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I love it when you do thrifting videos. The Lino prints were amazing! I would have struggled to leave the forest one behind, so well done on your discipline 😅
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Thrift stores in England need to up their game! 😮
Hej Gittemarie, Just stumpled upon your video, great thrift finds you got there. I would love to see the 'crustadejern' working.
One thing, that confuses me, when you say e.g. 'seven quid' do you mean seven British pounds or just slang for seven Danish kroner – or maybe even seven bucks/dollars? It makes quite a difference which currency you are referring to. Happy holidays!
A little disappointed you aren't masking – there are reusable affective masks which cut down on waste, and putting yourself and others at risk of long term health issues (which SARS has been proven to cause in droves) is not sustainable. Obviously if you can't wear a mask due to medical reasons disregard this comment.
I'm not sure which country you're in. Anyway I'm absolutely blown away by the look of the thrift store. There's so many gorgeous things (about 1 min into the video). It looks like a department store!
This year for my family, I’m framing copies of Grandma’s recipes (in thrifted frames!) with little photos of her and some heather I collected on walks and pressed myself – making it pretty 😍 Hoping they’ll be well-received because she passed 2 years ago and everyone keeps asking me for favourite recipes.
Oh God, we definitely need this type of thrift shop in Poland. 😅
With my friends we do a game with Christmas where we wrap things that are nice but we don't need anymore (like escape room games, vases, drinking ware, books) and do a game where we swap, steal and switch. It's a lot of fun 😊 (and one ugly mermaid glass keeps returning as a running joke)
I also heard you listening to Hit Sale by Therapie TAXI, I love that song
Thanks for sharing such valuable information! Just a quick off-topic question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
The vintage umbrella is sooo beautiful ! Maybe to make the repair last longer, you could glue a little piece of nylon fabric with fabric glue along the hole. If you just stick the two parts together, with the tension at the opening, it may open again.
I've been thrifting or DIY my christmas gifts for years now. At the begining I was afraid people would think I'm cheap but you can find so many beatiful things in second hand shops. I found the most cute mini wooden duck bowling game for my nephew a month ago ! The only things I'm bying new are books because I usually have specific titles in mind and it may be quite hard to find what you want in second hand book shops. Sometimes, I'm lucky but if not I chose to go to independent libraries. Another thing we have to normalize is to search in our houses things we have that we don't use and that could make a good gift for one of our relatives. For instance, I tidied my office and found several notebooks I didn't use and I don't really need 5 notebooks ahah !
For the umbrella you can use a flexible/fabric glue. For the rosette iron, I would suggest treating it like cast iron and clean it with hot water, no soap. The hot oil will burn anything up.
I love it when I stumble upon another vegan YouTuber!! 💚🌱
I love green glass, but don’t collect it. I collect cordial glasses. (no colored glass) It’s to the point where I had to draw them in a little booklet to refer to so I don’t buy duplicates. And I never buy sets. Green glass looks very rich! 😊
I absolutely love how chaotic your wrapping is but then you make it look pretty with dried oranges and things 😂❤
I am so envying your giant, wonderful thrift shops!
Your wrapping paper made me think of my dad. He would always wrap gifts for us in the comics section from our newspaper.
I love this time of year and pulling the Christmas bits out the attic. It’s so beautiful to see the wonderful bits we’ve collected. Not much as we’ve only been able to get a couple bits a year ❤
I would love to see a try on of your entire wardrobe! You have so many interesting clothes, and I know you did one a good while back, but would love to see an update! Same with shoes snd jewellery!❤ Great video!!
do you never feel that life is not worth living? the planet is not worth saving?
What a fantastic video, just wanted to say, the lovely box I would make some handmade soap and decorate with sprigs of lavender and rosemary, then when the person opened the box , but a beautiful surprise ❤
The thrift gods were smiling upon you.
I do wish you’d gotten both boat paintings for your dad, as they appear to have been a set.
I love watching you! You make me feel so happy! ❤️
We went to a small town thrift store. We walked in fron the back near the dumpster. A employee was breaking glass. I looked in the dumpster he was crushing mugs. He said my boss told me to destroy them. They could have offered them for a cheap price or given them away. Instead they added to the land fill. We love thrifting!
This is my first christmas offering 100% sutainably-conscious gifts so in addition to thrifting many of them, I have purchased from small creators and also plan to offer my parents a gift card to get a quality handmade knife from a Japanese store in my hometown. They make you choose the best fit for you and offer free sharpenings to make sure you keep it forever. It's been amazing because I feel like each piece just has such a beautiful backstory.
Love you and glad to find you! I just went shopping with my daughter and granddaughter yesterday. The local outlet mall now has plenty of vintage shops along with a fancy Goodwill. So interesting to shop vintage, versus Pottery Barn. I found several great items I haven't found new and a few gifts. Most consignment booths have 10-25 % discount for Thanksgiving weekend/ Black Friday sales. My friend will be getting real leather Thinsulate lined gloves ($15). The last time I bought new leather gloves (pre-covid) they were $50! She loves thrift stores, so she won't be offended. The quality of new stuff is getting so much worse, thrift stores are a godsend. Love pink glass and jadeite. Thank goodness it is pricey, because I have a tiny apartment. 😂 I do use the ones I have. Try to avoid items that are purely decorative. I bought a new small air fryer last year half price and it is pastel pink 😊. TFS I look forward to binge watching you and seeing new content.
Fun to see thrifters and thrift shops in a different country than mine. 😊
Would it be possible for a video on water filters, water bottles, the 5 gallon jugs, etc. I'm having a hard time deciding which filter is best based on reducing waste, micro plastics, and PFAS in my drinking water.
Pre-loved are the best gifts❤
Most of my artwork in my home is thrifted and gorgeous…u can find real treasures❤❤❤
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You mentioned that the places had a lot of art supplies. Which secondhand places are you referring to? I look in the thrift shops regularly for embroidery supplies and beads, but I rarely find stuff. I live in Aarhus btw. Is it like markets and not usual thrift stores?
Thank you for your amazing content. And merry Christmas.
//Aura
I, too, have not been looking at clothes in the thrift store for ages since I have a wardrobe I'm really happy with now, but I am starting a new job in January and needed to expand my "business casual" collection. Went thrifting with my mom and her x-mas gift to me was buying a few pieces of clothes 💕 (And a bus ticket for holiday travel) Thrifted, handmade, and experience gifts are absolutely the best!
Could you please tell us, where is the first one located?
Merry Thriftmas!! My siblings have agreed to all make or thrift our gifts this year and it's been so fun!
And for the iron: rinse in really hot water (you can boil a kettle and pour over it) and scrub with a stiff brush, it likely won't look perfectly clean but that is OK. And let it warm up in the oil a bit the first time you use it.
Thank you for this video. I am so broke this year. You've given me some good ideas.
I just found you from YouTube recommending this video to me. I also love thrifting, am vegan, and always thriving to consume less. So glad I found your channel!!
this year I thrifted a brand new puzzle and a collectible ornament for my mom and really pretty espresso cups for my cousin! saves me money and the planet
First video I've seen and I loved it!
A a lifetime frugal and mindful Prepper, I am always prepared for Birthdays, Christmas and other special occasions. I buy almost every used but in new and/or excellent condition. For my little grandchild, I never worry that she is not yet old enough for something, if I find something she would like at a bargain price, I buy it and keep until she is old enough for it. Sometimes, I buy materials and sewing notions to repair or make gifts and other items. Being frugal is a way of life that allows one to live like a queen on a shoe string budget!
Love what you purchased! I will be heading to the thrift sometime this week and this is giving me some great ideas.
The first thrift store is so cool 😭
Edit: also potentially the only thrift since i havent watched the full vid
My favorite thing to do is find quality scarves throughout the year at thrift shops and then use them as “wrapping paper” for Christmas presents. I can always find new with tag scarves or lovely 100% wool vintage scarves.
Hi Gittemary, I've just heard on the radio that plant based milk is a hell of worse for the planet than dairy! Oh gawd!! Have you heard anything about this? HELP!!! Luv n respect, Hwyl, Taffy Nige from South Wales 🤘✌️
Hi Gitte, there is something that really confuses me in a lot of your videos. You keep saying the price of something is so and so many quids. What currency are you referring to? It's hard to convert to a currency that I know, when I dont know which currency it is you mean 🙂
I totally relate on the love of random plates and bowls. None of mine match, I love stainless steel ones. Even if there is a set, I only buy one haha 😀
A lot of our gifts will be handmade, pre-owned, or were a "pay only shipping" deal. I have the FreePrints Gifts app, which offers a certain item free (pay shipping) per month. I take advantage of a "free" gift whenever it makes sense to do so.
Sometimes a handmade or pre-owned gift helps with gift budgeting, sometimes it doesn't. Hoping to go thrifting and yardsale-ing more often next year, as well as have a more realistic handmade gifts plan, to actually reduce our gift expenses.