Peasant Tops...

Blame it on my lovely hippie of a mother but I do adore vintage embroidered peasant tops!Mexican,Hungarian doesn't matter.Maybe I'm a lazy vintage wearer sometimes,don't get me wrong I love a form fitting dress and high heels but honestly it's nothing less than silly to try and wear something like that to for example the park when you're chasing an almost 3 year old up and down slides.Those are days I wear jeans but paired with a comfy pair of ballet flats and a vintage top you can still be stylish.

I picked up this Hungarian peasant top in the back of an antique mall a few weeks ago for $6.00,it has a small hole I had to repair but otherwise in good condition.

It almost makes up for this Mexican peasant top which I had gotten for FREE from my wonderful friend Jan the owns an antique shop downtown and regretfully sold almost 2 years ago,so stupid!I know every vintage seller has at least one regret of something they should have kept,this one is definitely one of mine *le sigh*

A $13.00 Outfit...

I grew up in thrift stores,I never cried about it and my mom has a really unique style so it was fun to see what we could find to throw together.It is something that has stuck with me.My husband when we first started dating thought it was really odd and took me to the mall to buy a pair of jeans for me.I started looking at prices,the smallest price tag I could find was $96.00!Embarrassing to admit but I started crying,I couldn't do it!

Now I'm not saying it's a bad thing to invest a small chunk of money into good clothes,my closet has a few of those pieces but I also like to make a game of how cheap I can put something together.Today's outfit I started adding in my head and realized it was only $13.00 total.



The dress I got for $7.00 last time I was in Franklin and my friend Jamy took me to one of the antique stores next to her place.It's still a little tight at the waist for me but as soon as I get rid of the rest of this baby weight it will be perfect.Here is a close up of the pretty detail.

The shoes I got yesterday at the flea market and though they aren't vintage they're vintage style.Looked like they were worn only once,in my size and only $5.00 so how could I not?!




.And this amazing hat:$1.00!Seriously the flea market down the street amazes me sometimes.

Dear Closet,Its Nice To See You Again...

It is SO nice to be able to be able to wear more of my clothes that have been sitting on hangers collecting dust for what seems like forever.Its still hit or miss,somethings I'm not able to wear but it's nice to try something on again and have it fit!Maybe not as flattering as it use to but I'm making progress and that makes me happy.

My jeans are a size 4 and there is some muffin top but they fit!I remember when I had my daughter I made the mistake of packing my size 2's in my going home bag thinking they'd be tight but doable,ha!I couldn't pull them up past my knees!Best advice for any moms to be reading this,don't do that to yourself,you'll be stuck in maternity a wee bit longer.Fortunately I knew better with my son.But here I am in 4's again (sort of).


And no wonder my husband always thinks I'm angry,gee I should smile more.
and my lovely striped blouse is thrifted and I'm so excited to wear it again.I don't think I've worn it in 2 years!Aw,reunited and it feels so good. =)