Tip of the Day:
WD40 can be used to remove crayon marks from any surface!
ReJoice!
The fun’s in the finding of your new-to-you treasure!
How are these resale finds similar?
What do old enamel colanders, brass bowls and box graters have in common? They can all be found in consignment, resale and thrift shops… and
They all become unique, quirky, charming lighting fixtures!
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Not sure you know HOW to turn a found object into a lamp? Here’s a simple tutorial.
Need some more inspiration (don’t miss the lampshade ideas there, too!)? Check out HowToConsign.com’s Pinterest Boards!
Keeping the kids busy
Whether you have kids home on vacation or visiting kids in your household, you’re gonna have to counter the I’m bored with something to do. Here’s our best no-electronic-screen-involved ideas from the HowToConsign Pinterest Boards:
(They’ll especially love unrolling all the paper towels to get at the cardboard roll.)
Budding chemists and budding gourmets alike will enjoy this:
Use up all the empty gift boxes making collage dioramas.
Learning by licking, a sure-fire success.
And of course, there’s always the old standby, sock puppets!
Unique Gifts from (yes!) Consignment & Resale Shops
Okay, so you scoured the malls and the big box retailers and the internet for gifts that will please your recipients, pamper your purse, and above all, not look like everything else that everyone else just found and plopped money down for.
If you cherish the uniqueness of friends and family, you want to give them unique gifts, right?
Here’s some ideas to get you started… and yes, the basic materials or even the gift itself could be found at resale, thrift and consignment shops. It doesn’t have to be new to be wonderful.
But then again, you know that.
For the relative with a relatively-chill dog:
For your sentimental daughter:
For the new homeowner who needs some holiday decorations and who loves wild animals:
I dare you to present your famous Christmas cookies on a plate for the neighbor family to keep!
Fashionista BFF needs boot bracelets, I’ll bet!
The best gift of all: One-on-one time with the kids. Gift them with the pipe cleaners, then make these together:
What does a 3-year-old “want” for Christmas?
B, a counselor for L School District, said she usually spends about $1,000 in Christmas gifts for friends and family, but is cutting back to no more than $500 this year — and all of it will go toward her 3-year-old daughter, N. “I can’t afford to shop for myself. Everything has to go to my child. You have to pay bills, so some of those bills are going to get stretched out.”
That’s a few sentences out of a “news item” about the shopping scene on Thanksgiving Friday. Now, I am no expert on three-year-olds, but chances are, that little girl
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