Austin Street Art: 1.

Everywhere you go in Austin, you'll see signs that this an artsy-fartsy town. There are murals and posters plastered everywhere! This is one of my favorites:

It's located downtown at 6th + Congress on the side of the Mexic-Arte Museum. I think the mural would be an awesome spot for couple/wedding photos!
The museum has a great store, which is free to browse in, and if you'd like to go back and look at the art it's only $5.00/adult, $4.00/senior/student and $1.00/children under 12.

Thrifty Austin update.

So, I've only blogged twice since I started this blog, shame on me! I have an excellent excuse though, I've opened another Etsy shop selling Vintage action figures from Star Wars, He-Man, Beetlejuice & Ninja Turtles:

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Now that we're up and rolling I'll be blogging again!

Crocheted Swiffer Cover

With two dogs, a two-year-old, my husband, me and my constantly cooking, our floors get dirty QUICK!
I got tired of buying disposable Swiffer pads, so I decided to crochet a few.
Here's the pattern I used:

Reversible Swiffer Sock Pattern

I just used some acrylic yarn from my stash, so I didn't have to spend a dime! Just throw them in the wash and reuse!

Family Thrift Center

The Family Thrift Center is located in the shopping center diagonally across the street from the HEB at Oltorf and SoCo. It is the closest(and largest) Thrift store near my house, so I figured I'd do my first post on this one.

As far as household items go, there are few but with an occasional good find, like the old Austin Energy Plant snow globe I found there once.This store is all about the clothes, baby!

They have a ridiculous amount of clothes(almost too much) and they are packed in there REALLY tight. But they are sorted by color though so it's helpful if you're looking for something in a specific color. Prices are lower than other thrift stores in town and they've got jeans galore! The prices all vary by each individual item and they are all handwritten the way a doctor would handwrite a prescription.

Overall, a great thrift store if your looking for cheap clothes,but be prepared to spend some time here digging.

Oh yeah, they've also got a great selection of Halloween costumes right now!

Family Thrift Center
208 E Oltorf
Austin, TX 70704

Hours:
9am-9pm M-S
12pm-7pm Sun.

Thrifty Austin Post One!

I absolutely love this beautiful city. Stay tuned for posts galore on local thrift stores, restaurants, grocery deals, cheap dates ect...