Okay, maybe the title was a bit exaggerated. The tip for today is how to make use of one item of clothing you've purchased. Two days ago, I was with my sister-in-law at a little garage sale in Missouri. There were lots of fun kid items, but I didn't want to buy any clothes for my girls because they didn't need anything.
And then I saw the dress.
It was creme, almost floor-length, and embroidered with large flowers, and it was exactly Seattle's size. It was one of those expensive dresses little girls wear to weddings. I looked at the tag--$5. A good price, really, considering she probably paid $60 or more for it. But I didn't need it. She saw me lingering and said, "I'll take $2 for that if you want it." I paused for just a fraction of a second and then gave right in.
So back to the tip for the day. I took the dress home and thought, "Where will she wear this?" It was too fancy for church, and I wouldn't let her wear it around the house. And then I thought of Christmas! And Easter. And her uncle's missionary home-coming. And weddings. And then I realized if I cared for it well enough, all my daughters could wear it (it's that nice). And after it had been through the ringer, I could use it as a dress-up.
I walked away from the sale, happily clutching my little dress.
So put your finds to use and stretch that $2 dress into a million (or 4 or 5) uses.
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