Thrift Challenge Guide

All thrifted items.

Here's some more information about the Thrift Challenge. I would like those that are taking part to keep track of your thrift spending starting September 1st and going through to the 30th. For the challenge you don't have to enter every single purchased item. Basically this is a Show & Tell to show the world the amazing power of the Thrift Dollar (or other world currency). If you can spend up to $99.00 that is great, but if you can only afford $5.00 a week then please still join the challenge. I'm sure I have mentioned this before but I buy at least 90% of our household goods 2nd hand. Everything from clothing, to shoes, to dishes, to furniture and even 2 Brita water filters (new in package) for 50 cents on Saturday. It is amazing how many things people either give away to thrift stores or sell via a yard sale or through Craig's List.

Here are the Guidelines:

1) Take photos and keep track of your thrifted items for the month of September. Add them to your blog at the end of the month and send them to our soon to be created Flickr group.

2) You can spend up to $99.00 for this challenge. You can spend much less. I mean you could buy an original Da Vinci painting for $1.00 out of an attic of your neighbor and probably win a lot more than this little challenge.

3) Add your name to the comments if you would like to take part in this.

4) This isn't a swap but Angie certainly gave me a great idea (unless she wants to do it of course) for my next project. Of course if anyone does want to do a swap with this one, let me know and I'll collect names. I will probably be doing some swapping with you Angie so don't worry. Some of Friday's items are going across the border to you.

5) Have fun with this. Shop as you normally shop. Mind you, I'm a little burned out from thrifting. Is that possible? Has Apron Thrift Girl hung up her apron strings? Well we'll judge it by next Saturday for the yard sales and see if I get itchy.

6) If you have a chance, please place Moki's button on your blog and spread the word about the challenge. Email me if you need help with the button.

7) The contest categories:

-Best Value for Everything
-Ugliest Ever Purchase
-Biggest Value for an Individual Item
-Most Creative Item
-Worst Value for an Individual Item

8) From October 1-7 bloggers will be voting on these categories. I will collect all the votes and announce the winners on October 8th (one of my favorite dates of the year).

9) I will send 5 prizes out to the winners. Prizes will include thrifted items and hand carved stamps that read "Thrift Queen".

10) Make sure to join the challenge by August 31st.

I hope this reads clearer than my cluttered mess of yesterday. Thanks for joining me in this. Don't forget to have fun with this. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Comments

[Jackie]

Lovely - count me in!! That pillow is really pretty!! I hope I find some good stuff out there since this is all new to me!! Very exciting!! I'm also up for swapping, not that I really have anything to swap yet, but when I do...

[Monique]

I'm still very new to this blogging but I'm allready addicted Ü.
I'm also addicted to fleamarkets, yardsales and thrift shops looking for old, vintage things to decorate my house and garden with.
I would love to be in this thrift challenge and I'm also up for swapping!

I really like your blog( allmost forgot to tell this as I got a little carried away......)

[Monique]

As I said, I'm new to this blogging thing and there still are lots of things I know nothing about. I would love to have Moki's button on my blog and spread the word about this challenge, but i just don't know how it works.
So please help me!!!

[Angie]

Of course your geeky friend is in!!!

[suse]

I'm in. (In the correct post this time, no less)

[niki]

Hi Selena, I have tried emailing you, but it bounced back, so am replying to you via blogger. The flower loom that you were asking about is made up of a plastic circle with a hole in the middle and two rows of prongs following the edge. It is similar to those little French knitting bobbins, but on a largers scale. If you can email me, I can send a photo. Try www.johnadams.co.uk
Best wishes, Niki

[jek]

i would love to join! i too am a bit burned out on thrifting but with a challenge i am sure i can find something! maybe a break until the first will help...:)

[susannah]

oo ooo can I join too please? :) I have a big thrifty/op-shopping addiction so this should be fun! Looking forward to seeing everyone's finds. Thanks for organising!

[Toni]

Hi Selena~Great challenge. If I wasn't going to be traveling so much in Sept. I just might take part! Hey, I wanted to make sure the pincushion is working out ok and that you got the bead back on :)

BTW, where did you find that Japanese craft book leaning against the wall? I can't see the cover very well, but what I can make out is grabbing my interest in a big way!

[mimulus]

i am so in......how do 'i get the javascrip for the button? great idea.

[Laurie in Chicago]

I would love to do this - thifting can be therapeutic!