Terri's Thrift Store Tips
I find great deals at thrift stores. Some of my favorite places near me include Goodwill, Salvation Army, Amvets, and Barras. If you are outside the San Diego area, you'll need to locate stores in your area. Remember, items for crafts can be found in almost any section of a thrift store.
A thrift store is a Mixed Media artist best friend. There is a endless list of thing you can alter
from Lamps, frames or clothes Just think out of the box with you are looking around
Small Lamp: another great object to alter, again paint, paper fabic the list is endless. Pick up
that $2 lamp and see what you make it with
Clothes: I have ripped shirt apart and made ribbon. I have taken the pockets of jean and placed on
my scrapbook pages as a pocket or just embellishments.
Books: You can use a book for many things includeing makeing a altered book or ripping the pages out
for embellishments for background work. There are also kids Board Books - these again make wonderful
altered books or a mini scrapbook...
China: Break up the china and use it as mosic tiles
Steampunk: You can pick up old watch and pull the gears out of the watches...
Free stuff or at least close to free:
Chip board: you can get free chip board from Cereal boxes or other boxes from food you might be done
with... You can die cut or use for make book
File Folder: old file folder make great tags... cut or die cut your tag
Coffee Filter: NEW ones make great mini books or cut shape from them to make embellishments
Old Book: old school book or other book you might be done with can be Altered books or just rip the
page out and use for die cuts or collages.
Paper Clip: make wonderful emblishments
Old Stamp: make wonderful embellishments
Old Clothes: Cut the pocket out for embelishment, cut them into strip for ribbon, remove all buttons
for embellishments.
Library and some schools: have die cut machine for use.
