MUST work on better photos...

So I said I would post pics of my Salvation Army finds...

the 2 problems are this,
a. I'm not at the weight I would like to be, though I am down 25 lbs (and stalled...)
b. I have a not quite 6 year old photgrapher.
c. I only have my phone...and there is a crack in the lens...because someone might have dropped it at the beach on the sidewalk into the sand. And it wasn't one of my kids. I'll say no more.

Shirt=$3.99
leggings, sadly will not be worn in public because they are sweater material, and this shirt is too short to cover the sheerness that the knit sweater material becomes when it is stretched across the derriere...so regular, solid, opaque leggings it is!
boots, I've had for 3-4 years, they were a Christmas gift from my mom, so of course they came from Penny's since that is the only store in existence for my momma
Purse, Salvation Army $6.99

This is a bit equestrian to me...and needs a scarf or big chunky necklace...neither of which I could find when I was taking these pictures.


See, like this....OOOh chunky necklace AND a scarf?!??
(This was my inspiration pic by the way from pinterest....of course)

Dress (new with tags) at Salvation Army $5.99 (some Target brand...eXhiliration?)
shoes Salvation Army (brand Charlotte Russe) $4.99
earrings that you can't really see..MOPS craft..yea...that's how I roll
What do we think of the weird greyish/kahki/oatmeal/weird colored stripes with the red shoes? I think some red jewlery or scarf might tie it in?

Fabulous mirror shot...yep...::~~~you do not see the broken radio and doggy bootie in the background...you do not see the memory verse writing on the mirror~~::

Old Navy dress $3.99

socks=actually sleeves cut off a tee shirt and hemmed 3 years ago or so, yea pinterest I was making mock boot socks before you even existed! So there!

It's a whole lotta brown, especially considering my nail are currently painted "Hot for Chocolate" by Revlon?

Too much brown? I kinda want to call this my girl scout uniform (Brownie, get it...haha I'm soo hilarious..smh..smh)

There is also a cute Tommy Hilfiger shirt/tunic but that pic isn't even presentable. Let's just say it's cute but maybe a little too big/loose to be flattering...the problem is to get a shirt to fit my ...*ahem* ample bosom I have to go up to a L or XL and then it can be tent like everywhere else...this may be the case on the Tommy H shirt. The jury is still out on that one...
And there you have my recent Sal Arm finds (minus the tunic/shirt)

Trying the blog thing again...

So, yea...here's a not so secret secret..I suck at blogging.
Now you know.
This in theory will be mostly about thrifting...and/or crocheting...or my kids...DIY...pinterest pins that I've attempted
OK, I clearly have a hard time staying on task...or point, or whatever.

Oooh shiny...;-)
Ok at any rate I just went to my nearest Salvation Army store last night. I have lived in my current location for almost a year and this is my first time going. Which in truth is shameful.
Not to say I haven't been to a thrift store in a year, let's be serious...but I have been driving about an hour to go to my old regular familiar haunt otherwise known as the Y-town Value World. My love affair with this store and this location in particular can be traced ALL the way back to 1996...yep before I could even drive and had to beg rides there I was rocking the cheap, fun, funky fashion mecca. They even had a different name back then..Value Village, which, let's be honest has a much better ring to it than Value World, but they didn't ask me before the big name change..so yea..

(see off topic)

At any rate the Sal Arm in my neighborhood was gorgeous. No, let's try again, it was GORGEOUS!!!!!!
Hugenormous, bright, clean, well laid out...ahhhh

Now on another tangent I will say that Value World (particularly in Y-town) CANNOT be beat for low prices...so while I am sure Salvation Army is considered "low cost" thrift to most of the "normal" world (ahh I love quotation marks and parentheses..."yay!") I find myself with a bit of sticker shock, simply because I have been spoiled by the dirt cheap prices at V.W.

Case in point, this lovely lady....
Now she is NOT leather, but a good imitation I'd say...

$6.99~!

Now I KNOW (remember I have YEARS of experience backing me here) she would have been $2.99-$3.99 at Value World. Hey a couple of bucks can be a whole 'nother piece at a thrift store!

I shall post more pics of my finds from last night soon,...you know...when I try them on and take pictures.

Oh speaking of trying on, this is where Sal Arm beats V.W. hands down...they have FITTING ROOMS! I can't tell you how many times (1,999,999,999,999,999,988,876?) I have bought something at Value World and come home to have it not fit or actually see it on and go "whaaa??" So while I didnt' utilize them last night (I got there at 8:05 and they close at 9:00 I was practically sprinting through that giant mecca) they are a feature which is maybe worth the few extra dollars you may pay overall.

Salvation Army also has paperbacks 3 for .99...

And furniture. I have a thing for other people's old furniture.

Oh come on, who am I kidding, Value World you are still my favorite!

Do you thrift? If so, where is your sweet spot?