Halloween is Around the Corner!

Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods has a great assortment of products for Halloween.

Halloween ribbons and trims

We've put all of our Halloween items in one place to make it easier for you to find exactly what you're looking for.

Our new Halloween Theme category includes individual and assorted pre-packaged Halloween trims and ribbons and a Halloween Crazy Quilt Embellishment Assortment. We have Halloween charms, sew-downs and buttons. You'll find pumpkins and Jack O'Lanterns, black cats, spiders, witches, and a haunted house, too!

Be sure to visit our Halloween Theme category.

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The Country Living Fair - Booth 247B - September 16-17-18, 2011

We are very excited about the upcoming Country Living Fair at Ohio Village in Columbus, Ohio.


Country Living Fair 2011

The fair will be held in a charming 19th century village conveniently located just off I-71 at exit 111!
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Rain or Shine!

Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods has 50 feet of space at the Fair and lots of new items!
We will have 4 check out areas to make things move smoothly.

 

New Items Include:

  • Wool felt flower pins
  • A book to give directions to make the pins & wool felt embellishment kits.
  • Bracelet kits with glass beads
  • Fabric & millinery embellishment asstortments
  • Button ferns live plants
  • New button bracelets in pearl,& other antique buttons
  • Venise embellishment assortments
  • Christmas Embellishment Assortments (Early Bird Special is 10% off this item)
  • New packaging

We will have lots of Halloween charms, buttons & sew downs, as well as Christmas charms, buttons & sew downs, too.

Directions

Ohio Village at the Ohio Historical Center
I-71 at Exit 111 (17th Avenue)
For your GPS: 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OHIO
Across from the Ohio State Fairgrounds & Ohio expo Center

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Stitches Midwest - Booth 319 August 25-28, 2011

Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods booth 319

Today I set up the Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods booth (#319) for Stitches Midwest, a knitting show, in Schaumburg, Illinois near Chicago.

The booth it looks great!

We brought lots of interesting antique, vintage & new buttons as well as trim and ribbons.

The show runs from August 25 through 28, 2011. Click to visit the Stitches Midwest website.

Location:
The Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center
1551 Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Market Hours:
Friday and Saturday 10AM to 6PM
Sunday 10AM to 4PM

Every year I look forward to seeing my Chicago area customers and friends, so be sure to stop by Booth 319 to see us!

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New Busy Bees Collection

Busy Bees Collection graphic

New for Summer

Our new Busy Bees Collection includes ribbons, trims, hand-painted buttons, charms, and sew-downs with bees and beehives.

To take a look click here.

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Upcoming Shows: Minnesota, Ohio, and Illinois

Pink Vintage Rose Applique

It's been a busy Spring and Summer! Sue has been traveling the country exhibiting Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods products far and wide. In March she was in Puyallup, Washington for the "Sewing & Stitchery Expo", in April "Celebration of Needlework" in Nashua, New Hampshire, May "Brimfield Antique Show" in Brimfield, Massachusetts. In June she exhibited in two shows, the "42nd Annual NQA Quilt Show" in Columbus, Ohio and the "Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair" in Grayslake, Illinois.

July 29th through the 31st, Sue will be in booths 313 and 315 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the "The Knit & Crochet Show". She'll have lots of buttons, ribbons & trims, and shawl pins available for purchase. Sign up for information about The Knit & Crochet Show and get a coupon for $2 off admission to the Summer Show.

Coming Up In August you'll find Sue and Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods at two more shows. From August 17th to 20th, she'll be at the "15th Annual Rug Hooking Exhibition" in Archbold, Ohio and from August 25th to 28th you'll find her at "Stitches Mid-West" in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Check the Show Dates page for more details and to see all of the upcoming shows where Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods will be exhibiting. Remember, although some products are only available at shows, you can purchase many of our ribbons, trims, buttons and fabrics in our Online Store.

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Lace & Glass Pendants & Pins

Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods has a wonderful assortment of beautiful, handcrafted lace and glass pendants and pins. Each one is different and unique. Pins and pendants vary in size, but are approximately 1 x 2 inches. Pendants come on a 36" cord, ecru or black. $22.50 each

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Antique and Vintage Buttons

Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods has beautiful and unusual antique buttons.  Sue Gower has searched to far and wide to collect her special inventory of hard to find buttons. Come visit our show booth to purchase these unique vintage buttons.

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Stitches West

Come visit Sue in Booths 906-910 at Stitches West.

buttonsNifty Thrifty Dry Goods has lots of big buttons for knitters. We carry a wide assortment of unique vintage and handmade items. You'll be sure to find something unusual and special in our booth!

Show Dates: February 17-20, 2011
Location:
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA
Stitches West Website

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Vintage Appliques NEW for 2011

Be sure to take a look at our newly added vintage Appliques product category.
We've just introduced an assortment of vintage appliques, including colorful flowers, butterflies and dragonflies. 

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Road to California Quilter’s Conference

Come See Sue at the Road to California Quilter’s Conference and Showcase

“The Best in the West”
at the Ontario Convention Center, Ontario CA

January 20-23, 2011

Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods will be featuring Vintage Embellishment Assortments and Millenary Trims and Embellishments.

Conference Web Site: Road to California
Show Hours:
Thursday - Saturday 9:30 AM - 6 PM
Sunday 10 AM - 3:30 PM

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