Empower Up Thrift store

New location means great prices to empty out warehouse.

Our local electronics reuse non-profit, Empower Up, does some wonderful things. They recently moved to a new location and need to clear out the old "warehouse" location. I was asked to help them get the word out about the sale and got to go through and take some fun pictures of all the great items on sale this Saturday. Hopefully, we'll see you there this weekend. If not, enjoy these thrift items:

One of the programs I've volunteered to help with is called "Artz Partz." Empower Up has all types of materials and we're hoping to find some creative local artists who want to upcycle some of these goods. 

More Artz Partz

Oooh, shiny!

You know you want one of these on your wall...

This is how it looked the first time I went.
You wouldn't even recognize it now. So tidy-ready for the sale!

Garage sale sideboard

Sometimes second-hand finds just need a little TLC-a little paint, some sanding and you have a whole new look!

Another one of my colleagues sent me the next few items. This project is just beautiful. Leslie's husband refinished a garage sale sideboard and modernized it. Check it out:

Before-boring and blah...

After-modern, sleek and chic!

Care to guess how much she paid for this piece? $200? $100? Try $25! Wow-what a great find!

Another cute dress from another lovely colleague

My colleague Cathy shared this cute little thrift store find with me:

What have you found at a thrift store lately?

Fun, flirty and fabulous-how to make thrift store clothes look great!

My colleague, Sarah wore this cute ensemble this morning. We were chatting about where our clothes came from and I mentioned that from the waist down, I was all thrift store*. She revealed that so was she! I told her I had to take a picture to share. Isn't she just adorable?

*Ok, minus the panties...those I still buy new.

Thrift store skirts

One of the gals I work with, Bo, has the most amazing collection of super duper cute skirts. Here she is in one of my favorites. I even picked up one of her skirts in our recent clothing swap at the office. What's doubly amazing about her collection is that almost every single one of them comes from thrift stores.

Good hunting, Bo!

Fabulous Sheryl

I was recently chatting with a fabulous friend and started talking about thrift store shopping. She started rattling off all the fabulous finds she gets at thrift stores and told me that in fact, the pants and jacket she was wearing were from a thrift store. I had to snap a pic on the spot and share with you all. I encouraged her to send me more finds, so hopefully more to come from Sheryl soon!

Dress for Success

Just a quick one. My good friend, Jennifer found these beautiful dresses, a cardigan and a shirt, plus a dress for her daughter (not pictured). Grand Total? $75! That's some mad Goodwill mojo!