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Thrift It! Clique Style Queen – Sydney

Sydney is an instagram friend that I met through great hashtags, and I'm so glad that I did!  Her instagram name, @ChicStripes, defines her style so well.  She takes thrifted fashion and so eloquently styles it with modern finds, and the result is very chic.  Let's see how she creates her style!read more[...]

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Thrift It! Clique Queen – Brittany C.

I've had the awesome pleasure of becoming friends and going thrifting with Brittany C.  Somehow she always finds the most expensive things that you would never suspect were so high end until she gets them home and tells you what google said it was worth!  Then she wears them and looks absolutely amazing.  I'm definitely down to hear her tips on thrifting, and I hope you are, too!read more[...]

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Thrift It! Clique Style Queen – Troy

Join me in welcoming Troy of Thriftanista in the City this week as our Thrift It! Clique Queen!  Her brand's name says it all, and her classy, chic thrift style is just amazing.  Let's here what she has to say.read more[...]

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Thrift It! Clique Style King – Lawrence Jackson

Our first Thrift It! Clique King feature is Lawrence Jackson, and his instagram is so amazingly curated - it is how I found him.  Not only is he an expert in styling vintage and thrifted pieces, he is a photographer with a unique eye for capturing people's personalities through their fashion and personal style.  You can experience Lawrence's vintage world on instagram @thevintographer.  If you don't do anythi[...]

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Thrift Store Fashion Inspiration: Mixing secondhand finds with new retail items for the perfect look!

Mixing Thrift Store & Modern Fashion | Plaid Fringe Top + Quilted Skirt

Caution: this outfit successfully contains something old, something new, and something DIY! Who says you can't combine thirfty and trendy pieces to create a current chic look? Not I! As a matter of fact, I'm not huge on immediately latching on to trends and fads because I love timeless pieces. However, I've slowly (a season or two late, as I usually do) fallen in love with quilted clothes. Although not normally[...]

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Thrift It! Clique Style Queen – Brittany P.

Brittany, otherwise know as @vinty_fresh on instragram, is exactly that - Vinty Fresh.  This lady takes vintage and thrifted styles, and make them fresher than you could ever imagine.   That's so contrary to the negative connotation that many people believe about thrifted clothes being old and yucky.  If you haven't heard me say it enough, let Brittany's style prove to you that that train of thought about vint[...]

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Hello from the garden today. Lots of visitors probably due to the heavy rains.
Hello from the garden today. Lots of visitors probably due to the heavy rains.
Hello from the garden today. Lots of visitors probably due to the heavy rains.
Hello from the garden today. Lots of visitors probably due to the heavy rains.
Hello from the garden today. Lots of visitors probably due to the heavy rains.
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Hello from the garden today. Lots of visitors probably due to the heavy rains.
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Happy Earth Day 🌍🫶🏾🌱

I used to think “let me just get 5k followers.. 10k followers… one day I’ll have 20k followers…” to help people live more sustainably with the blog posts and social media posts I created. 10+ years of that led to burnout. And it never felt the same as when my friends and family started to live a little more sustainably because of something they learned from me. 

I hope you’ll be the inspiration for someone in your life to be a little bit more sustainable today. It’s such a good feeling to see the people closest to you thrift more, consume less, and think differently — more sustainably — about how we treat our world. 

Don’t push it, just live it. 

Happy Earth Day 🌍🫶🏾🌱
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Happy Earth Day 🌍🫶🏾🌱 I used to think “let me just get 5k followers.. 10k followers… one day I’ll have 20k followers…” to help people live more sustainably with the blog posts and social media posts I created. 10+ years of that led to burnout. And it never felt the same as when my friends and family started to live a little more sustainably because of something they learned from me. I hope you’ll be the inspiration for someone in your life to be a little bit more sustainable today. It’s such a good feeling to see the people closest to you thrift more, consume less, and think differently — more sustainably — about how we treat our world. Don’t push it, just live it. Happy Earth Day 🌍🫶🏾🌱
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🥶❌🌱 Not my plant babies! 

It’s been cold in Texas the past few days, so I acted accordingly to protect my little backyard garden that’s barely underway. 

Using thrifted sheets (once back drops in my “thrift fashionista style content” days lol) and thrifted clothes pins (I knew they would come in handy! 😆🙌🏾), as well as some old jugs, bottles, containers, and twigs. Hopefully they help keep the plants from getting too cold to survive.
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🥶❌🌱 Not my plant babies! It’s been cold in Texas the past few days, so I acted accordingly to protect my little backyard garden that’s barely underway. Using thrifted sheets (once back drops in my “thrift fashionista style content” days lol) and thrifted clothes pins (I knew they would come in handy! 😆🙌🏾), as well as some old jugs, bottles, containers, and twigs. Hopefully they help keep the plants from getting too cold to survive.
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Finally got a migrating bird LIGHTS OUT sign 🤩

Turn off your lights (outdoor & indoor) to limit light pollution and to protect migrating birds 🫶🏾🕊️

TURN ‘EM OFF! (in my Teddy Pendergrass voice 😂)

#lightsouttexas #lightsout #lightpollution #migratorybirds
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Finally got a migrating bird LIGHTS OUT sign 🤩 Turn off your lights (outdoor & indoor) to limit light pollution and to protect migrating birds 🫶🏾🕊️ TURN ‘EM OFF! (in my Teddy Pendergrass voice 😂) #lightsouttexas #lightsout #lightpollution #migratorybirds
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Do you reuse gift wrap?

Here are some things that I’ve thrifted to reuse as gift wrap each holiday season:

⭐️ tablecloths
⭐️ napkins & handkerchiefs (matching napkins sewn together can be used for larger gifts)
⭐️ Scarves (like from @wrappr)
⭐️ Cloth bags (like the ones your sheet sets come in)
⭐️ Pillowcases
⭐️ Curtains (can be used as gift wrap or to cover larger gifts like bikes or toy kitchens)

As long as you can fold the fabric into a square before wrapping the gift, it works well when using the furoshiki style wrapping technique. 

Comment WRAP for a few tips and tricks to wrap gifts in cloth fabric.
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Do you reuse gift wrap? Here are some things that I’ve thrifted to reuse as gift wrap each holiday season: ⭐️ tablecloths ⭐️ napkins & handkerchiefs (matching napkins sewn together can be used for larger gifts) ⭐️ Scarves (like from @wrappr) ⭐️ Cloth bags (like the ones your sheet sets come in) ⭐️ Pillowcases ⭐️ Curtains (can be used as gift wrap or to cover larger gifts like bikes or toy kitchens) As long as you can fold the fabric into a square before wrapping the gift, it works well when using the furoshiki style wrapping technique. Comment WRAP for a few tips and tricks to wrap gifts in cloth fabric.
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