From the article: Thrift Store Bargains for Crafters
I told you what I like to buy at thrift stores to use in craft projects. Now I want to hear what you like to buy. Share Your Answer
live2craft
- Clear plates or any clear glass {even tinted with color} can be used for reverse decopauge. Old books can be used to make altered books, or if they have pictures you can cut out to use for decopauge.
- —live2craft
cowgirl
- I am working my way through all the great needlework kits I have found the last few years. Most have never been opened and were expensive to purchase. I also love to work in my yard and find items that I can rework as a garden ornament. Many large dishes or ceramic pots can be drilled to drain and used for plant containers. I buy size large skirts for the material for quilting. Ties make excelent crazy quilts or decorative binding on remade clothes from the thrift stores. I bought a comforter and remade it into cushion covers for some patio furniture. Two years ago I got about 100 plus packs of pre-cut yarn for hooking rugs. I could go on and on.......
- —Guest Rescilla
Candy tins
- I recently visited the local Goodwill store and purchased 12 tins with lids, all of which were plain gold or had Christmas themes on them, and paid between .39 and .99 for each of them. I have cleaned them up and since I'm trying to be very frugal this year, I'll fill them with cookies and candy for my childrens' teachers, my co-workers, etc.
- —ABosma
stuffed animals
- I like to buy large stuffed animals and dismantle them. Sometimes their ribbons and hats can be reused for different purposes, but I make puffy stuff like cat nip toys or stuffed ornaments. The stuffed animals are inexpensive and some really need to say bye-bye!
- —Guest Kat
