’re on a spontaneous trip, keeping a budget in mind is still necessary. A thrift store adventure can turn into a shopping extravaganza quickly with so […]
21 Items to buy pre-owned
Fascinating if you haven’t given certain things a second thought, maybe when you’re on your next bargain hunting adventure you’ll give these items stronger consideration before making an impulse buy at a store: 1. DVDs and CDs: Used DVDs and CDs will play like new if they were well taken care of. Even if you […]
A Bit Of Inspiration: Boy Trouble!
Usually on ‘From Her Closet,’ I style girls…mostly because I’m a girl and everything that gets styled comes from my closet. However, being inspired by menswear and classic movie stars is an urge I couldn’t resist….so I didn’t. There are dozens of hunky, handsome stars out there, but I narrowed it down to three: James […]
Frugal and Creative Gift Giving Garage Sale Style
Gift season seems to come upon us faster and faster each year. With the economy so unstable and with such insecurity in the government and new health care laws, people are more eager than ever to stretch their dollars. I have always believed in being creative when it comes to giving gifts. And a garage […]
Halloween Decorating!
It is never too early to start decorating for the Holidays. After all, a lot of stores like to put Christmas and Halloween merchandise out in the middle of July. Our Star of Decorating on a Dime today, Pamela Layton McMurtry, is no stranger to redesigning thrifted items into decorations, especially Halloween items. Pamela is […]