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Sorry for no Frugal Friday!

We've been doing this:

Non stop since Thursday so didn't get our Frugal Friday in gear. Our new place is adorable though and you can see pics of our old place (much less adorable) on our flickr link, to the right on our blog page, if you're so inclined!

Have so many projects and news to share as soon as we're less crazed from the move!

Frugal Friday: The Best Things In Life Are Free

I hope this doesn't feel patronizing, but I've got the most Frugal Friday of all: The Great Outdoors! Hopefully you're enjoying the little heat wave we've had this week and get a chance to actually go outside and enjoy it. I've watched it through the shop windows with envy each day and can't wait to actually go outside and feel the sun on my Vitamin D

deficient skin!

If you need to work a little shopping into your weekend, at least do it frugally: Addison Endpapers in Oakland is having a studio sale, the Alameda Antique Fair is this Sunday and Borders' across the nation are closing and having sales at a store near you!

Frugal Friday: Shopping for Japan Relief Aid!

I love it when my adoration for shopping and good deals can be combined with helping someone other than myself! Today is that day, Forever21.com is giving 100% of what's spent on their website towards relief efforts in Japan! You can get some cute Spring fashions while helping the many affected by the Tsunami and Earthquakes in Japan.

Living Social is also offering a special where you can donate $5 towards relief efforts and they will double it.

Tips from Lonny on getting good ETSY

Remember Domino magazine? I do, painfully, and like it was just yesterday. Since they became defunct some of the amazing creative wonders created Lonny, an online magazine and also the Lonny Blog. The other day they had some great tips on finding vintage treasures on ETSY. Here's their post:

"The vintage-Etsy search we began for our March/April story “Time-Tested Style” yielded such incredible finds that we found ourselves still scouring the site even after the issue had launched! Here is another round of our favorites, which offers a completely different look.

1. Search term: “Jasperware” | 2. Search term: “Hollywood Regency” | 3. Search term: “Chintz” | 4. Search term: “Leopard Print” | 5. Search term: “Matchbook” | 6. Search term: “Mid-Century” | 7. Search term: “Trophy” | 8. Search term: “Dorothy Draper” | 9. Search term: “Blendo” | "

Frugal Friday!

Oh! It's the day I've been waiting for! Jeremys is having ANOTHER sale and this time it's 60% off of all shoes, men's apparel and wait for it...YES, ALL HOME DECOR! SO excited! This is a sale at both the Berkeley and San Francisco locations.

I plan on getting some gorgeous Anthropologie curtain panels and possibly a new duvet. I suppose that a pair of discounted Christian Louboutin pumps would just be icing on the cake!

Frugal Friday: HUGE Sale Weekend!!

I am slightly overwhelmed by all of the amazing sales this weekend! I may only have to pick a few, and it's hard!

The annual white elephant sale (I've never been!) is in Oakland both Saturday and Sunday, they recommend parking or Barting from Fruitvale then taking the free shuttle to the sale.

The Fremont Borders is slashing prices again on their store closing.

The Alameda Antique Fair is this Sunday, weather permitting.

Lastly Jeremys in the city and Berkeley are having a 50% off all apparel sale both Saturday and Sunday!

Hope you find lots of treasures!