Showing posts with label thrifting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thrifting. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

A Top Day

From last Saturday's yard sales...

Old Navy pink sweater - $2
Retail - about 25.99


Columbia cotton gauze tunic - 0.50
Retail - around $40


Talbots aqua tank - 0.50
Retail - 24.50

Talbots knit top - $2
Retail - about $40


Madison and Marcus layered tank - $3
Retail - over $150


Old Navy sweater - $2
Retail - about 25.99

Comfortable Nike sweatpants (not pictured) - 0.50

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Modest Fashion Week - Day Five

(I'm not really sure about this top yet..... do ya'll like it?)
Gap blouse - yard sale
Old Navy crops - hand-me-down
 Mudd flats - yard sale
antique lace necklace - gift



Photo credits for the whole week go to my sisters!



See ya!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

More Books?

ummm..... YES!!


(my bookshelf hates me!)

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Library Book Sale!

Sheet music...

old George Eliot and a German Bible...

Lots of books...

Just for fun...

And new movies...


Total...

14.50

!!!!!


Saturday, April 3, 2010

Secondhand Fashion Week Day Seven


I. Lillian

Capris - Dockers, Goodwill
T-shirt - J.Jill, Goodwill
scarf - hand me down
black flats - American Eagle, yard sale (I have since cut off the strap after determining that it made my legs look fat)

II. Eady

Jeans - Old Navy, Goodwill
Top - Kim Rogers, thrift store
Flip flops - Rainbows, yard sale (for $1! Great condition! And my mom got two pairs too!)

III. Melissa Anne

I must confess in having been lax in my picture taking the past two days and henceforth do not have a picture of Melissa Anne's outfit yesterday (it was secondhand) , so I browsed through some of our pictures and found this from last Christmas.

Smocked dress - House of Hatten, yard sale
Blouse - consignment store

Friday, April 2, 2010

Secondhand Fashion Week Day Six

I. Lillian


Sweater-shirt (I think that's what they are called!?) JCrew, Goodwill (3.50)
Linen skirt - Talbot's, Goodwill (3.50)
Brown flats - Mudd, yard sale (1.00)

II. Eady (sorry for the poor quality picture - it was late)

Skirt - Handmade, consignment sale (4.00?)
Clogs - Clark's, yard sale (1.00)
Blouse - Not thrifted, from Belk

III. Melissa Anne


Playsuit - Lavender and Blue, thrift store


I don't know if this was against the rules or not, but I had to change what I was wearing yesterday (all my posts were from the day before) because it was so HOT! And now the pollen has settled...
Anyway, I don't have any yard sale finds today because it is so late - I'm sorry!

Secondhand Fashion Week Day Five

I. Lillian



T-shirt - JCrew, Goodwill (3.50)
Capris - Old Navy, yard sale (.25)

II. Melissa Anne
Land's End dress - consignment sale

III. Edamas


Sweater - Merona, clothing exchange (free)
Gitano capris - Goodwill (3.50)

I found this little book at an antique mall a few months ago. For three dollars I bought an 1876 first edition of Mildred Keith, by Martha Finley. I love the intricate embellishments.




And this hammock my mom purchased at a yard sale this weekend for two bucks - our old one was falling apart.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Secondhand Fashion Week Day Four

I. Lillian


Everything today came from Gap! Well, it didn't come from Gap, but you get the picture...
Button down - Gap, Goodwill in Myrtle Beach, SC
Linen crops - Gap, Goodwill in Asheville, NC
Sweater - Gap, consignment sale
Shoes - Sperry Topsider, Belk

II. JE


Sweater - Espirit de Corps, clothing exchange
Linen skirt - Liz Claiborne, Goodwill
Scarf - borrowed from Mama

III. Melissa Anne


Sailor Dress - Philadelphia Good Lad, yard sale

I'm sorry that today I do not have a yard sale find, not that I ran out of things, of course, just time! Tomorrow I'll post an extra one. See you then!

Secondhand Fashion Week Day Three

I. Lillian


Sweater - Talbots, Goodwill (3.50)
Skirt- New York & Co., Goodwill (3.50)
Black top - Hand me down

II. Julia Eady

Striped button-down - Old Navy, Goodwill (3.50)
Skirt - Rafaella, Goodwill (3.50)


III. Melissa Anne

Dress - J. Khaki Kids, consignment sale (4.00)

This charm was a gift given to me by my mother. She purchased it at a quaint little antique store in Pine Mountain, Georgia. It was made using a piece of antique lace.


See you later today! (I hope)

Monday, March 29, 2010

Secondhand Fashion Week Day Two

I. Lillian


Today was a rather relaxed day - just school, etc.

Jean capris - Old Navy, clothing exchange (free)
Top - Ralph Lauren, Goodwill (3.50)
Aqua tank - Delia's, thrift store ($1)
shoes? what shoes?

II. Eady


Jacket - Talbot's, yard sale ($1)
Skirt - Liz Claiborne, Goodwill (3.50)
Shoes - St. John's Bay, hand-me-down

III. Melissa Anne

She loves pockets!


Dress - Lily Pullitzer, consignment sale ($6)
Onesie - Hanna Anderson, not thrifted, but it was on clearance!
Bow - yard sale


I got this little bowl at a yard sale this weekend for 25 cents. It's a Johnson Bros., made in England.


It sits on a little section of my bookshelf, and holds Pippin, my watch and my rings (in a China Cockerel)


Sunday, March 28, 2010

Secondhand Fashion Week Day One!!

I'm only describing the clothes that were thrifted, and doing prices when I can remember them!

I. Lillian

Sweater - Talbots, clothing exchange at church (free)
Skirt - Christopher & Banks, Goodwill ($1)

II. Eady (aka JE, J, Geegs)


Jacket - Ann Taylor Loft, Goodwill (4.50)
Skirt - Ashley Stewart, Goodwill (3.50)
Shoes - Xhilaration, consignment sale (1.50)


III. Melissa Anne

(See the band-aid on her finger? MA was the first person in our family to get her finger poked all the way through by the sewing machine. Ouch!)


Jumper - handmade, consignment sale
Blouse - Laura Ashley, yard sale
Shoes - Circo, hand-me-down from a friend

Each day I'll also post a happy yard sale or thrift store find! I got these books yard sailing this weekend.

Short Stories - $1
For Whom the Bell Tolls - $1
Gone with the Wind - .35
Jane Eyre (with wood engraving illustrations) - $1

See you tomorrow!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

J.Jill...

...t-shirt at Goodwill! For 3.25!


high quality, perfect condition....


Score!