Saturday, May 21, 2011

Some thrift stores in the city.

So on the trip before the last trip I took to the thrift store, I had a surreal experience.  I know better than to go into any Salvation Army IN the city, but my determination to find furniture I could fall in love with kind of redirected my focus.  So as soon as i step foot into this Salvation Army, I remember why it wasn't one of my favorites. It was extra grungy with an extra whiff of odor on the side.....and with the nerve to be EXPENSIVE.  A little grunge never hurt anybody, but this store, ew.  It kind of seemed liked they were trying to get it together because I did smell Pinesol but it was still especially grungy.  And there was also a drunk man with a food cart who followed me in but he was harmless. But, being the determined woman  I am I decided to stay and look around anyway, with my hands in my pockets though. So after five minutes of browsing furniture, I decide there's nothing there worth the asking price.  I decided to look through the accessories, hands still in my pockets until I saw a purse that was rather interesting. Cute! Take my hands out my pockets, inspect the purse, drunk man who speaks NO english comes over to help me inspect it. I was still ok cause he wasn't hitting on me and spoke no English. Anyway, drunk man walks away
and then BAM! I see a rat jog across the floor that was the size of one of those toy dogs like this:


The cute purse flew into the air, I screamed and power walked my way ALL the way to my car. I was thinking if the rats on the inside are that big, there's no telling what the outside rats might try to do to me.  I didn't see anybody running behind me and nobody seemed as shook as I was, i wonder if it was a pet.

On another note, I bought some wedges from Old Navy last summer and they are comfy and so versatile.
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Wore them with this fit last week:
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Top- Forever 21
Jeans - Vigoss
Wedges - Old Navy

Now on to the Pour La Victoire wedges that I bought from MzFashioncloset!

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LOVE them and she sent the most thoughtful and girliest note to go along with them:
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They fit great, but I have to really focus on what I want to wear with them. Choices. I think I've worn out the skinnies with wedges look. I need some more wide legged pants.
night.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

frugal frame.

So I went to this estate sale about 3 months ago. I found this regular looking picture frame. Nothing special.....but it was a $1.  I've been hawking the pic. frame section in the thrift stores for a while and they are kind of expensive to me. They range from 5$-7$ and up for mass produced frames with imperfections....AND I would have to take it home and rework it. I still havent been able to find any really good quality picture frames at the thrift stores I've been hawking, so I decided to make my own I am new at this picture frame thing. I really think I need assistance picture frame shopping.:

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Then paint got involved:
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I tried applying paint with a roller but I was going for the antiqued look and a paper towel actually did it perfectly.

The things I do when I don't have the funds to buy the artwork I would like:
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038I painted the the glass and cut up pieces of paper bag and painted them.  Really abstract but it came out pretty decent.  Not I just have to do some similar and subtle frames to compliment it. No matchy matchy hopefully.

On another note I bought some GORGEOUS shoes that I can't seem to find a look for. Somebody hep me plee. Hopefully I can rest my eyes tonight and think of one. Next post!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

outfit and shoes below but I'm def about due for a thrift store rework.  Lets hope and pray i do not find any more clothes to buy tomorrow.  This is purging season!(which is when people give away the best stuff.)  Antieway, the outfit below was put together during a try-on episode I was having after work this week. I really have to strike a balance between appropriate and comfortable for work while adding a dash of ME in there somewhere. I can wear jeans, so this is not a conventional professional outfit:
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And these are in my top 5 favorite sandals:
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Too versatile .
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tank: Gap
Sweater: Forever 21
Sandals: Boutique 9
 Earrings: Old Navy
 Jeans: Old Navy (again)

Going thrift furniture shopping tomorrow making this two days in a row.  Bought this sturdy and wood end table today and will attempt to go back for the second one.  Hopefully its still there.  15$ a pop, and both are REALLY scratched up but I def. think I can turn it out. I don't think I will paint this though, I want it to be natural looking. We'll see with all the nooks and crannies on these. Definitely feel inspired to get my artsy fartsy on with these gorgeous yet scratched pieces.  Looks like they got side swiped by a Hyundai going at LEAST 3 miles an hour. Anyway, might be a while before I can give it/them a nod.

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