The 7th annual Handmade for the Holidays Urban Craft Fair!

Please join us this Saturday for the 7th annual 

Handmade for the Holidays Urban 

Craft Fair at Becket's restaurant,

City Center Court from 10-3 

THIS Saturday!

We have almost 40 vendors, 

photo's with Santa from 10-12

with photographer Being Christine 

& of course the show is just

down the hall from Becket's

so grab a drink while you shop!

The first 50 adult shoppers will

receive a goody bag filled with swag from

our vendors & local businesses.

We will have a nice variety

of holiday beer bottle candles

but come early as our best labels

sell fast! 

See you Saturday!!! 

New stockists!

We are so excited to announce that

 our candles are now 

available at Red Door Mercantile

in downtown Neenah, Wi. ! 

We also just restocked Soiree' Deux

in Ripon, Wi.

You can find us at the downtown 

Appleton Farmer's market this 

Saturday from 8-12:30! 

Shop local, buy handmade! 

New Fall scents!

We know, we know there is still

plenty of summer left & believe me 

we want it to stick around for awhile! 

We did make the decision to 

discontinue citronella until next summer &

start introducing fall scents.

 ( We do have some still available

for sale but we will not be making more)

We did a small run

of apple pie scented candles & then 

realized we were unable to get that scent again... 

sooooo here it is, our newest fall

scent Apple-bourbon it has

a hint of apple mixed with maple &

it smells AMAZING! 

We are taking a break from

the downtown Appleton farmer's market this 

Saturday for a family reunion

but we will be back 

next Saturday with more

labels & new scents!

Thank you so much for supporting
small business & handmade! 

See you soon! 

 Michelle & Bill 

New large beer bottle candles!

We are excited to offer larger 

beer bottle candles! Most of the bottles 

shown were hand cut from 2

22 oz beer bottles 

& filled with soy wax!

I love the wig splitter coffee stout bottle

 & of course I scented it with a hazelnut 

coffee! It's sooo good & will burn for 

over 100 hours at minimum!

We also have a few large whiskey citronella

candles available

each Saturday at the downtown

 Appletonfarmer's market. 

Our booth is

on Oneida st. just off of College ave.

Come down early for our best selection! 

See you soon! -Michelle 

Happy Belated 4th of July!!!

Market vending season is in 

full swing for us! I have been so busy that I 

haven't had much time to blog.

Our teenagers had a little 4th 

of July friend gathering at our house since

we are blocks from the fireworks so I set 

up some snacks & added one of 

our new citronella candles in for decor. 

The Capitol Brewery U.S. pale

ale was the perfect bottle for the holiday

celebration!

We have been collecting some really

fun bottles! I think the three below

scream Summer time! :)

We are offering scented candles at the market 

as well as our new citronella 

scented candles! 

We have new bottles & scents every

Saturday at the downtown Appleton 

Farmer's market. We are off of Oneida st.

just off of College ave. 

See you soon! :) 

Father's day Six pack sale!

This Saturday in honor of 

Father's day (Sunday),

we are offering a six pack sale! 

Buy 6 candles for $50 (reg. $12 ea

or 2/$20. You can mix & match scents &

labels. Our booth is on Oneida st.

off of College ave in front of Bagelicious!

Our candles make the perfect gift for Dad's! 

See you Saturday friends! 

Farmer's market season!

We are so excited to be vending at the 

downtown Appleton farmer's market!

Our booth is on Oneida st. just off 

College ave., from 8-12:30.

We will be set up along with our

sister store dainty daisies. 

We have been busy, busy working on 

new citronella candles 

that are perfect for summer! 

Don't worry we will have a few

of our best selling scents as well &

our bottles are always changing thanks

to all of our friends that continue to

save them for us! :)

See you Saturday!

-Michelle 

Gettin' ready for market season!

We are busy preparing for the upcoming

farmer's market season!

We have so many new to us labels.. thanks

to so many of our amazing friends

& their friends that 

have been saving their beer bottles for us! 

We made our first batch of

Citronella for summer &

it was a HUGE hit

at The Paine Gardens art show last

weekend! Thank you to 

everyone that came out 

& bought candles! It was such a beautiful day!

 We will definitely have more ready for the market. 

Meanwhile... I just re stocked 

Blue Moon Emporium 

on College ave in downtown Appleton with 

so many great labels & scents!

Be sure to save the date, the downtown

Appleton Farmer's market starts June 18th

from 8-12:30. We haven't received our

 booth assignment yet but

we have been on Oneida st. the last 

8 years! :) We will update that as soon

as we receive it. 

See you soon!!! -Michelle 

Cat scratcher DIY!

We recently adopted our

 sweet kitty from the Humane society 

& I was surprised to learn that

they love cardboard. 

I had been shopping around a bit

for a scratcher for her & they were either

cheaply made or

expensive.

I remembered that we had some corrugated 

cardboard in the garage & a shallow 

box (as I save them for shipping out 

my inventory). 

I cut the cardboard strips the width of the 

box & removed the flaps. It took

quite a few strips 

to fill the box so that it was 

packed in there tightly. 

I hot glued some scrap fabric on 

the edges of the box to 

make it not look like a box

full of cardboard. Lol!

She instantly started scratching on it!

She LOVES it.. 

She sleeps on it, plays on it

& most importantly scratches on it. 

All for free! :) 

Trampoline DIY

We bought our trampoline used

on Craigslist & it is in great condition 

minus the spring padding. It was dry rotted &

torn. It just didn't look good!

We bought it last Fall so I have been

scouring Pinterest for 

ideas, ways to make it 

look better & for a new cover!

The covers can be expensive so I knew 

I could DIY something.

I came across the pool noodle idea, 

it was affordable & so easy to do!

I used 14 pool noodles (from the dollar store),

cut them to size with scissors,

slit the bottom & wrapped each spring. 

It only took me about a 1/2 hour to complete.

It looks so much better now!

You could also get creative & use 

multiple colors. I decided to go with 

just green as my local dollar store

didn't have too many colors 

to choose from. 

Enjoy! -Michelle 

Thrifty sun room make over with faux succulents & thrifty finds!

We gave our breezeway a simple 

makeover the other day! 

It had been painted a 

bright blue & white

 (not a pretty bright blue either).

I was lucky & found a brand new 

can of bright white

paint in our basement (never opened)!

I touched up the white wood work & paneling

as well as covered all of the ugly blue! 

I was at the thrift store the other day &

picked up the plant stand for $6 as well as the

vintage blue planter for $1. I have had the 

vintage deer planter for a long time

but I finally found the perfect home for it!

We are thinking about planting an 

herb in it. 

I have been looking for a 

welcome mat for some 

time & have had no luck unless

 I wanted to spend a fortune on one 

(they are so expensive)! 

I stopped by Family Dollar

& I honestly don't always care

for that store but I found a welcome

mat for $5 & the two plastic succulents

for $1 each!!! I took 

them out of their original containers 

& added them to the planter with

real dirt to make them look real!

It works! I love them & to be honest 

I don't have

much of a green thumb! ;) 

This summer will be a test! The kids

& I want to start a garden! I will blog about 

that later! 

All in all our little make over was

under $30 including the mid century

chairs that I found for $5 a piece

that are not shown in the pic. 

Enjoy! -Michelle 

The Spring Crafty fair!

We (Thrifty-fox) will be selling our candles 

along side our other business

dainty daisies on Sunday April 10th in 

Madison at the Goodman Center. 

We are excited to share with you new scents, 

new labels & more! We hope to 

see you there!!! 

-Michelle & Bill 

Happy Easter!!!

Our candles make great Easter 

basket stuffers for the beer lover

in your life!

We have a great selection of 

labels & scents.

. 

Head on over to our etsy shop..,

thriftyfoxcreations.etsy.com 

Happy Easter!!! -Michelle & Bill 

Happy St. Patrick's day!

Happy St Paddy's day everyone!!! 

Our Guinness (Mocha scented)

candles are 17% off 

in our etsy shop today only!

Please use coupon code IRISH at checkout.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/268601253/beer-bottle-soy-wax-candle-guinness?ref=shop_home_active_5

We hope the luck of the irish

finds you today! ;)

-Michelle & Bill 

Sale!!!

We have just added a bunch
of new candles, bottles & scents to our etsy shop!

Please enjoy 20% off your entire 

purchase through 3/16 with coupon

code RECYCLE at checkout. 

Head on over & check them 

all out! They make gifts &

are perfect for any man cave, cabin or

even just your home! :)

-Michelle & Bill

New beer bottle candles & scents in the shop!

We just listed a bunch of 

new bottles & scents in our etsy shop!

We have over two dozen bottles 

available & growing! :)

We also have a few one of a kind 

candles available like this 

Woolrich/ Dogfish bottle! I LOVE it! Hurry 

over to our etsy shop there is REALLY 

only one available!

There is a link to our etsy shop on the side bar!

Please enjoy 20% off your entire 

purchase through 3/16 with coupon

code RECYCLE at checkout. 

Enjoy! Michelle & Bill 

Maker Market & a few new bottles

Thank you Milwaukee for 

a fun day this past Saturday!

We had a lovely office view for the day! ;)

We have listed quite a few

new bottles in our etsy shop &

we will be adding more this week. 

Our inventory changes daily so 

be sure to check back often!

Of course we had to add a Guinness 

bottle for St Patrick's day!

We are having so much fun collecting

all of the bottles & matching scents to 

each label. If you are 

looking for something specific don't

hesitate to message us!

Have a great day! 

Maker Market Discovery World Milwaukee

We are so excited for the Maker Market

tomorrow in Milwaukee

at Discovery World from 10-5! 

We will have our beer bottle candles as

well as dainty daisies handmade

accessories all in one booth! 

We hope to see you there! 

Find us here...

Happy Friday friends! I 

just dropped off candles at...

 Anthology

 218 State st.,Downtown Madison Wi. 

&

Blue Moon Emporium

 227 E. College ave, 

Downtown Appleton, Wi!

We will have them 

available next Saturday at the

 Maker Market/Discovery World, Milwaukee

 10-5 at our dainty daisies booth!

Hope to see you there!!! If you can't make it be sure

to check out the shops listed above! :)

New labels for our candles!

We have new labels for our candles!!!

Bill designed the labels &

his sister did the artwork a few years ago

for us (it was inspiration for tattoos that 

we have yet to get).

I think they are perfect! 

We may have to get those tattoos soon! ;)

Back to making candles

for upcoming shops & shows! 

Our first big show!

We have been pretty busy collecting all

sorts of bottles & are now 

onto our second big batch of candles!

Bill decided to use a few Whiskey bottles

for vases. I love them! 

I just had to keep one for our home! 

We have a pretty great selection of 

Wisconsin beer bottles available &

we just set up an etsy shop!

You can find them here...

thriftyfoxcreations.etsy.com 

(we are slowly but surely adding new

candles when we can!)

We did our first craft fair in Oshkosh & it

was a HUGE success! 

Thank you to everyone who came out

to support us!!!

We will be dropping off new candles

at Blue Moon Emporium in Appleton Tuesday

& Anthology in Madison later this week. 

We are excited for our new 

adventure!!!

We are excited to be a part
of the Maker Market

at Discovery World in Milwaukee Saturday

March 5th 10-5 (sharing our

space with our other business dainty daisies) 

We LOVE Wisconsin beer!

We love Wisconsin

beer so much that we decided to

save some of our beer 

bottles (& bottles from friends) to

turn into these lovely

beer bottle soy candles!

The New Glarus coffee stout

bottle is scented with a hazelnut coffee!

It smells AMAZING!

I made over two dozen candles the other

day! I am excited for this

new venture with my husband!

Bill loves local beer 

as do I & now we 

can make something fun together!

All of our candles are made with 

a high quality soy wax, no dyes & high 

quality fragrance oil! 

If you have any bottles to donate we 

would love to take them off of

your hands! 

Our candles will soon be 

available at...

Blue Moon Emporium, downtown Appleton 

Anthology, State st. downtown Madison 

The Regal Find, Middleton

We will also have a nice selection 

at Fall in Love with handmade 

the urban craft fair we host

at the Downtown Oshkosh Convention Center

February 13 9-2

Enjoy! Michelle & Bill 

How to give a new look to an old desk!

Bill had a computer desk when we moved in 

together that had seen better days! 

We got the idea to

replace just the top of the desk, 

reusing the base.

We purchased a 2x4 which I believe was 

around $6 (be sure to buy a thick

one so that it doesn't warp). 

Ours is just shy of an inch thick.

We bought a dark mahogany 

stain to match other wood

items in our home & stained the wood. 

We also sanded the top just lightly 

to remove any rough areas on the

surface before applying

 the stain. 

(be sure to wear gloves or be very careful 

so you don't stain your hands) 

We let it sit overnight to dry &

then added a thin clear coat. 

This entire project cost under 

$20. It really gave our 

desk a new life &

we have more room

as the 2x4 is bigger then

the old desk top. 

Bill did attach the 2x4 to the 

base so it's not just resting on the base. 

This is an updated picture of the desk.

We did this project about 2 years ago

& I still love this desk!

We get compliments on it all of the time. 

It's unique, beautiful & stylish

not too mention a new desk even the 

cheap ones can cost over $100. 

The above photo is the before picture.

See what I mean!?!

Enjoy! :)

Bedroom makeover for our teenage daughter.

My daughter asked me

if I we could redo her room so I decided to 

make it part of her Christmas present. .

Here are a few before pics. It

was cute but simple & not really pulled together. 

She wanted a bohemian inspired room

so I went on pinterest & started 

pinning everything bohemian 

inspired until I think I figure out 

a look for her. 

I did this all while she was at her Dad's 

so she didn't know I was

redoing her room! ;)

I was able to reuse her bedspread..

I simply just flipped it over. Thankfully

it was reversible. I purchased only

two new items the rest was thrifted. 

The taspestry we found on ebay for 

under $10. The bed skirt was 

thrifted for $1 & I re sized it to fit her bed. 

I bought the lavender blanket at 

goodwill which was probably the most 

expensive thing at (but it was new) $20. 

I did buy some furry fabric to cover

one of the pillows so I used

the extra fur to throw over the chair

that was already in her room. 

The end table is vintage

& solid wood. I found that at a thrift 

store as well for under $10. 

I found lace curtains that don't match exactly

but unless you really look

at them you can't tell. I 

actually really love that they don't match &

they are so pretty! I love the pattern on them. 

I added white lights over both of her

 windows to give her room 

a cozy look. 

I also thrifted a bunch

of random baskets for storage

for the shelves that her tv sits on

(the stand was purchased at Aldi's &

it is 2 cubicles next to each other)

We re used her desk but found a beautiful

solid wood chair at a thrift store

for $7.

I got REALLY lucky & found

a bunch of like new throw

pillows at a local thrift store for $1 a piece

 that I covered with

thrifted scarves to give them a 

bohemian look.

I also found some cute accents like these gold

dishes that sit on her desk for 

pencils ect. 

I think they were maybe .75 cents each, 

& this "love" print on pinterest

as a free download & printable.

I printed it in black &

white then put it in a frame

that I wasn't currently using. 

I think her room turned out

so beautiful & perfect for

 my 16 year old daughter. It's cozy, 

stylish & she loves it! 

Her reaction was

pricless when she came home to her 

new room!

It's amazing what you can do 

with a small budget, inspiration &

an imagination! 

I am pretty sure I spent under $100 

on everything! 

Be sure to click on each photo

for a closer look. 

Enjoy! -Michelle