The time of year for costumes and dressing up is here! It’s easy to pick up a pre-made costume, but there are so many options for those who are creatively inclined. You can make your own or take pieces/parts to come up with something that no one else will have. The options are limitless. Although there are a number of stores …
DIY: Star Wars Theme Costumes
Hi everyone, Abby here! I bet you’ve all started to feel a crisp chill in the air in NE Ohio in the mornings and evenings, meaning that fall is on the way! And with fall comes one of my favorite holidays…. Halloween! I love dressing up for Halloween, and every year I try to think of something fun that I …
DIY: Wine Cabinet
My love of repurposing furniture into wine cabinets is no secret. I love the way they look and the fact that a wine cabinet can be used in various rooms in a house. That being said, today’s project is…turning a dresser into a wine cabinet! My husband had bought me this super cool popcorn machine for my birthday and I …
5 Fun & Affordable Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids
The time has come to pack up the swim suits, goggles and floaties because fall has arrived! Only a few weeks ago, we were sending our kids off to their first day of school. Now it’s time for changing leaves, pumpkin-spice flavored everything and Halloween costumes! The thought of coming up with a standout, fancy or fun costume itself can …
Thrift A Fall Porch Display
I went to Goodwill Twinsburg in search of something to put on our porch for fall. I didn’t have anything in particular in mind – which can be dangerous for an indecisive person like me – but if you circle through housewares enough times, you’ll eventually see something that sparks an idea! After my third time through I finally …
Halloween Costume Idea: Kermit Meme
Between memes and Emojis, the Internet and technology have really shaped the way we communicate. I have about ten different memes saved in my phone under favorites and I use them to communicate with my friends and family on a regular basis. Sometimes nothing really drives the point home like a picture of a stunned cat or dog. The Kermit …
Patriotic Table Setting
Thanks to Sisters Shopping on a Shoestring, Northeast Ohio’s largest family-frugal website for this article. With school in session and Labor Day and Veterans Day right around the corner, it’s time to bring a little patriotic flair to the table. I’m not one to go out and spend a ton of money on something used so infrequently, so I …
Transforming a Broken Dresser into a Bench
Hi, it’s Amy and I’m back with a new tutorial for you. This time I’m going to show you how to turn a dresser into a bench! This is a great way to repurpose a dresser that has missing or damaged drawers. The dresser I found looks like it’s in perfect condition, but a few of the drawers actually do …
Thrifty Decorating Process
Our living room has suffered an identity crisis for a very, very, long time. It’s gone through many attempted makeovers. The kind of makeovers where you have guests coming for dinner on Friday, and it’s Thursday night so you decide to scour your basement for picture frames that you can quickly nail to the wall. Then you head out to …
Dina’s Days Favorite Goodwill Stores
One of the most common questions I get on my blog, Dina’s Days is “which thrift stores are your favorite and why?” In honor of National Thrift Shopping Day this month, I decided to take my readers on a mini thrift tour of some of my favorite Goodwill Industries of Akron locations. Why I love: Waterloo The Goodwill on …