A Little Spring for your Weekend

You'll see the outfit from this set of photos next week but I wanted to share a bit of spring now that the temperatures are back to cold. Hopefully today will be as warm as they are claiming. Back to 70! Weeee!

Happy weekend! I'm hosting my sister's baby shower a week from today and I'm getting really excited!! :) I'm sure you'll be seeing pictures real soon.

Favorite Finds Friday

This isn't much of a "find" because I bought it from Two Birds but let's just pretend, shall we?





I wore this to the first day of the Junk Love sale on Saturday so that's why it's so dark. It's called trying to take pictures after the sun has set. Oh well. Please also enjoy Ace lurking in the background of this picture :)



Outfit Details:
Dress - Two Birds
Shoes, belt - Thrifted
Brooch that you can't really see - made by yours truly

Ace Turns 4!

I'm sure this post is probably boring to some or might label me as a "crazy dog lady" but I don't care. I had a bunch of friends and their fur babies over the other weekend for Ace's birthday party. I can't believe he's already 4! I've had him since he was 7 months old and I would be so sad without him. Even though he drives me crazy a lot of the time :) All I did this year was make a dog friendly cake and some human friendly cupcakes. There was so much peeing this year though so it was horrible and hilarious at the same time. Thank God for concrete floors!

Other Babes in Thriftland - Megan

Another Wednesday, another thrifty lady! Today we are joined by Megan of Feathers and Freckles. I found this lovely lady through Two Birds and I've been loving her blog and her style ever since.  A lot like Maggie, she really chooses pieces from the thrift store that mix so well with her other wardrobe that you can't tell which is which.  This to me is the sign of a great thrifter.  She is also very sweet and didn't think I was a big weirdo for emailing her to participate in my feature. I hope to meet her in person someday! Take it away, Megan!

I've been a thrifter since middle school, long before thrifting was ever cool. I can remember lying to my friends about where I bought something because I didn't want to admit it was used. I always worried someone would say, "Hey, I donated that exact shirt to Goodwill. With that exact same juice stain!"

Now that everyone has realized that buying unique clothes for dirt cheap is actually awesome, it becomes harder to find things. I go to my local thrift stores often (meaning, enough that they know my name), and I am not afraid to dig... or stalk the occasional hipster waiting for them to put something down.

I was able to put together this spring ensemble from a thrifted J. Crew dress and LOFT cardigan, and with a few accessories it quickly became one of my favorite go-to outfits.

See the original post here for more photos!

Isn't she so pretty?! Well, I hope you enjoyed Megan! Go check her out here and see more of her great style and mad thrifting skills. Remember, if you want to be a part of the fun, send me an email to babesinthriftland@gmail.com with your post, story/tips and blog.  Have a great week!

Sorry!

Hi lovely readers,

I'm sorry for the lack of posts. My house is messy. Is that a good excuse? Well, not really but because it's messy I can't find my camera cord. I have about 3-4 posts worth of good material (debatable) but I can't get it from my camera to my computer without that stupid cord.

Good news? My sister is coming into to town for a baby shower on April 7th and all of my family (well the woman) will be coming to it. They all want to see my place.So, my place will eventually have to be cleaned. There is another Other Babes in Thriftland coming up tomorrow so get ready for that! I'll try to clean sometime this week but with book club tonight and my tax appointment tomorrow, it's not going to happen anytime soon :)

You are all the best! I can't believe I'm only a couple people away from 100 followers!


**Edited** I found it! Get ready for lots of new posts coming your way!

For the Locals - Junk Love

It's that time again, another Junk Love sale! This one is bigger than ever with all of us being at a new venue (across the street) with a lot bigger space. I can't wait to spread out all of my stuff! Come down and see me and buy some goodies!


Doing some prep work for my jewelry.

Check out the website and the Facebook page for more details!

Other Babes in Thriftland - Thrifted Shift

Hi all! Welcome to another addition of Other Babes in Thriftland. This has been so fun so far, I hope you all have enjoyed it too. Today we have Thrifted Shift! I have never met her IRL but I think based on her style and what she writes in her posts, we would get along well! She was the first person to send me an email about joining in on the fun!  She has a really cool thing on her blog where she calculates the cost per wear to show how much worth a specific piece in her wardrobe has. How great right?

I had a hard time picking some of my favorite outfits from her posts but here they are!


Thrifted items: T-shirt, jeans, cardigan and the boots are from Ebay! Love this look! Full post here.


Thrifted items: the dress! Full post here.




 She gave some great tips on why she wore this outfit while thrifting! Check out the full post here! First of all, no coat despite the rain- nothing extra to carry. Second, bag worn crossbody for maximum arm maneuvering and freedom to elbow (just kidding!) Third, non-bulky form fitting pants so removal is unnecessary for trying on dresses and skirts. Fourth, basic black tank underneath cardigan so removal is unnecessary for trying on tops (I'm not a germ-o-phobe, but I don't feel comfortable wearing used clothes until they've been washed in my home!) Finally, shoes that slip off easily. 


Go check her out over at Thrifted Shift! Remember, if you want to join in the fun, send me an email at babesinthriftland@gmail.com and send me a link to your blog, your favorite outfit and some tips/stories from thrifting.  Check back next week for