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one of my favorite things to do on a slow day is browse the entirety of etsy, and if i'm feelin' lucky, i usually buy a few things. etsy is easy to use, affordable, and entirely handmade/vintage - recently, i've made a few purchases that i am *so* thrilled with! they are also things that you should probably invest in, as well :)
valentines day is coming up, and the boyfriend and i are fairly broke - christmas, weddings, showers, birthdays have eaten us up and finally spit us out - so we put a $15 valentines day price limit on this year. we're both fairly creative, so this isn't worrysome in the least - i bet we both get a delicious homemade dinner out of it, too! i was browsing etsy and stumbled on NeatThings, a little shop filled with handmade cards. they're biting, witty, snarky and perfectly expressive.
valentines day is coming up, and the boyfriend and i are fairly broke - christmas, weddings, showers, birthdays have eaten us up and finally spit us out - so we put a $15 valentines day price limit on this year. we're both fairly creative, so this isn't worrysome in the least - i bet we both get a delicious homemade dinner out of it, too! i was browsing etsy and stumbled on NeatThings, a little shop filled with handmade cards. they're biting, witty, snarky and perfectly expressive.
i literally spent two days deciding on my purchase - valentines day required me to settle on the love notes!
smart little love notes
$8
... but i am kicking myself for not getting the parking notes after running into a terrible, terrible parallel parker
angry little parking notes
$8
smart little love notes
$8
... but i am kicking myself for not getting the parking notes after running into a terrible, terrible parallel parker
angry little parking notes$8
did you see the price? eight bucks. EIGHT DOLLARS. with shipping, my total came to $8.59. according to my calculations and figuring in my $15 budget, that means i still have $6.41 to go valentinesdaywild with! hell, i can buy a cheap bottle of champagne with that and call it a night. so, the perfect valentines day - check!
i've been bogged down financially, but that doesn't mean the world stops spinning, does it? of course not! this past sunday was my little sisters twenty-third birthday, and i had to send her something special. the sister is very hard to buy for - she's pretty high maintenance, but low key at the same time - everything about her crosses something else out and usually leaves me sending something generic from anthropologie.
still riding the retail high from my NeatThings purchase, i decided to get her something for her house. small, sweet, green - something to give the cold and wintry days in colorado a little bit of a springtime feel.
i've been bogged down financially, but that doesn't mean the world stops spinning, does it? of course not! this past sunday was my little sisters twenty-third birthday, and i had to send her something special. the sister is very hard to buy for - she's pretty high maintenance, but low key at the same time - everything about her crosses something else out and usually leaves me sending something generic from anthropologie.
still riding the retail high from my NeatThings purchase, i decided to get her something for her house. small, sweet, green - something to give the cold and wintry days in colorado a little bit of a springtime feel.
a tiny little picture caught my eye...
monkeys always look
is that vintage? looks like my cup of tea!
monkeys always look
succulent hearts! bright green and definitely springy
monkeys always lookis that vintage? looks like my cup of tea!
monkeys always looksucculent hearts! bright green and definitely springy
she also made me a custom birthday card for the sister! so happy.
succulent in vintage cup - $14
succulent in vintage cup - $14i also gave myself a budget on this gift - under $25 - and with the reasonable $6.75 shipping, i once again met my financial goal. the seller was super sweet - look at that adorable little card she made! i didn't even ask, but she saw that it was for a birthday present and went ahead on her own. i accidentally spilled the beans to the sister about the gift, and she's already excited! i picked the right thing, whee!
both of these sellers, neatthings and monkeys always look, have some amazing items in their respective shops. click the links above to check out more thoughtful gifts (for yourself or others!) that fit into a recession friendly budget!
both of these sellers, neatthings and monkeys always look, have some amazing items in their respective shops. click the links above to check out more thoughtful gifts (for yourself or others!) that fit into a recession friendly budget!
1 comment:
thank you for such a nice write up! I hope your sister enjoyed the succulent. I love your blog! I hope you had fun on the garage sale binge.
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