Unveiling the Old Fashioned Principles And Frugal Life of GrandmaCore
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- This trendy new lifestyle of GrandmaCore Aesthetic is taking over social media. Discover what GrandmaCore is, how it incorporates old-fashioned living, and how it can help you live a frugal lifestyle!
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Wow, I finally made it. I am trendy now. I have been Grandma Core my whole life. I have lived in the same house for 53 years that was built in 1958. 90% of my furniture belonged to my grandparents and parents from the 1930s to 1950s. I have a large yard with lots of birds and wildlife coming through. My big garden provides most of my produce and I enjoy relaxing by the fish pond and reading a good real book. Almost everything I eat is made from scratch and I have always done needlework, crochet, and sewing. My clothes are mostly floral and I have wallpaper in my kitchen. I even have those doilies and scarves on my dining room buffet. Throw in my two cats I am trendy all the way.
I just love all of this! Welcome to the cool kids table!
💞 I laughed when my vintage 60's & 70's bell bottom jeans & red bandana tops came back😊.. Elated that "grandma core" is a thing!
😂😂😂😂
Being a grandma I’m already set. 😁And I’m expecting my 5th great grand baby any day!!!
CONGRATULATIONS! I'm expecting my 3rd grandbaby in September! My oldest and his wife are having number 3!
And don’t forget Grandma and Grandpa’s work ethic! They took pride in a job well done, but also expected that every job they do is done well. Also, manners, kindness and values.
I have lived Grandma core my whole life. Thrift store finds, family heirlooms and antique furniture. Who knew I was so hip!
Its super nice to be one of the cool kids, right???
Ten years ago this was called Granny Chic in terms of design. It is my favorite of all time. Granny Chic has been my astheric since childhood. Who can pass up a good doily? My fashion style is basically Rose Nyland. The best thing about this style is nothing you have ever goes out of style. It is mix and match over and over.
People who say they won’t use thrifted sheets…….what do they use at the vacation motel????? Love your channel. Joh
I've always embraced this style. It's so warm and welcoming. Just like a hug from your grandma. Gardening, cooking from scratch, canning, sewing, embroidery, all these are part of my repertoire now. I love it.
Awe...just like a hug from your grandma. Love this!
I’ve met my people lol. I’m 31 but I’ve been “grandmacore” my whole life. I believe that’s largely because I was raised by my grandmother 😅. New subscriber here!
Welcome to the cool kids table! 🙂
Holy cow! I'm actually cool! I met the neighbors while walking my dog, I share my garden bounty with them. I crochet, craft and love thrifting and love to cook and bake. I looked around my house and realized my furniture is (mostly)all pre-loved from friends and family. My friends and family look forward to hand made gifts from me and even request I make something for them to give as gifts also.
That is awesome! I love this so much!
Yes, I never knew I was trending until I learned that growing vegetables and loving gardening and baking was homesteading. Lol
Wow! Who knew I was cool and trending all along! Was grandma core since my 20's. Lol what goes around comes around! Always had handmade items and furniture from parents grandparents, and great grandparents! Even our favorite meals come from our elders!
lol same
GrandmaCore before GrandmaCore was cool!
Hi Sarah, this was a wonderful video to watch. I especially loved the vintage pictures you included and I took pictures of them for inspiration. During the pandemic, I learned how to quilt and have made several for family and friends. A thrift store is a great way to gather flower pattern sheets that can be made into quilts, aprons, etc. I guess I need to embrace my inner gramma. While growing up, I remember my grandmother who lived to be 102 and my mom who is about to celebrate her 90th birthday, make everything from scratch, including dessert every night after dinner. Take care.
Thanks! Embrace the inner grandma for sure! And Happy Birthday to your Mama!
I think of my dad's mom when I think of Grandma Core. She set the example! Green thumb, cooked from scratch, sewed. I miss her! I love buying all the crafty things. I have spent a lifetime doing that. I love the heavy wooden furniture. I am offended by pressboard furniture.
You're offended LOL
That pressboard furniture is just terrible! Thanks for watching!
This is so interesting. I always have flowers on my table. I live frugally. Yet, I have never heard of Grandmacore. Great Video!
Its something pretty knew that Ive just recently heard of. Nice to know we are trendy!
My grandma was very stylish, alwaye very well dressed and her home was also like that. There was no floral and she didnt have a garden. But she was frugal and she did have a beautiful teacup and saucer collection. Im more grandma core than she was ☺
I think whether we are wearing floral dresses and having lots of knick nacks is definitely the Grandmacore Aesthetic, that maybe just the frugal lessons that so many of our grammy's passed down (even great grammy's) are what's most important.
Loved the video. I am Grandma Core at heart. I am in my 60s, and find that most used items are better. My used sofa , chair and ottoman are floral, and are beautiful. I look for items at thrift stores first before buying new. I love vintage tablecloths, cloth napkins, and dishes. This is such a comforting style to embrace. I think it is more important to make your own style instead of looking to see what is trending, because that gets expensive, and is always changing. Investing in comfortable, homey items is always in style.
I love this too!!
I spoke to a buyer from Target one time just met her in her social situation and we were talking about this turns out Target chooses four colors every year and makes an entire line and the next year the colors don't "quite" go with what you already have so it's off to the store again. I figured this out a long time ago and bought myself a good set of white dishes from a thrift store and some good cut glasses and that is my style and I decorate around it with thrift store tablecloths or flowers but I'm not changing my kitchen over every quote on quote "season" for targets pocketbook. the things that are grandma core, vintage tend to be quality and quality lasts and can be had for a song at a thrift store.
I have a small kitchen table and 2 chairs. I don't need something bigger. Got it curbside shopping. That's also how I got my desk and a chair that's sitting in front of my wood stove. It's one of my favorite places to relax with a book.
If you have a county park in your area, check to see if they have any nature programs. They may be cheap or even free.
Check with your local library to see if they have any classes or groups that teach crafts. There's one near me that has a knit/crochet group most Tuesdays. If you don't know how to do either, they'll teach you. They may also have charities that they will donate to. Don't know how many baby blankets I've crocheted for a NICU.
My bedroom furniture belonged to my grandparents.
Thats so cool about your bedroom furniture. I have the dresser and vanity from my great grandparents. The bed didnt make it but I love those old pieces. ❤
I love this so much!!! So happy to see you!
I love this video ❤️ My girls and I are more grandmacore than we thought 🤣 We buy 2nd hand home decor and clothes, one daughter crochets and we love making homemade treats.
Love that!
My grandmother was all about MCM, from the late 50's and 60's. I do a mix of Victorian, MCM and country... It is pretty eclectic. Frugality has been a staple in our home and I have carried it into my home. Thrifting; hobbies, clothing, furniture, and home decor is second nature to me. Thanks for touching on this.
Amazing!
I’m recently learning that people don’t cook anymore. I taught myself to cook when I was college. I realized I was hungry and poor. I’ve always cooked since then. No matter how busy life gets with teenaged boys! I’m also teaching my boys the basics in the kitchen. They will not go hungry, and always be able to take care of themselves!
I'm not a fan of cooking. However, I'm frgal so the choice is easy. $100 a day to buy takeout or eat out? No thanks!
This is really huge being able to control your kitchen costs are huge to being Frugal and saving money. I feed my freezer like a beast an in turn she spits out amazing bits and bobs to create fabulous cheap meals that take care of us. I'm super interested in making basics I learned how to make my own almond milk I learned how to make my own Bisquick mix and my own vegetable stock. I have to say having a good pantry is 90% in the fight against overspend at the grocery and with inflation being what it is it absolutely makes sense to have a good pantry case in point a pizza from the local pizza place cost us $50 I was shocked and you better believe that night I figured out how to make pizza dough which I have stocked in the freezer and a really fabulous pizza sauce also stocked in the freezer and to buy mozzarella chubs and great my own cheese. I make my own hand pies and pizzas for pennies now and the truth is they have less chemicals and taste better and it just takes a little bit of time but if you use your freezer wisely it can be super fast. Grandma's knew this and we all need to relearn it.
I love all vintage stuff!! This video so resonates with me!
Me too!!
I love your dress! To me, somethings are better when they are vintage, but it heavily depends on how the individual item is. I like cooking from the scratch, and old frames and some old furniture. Love FB Marketplace.
I have found some treasures! Thanks for watching!
What a great video! What resonates for me is making from scratch..I make my own broths and I can and pickle. I also love giving homemade foods to my family (and they love receiving it). Doesn’t break the bank and I get to share my bounty with those who I love!
My mom is very much like this, too! Her anning and gardening skills are rock star level!
Grandpa Diamond got it right - "Forever in Blue Jeans." 😺
Fun video, not into the grandma look but interesting to learn about. Thanks!
Even if you're not into dressing grandam -ish and the decor, there are some great lessons anyone can take away. And thanks so much for watching!
@@saraconklinfrozenpennies I’m going to be 59 and a grandma to 4 little gals and am trying to NOT look like a grandma, lol. But I honestly enjoy all of your videos and do learn many wonderful things. My nephew is getting married, he’s 22 and his fiancé is 21. They just bought a home that was built in the early 50s and it’s been the same family that has lived there. They are giving them all of the furniture and they are delighted with it. What you spoke of completely resonates with them.
I have boxes of crocheted or tatted doilies, table runners and several table cloths from my grandmother. The work is so beautifully done and a it's a shame to keep these treasures boxed and under the bed. I sewed many doilies and hankies on to my throw pillows and I now enjoy them everyday!
My mom Nasim RIP loved the lace floral decor and the style in dress 👗 she was amazing in creating designs for me and my sister and we had the most beautiful dress and amazing style ❤
❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊 Great job Sarah
Thanks so much and thanks for watching!
Lovely 😊
Thank you! 😊
Great video--loved watching while this world goes crazy.... My husband and I both embrace grandma core and love our lifestyle. We spend time in thrift stores when we need clothes, sheets, books, anything!! I love hand making gifts for all occasions and have noticed that trend is fading. Thanks again for a wonderful video--too many wonderful memories and comments to share.
Thanks for commenting. I think that the making of things is having a comeback - at least for the 50 something generation!
A quick reminder that anything with the suffix of -core is a potential target market for advertisers. You can (and should) get the grandmacore vibe without paying a bazillion dollars to some online retailer.
Well we do live in a consumer nation. But yes, It definitely doesnt have to cost a fortune.
I thought about this when I warmtched the video and it showed that home sweet home needle work Kit. Cool project buuutttt...my grandmother took flour sacks, washed them cut them up and drew with a pencil and stitched over her drawing. She also made her own tatting. So basically super artistic without a 13.99 "kit" ...it's OK to learn to stich a flower and do so onto a sleeve or t-shirt neckline, just because we live in a consumer society is not a reason to keep buying. Our grand learned out to make do, use it up or make it last..they made beautiful comforting homes without wallets. ♥️ it can be done, I think grandma core at its heart is literally a reflection of their frugality and the beautifying of their lives with those parameters. Save and let your creativity flourish.
GrandmaCore is not my style but excellent examples on how to incorporate it into lifestyles.
Thanks for watching!
I was a 17 year old Army wife in 1972! I have been doing all of these things for 5 decades!
PS Grandma was careful with utilities. Put that cardigan on and throw a quilt or crocheted blanket on the instead of turning up the heat. Also only have lights on in the room you are in and be stingy running water.
Absolutely!!
Lol my great grandmother was born in 1901. She expected us kids to use the same bathwater (we took turns but the water wasn't changed). When we kids finished she used that water. Did I mention she only filled it with 4 inches of water? 😂She said it's how they did baths back in the day so if it was good enough then it was fine now. She passed in 1985. She always had a butterscotch hard candy in her pocket to give to us kids. Lovely memories.
Grandma Core. Who knew? Most of my furniture belonged to my grandparents and parents from the 1950s which I inherited. I had given away all of my own furniture when I had to unexpectedly had to move into my father's house to care for him. Furniture includes a buffet, china cabinet, a dining table with shied back chairs, a vanity, and beautiful solid wood end tables and chest of drawers. My bathroom and bedroom are both done in vintage rose patterns. Becoming trendy grandma. :)
Its a pleasant surprise to know that these things are trendy. Here's to frugal grandma!
I have the Grandma decor: My TV sits on a 'library table' made by my Great Grandfather over 100 years ago. My stereo system is on pieces of singer treadle sewing machine reconstructed into a table without the sewing head. The footstool with the needlepoint flowers covering was made by my maternal grandfather. The cedar chest in my bedroom was made by my paternal grandfather. (Growing up in High Point, NC that is the home to the largest Furniture Market trade show, and where my forefathers made furniture, has its advantages.) My bedroom has a maple triple dresser that I special ordered in 1981. It's a classic look. I had the good sense to marry my late husband, who was a better cook than I am. My son is a chef. I avoid cooking if I can. lol
This is amazing. I'm a little envious!! Good for you!
ROFL. My grandmothers preferred what was in fashion, including split skirts (culottes), fitted twin sets and blouses, and one grandma was the first to wear pantsuits.
One grandma could not cook her way out of a boiling kettle of water. However, she knew all about delivery before Uber Eats ever existed. "Don't cook to tonight, call Chicken Delite!" She knew every delicatessen in her neighborhood, and which bakery had the best rolls, bread, cookies or cakes.
But the other grandma did knit and crochet, and did cook comfort food. This grandma once made each of her granddaughters both crocheted vests AND ponchos- and at the time, she had 15 granddaughters!
This is too cute! Thanks for watching!
Love your dress! 👗 🥰
Thank you!!
Your hair looks great! 🎉
Love, love, love all these ideas and concepts! 👏
Great video! Interesting….Grandma Core…hmmm. I like it!! 🌷
Thanks so much for watching!
What happened to your pearls? Lol. I’m there now.
I know! I filmed the video and then filmed the intro the next day. I should have worn them for the entire thing!!
I had a friend who would say sometimes you’re out for so long you come back in.
I’ve been in style all this time and never knew it lol
👍👍👍
After years of store bought chairs from my price range that gave me nothing but grief, i FINALLY came across vintage chairs on the side of the road. Probably older than me and solid as a rock 😍
Surprised by the hate on the kindle though! I biught a secondhand kindle bc i read A LOT and its miles cheaper to be renting and buying e books. Every now and again when i come across something life changing, ill buy or make it in hardcover for the collection
Editing to add my third point😅
Just something else i get suprised by; i op shop sheets to sew clothes from, such a cheap way for a fair amount of fabric, but so many of my friend are repulsed by the idea. It never even crossed my mind
I think that's brilliant I will also go to the super sales and go to the xxxl sections and buy flannel shirts and Floral dresses and then cut them up to make pillows and Bunting and all sorts of things as a source of cheap fabric
Great video! Thank you! By the way, you look amazing!
Oh thank you! Thats so sweet!
Thanks for the video. I am laughing at myself because every point you make is me, with the exception of floral couches!
LOL! When I was doing the research about this, I thought the same about myself. It really resonates with me, too!
I just love to watch your videos.
You are so kind. Thank you!
Thanks for helping me feel cool!!! Lol
LOL! hey...any time 🙂
Love the dress, can i ask you how you found the sizing to be?
"Oh, I could never buy used sheets, ew ew ew" "Oh! We're going on vacation next week, staying at **** Hotel" Think you get new sheets there? LOL!!
Exactly right. Did they bring their own sheets to the hospital too or just used the ones there? 😂
The Grandma Core style is not to my taste, but I love some of the principles, like cooking your own food, getting into arts and crafts, repairing before replacing, and being neighborly.
My twenty something daughter is decorating her current apartment in Grandma Core style. It has nothing to do with being frugal for her.
Y es me to fugural
Mother in law tongue indoors in not grandma core.
lol, good thing I never changed my lifestyle 🩵🩵🩵
I'm always on the hunt for REAL wood furniture ❤
Me too!!!
Yes-the classics!!
Absolutely!
I love floral prints and cardigans too.
I LOVE old furniture. I am on the hunt for more. Unfortunately, my budget is small and my local thrift stores are full of junk furniture. I am probably going to have to drive to the city.
The thing is us older women are the grandma in grandmacore now. I’m 65 - My 20 year old Grandaughter does love love thrifting.
This is awesome!!
Hi saraha
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