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Nothing says holiday time like velvet. It's one of my favorite fabrics, although it's not necessarily easy to wear. Head to toe velvet tracksuit: that's a negative. A velvet camisole peeking out from a sparkly jacket: that's a yes. This week's Goodwill Good Buy of the Week brings you ...
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SECONDHAND KIDS SHOPPING
Inhabitots — [image] Last Economy’s Trash = This Economy’s Treasure Once thought of as a case strictly for charity, reusing clothing items has become an integral and environmentally savvy facet of green parenting. Now that Goodwill clothing is ‘hip’ (the D.C. stores have a Goodwill Fashionista on their payroll), and we are witnessing the advent of the ‘frugal teen’ , can a shift in thinking among parents who once turned up their noses at the idea of hand-me-down or gently-used options for children be too far behind? It’s a fact that due to the recent meltdown on Wall ...

Good Will Upcycles
Green Options — ... and D.C.’s own Goodwill Fashionista. For those of you who arn’t familiar with the Fasionista, she writes about how you can find amazing fashion right at your local Good Will shop. Finding gently used clothing and reusing is a concept that is nothing new to readers of this here blog. ...

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The Alternative Consumer — home about us bookmark us archives press search Recent Posts Biofuel: Shifting from Yellow to Green a mixed bag of green news Solar iPhone Charger from Arcadia Solar eco chic weekly eleek - designer lighting from recycled materials Link to Altcon Alternative Consumer If you'd like to add the above graphic to your site, simply copy the code in the box below, and paste it on your site where you'd like the graphic to appear. Quantcast [image] [image] [image] Archives December 2008 November 2008 October ...

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Mmmm Lemons!
Karla's Bonanza — ... and finally - you let your top 10 know that they've been selected through a comment on their blog. Whew! Hope that makes sense...) In no particular order: The Thrifty Soaper and her store! Savvy Suburban Supermom Thrifteye What That Girl Wears Budget Chic The Thrifty Chicks Little Byrd Vintage and her vintage shop and handmade shop DC Goodwill Fashionista Adventures in Eco Living and her store ...

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