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I couldn’t resist

July 16th, 2010 No Comments

ok, so I did tell myself that I really shouldn’t buy any more books to make into journals until I went through the ones that I had- but goodness me… how could I resist these guys?! Jack and I ventured out early this morning to hit up a huge charity yard sale at the [...]

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books saved from the journal-making machine

August 18th, 2009 4 Comments

I make journals for two reasons. One. I like to shop at thrift stores. Like is actually an understatement. If you asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday, or possibly for my last day on earth, I would probably reply, “wander St. Vinnies”. Having a purpose in this [...]

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yesterday’s thrift

January 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Oh my it was a delicious day! I rode my bike to the two closest thrift stores (all bundled in coat, striped gloves, and scarf) and came home with 27 ties, several books, vintage metal zippers, and a hat or two for Mr. Jack Danger. These ties will be turned into bow ties [...]

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mpg: infinity

June 8th, 2008 No Comments

The dozen radical ties purchased for a quarter each (and the foam letters for cheapy cheap too!) today on the Pensacola Tour de Thrift.

The Saturday afternoon bicycle trip that ended up being a tour of the closest thrift shops, a reason to use Garth’s camelback, and a contest to see who could squeeze the most [...]

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