And who is #94??  When adding the 33 FB comments, we get

Heather Davies

Congratulations!  Email me for details.

******** Today is the last day to get your jeans at $39.99 and how exciting to the loads of peeps anxiously awaiting their jeweled gems in the mail.  Also, tomorrow is the last day for the April Showers Giveaway and the 75% off coupon will be announced shortly. ***********

To Re-purpose

It’s not secret that being thrifty these days is definitely “in” and nearly everyone is tapping into their creative powers to do things a little bit different.  Of course, without compromising quality and style and in other words, be resourceful.  Such an art is known as Re-purposing and has no limits as to what can be transformed.  In fact, the more creative the better, right?

I could spend all day looking at the various ways people find to re-use items that only years ago most would have considered junk.  Today, more people are sewing, painting, sanding, stapleing and frequently the DIY corners of the Internet while flooding the DIY stores.  In fact, there’s an entire television network devoted to such projects and if I didn’t have anything better to do, I would lie lifeless on the couch and watch episode after episode.  I find it that fascinating.

Today, I want to share with you some Re-purposed items that I find both brilliant and not too complex.  After all, I’m all about simple and easy.

I came across this daybed quite a while ago on Design Sponge and thought it was such a brilliant creation that I saved.  Seriously, isn’t it amazing?

Old pallet turned Daybead

Ashley from Make it and Love It is the queen of transforming old clothing into something fabulous.  I envy her sewing skills and ability to make something from nothing.

Next, we have Amy from The Idea Room who has ideas spewing from every pore.  Her door turned shelf on the left is brilliant.  And how about transforming a used can into a lovely packing for fresh backed cookies?  Not to mention the artist smock and dress from an man’s shirt or the nightgown made from a pillow case.  In my next life I will be that creative.

Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous is brilliant with zippers, the hot new accessory item right now.  Check out her creations here.  And who would of thought that burlap would be such a cool necklace?

Then we have Carly from Chuckles and Grins who, quite frankly, has the ability to make anything useful and fabulous.

And this only begins to scratch the surface of all the endless possibilities involving the art to Re-purpose.  Caution though, it’s extremely addicting but equally satisfying to see how resourceful one can be.

I love Spring.  Everything about it.  It’s as if the world is waking up from giant winter slumber with a glorious outlook on the future.  I love watching people slowly creep out their homes at the slightest hint of warmth and sunshine.  I love green lawns, birds chirping, buds sprouting and bright blue skies that promise everything the cold and dreary winter has managed to hide away.

But more than anything, I love that it’s a time to de-clutter, reorganize, simplify and make our lives easier, cleaner and happier.  I don’t know about you but I find that it’s so easy to accumulate and allow nonsense and junk to cloud our homes and minds, making it impossible to focus and enjoy the simple joys that really make life worth living.  And having little ones around only intensifies all of that.

Last year, I was on a mission to clear out, clean up, rearrange, sort, toss, and organize my life.  I spent weeks rummaging through toys, clothes, papers, and more stuff than I knew lived within the walls of my home. Then I held my very first (and last) garage sale to let others pay me to haul away my unwanted junk, and what a feeling to watching my “stuff” find a new home.   Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity.

This year, I’m on a different sort of mission to not only clean and organize, but to find a way to use what I already have and perhaps use in a way I never would have thought I could.  This will involve cutting and sewing as well as spray painting and sanding, tapping into my creative brain, but I’m determined to be resourceful this year and it’s going to make my spring cleaning even more exciting.  I think you should do the same.

In honor of my birthday week, I’m going to give you all a little something every single day.  Today, I’m sharing with you a new site I fumbled across while browsing online.  There’s a great section on spring cleaning as well with some fantastic tips.   Enjoy!

In return, I would love for you to comment or email me any and all of your absolute “must read” sites cuz sharing is caring and it makes everyone happy.

This Giveaway is Closed!

Well, it’s the day of the week we all love

Friday Freebies

Which means we’re giving something away.

This giveaway will be a little different than in the past but just as grand.

One lucky winner will receive a 75% off coupon code to be used once.

Think of all the loot you could get for nearly nothing.

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And Mother’s Day is coming up so surprise the women in your life (including yourself)

with a little Recessionista bling!

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment or a tweet and your done!

Enjoy and have a lovely weekend!

It’s no secret that our friends become our best source for information and good finds.  Being somewhat out of the loop in a lot of ways, I always rely on my friends to share their secrets, inform me of new deals and keep me up to speed in so many ways.  I think we are all that way and want to tell the world when we’ve found a good thing, right?

In fact, Recessionista is where we are today largely in part to the goodness of those who love us most.  We value our fans and want to share in the joy that spreading the good word creates.  Therefore, we are implementing a new refer-a-friend program Rista (short for Recessionista) style where you get something back for doing what you already do.

In a nutshell, here’s how it will work.  When you refer a friend to Recessionista, we will email them a Crazy-coupon-code where they will enjoy a phenomenal new customer discount and in return, you will earn  5 Rista bucks for every friend you refer.  It’s easy and simple but just a way to say Thank-you for sharing the love and making our journey bright and wonderful.   For every 5 friends you refer that redeem their coupon codes, you earn an additional $5 in Rista Bucks. Think of all that loot you could get for free!  

For the test phase of our referral program, we are limiting numbers so please email me if you are interested.  We will gladly give $5 in Rista Bucks to those willing to be our testers.

email: recessionsitaparty (at) gmail (dot) com

The last time we debuted our new jean line by Liuce’s, we sat somewhat stunned as nearly every pair flew off the shelves to their new homes across the states.  Since then we have received countless emails nearly begging to bring them back at their discounted sale price.  I mean, really, for under $40 where else can you find such high quality and stylish jeans?  And where else online can you return them at no cost to you in the event they do not fit?

Well, for the next week, we have each and every style stocked and ready to be shipped to their new homes. All for $39.99 each.  As always on the Recessionista Shop, we have $5 flat rate shipping or free shipping on all orders over $75.  Buy two pair and they ship for free.  Then if you don’t love them as much as we think you will,  we will gladly ship them back for free and refund you in full (assuming they are unworn w/original tags and within 30 days of purchasing).  What’s not to love about that?

Here they are in all their glory.

Click on the picture for more details or the link below.

Keep in mind, they go fast.

This special will run for an entire week.  Enjoy!

The Addie

The Addie found here

The Ava

The Ava found here

The Brooklyn

The Brooklyn found here

The Ellie

The Ellie found here

The Riley

The Riley found here.

Keep in mind, that each style runs a full size small and nearly everyone has gone up a size.

Should you have any questions about sizing, let us know!