The Thrifty Teacher

Hello!!! I know it has been a loooong time since I last posted, but my life has been so crazy since I started my new job; which happened right after my sister's bridal shower was complete! This is going to be a long post because there is soooo much stuff. First thing I am going to talk about is the decor/decorations. I am extremely lucky, because my step mom is an artist and is able to recreate anything that I show her. So I went on good old Pinterest to find some ideas on signs that she could make for me. Below are the signs and posters she made for me. Decorations: For the decorations like the tissue paper flowers in the picture above, I went to Dollar Tree and got a ton of stuff for super cheap there. Below is a list of items I got from Dollar Tree: Table covers Tissue paper flower garland Giant hanging tissue flowers Glass cups Glass plates Veggie Tray  Glass bowls Tongs Brown paper bags I'm sure there's a lot more that I got, ...

Hello :)  So the countdown is on for my sister's bridal shower, t-minus 5 days!!! I have been busy getting everything ready to go, so when the actual day of the shower comes I won't be so stressed out. Anyway I wanted to show you one of the party favors everyone will be getting at the shower. I came up with this idea all on my own and I can't believe how perfect it turned out! I don't know about you, but I am in love with Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade. When I found out I could make it on my own for soooo much cheaper I was even more excited. One day when I was shopping at Target and I noticed they had the individual Tazo Passion Tea bags. So I decided to get them and see what I could do with them. Below is a list of the materials you will need for this project and where to get them at. Materials You'll Need: Tazo Passion Tea Bags (Target always has them on sale for $3.00) Crystal Light Lemonade Packets ($2.00 at Kroger)...

Hello!!! I'm so sorry it's been a while since I last posted. I just recently moved and once I was done moving I was traveling back and forth and was never home long enough to get anything done. However while I was back and forth I was able to get a lot of bargain shopping done! The two places I found really good deals at were the Gap Clearance Store (what in the world is that place??) and Old Navy. Gap Clearance Store: Where I used to live at in Northern Kentucky there is the Gap Clearance Store. It's like two exits away from the Cincinnati Airport and this place is AMAZING!! I literally went almost every week because there are so many good deals. Basically what it is, is a store that sells all the returned items, damaged items, or overflow of clothes, shoes, bags, any and everything you can think of really. They sell Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta, and other designers to name a few. One thing that's awesome about this place is that the prices s...