Cheap Trick #2: Thrifty Gifties

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Christmas in May? Valentine's Day in October? We shop year round for presents so that gifting is easy and stress free. Our local thrift store has baubles and bangles galore, many for under $2. We know what our friends like, and we keep a look out all the time.

"I shop at thrift shops probably five times a week."
—Macklemore

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Cheap Trick #1

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We save all of our stray buttons (in a plastic baking cup container, of course) for use in sprucing up our thrift store finds.

Our "Cheap Trick #1" is a way to brighten up any cardigan. Replace the original buttons with assorted similar-sized buttons in a variety of colors. (Be sure to save the discarded buttons for a different project.) We'll showcase our favorite upcycled sweater shortly.
"America: It's like Britain only with buttons."
—Ringo Starr

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