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Apron Thrift Girl
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For the love of thrift, crafting, children, and saving heaps of money....
#20629 in All , #831 in General Lifestyle

Thrift Share Monday - Silver and Gold

There isn't much that makes my heart beat faster than finding silver and gold at a garage sale. This weekend I found both! The gold I didn't even realize was gold until a few hours after I ...

24 jan 11

thrifting - coming home empty handed

Thrifting doesn't always mean coming home with a van or car load of fabulous finds. I do often show you the highlights of my thrifted life. I share with you my best finds every Monday, I share s...

21 jan 11

ReSelling - How to Organize Your Photos

Vintage Mod Shelf Liner (heading to Etsy soon) Organizing photos in a computer might be pretty basic information for many of you. Lots of people are born organizers. I do pretty well organizing clo...

20 jan 11

ReSellers Excel File - Buy Link

Thank you for so much interest in the ReSellers Excel File. I created a page at Little Shop about the file that includes a Paypal Buy Now button. Or you can make your own ReSellers Excel file followi...

19 jan 11

Make Share - Heath Tile Art

Make Share - Heath Tile Art Back in November we took my mother-in-law Elsie to Sausalito for an outing. I especially wanted to show her the Heath Ceramics Factory & Store. Elsie and I both adore ...

19 jan 11

Vintage Notions Giveaway Winner

Vintage Notions by Amy Barickman Now for the winner of this amazing book: Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 13 Timestamp: 2011-01-18 22:06:08 UTC adriann humphrey is lucky number...

18 jan 11

a childs skillful eye

Thrifting with Children - a Mid Century Modern Hippo If you are a parent and a thrifter it's probably an assumption to say that at one time or another you have taken your child/children along wi...

18 jan 11

Thrift Share Monday ~ Owls

C Jere Owls on a Branch I couldn't sleep a wink on Friday night because of these cheeky little owls. I received an email on Friday for an estate sale company and these owls were nonchalantly dis...

17 jan 11

TV SHOW CASTING CALL: collectors of pop culture memorabilia

I wanted to let you know that there is a TV show casting call that might interest you. I sure wish that I had more experience in this genre. My limited knowledge of Strawberry Shortcake probably woul...

14 jan 11

Simple Times - Amy Sedaris - Book Review and Giveaway

Simple Times by Amy Sedaris When I was asked to do a book review for "Simple Times" by Amy Sedaris I was completely on board. I've always been a crafter that adores simplicity. I want ...

16 nov 10 1 person likes this

Thrift Share Monday - Nov 15

Thrift Share Monday - Nov 15 Collection of Vintage Silk Thread $3 With little thrifting expectation for the weekend, on Friday morning I was completely surprised to have found some fabulo...

15 nov 10

Etsy Shoppe Share - Communication with Buyers

Retro Flex Drinking Paper Straws As a buyer, I love when a seller takes the time to communicate with me. Etsy in a way, makes it easy to do the entire buying/selling process without direct communicat...

12 nov 10

Thankful on Paper - Week 2

Yesterday as I sat down with pen and paper to write my Thankful on Paper letter I was debating who to write it to. Out of so many amazing people in my life, its really hard to choose just 4. This wee...

11 nov 10

advice on raising a daughter?

Often when I discuss my children I hear from older parents. They offer advice, give suggestions and share their point of view of the world. I need some help today. Cerys - age 9 During the last month...

09 nov 10 1 person likes this

Thrift Share Monday - Nov 8

Thrift Share Monday - Nov 8 There wasn't too much happening in town this weekend. I did go to an estate sale on Friday and even though I was an hour late, I was the only bookseller on the scene...

08 nov 10

Get Ready for Auction Hunters this Tuesday on Spike

Get ready for a new show to hit the airwaves about our favorite pastime: Thrifting. Auction Hunters is premiering this Tuesday, November 9th at 10pm on Spike. If you recall I missed the band wagon w...

07 nov 10

Etsy Shoppe Share

Mod Owl Book Plates I've been discovering a routine in my daily schedule to work on Etsy. Everyone will have their own schedule of course but I thought I would share with you how I fit Etsy into...

05 nov 10

Thankful on Paper - Week 1

Thankful on Paper - Week 1 When Rachel of No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane asked me if I wanted to take part in Thankful on Paper I said yes immediately. For the last few years I've been much more consci...

04 nov 10

Make Share - Embroidered Star Child

Make Share - Star Child I'm sort of cheating today. I haven't worked on this project for a couple years. And I didn't complete it like I thought I would in time for today's post. ...

03 nov 10

Should You Start Thrift ReSelling?

Sterling Candlesticks purchased for $10 and currently for sale on eBay. Someone asked me recently in the comments if someone can actually make money with ReSelling. For me the answer is a confident ...

02 nov 10

Thrift Share Monday - November 1st

Vera Hand Towel - Estate Sale Find How in the world did November 1st arrive so quickly? There is so much to do with the holidays right around the corner. I want to thank all of you for your warm and ...

01 nov 10

grammer/grammar

Just wanted to add a Full Disclosure to all who read Apron Thrift Girl. I've had quite a few people commenting and contacting me about words that I spell incorrectly or grammar that I have used ...

30 oct 10

Etsy Shoppe Share

Vera Neumann Napkin Set Thank you for all of your suggestions last week for finding a name for sharing our Etsy stores with each other. I decided that I wanted to continue with the "share"...

29 oct 10

Make Share & Winners

I wanted to congratulate the winners for the Jeweler's Loop: Here are your random numbers: 35 3 13 Timestamp: 2010-10-28 13:00:25 UTC Kristen Little Faces Looking Up Holding Wonder Like a Cup Re...

28 oct 10

What is Beauty?

What is beauty? A friend recently posted the well known Dove Evolution video on her facebook page which brought up the discussion of beauty and young girls. While I had seen this video before it di...

26 oct 10

Thrift Share Monday - a bicycle

Thrift Share Monday - my bicycle A storm arrived in Sonoma County this weekend, our first proper one of the year. Saturday was dark and dismal but Keiran and I still ventured out to an estate sale in...

25 oct 10

How to Sell on Etsy

Flavorstitch Etsy Banner Lots of you have asked me about the trick to selling on Etsy. While I don't have the sure fire way that will ensure sale after sale on Etsy, I do have some hints and sug...

22 oct 10

Finding your ReSelling Thrift Niche

If someone asked me a few months ago about having a ReSelling Thrift Niche I probably wouldn't have thought much about it. I find that in this day and age of ReSelling, having a large variety of...

21 oct 10

Make Share - Halloween Felt Owl Ornament

Make Share - Halloween Felt Owl Ornament Keiran and I found this sweet, little feathered Halloween Tree at TJ Maxx last week. We went to the most horrible store a couple weeks ago that consisted of t...

20 oct 10

Jewelers Loop Giveaway

One of the best tools a Thrifter can use on the job is a Jeweler's Loop which is why I'm giving 3 away today. I carry mine with me everywhere whether I'm thrifting at yard sales, thrif...

19 oct 10

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