Thrifty Thursday: Preparing for spring...

Whew! I haven't done a Thrifty Thursday post in quite a while!

A couple of days ago I went to the thrift store and realized I only had 30 minutes until the store closed. So I decided to head to the dress section to find some pieces to restyle after quickly scanning the shoe section.

I found both of these dresses for 1 dollar! They are perfect for spring, which is right around the corner. I probably won't do anything too fancy- just some hemming and taking in is all these beauties need.

P.S. Check out my guest post over at Jeanette the Jongleur!
P.P.S. Take a look-see at my cousin's blog: cmoRACEDRIVER. He's an aspiring race car driver and he recently volunteered at a local speedway. He has some awesome photos!

Thrifty Thursday + Outfits

As promised, here are some photos of my thrifting loot! I love finding things for such a good deal and I have a couple good thrift stores around here, so I try to go as often as I can. This time one of the thrift stores was having an awesome sale. White tags were 25% off, green tags 50% off, and blue tags 75% off! :) I have a lot of clothes that are second hand, so Thursdays will be reserved for thrifty finds (among other things, if I don't feel like talking about thrift stores, lol).

These blouses were all found at the same thrift store. I've already worn the blue one and it's really nice. I love it.

The crocheted shrug I found at the same thrift store as the shirts above, and I've already worn it. It reminds me of sweet old ladies. :)
The butter yellow cardigan actually has a bright pink, sequined palm tree applique that I will have to remove before wearing- it has this wow factor that stuns you for a second. Not good.
I never would have found the mustard shrug if it wasn't for my mom- she spotted it and knew I would like it. Thanks mom!

...and here's my pile of skirts. I have this thing for skirts. I just love them. I haven't been able to wear them recently because it's cold and rainy, and I don't have very many leggings or tights. I need to get some more of those asap. I'm going to have to hem about 80% of these skirts before I can wear them. Wish me luck. :/

I already have a pair of white keds, but these are whiter and fit me better so I snatched 'em up.

Be still my heart. These boots. They. ROCK.

Come back tomorrow! I will be posting photos of some outfits I've worn recently.

Thrifty Thursday: Garage sale finds!

I went to some garage sales last week and this is what I found. :)
I found all of these things at one sale. I didn't find anything at the other sales, and this was the last sale we stopped at, so I got lucky!

This monkey desk accessory is super awesome. I almost want to keep it for myself, but I don't have a desk. So on to the etsy shop it goes. Last month I found a key holder that also had Cedar Rapids, Iowa on it. So finding this was pretty cool.

I've always had an interest in geodes, but I've never seen any in real life, so when I saw this, I snatched it up. I'm keeping it because it's pretty and I love it. Maybe I will start a collection.

Now this miniature mouse and mouse trap just... make me squeal with joy. They are so tiny! And adorable! And now I want a doll house! Oh, restoring a vintage doll house would be so awesome.


Next I found this Kansas schoolbook. I wanted it, but when I looked inside the cover and saw this...
...I was sold. I could just imagine little Vernon L. Jones sitting in his seat in 1917 drawing men with hats and large chins inside his brand new schoolbook and driving his mom up the wall.

I also got this large vintage slip. Look at the lace and the flounce! Love it. But it won't fit me, so I'll be listing it on etsy soon.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading and commenting. I love you guys.

(Late) Thrifty Thursday

Top to Bottom:

1. Large Corduroy Dress- to be ReStyled. $0.99
2. Long Cotton Skirt- to be ReStyled $2.00
3. Long Red/Blue Skirt- Needs to be hemmed $0.99
4. Ann Taylor Loft Paper Bag Skirt- Needs to be taken in $0.99
   

Clockwise, starting top left corner:

1. Mossimo black t shirt- awesome fit. I love it. $0.99
2. Plaid Rainbow Button Up- Going to chop off the long sleeves to make it short sleeved. $2.00
3. Ann Taylor Loft Cardigan- Super soft, going to take it in. $3.79
4. Checkered Black/White Button Up- Perfect as is. $1.79
   

My outfit for today. The top was thrifted, skirt and boots new, and the socks are from walmart (christmas gift).

Thanks for reading. :) You rock.

Thrifting finds on a Sunday...

...instead of the normal "Thrifty Thursday."
The reason? Because I just haven't had time to post until right now.
Also, to those of you who were interested in the necklaces I posted about a week ago- they are finally available in the shop!

When I went thrift store shopping, I found 2 skirts for myself, and a bunch of items for making shoes/leggings. :)
This skirt is vintage, and it's fabulous. It was $0.75! I wore it last week, but I forgot to take pictures. :(

This pencil skirt isn't vintage, but it's made out of a nice linen-like fabric and looks great with a belt. And it fits me perfectly!

I'm going to use the items above to make shoes. I've worn my other pairs a lot and they are so comfortable! I need more.
The leather skirt is made out of a thick, black suede and I am going to use it for soles. Although it might look good as an upper, too.
I'm not sure how the fake velvet will work, but it was really cheap, so I'll see how it goes.

To make up for the terrible photos above (it's raining and I had to take them indoors with flash), here's a pretty photo of my favorite snack: dried cranberries. Besides not being able to take photos outside, I love the rain. :)