Thrift audit: April 27, Salvation Army

I'm starting this thrift audit post with an apology, because I totally lied to you guys last week.

New at Shaped by Style: Sequined skirt + thrifted top

Just dropping in to say you can find me over at Shaped by Style today, showing off this glorious sequined skirt I swapped with Rebecca:

When in doubt: Vintage polka dot top + red skinnies

When I don't know what to wear, I reach for black, white and red.

Thrift audit: Rummage sale, April 24

I drove down to a nearby town last month for a rummage sale I had never been to before, and it was kind of a good news/bad news adventure. The good news was, I got all this stuff:

The bad news was, it was NOT a bag sale as I had thought ... and I had dragged a friend along with me, so I felt pretty bad that my promise of 10-cent dresses was, in fact, a TOTAL LIE. (Sorry Jessica!)

Sewing the perfect dress: Floral print vintage cotton shift

I made a dress. And it is perfect.

Trend talk: Chambray dress + vintage booties

I started out the month strong on following a few fashion challenges, but this week I totally fell off the wagon. So this is a genuine, bona fide, I-just-opened-up-my-closet-and-picked-something outfit. Which, to be honest, I haven't done in a while.

Thrift audit: Salvation Army, April 24

I don't really believe in fate. But I do tend to take a fatalistic attitude about shopping if it means saving a few bucks.

Horse print dress @ Shaped by Style

I posted my first swap over at Shaped by Style!

Check out my post see more pics of this amazing horse print dress that I swapped with Kristina of Eccentric Owl.

Thrift haul: Rummage sale, April 18

I feel kind of grouchy thinking about this rummage sale even now, because I drove ALL THE WAY up there (almost a half hour away) on the WRONG DAY, and had to turn back and go home empty-handed, all with a cranky 3-year-old in the backseat who really would have rather been playing babies or swinging on the swings that whole time. But I did what any normal person would do, and drove all the way back up there the next day.

Total spent: $2

Cost per piece:  $0.15

I Mended It: Black-and-white lace dress

Do you have a mending pile? I do. It's actually a big box, filled with things that need buttons, or hems sewn back up, or holes patched. Some of the things in there are so badly damaged that it's going to take real creativity to figure out if I can make them wearable again. But mostly it's a lot of missing buttons.

Etsy gift card giveaway

Have you visited Shaped by Style yet? I wrote a few weeks ago about how excited I was to be part of this new collective of women. This week, the blog is featuring our first style swap posts, and to celebrate, we're giving away a $75 Etsy gift card.

There are, seriously, a ZILLION ways to enter, so I hope you will go check it out! The giveaway closes at midnight Saturday, May 9, and a winner will be announced Sunday, May 10. Good luck to all who enter!

Taking a Risk: Polka Dot Blouse + Floral Skirt

I stopped on my way out the door this morning and thought, Maybe I should go back and change. Maybe this outfit is too much. It feels kind of risky to wear this.

Thrift audit: Rummage sale and two thrift stores, week of April 10

This is part of a series of posts pulling back the veil on my process for buying and selling secondhand clothes: 

Sometimes, lightning does strike twice.