a couple weeks ago i decided to take a saturday afternoon walk, and found a garage sale on craigslist to head towards, in search of buttons or sweaters to unravel. didn’t find either of those, but i did score vegan cupcakes take over the world for a dollar!
then on the walk back home, i happened upon a free stuff box containing this stripe-tastic sweater!! the colors called my name, of course, and i assumed it wouldn’t happen to fit me, so i’d use it for some crafty purpose, but look! it fits me perfectly!! heck yeah!
the stats
- where: walking around my neighborhood
- what: cupcakes cookbook and rad me-sweater
- total damage: $1
this is the first in a new category of posts! yay! in the spirit of doing stuff, i plan to start sharing awesome things i find at thrift stores and garage sales, because spending a tiny bit of your hard earned cash on used things to give them a new life is much better than spending a lot of it on new stuff, where your money might go to evil things like sweatshop labor and malls. (if you have the cash though, it’s a great thing to spend it in local indepedent shops, craft fairs, etc, of course, especially in the current economy. support things that are awesome in any way you can!)
Lee Does Stuff 
you should check out my friend Stephanie’s zine, Free Box. Pretty awesome! 🙂 http://picklethingscrafts.blogspot.com/2009/05/free-box-magazine-fashion-issue.html
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you should check out my friend Stephanie’s zine, Free Box. Pretty awesome! 🙂 http://picklethingscrafts.blogspot.com/2009/05/free-box-magazine-fashion-issue.html
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This is a fabulous blog feature idea! Go you!
Awesome sweater too! 🙂
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This is a fabulous blog feature idea! Go you!
Awesome sweater too! 🙂
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2 very great finds! I love thrift stores/garage sales and always have. There’s just some sort of glee in giving new life to things.
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2 very great finds! I love thrift stores/garage sales and always have. There’s just some sort of glee in giving new life to things.
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fabulous finds! i always seem to find the cool sweaters that don’t fit for some reason. i wonder if my library has that bake book…
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fabulous finds! i always seem to find the cool sweaters that don’t fit for some reason. i wonder if my library has that bake book…
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that’s an awesome sweater!
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that’s an awesome sweater!
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Yeah!! Finding stuff is so awesome, and getting stuff for cheap at yard sales and thrift stores rules too.
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Yeah!! Finding stuff is so awesome, and getting stuff for cheap at yard sales and thrift stores rules too.
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NO. WAY. I LOVE that book! Luckypants 🙂
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NO. WAY. I LOVE that book! Luckypants 🙂
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Wow! good finds. I have enjoyed many a cupcake from that book, every recipe is delicious!
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Wow! good finds. I have enjoyed many a cupcake from that book, every recipe is delicious!
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