>>MELANIE LAWSON: WELCOME BACK. TIME NOW 9.43. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO KEEP YOUR
BUDGET UNDER CONTROL THIS
SEASON? WELL, THERE ARE PLENTY
OF GIFT IDEAS, AS YOU CAN SEE
HERE THAT YOU CAN PICK UP AT
LOCAL THRIFT STORES. SO
JOINING ME, OF COURSE, LIZ
MORGAN, ALWAYS GET TO SEE YOU
WITH GOODWILL IN LIZ. THERE’S
A LOT TO TALK ABOUT LOT OF
BUDGET FRIENDLY IDEAS TO START
OFF WITH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU
WANT TO CREATE THINGS
YOURSELF. EXACTLY. EXACTLY.
AND AND OUR MISSION IS TO
NORMALIZE THRIFTING AND JUST
MAKE IT A PART OF YOUR.
>> HOLIDAY SHOPPING. WE’RE ALL
TRYING TO STRETCH THE BUDGET.
PRICES ARE A LITTLE HIGHER
THIS SEASON. SO GO TO GOOD.
WELL, YOU JUST HAVE TO BE
CREATIVE AND OPEN YOUR MIND.
SO WE HAVE GUESTS FOR THE DIY
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GIFTS
THAT YOU GIVE SOMEONE SPECIAL
IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF SOCIAL
MEDIA IS TO TAKE A PICTURE
FROM A FAVORITE MEMORY OR
EVENT AND PUT IT IN THE
PICTURE FRAME PICTURE FRAMES.
YOU’RE GOING TO ALMOST ALWAYS
FIND PICTURE FRAMES AT A
THRIFT STORE. AND ALL OF THESE
ARE UNDER $5. SOME ME OR EVEN
HOLIDAY THEMED. BUT THAT’S
SOMETHING THAT JUST EASY PEASY
GO DO THAT. IF YOU WANT TO DIY
ANOTHER KIND OF DIY IS IF YOU
BAKE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. A LOT
OF PEOPLE BAKE COOKIES,
BROWNIES, WHATEVER INSTEAD OF
GIFTING THEM TO SOMEONE IN A
PLASTIC DISPOSABLE CONTAINER,
WHICH IS GREAT. BUT WHY NOT
FIND FOR THE SAME PRICE? A
BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY PLATTER ARE
SERVING TRAY OR CANISTER LIKE
WE PUT COOKIES IN HERE. THIS
CANISTER, THESE COOKIES CAME
IN. THESE ARE ALL ABOUT THE
SAME PRICE IS DISPOSABLE, BUT
THEY CAN USE IT AFTER IT’S
GONE AND USE IT FROM YEAR TO
YEAR. SO HERE’S SAVING THINGS
OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND YOU’RE
SAVING MONEY AND YOU’RE GIVING
A LITTLE EXTRA JUDGE HERE. GET
RIGHT, RIGHT, WHICH IS REALLY
CREATED BECAUSE A LOT OF
TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE
PICTURE FRAME IN THE DIGITAL
AGE. WE DON’T PRINT OFF THE
PICTURES.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: BUT THIS IS
A GREAT WITHOUT. EXACTLY. SO
WE’RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE
WOW FACTOR HERE, TOO, RIGHT?
AND THAT’S THAT’S THE GREAT
THING ABOUT THRIFTING LIKE
THIS RIGHT HERE. OKAY. I JUST
HAPPEN TO LIKE THIS VINTAGE
BAR SET. IT’S FROM A COMPANY
CALLED GLOW AND AND IT LOOKS
LIKE IT’S NEVER BEEN USED. I
THOUGHT WHAT A GREAT AD ON. IF
YOU’RE GIVING SOMEONE A NICE
BOTTLE OF SPIRITS OF VODKA OR
WHISKEY. I WENT HOME AND
GOOGLED IT THE LEAST EXPENSIVE
I COULD FIND OF. THIS WAS $55
UP TO $1000. I HAD NO IDEA. I
JUST THOUGHT IT WAS COOL.
YEAH. BUT YOU KNOW, FOR
SOMEONE WHO’S INTO COLLECTING
VINTAGE BAR WHERE THIS IS A
TREASURE NOT GOING TO FIND
THIS ANYWHERE ELSE SAME WITH
THIS COCKTAIL SHAKER. HOW FUN
IS THAT? THEY DON’T MAKE THEM
LIKE THAT ANYMORE. AND THAT’S
JUST A FUN OUT ON FOR A COUPLE
DOLLARS THAT YOU CAN ADD ON TO
THE GIFT THAT YOU’RE GETTING
FOR PARTIES. AND STEPH, WHERE
YOU CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, CRAZY,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
THOSE THOSE LIVE PATIENTS FOR
PEOPLE EXACTLY. AND THEN, YOU
KNOW, KIND OF ONE OF A KIND
THINGS LIKE WHEN YOU’RE
WALKING AROUND, GOOD. WELL,
YOU’RE GOING TO FIND JUST THE
CRAZIEST THINGS AND THESE
AREN’T NECESSARILY CRAZY. BUT
GIFT IDEAS WERE ALL KIND OF
TRAVELING AGAIN FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN LIKE 3 YEARS. SO LET’S
SAY YOU’RE A FRIEND THAT JUST
TOOK A TRIP TO ITALY OR DREAMS
OF TAKING A TRIP TO ITALY. I
FOUND THIS SET OF CARS THAT
THEY WERE NEVER USED. ORIGINAL
PACKAGING, LITTLE COCKTAIL
PLATES THAT COME IN THIS FUN
LITTLE SUITCASE. AND THIS WAS
FOR 99 AND THEY’LL NEVER KNOW
THAT YOU’VE GOT THRIFT STORE
AND IT’S VERY PERSONAL. WE’RE
THINKING OF THEM. THESE
PUZZLES. WE’RE $1.99, GREAT
LITTLE ADD-ON FOR SOMEONE
PLANNING A TRIP ARE AS A
STOCKING STUFFER. IT
DEFINITELY WORKS. YOUR BRAIN
TO, YOU KNOW, USE PUZZLES.
DEFINITELY. SO YOU HAVE SOME
CREATIVE THINGS THAT YOU CAN
TELL YOU IF YOU’RE A CRAFTY
TALEN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT
THIS MORNING. SO I’M SEEING
ALL THESE ROAD REELS ALL OVER
THE INTERNET ABOUT HOW TO
CREATE YOUR OWN LITTLE WE’RE
TAKING A CONTAINER THAT IS
FROM GOODWILL. THEY ALWAYS
HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AND
WE WENT TO THE DOLLAR STORE
AND GOT THESE LITTLE LIGHTS
RIGHT? SO WE’RE GOING TO PUT
THE LIGHTS DOWN IN THERE.
THEY’RE GOING TO TAKE WHITE
SANDS.
>> PORED OVER. THIS IS OUR
SNOW. HIGH. AND I AM NOT A
CRAFTY PERSON AT ALL, BUT THIS
TAKE YOU TO SEE HOW FAST THIS
IS.
>> FOUND THIS FIGURINE AT
GOOD? WELL, IT’S HOUSE. IT’S
DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS. PUT
IT RIGHT DOWN IN THERE. YOU
WANT TO ADD A TREE IN SO WE’RE
JUST MAKING ITS ALMOST LIKE A
LITTLE SNOW GLOBE. THEN WE’VE
GOT THE STRUCK WITH THE
CHRISTMAS TREE AND THEN THESE
LITTLE TWINKLE LIGHTS THAT I
GOT AT THE DOLLAR STORE. YOU
PUT DOWN INSIDE. AND IT JUST
KIND OF FOR A COUPLE DOLLARS.
AND FEW MINUTES. HOW FUN IS
THAT? JUST TO PUT OUT ON THE
COUNTER?
>> AND YOU NOT. YOU WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN THIS FROM LIKE A BED
BATH AND BEYOND. ARE SOME
EXACTLY A BIG BOX STORE.
EXACTLY. THIS LOOKS AMAZING. I
KNOW I’M NOT GETTING THE
LIGHTS QUITE RIGHT, BUT YOU,
YES, YOU PLAY AROUND WITH
GREAT AND HE’S LOOKING AT
THINGS AND THINK ANOTHER
PURPOSE FOR THEM. IT’S GOING
TO HELP YOU WITH THE CORE.
ANOTHER TIP, IF YOU’RE
SHOPPING AT GOODWILL IS TO
LOOK FOR TAG SALES AND OTHER
FOR STORES TO THIS, TOO. BUT
COLOR TIMES OR EVEN 40% OFF.
SO THIS WEEK’S COLORS GREEN,
IF YOU FIND A GREEN TAG,
THAT’S EVEN 40% OFF. YEAH. SO
THERE’S ALWAYS PRICE, RIGHT? A
LOT OF GREAT DEAL. SO JUST
DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THE GO IN
THERE. THERE’S MORE THAN JUST
CLOTHES AT GOODWILL FOR SHORT
HAS GOT TO BE RIGHT HERE. TO