Olive and Beans Vintage.
I decided to take my love for estate sales and thrifting to a new level. I decided to share it with the world. I opened an Etsy shop called Olive & Beans Vintage. I figured it will give me another objective as I take my weekly trips to the local thrift shops and estate sales.
Just call me “Bag Lady”
For some strange reason, my obsession for bags has reached a record high. Last week I just purchased two new bags (no I am not talking Balenciaga or Marc Jacobs- although I love them too). One bag is one I have been walking past for the past 6 months at Whole Foods Market. It [...]
Plastic Bag Crochet Project.
If this isn’t the cutest bag made from crocheted plastic bags…….Check it out here. What a brilliant idea…..such a win, win concept. Many crafters have taken this resource and ran with it. I am sure the bag above has sold (I may have bought it). So I found another bag that resembled a [...]
Shopping cart chair.
What a great way to prevent shopping carts from filling up the landfills. Check them out here.
upcycled dress.
What a fantastic idea? Upcycle old business shirts or flannels into kids dresses or pants. Oola’s etsy shop has many great ideas.
New ways to recycle old shoes.
Instead of chucking your shoes because they are too embarrassing to give to some one you know, Nike has a Reuse a shoe program. If you bring any old sneakers to a nike store or send them in, they with recycle the material. Soles4souls.com is a program that will give your shoes to children or [...]
