televangelist pat robertson: rebuke spirits from thrifted clothes

You can thank ECOUTERRE for bringing you this story, because I was nowhere near Monday's episode of the 700 Club, when Pat Robertson responded to an e-mail from Carrie who wanted to know if her mother was right about her needing to pray over all her thrift store finds, lest she be saddled with previously attached demons.

To be fair, Robertson did say that he didn't think EVERY Goodwill sweater came with spirits to be rebuked.  He just said it wouldn't hurt you to rebuke any spirits that might have attached themselves to the clothes.  He even supported his position with a story he heard about "this little Philippine girl"  who had gotten attached to this ring that had been prayed over by this witch who had put a spirit in it and "and all hell broke loose because she finally recognized what it was.” (Ecouterre)

Pat Robertson. Can't stop, won't stop.
Here he is in full glory:

the blue shirt obsession

Last summer I fell for the blue shirt all over again.  Found myself wanting one, just to mix into my wardrobe, then another.  Next thing I knew, I'd started a mini collection.  Got all three of these, on separate occasions from my neighborhood Goodwill; 5 bucks each.

photos: ellis peters

Can't wait to pull them back out when temperatures warm up. 
What staples are you bringing back next summer? What pieces do you think you'll always have in your wardrobe?

ready, set, thrift! @ goodwill thursday!

Wish you could recreate your favorite runway outfit without breaking the bank?
Want to look like a million dollars at the next holiday party for no more than $50?

Then head to Goodwill's first thrift shopping challenge event this Thursday, December 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Chelsea boutique.
103 West 25th Street
New York, NY 1001
Phone: (646) 638-1725

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey has collaborated with blogger Patrice J. Williams of Looking Fly on a Dime, to bring you Ready, Set, Thrift! Winners of 2 scavenger hunts will get a $50 Goodwill gift card and winners of the Best Thrifter and Recreate the Runway Look challenges will get to keep the outfits they put together!
aaaaAAAAAh!

macklemore & ryan lewis - thrift shop

i love this almost too much ...

soda tabs = double hangers

saw this shared on facebook today, and had to pass it on ... love the simplicity of this idea.  soda tabs, and voila! double hangers...
via Idea Bottle :

at the thrifted we love finding new ways to recycle.  what are some of your favorite, most ingenious recycling tips?

the anywhere black sac dress

it almost looked like nothing on the hanger it was so simply cut and detailed.  a sac.  but that was also the charm of this black dress.  i didn't even try it on before buying it. knowing it was my size was enough.   jackie pulled it off the rack, and i immediately saw it working so many ways -- at work with a pair of chuck taylors, or a fancy party with a strappy heel and a clutch, all in pure silky soft comfort ... and all for only $10.

photos: ellis peters

buffalo exchange
114 west 26th st.
new york, ny 10001
212. 675.3535

tobacco brown - the bag

the new brown bag ... an unexpected but welcomed addition to the wardrobe.  the perfect way to rekindle the thrifter in me, dormant for some time.  i haven't needed much, but i have had my eye out for the perfect (for me) black bag for quite some time now.
i'll know it when i see it.  it's what i was looking for when i found the last bag i carried everyday for a long time -- a gold tote that was perfect in every way except color.  i did come to appreciate it for it did work, in an attractive way, making it possible for me to have the daily bag setup that works for me, a couple of inconspicuous outside pockets for often reached for things (cell, metrocard, quick in-out-done, no digging needed), and enough interior room for a couple of what-ifs like a book, or a scarf, in addition to basics like wallet and keys...
went to buffalo exchange on 26th st. i didn't even know they had a chelsea location until  my friend jackie suggested it during a recent hang. i didn't find the perfect black bag, but i did fall hard for this number ... jackie called the color 'tobacco brown'.

photos: Ellis Peters

i immediately liked the bag so much, i didn't hesitate to replace the gold tote with it even though it's a smaller bag.  i decided i didn't need all those what-if's after all.  'plus i never did really fill the gold tote,' i said to myself, 'i'll just edit down... way worth $30'
it was like the tentative beginning of a possible relationship with a gorgeous partner who may or may not have enough room for all of  me in the end ... to be continued, but for now, tobacco brown.  yes.
 
what about you? what's your favorite bag like? do you have an everyday one? do you switch often? how many do you own? i could go on.  i'm always curious about these things.  do tell.

zero waste home - the johnsons

I saw the Johnson family on The View this morning.  Couldn't stop thinking about the segment afterwards ... There's always more we can do.


 I'm not sure if I can get to zero waste, but just watching the kid make that lunch carrier, I know there's more I can do to get closer. You?

responsible textile disposal 101

photo: yassira diggs

Recycling textiles in a responsible way is about much more than donating used clothes to your favorite thrift store.  It's also about that rag you were about to toss into the trash because it has grown unsightly and stained, even when clean.  According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, only 15 percent of the 13.1 million pounds of textiles generated by Americans in 2010 was recovered for export or reprocessing.

The Council for Textile Recycling aims to educate the public about the importance of responsible textile disposal with a new website, which you can access here.  Textile waste can be kept completely out of landfills, if we all just recycle it.

(the irene stash) photo: yassira diggs

I have to admit, I haven't been the best at recycling textiles:  Nasty old dish rags have ended up in my trash before.  But not anymore.  That's the thing about having the information, isn't it?  Like Maya Angelou said: "When you know better, you do better."  Right?

What about you?  Do you recycle your textiles?  Does it matter to you in your day to day?

Read more at Ecouterre.
Read much more at http://www.weardonaterecycle.org/

happy new year & thrifted baubles!!

2012! Happy New Year!  I wish every one of you (and myself) dreams come true!  I'll start small.  Tiny.  With some new baubles, just for 2012 fun.  And because, at $4.99 a piece (from Goodwill 135th st/5th ave), I almost couldn't afford to pass these up. Enjoy!

                                                                                                        photos: Ellis Peters

copious

Ooh:  It's not a thrift store, but new online marketplace Copious.com sounds like it might just be what the doctor shoptor ordered:  

via Ecouterre: 

"Like other online marketplaces, Copious lets you purchase and sell clothing, shoes, and accessories but with a social media twist. Since the website connects with Facebook (in fact, two FBers are on the board of advisors), buyers can “follow” sellers they like, discover new trends and see exactly who their items belonged to before." (Ecouterre)

Word?  Because I've been burned more than once on ye 'ole E-bay by mysterious sellers who were there just long enough to collect my money, and then fade into the ether (thank you, buyers' insurance for bringing my funds back to me, but still...).

AND Copious.com is making it easy to sell from facebook and twitter?!
I'm intrigued.  I'll be perusing, and updating soon.  But please, do let me know if you get there before me!!

thrifting for madame noire

I was thrilled recently to go thrifting for Madame Noire!  Check out some of the results:

Special thanks to the good folks at Goodwill Ny Nj, to Emme Bonilla for her super-stylist eye, and to Ellis Peters for the photography! Love!

 

See the whole slideshow HERE.

thrift love: AuH2O thriftique

84 East 7th Street / New York, NY 10003 / Daily, 11am - 7pm / 212.466.0844

make do and mend (ww II video)

via ECOUTERRE:

Love, love, LOVE the baby cot!!

cipriana thrifting beads wood & leather on ubb

Covering a lovely combination of some of my obsessions (natural hair, style and thrifting) Urban Bush Babes is a blog after my own heart.  Check out Cipriana's chock-full-of-gorgeous-thrifted-finds style post:

photo: urbanbushbabes

photo: urbanbushbabes

the sheer gray/blue beaded top:  beacon's thrift & vintage 12.95USD

the leather belt: no relations thrift & vintage 10.00USD

photo: urbanbushbabes

the marble panel bag: reminiscence vintage in ny   9.95 USD

photo: urbanbushbabes

 I love it all!  See more photos and read the story behind the outfit here.

inspiration celia (the outburst dress)

There are beautiful dresses, and then there are beautiful dresses that cause wo/men to have verbal outbursts, like this one. The man on 125th St kept repeating himself, yelling for everyone to hear, "I saw it from across the street! That's a BEAUtiful dress! From across the street I SAW it! That's a BEAUTIFUL DRESS!...", until Celia, the beauty in the dress, realized she was who he was talking to, and thanked him. Where did she get this beautiful dress?  "Some thrift store in Ohio."  Love.  It.

photo: yld

photo: yld

photo: yld

inspiration honeychild

Now, this is a lesson in thrifting.  Chapters Head - Toe.  Class is in session:

the jacket:  $8 domsey's (brooklyn)

the glass beaded earrings:  $0.99 cent shop, williamsburg (brooklyn)

 

the cashmere sweater:  $3 salvation army, the bronx

the belt:  $9 h&m men's dept.

the skirt:  $12 beacon's closet,  park slope (brooklyn)

the jasper beaded meditation bracelet:  $7 a gift shop in chinatown

the enamel chain necklace: $6.99 h&m men's dept.

the basket: $10 chelsea market

the ann taylor boots: $9.99 domsey's (brooklyn)

the inspiration: honeychild

monk thrift shop, greenwich village

You know, I've been sleeping on Monk Thrift Shops for years, I realized recently when I sauntered into the Greenwich Village location. Ever since the crochet skirt I got from their now closed 11th St location really.  I will have you know that I was good the day I happened to visit, meaning that I didn't shop.  And yes, it hurt, but it also felt really good and disciplined to not go crazy in there.  Look how much I could have ...

Next shopping day. Trust. 175 MacDougal St New York, NY 10011 (212) 533-0553

spotted: hawt heels

I'm proud to say that today's thrifting will be done solely on a vicarious level. I'm working on my discipline.  See, I have come to realize that I would probably go thrift shopping everyday if I could. The only thing that stops me is my need to make sense. It wouldn't make sense. It would be excessive. I don't need anything right now in my wardrobe. I have several things I have yet to even wear. So I'm cut-off for a while.

But Celia isn't!!  And she came across these beauties today at the Salvation Army @ 96th St./Broadway.  They were too small for her and she thought of me (thank you sweet lady!!) I drooled but found comfort in the fact that these beauties, at a dainty size 6.5, are a full size smaller than my feet.  (Le deep, deep sigh).  So they were meant to be someone else's score.  Just thought I'd pass the visual along, in case that someone is you.  Need some hot heels in a 6.5?  Check these out, then run over there.  You know how it is at the thrift store:  One day it's in and the next day...... Oh wait that's Project Runway.

photos: Celia Peters

p.s. They weren't priced.  If you happen to get them, let me know how much they were...

the irene stash

Over the weekend, Hurricane Irene made it a perfect time to stay in, bask in my aunthood, help my sister catch up on washing clothes and explore the thrift/exchange corner of her building's laundry room. Every building should have a space like this. Look what I found (for free!). I can't wait to start wearing and photographing these pieces in action.  More pics coming soon...

photo: yld

photo: yld

photo: yld