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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Frugal Fun: A $3 Box

Photograph by Stan Williams

How could I pass up this $3 box of goodies at an estate sale in Kansas City? It's jam packed with goodies from the 1960s and '70s -- colorful ribbons, a dozen promotional pencils, mini stickers and a white poinsettia. Now I call that a box of fun!

Always Frugal, Always Fabulous,

The Elegant Thrifter

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If you didn't see the piece in USA Weekend where I talk about buying and selling your second-hand goods, here it is.

I am so honored to see The Find reviewed by the fabulous Design*Sponge. Read it here.

Just what is The Gift of Thrift? I took anchor Donna Pitman from KMBC, the ABC affiliate in Kansas City, shopping at a local Goodwill to demonstrate. Watch here.

Apartment Therapy Boston names The Find best design book of 2009. Read it here.

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Elaine Markoutsas who pens the Primary Color column for the Universal Press Syndicate wrote a fantastic story about thrift shop decorating and features me and The Find. It'll appear all over the country, but here's the edition that ran in The Detroit News.

Pick up your November 1 Family Circle where I'm featured in the Pro Pointers corner. There's a gorgeous vignette from Carl and Co.'s Mark Ciolli and a photo of me -- pre-mustache!

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Kansas City's FOX affiliate posted its interview with me on June 19. Note the checked tie that was Senor Amor's grandfather, here!

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The June 18 issue of the Independence, Mo., Examiner features me and The Find on its cover. See the story here.

The Kansas City Star gave The Find a great review in its home section on June 14. Read it here.

The Baltimore Sun and Eastern Connecticut's The Day are the latest to cover the fabulous and frugal cocktail party in Los Angeles in their June 5 issues. Re-visit the fun affair in The Baltimore Sun, here and The Day's piece, here.

The Washington Post Express published a piece on May 29th about decorating with vintage and thrift and included me and The Find. Read it here.

Los Angeles Times went cocktail nuts for The Find and The Elegant Thrifter on May 23. My pal Ruth Handel and I threw a cocktail party back in February, and here are the results. Be sure to click in the box with the forks to read the sidebar!

Vanessa De Vargas gave The Find a glowing review and interviewed me in Apartment Therapy, here.

Aaron Krach, House Beautiful's features editor, said in his blog that after reading The Find, he was inspired to go thrift shopping! Read about it, here.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Frugal Fun: A $3 Box

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