T.G.I.Free~ Read for Free!

Do you Love 2 Read? Well, this week I went looking for a free read~ and I found some great resources for free eBooks and downloadable books! Not only do you save money, but you can save paper by reading online or on a reading device~ good for your wallet, your planet and your brain!

Freebooks.com calls themselves "the most popular website for Free Books"~ just ignore the annoying pop-up offer for a free gift card~ as much as I like free things, I don't like them with tricky strings attached! I didn't find very many choices but there were some all time favorites.

Pride and Prejudice from Freebooks.com

Grimm's Fairy Tales from Freebooks.com

I loved Kobo where they invite you to "Read Freely"...and offer about 180 titles including many classics.

Aesop's Fables from Kobo

Jane Eyre from Kobo

You can "go to the mall"~ the eBookMall, that is! They have about 125 free eBooks you can download to your "eReader, smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac. But they say their list is updated on a regular basis and that the same books are not always available, so grab them when you can!

Walden from eBookMall

Maxwell's Smile from eBookMall

Just Free Books is a search engine you can use to find free eBooks for you! I searched for one of my daughter's favorites: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and found 10 pages of results! Some better than others and a bit varied from the title, but it led me to a nice find called Storynory where you can download or just listen to audio books for children. They had a wonderful version of Alice in Wonderland that is illustrated and clearly read with lovely diction.

Available at Storynory.com

Just Free Books also listed another audio version from BooksShouldBeFree.com that is dramatically read and uses different readers voicing the different characters.

Available from BooksShouldBeFree.com

Of course there are tons more sites out there~ including Amazon.com, Audible.com, Project Gutenberg, PlanetPDF.com, ManyBooks.net, FreeKidsBooks.org and MagicKeys.com.

I hope you'll have fun browsing for your favorites like I did~ when you find a good one all you have to do is find a comfy spot and enjoy a good read for FREE!

Thrifty Thursday: Give Me Five$!

This week I wanted to see what five bucks could buy me so I searched our team's listings with our tag: teamupcyclers and found some awesome deals! I love doing these articles because I get so discouraged with the price of things in today's economy and finding these bargains always makes me feel a little more hopeful that you can still get a lot for your money! So let's get things started with my first "Whale" of a bargain~ I love these reusable bags from Greener Route!

Reusable Food Bags from Greener Route

And this Reusable Gift Bag makes a great pouch after the gift is given!

Reusable Upcycled Gift Bag from Custom Dynamite

You can make your own collage or use these DIY Kits for scrapbooking~

DIY Kits from Altered Inspirations

Jacqueline from Paper Jam hand folds these beautiful Gift Tag Favors and you get a set of four for only five bucks!

Teabag Fold Gift Favors from Paper Jam

Or how about a set of five gift tags upcycled from used gift cards~ now that was a gift that kept on giving, lol!

Upcycled Gift Card Tags by Almond Works

You can also get these cool notebooks upcycled from post consumer packaging from Potter About!

Notebook from Potter About

Want to keep your little girls' barrettes handy and organized~ here's a cute solution:

Barrette Holder from Art Recycles

I adore these upcycled fabric scrap baskets woven by Sally from American Recycle!

Fabric Basket by American Recycle

Jesse from Sparkly Trash really knows how to dress up some "trash"~ check out these Cupcake Note Cards upcycled from grocery bags~ Nom, nom!

Upcycled Note Cards by Sparkly Trash

I had a good laugh when I saw Kristen's pet lovers' scrabble pendants!

Scrabble Tile Pendant from k5art

Here's some more jewelry for a tight budget, this time for your team player~ you can have a custom bottlecap pendant made by Laurie from Believe in UR Dream!

Custom Bottlecap Pendant by BelieveinURdream

And there's lots more of these deals~ so I can't wait to share more next time I go thrifting on Thursday! Oh and HEY! Do I deserve a high five on these deals? Okay~ Give me FIVE!

Thrifty Thursday~ It's a "Three" for All!

Once again, I am amazed! I searched Etsy for our team tag~ teamupcyclers and  

Wow!

I found some incredible bargains!

This time I was thinking "Hmmmm, what could I get for three bucks?" There were so many choices, I decided to go with a theme~ and, of course, with Memorial Day weekend coming up here in the U.S.~ I had to do the summer thing! Beaches, picnics, travel and bright sunny colors~ that's what I'm talking about...

Coffee Cozy by Cream No Sugar

Map Notepads (Set of 3) for $3 by Prairie Peasant

Lemon Rag Heart by American Recycle

Original Abstract Art Card by Fyre Shadow

Crochet PDF for Boho Anklet/Bracelet from Granny Takes a Trip

Limeade Bow by Banana Pickle Designs

Arizona Tea Can Flowers from Upcycled Supply

Heart Confetti from gr3een

Americana Envelopes by PotterAbout

I hope everyone feels a little more inspired to enjoy your weekend~ and to go thrifting! You know I already am!

;) Cat

Thrifty Thursday: $1,2,3 and change!

Did you go thrifting today? If not, don't worry, you can go with me! I browsed through several Upcyclers' shops and found some fantastic bargains for just a dollar or two or three, and a bit of change! Shipping was either free or very reasonable on all of these items. Some are supplies, some are custom creations, and some are handmade products. It's remarkable that in today's high-priced world you can find beautiful found or handmade objects for crafting and uniquely designed art and goods for less than you'd pay in a craft store, gift shop or big box store! Here's some of my favorites from my treasure hunt!

'The South' Gift Tags from Papers by Kristin

Vintage Music Scalloped Circles from Altered Inspirations

T-Shirt Logo from Idle Hands Yarn Supply

Reusable Snack Bag from GreenerRoute

'A Little Light Music' Greeting Card from Fyre Shadow

Vintage Sewing Patterns from American Recycle

Vintage Animal Mini Cards by Abounding Treasures

275 Junk Mail Flowers by Almond Works

Vintage Shell Beads from Antique to Chic Supply

Custom Name Pennant Banner from Art Recycles

Eco Felt Hair Clip by Ollie and Rose

You can find more thrifty deals from Upcyclers like this by searching with our tag: teamupcyclers! I did my search and then changed the filter to lowest price first!

If you found some treasures today, feel free to share your finds with us~ or if you have an item listed in your own shop for $1- 2 or $3 and change, you can share those with us too!

Stay tuned this week for even more great deals as we celebrate Earth Day all this week! The icing on the cake will be our Amazing 24 Hour Upcyclers Earth Day Sale!