Thrift Store Scores

Alright... secrets out. I love thrift shopping and have for many years before Macklemore made it cool. For this post, I just wanted to share about a few mega-scores I have picked up over the years! First is my all time favorite find... I got this one about 4 years ago. It's originally from J Crew (one of my fave's) and had a $400 price tag still attached! How much did I pay? $4, seriously, that's it! That's a 99% savings y'all! It even has pockets :)

The second one was a score that I picked up just today. You could say it was my inspiration for writing this post. These Nine West nude patent leather pumps were $7 at the thrift. You can order them from Nine West's website for $79. That's a savings of over 91%.

Other finds include Big Star (and various other Buckle brand) jeans, Vera Bradley bags, and a beautiful French Connection silk dress! Happy Thrifting!

Dorm Decor

Hey! So my first semester of college is just one month away! What's a fashionista to do? Do DIY dorm décor of course!! I got inspiration for this project from... yet again... Pinterest. Shame on me for not being clever enough to think of it on my own. I am, however, clever enough to make a copy of it for myself. I did mine in orange and blue for my school! You can do it however you like, that's what I love about this project. It cost about $2.50 for the letter, I used yarn I already had, and the flowers came from a dollar store bouquet. The project is basically self explanatory. Begin by hot-gluing the end of your yarn to your wooden letter. Begin wrapping the yarn until you get to the end. You will want to stop every 10-20 rows to glue it in place and glue it once again at the end. Next, hot glue the flowers on and... Viola!... you have décor! XOXO, Ciara