03 Apr

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Thrifty Threads 365 is a fashion challenge where I will only thrift shop for an entire year. I’ll show you how it’s easy and wallet friendly to satisfy your style needs with secondhand finds. For full details, check the original post here. 
Thrifty Threads 365: No New Clothes for a Year!
Can you believe we're already into the second quarter of 2014?! As usual, time has gone by way too fast, but sometimes it seems pretty slow, especially since I've given up buying new clothes thanks to my Thrifty Threads 365 challenge {full year of no new clothes, just thrifted!}.
I can honestly say I've held up pretty well over the last three months and haven't felt the need to shop for new clothes, well, not really...

31 Mar

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5 Signs It's Time to Toss Your Clothes

I have close to 20 pairs of jeans but I tend to wear the same five or six pairs over and over. Also, even when I have a closet full of clothes, I feel I have nothing to wear. You know what this means? I have way too many clothes {gasp!} that I don't wear, need and/or want.This turns out to be pretty common. Last year, an article in the Wall Street Journal stated most people only wear 20 percent of their wardrobe regularly.It can be tough tossing the clothes you no longer wear, but here are a few tips to determine when it's time to just let them go.

27 Mar

Posted at 09:52h in Deals & Steals, shopping, Style Guide, Thrift by
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Thrifty Threads 365: Spring Trend to Thrift

Spring is officially here and if there's one trend that's haute, it would have to be pastels. From soft lilac to minty green to baby pink to powder blue, pastels are having a serious moment.Fashion is so cyclical, so what's hot now was hot years and decades ago. That cycle means your local thrift store can fulfill this trend. Sure you could splurge, but why would you?Here are tips to find pastels at your local thrift store.