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• Reduce, Reuse, Rewear: Back-to-School Thrifting

  I am a lifelong, die hard thrift store shopper.  I started in middle school with my grandma, and by high school I knew all the best places within a 30-mile radius to find ball gowns for $3 or $4 (I'd cut them off at the knee and wear them with black tights and a rainbow assortment of Doc Marten's.  Hot.)  I still thrift almost every weekend, and have picked up some great household items (pillows, frames, art, dishes), as well stylish and well-maintained clothes for myself and my girls. Not only is thrifting a great way to shop green (by reducing consumption, reusing used goods, and re-wearing that which can be re-worn), it's a great way to ensure that your kids will not be wearing the same Gap jeans or Old Navy sweats as every other kid in their class. Read More... Posted Aug 07 2007, 10:10 AM by Alisyn with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: shopping, clothes, thrift store finds, thrifty parenting, thrifty fun, back-to-school

• Crafty: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

  Have you ever said to yourself "You know, sidewalk chalk is just so inexpensive and easily found at any drug, discount, grocery or dollar store. If only there were a way to complicate things..."? Yeah, me neither. I don't even remember the last time I actually bought sidewalk chalk, it seems to multiply at our house like mismatched socks and wire hangers. It shows up in Christmas stockings and in birthday party goody bags and by one means or another, we've acquired a giant bucket full of the stuff, despite the fact that my three-year-old has eaten quite a bit of it (she still does this!). Read More... Posted Jun 26 2007, 11:00 AM by Patti with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: crafts, apartment therapy: the nursery, activities with kids, crafty, thrifty fun