by Kelli Donley | Oct 12, 2021 | 2021, Good to Great, Reduce, Reuse
A few years ago, my friend Kara began posting about how she was shifting how she shopped. She was going to stop buying new and focus on vintage and thrift shops. Kara is a dish and has great fashion sense. She can pull off stuff that would look laughable on my near...
by Kelli Donley | May 7, 2019 | Domestic Art, Family, Reuse
My cousin Cale was given this quilt after my grandparents died. It wasn’t one my grandmother used; it was kept on display on a high plant shelf above the kitchen. Cale’s puppy didn’t show such deference and sooner than later the hand-stitched...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 11, 2014 | Domestic Art, Reuse
Once upon a time, I found this pillowtop at a thrift store. I don’t remember when, but I know it was within the last year. And I’m fairly certain it cost less than $5. The author signed the embroidered piece. I tucked it away with my fabric and found it a...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 30, 2014 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda, Reduce, Reuse
We have a chain of thrift stores in Arizona called Epic Thrift. I am new to these, if they aren’t new to our community. (They either popped up overnight, or I just haven’t been paying attention.) Depending on the store, they have a pretty incredible...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 28, 2014 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda, Reduce, Reuse
Anyone else have a tangle of circular knitting needles that looks something like, oh, say, THIS? Good times. Or, a tangled nonsense of zero fun. Your choice. I did a bit of research, asking fellow knitting nerds how they store their supplies. The results varied in...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 14, 2013 | Arizona, Homebody, Reuse
I am slowly turning our third floor into a sewing room and office. The room started as our catch-all for boxes we didn’t know where to unpack, rolled rugs — purchased for our New Jersey home — with its gorgeous hardwood floors, and stacks of books...
