2013 is almost here, and I thought it would be a good idea to somehow sum up this year. I did it in yesterday’s post by reviewing my best (In my opinion) refashions. Today I am going to share my favorite/best thrift finds of the past year!
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10. $ 15 Rock Band Drums – Brand New in box from Target Overstock/Salvation Army Warehouse distric, and spotted by my husband! I do feel like I need to inspire more male thrifters in this world, that’s why #10 is going to Sam
9. A very Paul Gauguin dress
Love this dress, perfect for the summer, even if you don’t know who Paul Gauguin is
8. Vintage Polka Dot Top
7. I got Xanax in my pockets sweater
Yes, there were 2 Xanax pills in the pocket of this Pure sweater! Not so pure after all, is it? I will never tell what I did with them!
6. Leather “Basket Weave” Style shoes
5. A Very Zig Zag Dress
4. Vintage Folk Skirt
3. Via Spiga Coat
2. Corso Como $6 boots
1. London Fog leather backpack, found at Empty The Nest store in Burnsville, December 29, 2012. The search for a perfect backpack is now complete! I will never need another one again!
More about this amazing find later!
Happy 2013, and hopefully next year will be 365 times better for all of you, and may it be filled with thrifted and vintage goodies, and a little sweetness on the side!
Chop chop, here I come running with scissors towards this little number:
It’s my thrifted vintage Carol Anderson dress! The hem line is all screwed up though! It was pinned and even taped! At least I got some safety pins out of this project
I also wasn’t extremely happy with the sleeves – too boxy for my taste:
So I made these little rectangle straps from the chopped piece:
Then sewed them onto the dress:
Here is a close up too:
Then I simply re-hemmed the dress. Easy Peasy and a perfect bright outfit for a hot summer day like this!
Thumbs up for the iron in the back ground, right?
I spent the day shopping, thrifting, walking by Calhoun and driving around Lakewood cemetery with my friend Masha! Oh all the fun and junk food we had
I will definitely do a haul post (seems like I am falling into the habit of doing a haul post every week ) and a post dedicated to the historical Lakewood in Minneapolis! It is a pretty cool place if you ask me! Hope you all had a cool day, and I literally mean COOL
Today was probably one of the best day’s off I’ve had in months! It started of with breakfast at Helen’s, then some thrift shopping. Then Napoleon’s with Masha, then thrifting, then mall, and another mall and Famous Daves… Well let me back up a little here
My most favorite store in Uptown Minneapolis – Steeple People is a must see for all thrifters. I have donated to the store a few times myself and today I finally found one of the pairs of shoes that I dropped off! I really hope someone buys them, since they are made out of water proof suede
Here is what I got:
1. This top…
… because I loved the back so much!
2. This top…
… again for the back
3. This Dress, I just thought it was so very Paul Gauguin:
But it’s really this brand:
According to Sammy Davis’ article “How to date clothing“, the wording “of California” on a garment’s tag indicates that it’s vintage. Now this dress only says “California”, it’s still vintage, just dates back to the 80s, plus from doing some research on line I also found out that this dress comes with a matching fabric belt, which unfortunately didn’t come with mine. But I have other plans for this baby! The only thing I am going to tell you right now is that the hem is definitely going to be shortened. And plus it was kind of screwed up, which also got me $3 off of this item!
So here is a tip – ask for a discount if the item looks damaged or stained. I’ve done it today and I’ve done it before at the Salvation Army!
Then I met up with one of my girlfriends and had this strawberry Napoleon goodness:
Now the latte is totally my girlfriend’s! I had an iced mocha and a mimosa – which felt so good at 3 pm!
Then we hit Clothes Mentor, which is another chain of thrift stores here in the US. They had a 50% off sale, so everything that had a little yello Sale sticker was half-price – best news ever for a thrifter like me!
4. I got this awesome Linen wrap dress:
It came with a spare button too, plus it was designed in France! Best thing ever.
5. And finally my last find – brand new Necessary Objects jacket, also half price, spare button also included:
Another tip about Clothes Mentor – start a card there, every time you buy something there, you’ll get a punch, if you bring a reusable bag – you get another punch! Once you collect 20 punches, you’ll get 20% off of your purchase!
So that’s it for the day, let me know which piece you liked the most, and don’t forget to subscribe to my blog to see how I style these pieces!
