Put the Theories of Earth Day into Practice EVERY Day! On Saturday, April 27, 2013, join us at Impact Thrift Stores Feasterville for ECOfest Home Show, a day filled with valuable information, interactive (free!) workshops, and easy ideas you can implement in your home today. Workshops: Where Home Decor Meets Sustainability! From Noon to 5:30 pm, enjoy 4 [...]
Is your family tradition to spend time together dying colorful Easter Eggs? If so, try this wonderfully easy and creative way to dye eggs and recycle at the same time. At Impact Thrift we love the idea of recycling/repurposing and present our version of this free tutorial. As you see from the photo above, our [...]
Did you know… Almost anything can become knitting yarn! Whether you are an experienced knitter or just a beginner, creating your own yarn can be fun and a very creative way to begin a new project. With a sharp scissor and a few old t-shirts, you’re ready to get started. A great re-purpose, up-cycle, [...]
Our friend, Denise Sabia of The Painted Home, a Featured Designer at this year’s Philadelphia Home Show, has invited Impact Thrift Stores to partner in her Craft Room display! She will be demonstrating how to use Impact Thrift Store finds in unexpected ways… or expected ways with a twist! The show runs from February 2 through [...]
The debate continues… Which is more important in winter, to keep your hands warm or your head warm? Both of course! And what better way to keep your hands, your head and your heart warm, than by re-purposing and up-cycling old wool sweaters into new (to you), warm mittens and hats! This post tackles Warm Winter Mittens [...]
Bbbbrrrr… Winter is here for sure! And what better way to keep your hands, your head and your heart warm, than by re-purposing and up-cycling old wool sweaters into new (to you), warm mittens and hats! Do you have an old favorite wool sweater that you don’t wear anymore? Perhaps it is too small, has some holes [...]
There are 5 weeks in January 2013… 5 weeks of cold, sometimes snowy weather… 5 weeks of being stuck indoors with nothing to do… We like to think of January as… 5 weeks of Opportunity! 5 weeks to tackle 5 projects! A makeover of mind and matter. Week 1… Give yourself a break! So you didn’t accomplish [...]
“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there” Clement C. Moore Christmas stockings may hang from your mantle, along your stair rail or even under you windows… but where did this tradition of gift-filled stockings originate? Tradition tells a story, originating in the early [...]
If you are wondering if your younger children are old enough to participate in community service projects, all you have to do is take one look at a group of fourth graders from Pennypack Elementary, and there’s your answer… YES! These enthusiastic ten year olds are participating in the Impact LIVE Leadership Program, and are [...]
Enter one of our stores and take a moment to look around. Think about it. Everything you see is a donation. Amazing… Awe inspiring… Unbelievable. Someone drives up to our back door, empties their car with the help of our staff, smiles and offers a kind word. About half of you accept a non-profit donation [...]
