Goodwill dress up party

What a great weekend here! Halloween night was a blustery winter-like evening. Our kiddos both had friends over for the night…and they walked to grab …

Thrift Shop Themed B-day Party

REMINDER: Take a Thrift Trip with Thrifty Fashionista Kirsten Saturday, September 9, click here for details! Typically, I usually blog about the chic and stylish finds I purchase at local Goodwill Keystone Area stores, but there is also another side to Goodwill – the fun and funky side where people go to get Halloween outfits and ugly Christmas sweaters. A few weeks ago a couple’s social media post about “Goodwill Date Night” went viral. The couple allowed themselves $10 each to shop for the…

We like parties at our house. And birthdays are a BIG DEAL. My daughters like to talk about themes for their birthday parties all year long. My oldest daughter, McDaniel, came up with a thrift store theme for her birthday some time ago. WAY before that stupid song came out. She has been forced to like thrift stores by me. After finding some pretty cool stuff, she genuinely likes to thrift now. She decided to enlighten some of her friends on the thrift store experience this past weekend. She…

It all started when I received a random text from a girlfriend (hey Carolyn!) the other week: “Goodwill date on 11/13 – a restaurant for dinner is still to be determined!” I was utterly confused but didn’t ask any questions. I proceeded to text my husband and inform him that a few girlfriends and I […]

Want a cheap and easy way to dress up for Halloween? Check out these thrift store costume ideas from Refinery29.com.

Host an ugly dress party

Last night was our ugly dress party. It was a serious blast! On Wednesday I met up with Mark in town and we hit 4 of the thrift stores (two ...

My visit to Goodwill in Stoughton, Wisconsin was definitely not what I was expecting.