Tag Archives: secondhand
Thrifty Maternity Fashion: Ten Tips for a moneysaving pregnancy
Maternity fashion, eh? There were points in my pregnancy where that phrase felt like a ludicrous juxtaposition. Is it possible to look all right with hips that widen by inches daily (partly due to pelvis getting into shape and partly … Continue reading
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Tagged clothes, fashion, frugal, maternity, pregnancy, save money, second hand, secondhand, thrifty
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Charity Shop Tips from an Industry Insider
So, January, eh? Only the biggest month EVER for charity shopping! The shelves are BENDING under the weight of not-quite-right Christmas presents, and the rails are rallying in protest at being crammed with gorgeous clothes as all the New Years … Continue reading
A posh ceremony and bargain glamour
It is not every night you tuck a loofah under your hair and get on the bus to a posh awards ceremony, eating dry Wheetos out of your handbag in case the three course dinner takes a while to arrive. … Continue reading
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Tagged ceremony, glamour, oxfam, second hand, secondhand, the mad blog awards, thrifty
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Vintage Toys and a mother’s second hand strategy
As soon as Ramona and I enter a charity shop or a jumble sale I zoom straight to the kids section and pick out the nicest (by nicest I mean oldest/ most wooden/ cheapest) toy or coolest kids book and … Continue reading
Posted in Finding things, Our recycled home, Thrifty
Tagged charity shops, childrens, kids, retro, secondhand, thifty, toys, vintage
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Secondhand- how low can you go?
We have found some totally schwing things around the streets in the last week or so. Stuff we have uncannily been in need of. I kid you not, the day Tim found this haul below, including massive enamel bowls, we … Continue reading
Posted in Finding things, Green things, Thrifty
Tagged finding, free, gross, nasty, old, secondhand, street, things, worst
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My new (ancient) Zig-Zag-o-matic sewing machine. Guess what it does?
ZIG ZAG! For my birthday this year my husband bought me a beautiful retro Singer sewing machine, but we quickly discovered it didn’t do zig zag stitching. I use zig zag alot as it requires less precision with pesky single … Continue reading
Posted in Craftiness, Finding things
Tagged charity shops, magpie monday, retro, secondhand, sewing machine, vintage sewing machine, zigzag
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