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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Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 
Do you have any ideas for hoop earrings that you have no matches for? Please keep posting ideas.
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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/
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Did you use glue for the decoration on the purse?
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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!
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I second the motion! More simple craft ideas to turn donations into boutique worthy items.
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Would LOVE to see more! The purse is fabulous!!!!
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I know! The purse is my fave, too. Wish some thrift shop volunteers would do this in MY neighborhood!
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