Thrift Finds

 Oops, I did it again.  I took Lila to gymnastics and went down the street to the thrift store.  I should just stay in the waiting room and watch her like a responsible grown up instead of dragging Ethan with me to "just see" if we find anything we need.

I need another dress like I need a hole in the head, but whatcha gonna do, it was too good to pass up.  It has a 70's vibe and if there's one thing I love, it's clothes from the 70's.  While everyone's rocking the skinny jeans I am still sporting my beloved flares.....always.  And at $5.00 I'll make room in my closet.  The striped leggings for Lila were $1.00.

These finds were from two different days.  We headed to a Thrift Store in the next town over last Friday since we were, wait for it, down the block at the dentists.  All the kids clothes were................. $1!!! What?  It's basically like shopping at the dollar store except you don't throw away those stupid cheap toys you knew you shouldn't have bought in the first place.  I went to town.  Ethan's shirt & sweats and Lila's blue leggings & green plaid shirt were all a buck apiece.

Lila tends to favor leggings as she doesn't like buttons of any kind digging into her.  Usually pants have those built in belts on the inside, which is a great invention, but she doesn't like the way those inside buttons feel.  I love these green sweats I got for Ethan, they're super thick and nice and usually all items I get are like new.

Rainbow shirt (thrifted, different post), striped leggings $1, plaid shirt $2.00, grey leggings $2.50.  These grey leggings are so adorable, I can't wait to pair them with all sorts of fun tops.

I am milking these sweet dresses, $4.00, until Lila puts her foot down.  This dress I am wearing, $5.00, is a DREAM.  I love the fit, the material, everything!  It's probably not a dress I would wear to church like the one above,  I would just wear this for every day.  Since Temecula  can get really hot in the summer and I prefer dresses to shorts, I am always on the lookout for flattering, comfy dresses.

Ethan's Gap Sweater $2.00, jeans $1.50.  Lila's cute little orange jumper, $2.00.  Lila's laughing because Emry kept photo-bombing her photo shoot. Oh and the red Kool-Aid dyed hair from Valentines Day, it's not coming out!  I have a punk rock 10 year old.

Nope, no clothes for Emry either of these trips.  With thrifting you get what you get, and we found nothing for her.  She's good for now but come summer I am sure she'll need a few things.

Grand Total - $30.00

In honor of all these "Truly Real" Fabulous Finds.............................

Oh, and the super sweet faux fur coat in the last frame, bought at a thrift store in Santa Cruz over 10 years ago.  I can count the number of times I've worn it on one hand.  I am dying to go somewhere really cold, even though I hate the cold, just so I can wear it.  It'd be worth it :)

*That 'Whoops' in the video is what happens when Emry hands the recorder over to me.  I cannot be trusted with technology of any kind.   Sorry Emsy, awesome job as usual.

Thrift Finds

For a few months now I've been looking for new chairs for my dining room.  Definitely a want, not a need.  Whenever I hit the thrift stores I'll check the furniture and see if there are any I like for a good deal.  When looking for Lila's career day costume last week I saw this pair for $100 each.  I loved them and they were in almost perfect condition, exactly what I was looking for, but the price was too steep.

Upon leaving the store there was a big sign advertising that the upcoming Friday everything in the store was 1/2 off.  Music to my ears.

Friday morning I was there when the store opened and grabbed the tags off those chairs so fast.  My first though was that I would recover them until I remembered I can barely sew a straight line.  Reupholstery is expensive and since the chairs are in such great shape and I like the fabric, I can put that off a few years.

When I placed the new chairs in the room I literally jumped up and down. I always thought that was just a saying but it's real.  When you are completely giddy about something you really do jump up and down!  We use our dining room a lot so these chairs will be very loved.

The old chairs.  It sounds extremely bratty but after 10 years I was just sick of them.  They were getting a little grungy and I wanted something bigger to change the whole look of the room.

Of course I found some other deals as well.  I paid $7.50 for the rollerblades (for Emry), $3.00 for the tablecloth (cause I don't  need another one), $0.60 for both magazines, and $6.00 for some random material that I will let the girls try and make some little quilts or blankets with.

$1.00 for some cloth napkins, a microfiber and 2 potholders.  Do you see that $0.20, yes, that means I got them for $0.10 each, it so made my day.  And microfibers can be $3 or $4 each new, which this one was.  I tend not to use too many chemical cleaning products so I love microfibers.

$1.00 for a cute rainbow shirt for Lila & $0.50 for a robe for Ethan.  Can we talk about the robe?  This robe was brand new and retails for about $15.00.  I should know because I've bought a few at Costco.  We go to our community pool year round and my kids wear their robes instead of bringing a towel.  This is an extra Large so it will be perfect in a year or 2 for Ethan.  So happy!

$3.00 for the shirt and leggings for Lila and $1.50 for the pink dress I got for my niece Kiera.

This is Emry & I after church yesterday.  My skirt was bought for $2.00 and Emry's dress for $6.00.  Her dress was a bit expensive (from a thrifting point of view anyway) but she really liked it and it is so hard for me to find modest  clothes for her.  I have pretty strict standards for my girls, their dresses need to be at least to their knee, preferably longer, so when I find something that works I bite the bullet.

I loved this bright blue skirt as soon as I saw it. Usually I am super lazy and go with dresses as they require no coordinating, but it fit like a glove so I had to get it.  I paired it with a fun top I got a few years ago at Marshall's and some bright shoes I got on clearance at Kohl's for $8.00.  Usually I don't go to Kohl's but I went during the Christmas holiday with my sister and saw these.  Even though they're a 9 and I wear an 8.5, I buckled em' tight and made em work.

Grand total was $132.10.  Pretty good February finds if I do say so myself.