Thrift Haul

A few weeks ago I went to the thrift store. It was really fun and relaxing. I used to go thrift shopping here all the time. I got some really great stuff this go round. When I go thrift shopping I go for a purpose. Sometimes it's for a certain item or style other times its for fabric. This time was mainly for sewing purposes. I got a lot of pieces I am going to convert or alter. Honestly, I don't understand how people have pieces in their closet that have been untouched. Having a nice form-fitting garment is the best experience!

I'll start with the shoes!

In my opinion, shoes can make or break an outfit. It is the first thing I go to when planning an outfit. Shoes are the one thing I can draw inspiration from. I feel like I could create a whole other post on the 'shoe first' theory, but for now we will stay here. 

You know those heels in the store that you see and realize you won't have anywhere to wear them, but they have your name on them and you really can't leave the store without them. Yeah they were at the thrift store. Also some brown sandals with cushioned soles. Who doesn't love cushioned soles?! 

Grabbed some great oxfords, unworn with great color and detail. Unfortunately they were too big, so I'm going to try to give them away. If anyone is a size 8-8.5 let me know. :)

And then my favorites! These black covered sandals are the best! They are trendy, comfy, and I can wear them with a ton of things. I'm really happy with this purchase!

As far as clothes go, mostly all of these I will alter. I've been searching for a pink skater skirt like this one for a while and I've finally found it! This skirt will need to be hemmed and taken in (easy peasy). For an alteration like that, I usually use a reference skirt of my own so I know where to cut. 

Then I found this soft green striped shirt. I immediately ripped out the ruffles so I was left with a more simple look.

When I'm shopping in the thrift store, sometimes I am looking for fabric and not just a style of clothing. My original thought for this was to make it into a jumper, but now that I've had it around, I might make it into a summer dress. Possibilities are endless.

A dress that only needs taken in a little.

I got this stripped top and polka dot dress for an inspiration project. I found a pin on Pinterest and thought, that looks easy enough. I'll try it out and see what happens.

Well, that's all from this trip. Until next time,

(Thrift Haul graphic by Katelyn Page)