THRIFTING MY CHRISTMAS GIFTS // zero waste gift ideas and thrifting vlog

[@huxloveshoney]

This year for my family, I’m framing copies of Grandma’s recipes (in thrifted frames!) with little photos of her and some heather I collected on walks and pressed myself - making it pretty 😍 Hoping they’ll be well-received because she passed 2 years ago and everyone keeps asking me for favourite recipes.

[@PassingThrough-p3l]

That's an awesome gift!

[@carolbonnett7409]

What a thoughtful idea 😊why wouldn't they love it. ❤

[@Gittemary]

That is a BEAUTIFUL gift 🥺

[@YourSuperFan]

I love that idea!

[@AnnikaWithAk]

I'm a crocheter and started crocheting little gifts for friends. One friend asked for a scarf and I crochet a little spaceship for her because we are both huge Star Trek Fans. Another friend gets a crochet teddy bear because she collects bears. They also get positive potatoes, which is cute and I am helping one friend with her Vet invoice for her cat, because she struggles to pay the full amount. I am happy to just be invited at vegan restaurants or a cafe :D I don't need anything, I have what I need. The shells in your video at the thrift store instantly reminded me somehow of the movie Demolition Man, loool.

[@huxloveshoney]

I started reading your comment and was like, aw the crochet gifts are so sweet! And then I got to the Demolition Man part and started laughing 🤣 I’d give you more likes if I could 😂💛

[@alabamaslammer3921]

That's so cute I personally loves anything custom! A couple of years back I made some clay pins and this year I'm making prints of my friends fav and original characters!!

[@katp4782]

I reckon you can fix the umbrella with some tent repair patches!

[@erica8645]

came to comment this! Tent seam glue is a good option as well Super glue will likely not adhere properly to the nylon fabric and kind of flake off

[@tainoaquarian]

For what it’s Worth: Absolutely I see (the hunt/ buy of) PLATES… as par for the course of your CAREER / passions. Presentation purposes… work related ✔️ Don’t write that reality off; it's part of what keeps u/ us, creatively ’Ticking!

[@tainoaquarian]

*I knOw- because Same for me.

[@trekkie-cat]

It depends. If the frame is bent, I'm throwing it out and getting a new one.

[@gardeningtheearth]

I was about to suggest this.

[@AnjaMichel-w2j]

To clean your iron utensil, I would first of all use soapy water and a brush with plastic or natural bristles. Once you cleaned it very well, brush oil on it and let it sit for a while, perhaps even over night. Then I would use a tooth brush to work on rust and the likes. Oil is wonderful treatment for old iron! And you will keep treating it when you use it and dip it into hot oil. Good luck, it would be lovely to see how you got on with the restoration!

[@faeriesmak]

That iron looks really nice and broken in. I am Slovenian decent and make rosettes every year. The older, more used irons work better and release better. That was a great find. I love the art that you bought for your Dad as well. One of my friends is very open to thrifted gifts, which I love about her. She collects Coca Cola items and I found a 90s Christmas Coke glass mug with a bear for the handle. I am going to fill it with chocolates for her.

[@sjordan7085]

A a lifetime frugal and mindful Prepper, I am always prepared for Birthdays, Christmas and other special occasions. I buy almost every used but in new and/or excellent condition. For my little grandchild, I never worry that she is not yet old enough for something, if I find something she would like at a bargain price, I buy it and keep until she is old enough for it. Sometimes, I buy materials and sewing notions to repair or make gifts and other items. Being frugal is a way of life that allows one to live like a queen on a shoe string budget!

[@flohough1870]

Your wrapping paper made me think of my dad. He would always wrap gifts for us in the comics section from our newspaper.

[@spooniesarah]

Comics, and old maps!

[@sylviaesposito4757]

My Dad always gave me gifts in brown paper bags. I miss those times.

[@davnetmcellin495]

I love it when you do thrifting videos. The Lino prints were amazing! I would have struggled to leave the forest one behind, so well done on your discipline 😅

[@weislang]

I am so envying your giant, wonderful thrift shops!

[@mdipeace]

It physically pains me to walk away from beautifully crafted, perfectly weighted, pleasing to the eye dishes that cost almost nothing because every thrift shop is overflowing with dishware. The battle is real.

[@layladarby1994]

What a fantastic video, just wanted to say, the lovely box I would make some handmade soap and decorate with sprigs of lavender and rosemary, then when the person opened the box , but a beautiful surprise ❤

[@alicerafferty9595]

We went to a small town thrift store. We walked in fron the back near the dumpster. A employee was breaking glass. I looked in the dumpster he was crushing mugs. He said my boss told me to destroy them. They could have offered them for a cheap price or given them away. Instead they added to the land fill. We love thrifting!

[@rebeccacole6910]

I love this time of year and pulling the Christmas bits out the attic. It’s so beautiful to see the wonderful bits we’ve collected. Not much as we’ve only been able to get a couple bits a year ❤

[@lilred312benett6]

The clamshell! I have the metal piece and I use it for my spoon rest when cooking. I got it second hand and have had it for years.

[@micivalantincic8227]

So together you and Gitte have the whole pair❤

[@kerry0411]

I absolutely love how chaotic your wrapping is but then you make it look pretty with dried oranges and things 😂❤

[@Gittemary]

‘Tis the way 😎

[@zoezozo7136]

This is my first christmas offering 100% sutainably-conscious gifts so in addition to thrifting many of them, I have purchased from small creators and also plan to offer my parents a gift card to get a quality handmade knife from a Japanese store in my hometown. They make you choose the best fit for you and offer free sharpenings to make sure you keep it forever. It's been amazing because I feel like each piece just has such a beautiful backstory.

[@residentialdreamer]

I love watching you! You make me feel so happy! ❤️

[@thriftykaleigh]

What an amazing idea! You found very cute things! 🤩🙌🏻✨

[@margaretalbert69]

Pre-loved are the best gifts❤

[@estellemenu]

The vintage umbrella is sooo beautiful ! Maybe to make the repair last longer, you could glue a little piece of nylon fabric with fabric glue along the hole. If you just stick the two parts together, with the tension at the opening, it may open again. I've been thrifting or DIY my christmas gifts for years now. At the begining I was afraid people would think I'm cheap but you can find so many beatiful things in second hand shops. I found the most cute mini wooden duck bowling game for my nephew a month ago ! The only things I'm bying new are books because I usually have specific titles in mind and it may be quite hard to find what you want in second hand book shops. Sometimes, I'm lucky but if not I chose to go to independent libraries. Another thing we have to normalize is to search in our houses things we have that we don't use and that could make a good gift for one of our relatives. For instance, I tidied my office and found several notebooks I didn't use and I don't really need 5 notebooks ahah !

[@Rytoft]

Fedt med en dansk youtube der elsker genbrug 💛

[@annenixda4800]

this year I found christmas gifts at the thrift store more by accident. I didn't actively look for something, but stumbled upon a little glass bowl printed with geese on it. My grandmother's entire kitchen is goose themed and it its perfect. I will fill it with her favourite sweets... likewise I found a cookbook about the Scottish Highlands for my mum - half cookbook, half history. We used to holiday in Scotland once a year and she truly loves it.

[@sarahkinsey5434]

That bowl with the thicc ledge is perfect for soup and bread on the side

[@annbarron606]

I really love the clip-on earrings. It would be hard to choose which ones to wear. The black dangley ones look amazing with the hat. Then I'm loving the colours on the earrings before that. What a cool design with the scarf and such a lovely colour. Every time I see a green glass, I think of you 😆 I have a thing for blue glassware like what Monica has in early seasons of friends.

[@angelika6620]

Loving this! Already got my dad 2 thrifted sweaters!❤

[@tanyahouston5635]

I love green glass, but don’t collect it. I collect cordial glasses. (no colored glass) It’s to the point where I had to draw them in a little booklet to refer to so I don’t buy duplicates. And I never buy sets. Green glass looks very rich! 😊

[@debbiekoortzen1154]

Lovely video! You found gorgeous things. Lots of love to you and your friend. ❤

[@thegadflysnemesis4102]

I absolutely love thrifting for gifts! I'm on a mission to find my mother an antique handpainted wooden trifold - I've found one for each of my aunts and I need to complete the set. if you live near enough to the person, one thing I like to do is find a really beautiful, intricate antique vase/urn (especially if it's metal or stone! feels fancier that way) and fill it with flowers from my garden

[@serenakoleno9338]

I am giving evergreen cuttings in old items instead of trashing or donating. I will zuze them up with other bits and bobs to make more festive. Old teapots, flowerpots, etc.

[@frkjulieTT]

When you pulled out the Croustade iron I audibly gasped

[@Gittemary]

RIGHT!? 😳😍

[@V3ganer_Yogi]

Really nice gift ideas. 💚 You can tell how much effort you put into it. 😍 I haven't given anyone anything for a few years now and I don't want anything given as a gift because I have everything I need. 😊

[@jemma50]

Me too! ♥

[@YourSuperFan]

My favorite thing to do is find quality scarves throughout the year at thrift shops and then use them as “wrapping paper” for Christmas presents. I can always find new with tag scarves or lovely 100% wool vintage scarves.

[@sarahwatts7152]

I like doing a holiday craft - different every year. This year it's melt & pour soap. The nature of the beast means buying something new, but there's so much you can do with melt & pour (I did glass soap) that you can make an initial investment and then have something to give to pretty much everyone you know at a really reasonable rate. And now I have knowledge to probably do it again, plus I don't have to buy molds again

[@lpanayi6954]

I'm so jealous of your thrift stores! In the UK they seem to be getting worse and worse. 😭 I usually give my dad thrifted books that I have enjoyed or think he'd like, and then he passes them on afterwards, and savoury snacks to treat himself. He also appreciates a bottle of wine. I always find quirky little stocking fillers for my kids secondhand, and we also give useful/ consumable stuff that's a bit less essential and a bit more treat-like.

[@MMHay16]

Merry Thriftmas!! My siblings have agreed to all make or thrift our gifts this year and it's been so fun! And for the iron: rinse in really hot water (you can boil a kettle and pour over it) and scrub with a stiff brush, it likely won't look perfectly clean but that is OK. And let it warm up in the oil a bit the first time you use it.

[@ForestSageStyles]

Fun to see thrifters and thrift shops in a different country than mine. 😊

[@amberthest]

I, too, have not been looking at clothes in the thrift store for ages since I have a wardrobe I'm really happy with now, but I am starting a new job in January and needed to expand my "business casual" collection. Went thrifting with my mom and her x-mas gift to me was buying a few pieces of clothes 💕 (And a bus ticket for holiday travel) Thrifted, handmade, and experience gifts are absolutely the best!

[@aashild1986]

I would love to see a try on of your entire wardrobe! You have so many interesting clothes, and I know you did one a good while back, but would love to see an update! Same with shoes snd jewellery!❤ Great video!!

[@suzy8track]

Love what you purchased! I will be heading to the thrift sometime this week and this is giving me some great ideas.

[@raven_rae_mohawk]

this year I thrifted a brand new puzzle and a collectible ornament for my mom and really pretty espresso cups for my cousin! saves me money and the planet

[@janicegardner5027]

So much fun to go along with you! Thank you!

[@marynorquist739]

First video I've seen and I loved it!

[@CosnerCoPiloting]

For the umbrella you can use a flexible/fabric glue. For the rosette iron, I would suggest treating it like cast iron and clean it with hot water, no soap. The hot oil will burn anything up.

[@annamaureen7911]

I love it when I stumble upon another vegan KZbinr!! 💚🌱

[@Gittemary]

🥰💯💪

[@m00n_racc00n_art]

GURL THE FIT IS FIRE

[@Gittemary]

🫶🥹

[@Foundlilly11]

With my friends we do a game with Christmas where we wrap things that are nice but we don't need anymore (like escape room games, vases, drinking ware, books) and do a game where we swap, steal and switch. It's a lot of fun 😊 (and one ugly mermaid glass keeps returning as a running joke) I also heard you listening to Hit Sale by Therapie TAXI, I love that song

[@elizabeths567]

We call this game White Elephant! Our favorite cuts pieces of numbered paper and you unwrap in order. Then you can steal when it’s your turn!

[@BabaZWD]

Oh God, we definitely need this type of thrift shop in Poland. 😅

[@BassMusicCompilations]

Thank you for this video. I am so broke this year. You've given me some good ideas.

[@alinebr90]

Thrift stores in England need to up their game! 😮

[@emelieolsson3198]

Tack för en fin video!😍❤

[@jml238]

Fabric glue for the umbrella!

[@sophiemalthaner8354]

Your friend is gorgeous!

[@breadroomghost8764]

I wish, with a very few exceptions, that people would invite me for experiences or give me tickets to something. I have inherited 5 households of stuff, have taken more than 50 tons of rat chewed, water destroyed garbage to the dump, donated countless truck loads to charities, and do not want more stuff. Donate to the animal shelter in my name or meet me for a sandwich but please, no more stuff.

[@spooniesarah]

A lot of our gifts will be handmade, pre-owned, or were a "pay only shipping" deal. I have the FreePrints Gifts app, which offers a certain item free (pay shipping) per month. I take advantage of a "free" gift whenever it makes sense to do so. Sometimes a handmade or pre-owned gift helps with gift budgeting, sometimes it doesn't. Hoping to go thrifting and yardsale-ing more often next year, as well as have a more realistic handmade gifts plan, to actually reduce our gift expenses.

[@shealyxashley7256]

I totally relate on the love of random plates and bowls. None of mine match, I love stainless steel ones. Even if there is a set, I only buy one haha :D

[@serenakoleno9338]

Love you and glad to find you! I just went shopping with my daughter and granddaughter yesterday. The local outlet mall now has plenty of vintage shops along with a fancy Goodwill. So interesting to shop vintage, versus Pottery Barn. I found several great items I haven't found new and a few gifts. Most consignment booths have 10-25 % discount for Thanksgiving weekend/ Black Friday sales. My friend will be getting real leather Thinsulate lined gloves ($15). The last time I bought new leather gloves (pre-covid) they were $50! She loves thrift stores, so she won't be offended. The quality of new stuff is getting so much worse, thrift stores are a godsend. Love pink glass and jadeite. Thank goodness it is pricey, because I have a tiny apartment. 😂 I do use the ones I have. Try to avoid items that are purely decorative. I bought a new small air fryer last year half price and it is pastel pink 😊. TFS I look forward to binge watching you and seeing new content.

[@jodyalaniz]

I just found you from KZbin recommending this video to me. I also love thrifting, am vegan, and always thriving to consume less. So glad I found your channel!!

[@margaretalbert69]

Most of my artwork in my home is thrifted and gorgeous...u can find real treasures❤❤❤

[@alabamaslammer3921]

The first thrift store is so cool 😭 Edit: also potentially the only thrift since i havent watched the full vid

[@angeladol6140]

Thank you

[@TarynRMartin]

The thrift gods were smiling upon you. I do wish you’d gotten both boat paintings for your dad, as they appear to have been a set.

[@Gittemary]

As I saw it they were in the same style, but the same artist, not necessarily a set - but I do hope someone else is going to love the other motif ☺️

[@tammylevi4391]

Always enjoy you videos, you have the same nervous habit as I do,touching your chin all the time,too funny.😂😂

[@jay_n_jems]

Would it be possible for a video on water filters, water bottles, the 5 gallon jugs, etc. I'm having a hard time deciding which filter is best based on reducing waste, micro plastics, and PFAS in my drinking water.

[@MaleneMaare]

Hej Gittemarie, Just stumpled upon your video, great thrift finds you got there. I would love to see the 'crustadejern' working. One thing, that confuses me, when you say e.g. 'seven quid' do you mean seven British pounds or just slang for seven Danish kroner - or maybe even seven bucks/dollars? It makes quite a difference which currency you are referring to. Happy holidays!

[@chicboutique9186]

I live in Denmark and thrift a lot, so I know prices. She's converting from DKK to GBP - probably because it's a better frame of reference for a global audience :)

[@Gittemary]

Thank you for explaining when I forget to 😂

[@raa9098]

I know it can be weird, but what do you think about giving another person period underwear as a chritmas gift? I talked with the person about it and they seemed to be intrested in it. But i am just worried about what reaction it can create at first 😂

[@spencer7151]

I (of course) can't talk for everybody, but I would be thrilled to receive period underwear as a gift! Especially from someone who knows which ones are good and which ones arent. Of course it depends if the other person is also into sustainability and is not a tampon or cup user but I think gifting some comfortable and good qualitiy period underwear is a great idea! 😊

[@charlottecamilleri6415]

I think it depends on your relationship with the person but if you're considering it then it's probably fine. Period underwear is a great gift, it might be strange but they will thank you for it

[@patbor3143]

I got few pants my sister last year, and she was super happy. But I already knew she wears them, just needed few more pairs

[@aliciawigren3170]

We do a toy exchange with some friends and it’s wonderful! We send each other pictures of what we have to donate that our kids are done with or have outgrown and then we exchange items. We almost never have to buy anything other for kid gifts as far as toys or sweaters, and we get to make some room for the influx that comes with holiday gifting

[@irenero8932]

At this point I don't know how do you have space at your house 😂. I really liked the dish 😊

[@Gittemary]

Neither do I 👀

[@AuraEliaSkov]

Hey! 🤍 You mentioned that the places had a lot of art supplies. Which secondhand places are you referring to? I look in the thrift shops regularly for embroidery supplies and beads, but I rarely find stuff. I live in Aarhus btw. Is it like markets and not usual thrift stores? Thank you for your amazing content. And merry Christmas. //Aura

[@Gittemary]

Most of my local thrift shops have yarn, supplies thread and different tools for all kinds of hobbies and crafts 👀 of course it will always be different what is available, I have just rarely been to a thrift store that didn’t have that stuff 🫣

[@AuraEliaSkov]

@ Thank you for replying. 🤍🙏I thought you referred to a different kind of second hand in the video. I look regularly, and you are right there’s often yarn and buttons but not often embroidery supplies in my experience.

[@SheryFinkel]

Thanks for sharing such valuable information! Just a quick off-topic question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?

[@daniellejdreilinger]

This is a personal question so feel free to ignore, but did I miss the partner-moving-in announcement?

[@indiasimone6645]

Hello, she said she wouldn't be sharing her relationship on her channel. Guess that was a slip.🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Gittemary]

It’s not a slip, I kept it in the video on purpose 😅 I don’t mind sharing the big milestones in my relationship, I might also share a little more about what the apartment will look like now that we live two people here, but I won’t be featuring my partner in videos, nor sharing personal details about him ☺️

[@indiasimone6645]

@Gittemary oh that's wonderful, looking forward to following along. Best wishes 🌿

[@daniellejdreilinger]

@@Gittemary Congratulations!

[@georginashanti4605]

I'm not sure which country you're in. Anyway I'm absolutely blown away by the look of the thrift store. There's so many gorgeous things (about 1 min into the video). It looks like a department store!

[@etheplant]

she's danish!

[@hannakozinska1447]

Could you please tell us, where is the first one located?

[@Gittemary]

They are all in Aalborg, Denmark ☺️ the first one is a Kirppu 🥰

[@hannakozinska1447]

@Gittemary thank you, so much

[@Offensive_Username]

Do it like the Asians, use the umbrella as a sun protection.

[@NigeWebb]

Hi Gittemary, I've just heard on the radio that plant based milk is a hell of worse for the planet than dairy! Oh gawd!! Have you heard anything about this? HELP!!! Luv n respect, Hwyl, Taffy Nige from South Wales 🤘✌️

[@Gittemary]

It isn’t - at least I have never seen any reports or studies that conclude this 😅 what they are probably referring to, because it’s happening in DK as well, is a study about ultra-processed foods, and plant milks are processed (so is dairy though), but plant milks are placed in the same category as cakes, sweets and fast food, which is received a lot of criticism, because nutritionally they are not alike (some plant milks do contain sugar, but others don’t). A lot of articles are making some general claims that isn’t backed up by the studies they are referring to 🫢 but overall, it is a good idea to choose a plank milk with low sugar content, or make your own, that’s definitely worse for the planet

[@NigeWebb]

@Gittemary Thanks, Gittemary. I can relax more now. Diolch n Hwyl, Taffy Nige 👍🤘

[@lisalbers230]

Hi Gitte, there is something that really confuses me in a lot of your videos. You keep saying the price of something is so and so many quids. What currency are you referring to? It's hard to convert to a currency that I know, when I dont know which currency it is you mean :)

[@Gittemary]

It’s GBP ☺️ - it’s the currency I know best in relation to the Danish Krone 🫶

[@kayliemcintosh7841]

Ghee. Because yum. Everyone gets ghee this year.

[@spannajupiter]

I will say thrift store there are fab. Ours suck badly.

[@Britbec]

I was thinking the same thing! They look so chic there, and here they are just kind of haphazard and disorganized.

[@spannajupiter]

@Britbec yeah and mostly trash in ours. I have managed to get kids a few books which when i visit uk o find uk ones never have kids books

[@yasaminwhy8212]

Love the thought you show behind all of these. This year has been my thrifting Christmas year! my mum loves Snoopy and cooking so- Snoopy apron! Couldn't get dad's coffee second hand though 😂 brother loves seals and recently lost weight- seal jumper that I found on Vinted! And the dog gets a long festive walk and a turkey dinner (turkey coming from a local farm with extremely high welfare standards)

[@rikkemeek1506]

Coca cola life was disgusting🤢

[@marieluise6907]

🤍🤍🤍

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

Do your parents not watch your videos and see what gifts you bought them, Gittemary? 😅 I love those linocuts so much! The style and colours are gorgeous. Would be really cute to have a matching linocut with your dad, ie. You have the forest on and you gift him the ship one, but i understand the stuggle to have nowhere to put it 😅 I love that you've been thrifting gifts for your family and friends for so long 😊 Hope you have a lovely weekend 💚 Side note: Mathilde IS so nice! She just looks so happy and wholesome all the time 😊

[@christinejewels2944]

do you never feel that life is not worth living? the planet is not worth saving?

[@Gittemary]

No, never ❤️ there is so much to fight for

[@sueadams1499]

Not buying gifts at all is the most sustainable.

[@jemma50]

Yup! That's me. I don't do the gift exchange anymore and haven't for years. Very freeing! ♥

[@trekkie-cat]

I'm buying some

[@Alana-vk4fs]

Probably, but that isn’t necessarily feasible or desirable for most people - gift giving and receiving gives people a lot of joy, and really contributes to a sense of community

[@err052]

Bah humbug

[@MsHighpeaks]

What on earth are you doing with your hands

[@Gittemary]

they’re just hands 😂