Tshirt Scarves & More

I am reminded that brief posts are also oK - Now I know what I am - according to a new people's dictionary (mentioned in an L.A. Times article) I am a frugalista - that it, frugal but fashionable!

My tshirt cowl/scarves have turned out very well!  It's so easy.  Just buy a tshirt in the right color (I got $1 ones from the thrift shop) - larger for more fabric - fold tshirt over lengthwise in two - cut strips (mine were about 2" wide) - pull loops & the will curl into themselves - Bind the loops with another piece of tshirt fabric - fold over once or so & put on neck!  (You can glam them with beads, fabric paint, etc. - or make strips very narrow for a necklace effect.) I like mine (one grey and one washout blue) to glam up regular tshirts when I go out.  It's amazing how nicely they  work.

And hubby really liked the robe tie/sash I made him.  It was like a skinny scarf - but I used 2 strands of yarn (dk blue & white) on my big needles.  Why do we all LOSE the ties to our robes?

Got some more glucosamine samples in the mail.  I had been working through generous samples from other makers - I bought some, but will take the samples instead until they are out! They seem to be giving away lots of glucosamine & fish oil products right now.  Again check out www.freestufftimes for the most updated freebies. (Although I also signed up en espanol on the Univision site to get my free deodorant sample! - Yahoo Babel Fish will translate it into ingles for you!)

See ya - also check me out at www.zannel.com/pamelamunro for more L.A.-based tips!

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Time to start knitting gifts for the holidays.

I love reading your blog! I am also a thrift store connoisseur. I have 2 children (Boy 7 and Girl 14) they wear all of the high end fashions (GAP, Old Navy, Hollister, American Eagle, Abercrombie & Fitch, The Children's Place, etc) and I pay a fraction of the cost! I frequent yard sales (I live in Mississippi and yard sale season is from about March-November). We have a Goodwill outlet that sells clothing by the pound ($1.45), shoes $1.25, and purses (I have found a Prada, Vera Bradley & Lucky Brand) for $1.25. Another favorite is a Catholic Church thrift store I frequent there that I pay anywhere from .50-$2. I also like the local battered women's shelter store they have boxes up front with clothing 5/$1 (my best find there was a pair of IZOD swim trunks I paid .20 sold on E-bay for $20!! I also sell on E-bay I have made a nice side business doing that. I am shocked and amazed at what people just pitch (good and bad). I also have decorated my home (nicely I might mention) via yard sales, freecycle, thriftstores, auctions and hand me downs (I have purchased brand new, but I try to find what I need first at the places mentioned above)! I always tell my hubby even if we win the lottery I will continue to shop at thrift stores and yard sales! Keep on posting and I will keep on reading!!

Have a great treasure filled weekend!

So they are clothes horses in your neck of the woods, too! It's always good to zero in on outlets for the sort of things they receive from their donors. I go out of my way to go to the Goodwill with the $1 rack - & love the orange Eddie Bauer hooded sweater I got a few weeks ago - it's perfect for wearing on the coat, where it gets chilly. Isn't it funny where we are all getting our "labeled" clothes?

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