My Excusion into Shirt Dresses

I like the pocket on this jacket  I wore over a vintage blue dress to church on Sunday.

Today I'm wearing black denim jeans, a pastel blue long-sleeved shirt, covered up by a blue denim shirt dress.  I've added come color with a woven belt and a funky (I think that's a good word to describe it) necklace.  Ankle boots complete the outfit.

All thrifted, of course!

Thrifting for Home and Library

Even though I've been successful in curbing my thrifting impulses, it's hard to pass up a signed $.25 pot!  I found it last week at a thrift store in Winona Lake/Warsaw.  I'm hesitant to name the shop because they have some of the least expensive books ANYwhere and I don't want competition!  (Actually, I don't get over there too much anyway.)  Twenty-five cents for hardbacks!

Sister Wendy's "favorite things" include colored pictures of such art work as this of Van Gogh.  How could I NOT buy this book?

See more of my books here......

Details

I've always liked the detail on the back of this skirt.  It has been in my closet for over 20 years when our oldest daughter wore it during her high school years.

I've paired it with a contrasting knit sweater in a similar intensity of another color (thrifted), and covered the sweater with a brown tweed jacket with velvet collar, also thrifted

A belt with a brown buckle and brown shoes with brown tortoise shell clips are among my accessories.  I'll carry this purse to our meeting later tonight..All of the accessories were found at thrift stores, so everything you see here (minus the skirt) totaled $6 or  a little less.

Scarfin' It Up!

I'm very much in the experimental stages when it comes to wearing scarves!  (But I KNEW I need something to spice up this denim ensemble.)  Thrifted scarf, thrifted jeans, thrifted denim vest, thrifted red knit top.

Mid-Week Fashion

A thrifted brown wool jacket worn over a thrifted patterned knit top.
Black corduroy skirt, also thrifted.

The close up picture of the jacket makes it appear oranger than it actually is (I DO have another orange jacket), but I really like the buttons and wanted to show them off. This outfit will be "just right" for driving to Ohio to be with my mother while my father has his first cataract surgery.  A second will follow next week.

The sky is clear and sunny; the temperature cool but pleasant.

Aprons I Have Loved

A vintage apron I thrifted yesterday (along with some $.25 hardback books, and a pair of footless tights).  If you click on the picture, you may be able to see that the "dots" are actually orange and gray leaves.

I put on a red belt and donned my thrifted red cape/shawl, and I'm off to ceramics, Red Hats dinner, and coffee with a friend before landing at home tonight.

Sunday Evening Casualwear

I belted this linen tunic.  It's the perfect weight to wear this evening to a social/study evening at some friends' home.  The capris have a zipper opening at the sides--an interesting detail.  Everything thrifted, including shoes and an assortment of brown and amber bracelets. What a beautiful day it has been!

Almost Vintage?

Thifted years ago, this jacketed dress has hung in my closet for many years.  Apparently the houndstooth pattern is in vogue again...I'm not so sure about the shoulder pads. However, the lining is sewn securely, and I'm not in the mood to disrupt it to remove the padding.

Coupled with a two-strand pearl necklace (thrifted) and drop pearl earrings (formerly my daughter's), I am ready for an excursion through the heavy fog that accumulated this morning to go to church.

Autumn Fabric - Thrifty Style

For some reason, I'm stuck on "Autumn Fabrics".  After seeing this post on "Lark About" for the first time, I've returned several times just to look.  Take a peek yourself, if you have time.  Here are a few autumn fabrics from my own home....

I'm wearing a little bit of autumn fabric today. This is the first time I've worn this vintage blouse. Notice the scalloped hemline on it.  Of course, my jacket, skirt and shoes are also thrifted.  I will be playing the piano at the nursing home hymn sing, and I'm hoping for some time at Borders with my husband later in the afternoon.

"...the way we live, what is happening..."

 

"...fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." - Coco Chanel      This is what's happening.  This is the way we live.  We found and salvaged this artificial plant from alongside a trash bin. Add a clearance-priced string of lights leftover from Halloween--and a magical effect is happening in the corner of our front porch. It's equally cheerful in the daylight.

             And this is what I'm wearing today - I go to ceramics this morning and will meet a friend for coffee this evening.  In between, some research and study....
                


Thrifted skirt, first time wearing

Thrifted jacket from my closet

Thrfited black blouse
Thrifted gold necklace
Thrifted earrings (you can't see them, but they're unique!)

Layering for Warmth

It's time to layer.  So I went to my closet to find this warm, wool vest.  I decided to wear my thirfted red belt OVER the top of the vest which covers a $.50 white long-sleeved tee I found at a garage sale this summer.  Worn with a comfortable thrifted skirt and thrifted black shoes....

What Would Della Do?

I'm getting a little braver with colors and spent considerable time in the closet this morning asking myself, "What could Della do with this?"

I've not even BEGUN to achieve her creativity and variety.  Possibly that is due to the extra age I have on me.....

At any rate, it's all from thrift stores or garage sales.  The necklace is my latest garage sale purchase.  I've just "got" something for these multi-strand beads right now.

Free Home Style

It's hard to beat "free"!  The 80's oil painting with a sweet mountain, stream & cabin, the praying angel, and unique glass candle holder ("Italy" glass) were in the free box at the one garage sale I visited yesterday.

For church this morning, I'm wearing a sleeveless blouse with matching jacket that was given me by a friend.  I like this color with my brown skirt (thrifted).  You can't see the brown & white scarf I'm wearing along with gold beads and earrings and an assortment of 6 brown  bangle bracelets.  My entire outfit, shoes included, were either gifts, garage sale purchases or thrifted.