Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

If you run a thrift store, and your volunteers complain that there’s nothing to do today….

Or if you have folks who’d like to help your shop succeed, but don’t wish to have a sales-floor assignment…

Or if you know there are some folks who’d help, but they’re not up to standing on their feet for hours…

Here’s a treasure-trove of cute ideas for turning bits and pieces into adorable, salable, and word-of-mouth worthy goods! Click each photo to read about it.

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Source: farm2.static.flickr.com via Kate on Pinterest

Source: beadandcord.com via Kate on Pinterest

Source: buttonzjewelry.com via Kate on Pinterest

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Source: allfreekidscrafts.com via Kate on Pinterest

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Source: artbywiley.blogspot.com.au via Kate on Pinterest

Source: inspireco.blogspot.com via Kate on Pinterest

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If you’d like to see more simple crafts that can turn donations into boutique-worthy merchandise, let me know in the comments below.

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Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged profit, Thrift | 7 Comments

7 Responses

1. on March 15, 2016 at 9:23 am Carla

   Do you have any ideas for hoop earrings that you have no matches for? Please keep posting ideas.

   
   
   • on March 15, 2016 at 10:28 am Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

     Carla, selling singleton earrings, in this era of multi-pierced ears (and other body parts) shouldn’t be difficult. Collect up all singleton earrings, then “match up” similar singletons (say, 3 silver-tone hoops or 5 small gold-tones) onto a single card and sell the “collection” for one price. Of course, screw-on/ clip-on single hoops get put away in your Halloween collection for PIRATES!

     And there’s LOTS of ideas on repurposing, re-valuating donated odds-n-ends on our Pinterest boards. This one, curated by Too Good to be Threw, focuses on turning unsalable donations into money-makers: https://www.pinterest.com/2good2bthrew/increase-the-value-of-your-donations/ and this one, from the HowToConsign.com Pinterest collection, holds fun re-imaginings from a consumer standpoint: https://www.pinterest.com/howtoconsign/using-your-found-treasures/

     
     
2. on January 12, 2014 at 10:29 am janertte peacey

   Did you use glue for the decoration on the purse?

   
   
   • on January 12, 2014 at 12:02 pm Auntie Kate

     Bless you, Janertte, for thinking I am so artistic! The link that goes to this image is the creator… but I just checked, and she doesn’t mention how she affixed the goodies. I would think a hot-glue gun would would best, but maybe a stronger glue might be needed. I’m not a crafter, so that;s the best I can suggest. Great purse, though, huh? Let us know if you try one!

     
     
3. on June 18, 2013 at 8:27 pm lisa williams

   I second the motion! More simple craft ideas to turn donations into boutique worthy items.

   
   
4. on June 18, 2013 at 10:52 am barbethomas24

   Would LOVE to see more! The purse is fabulous!!!!

   
   
   • on June 18, 2013 at 11:52 am Auntie Kate

     I know! The purse is my fave, too. Wish some thrift shop volunteers would do this in MY neighborhood!

     
     

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