Friday Finds Aug 7 A Day Late

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Sorry this post is late, but I was so exhausted from shopping yesterday I just couldn't get it together. Here are my week's finds for you now. Hope you like them!
Again I gravitated to Forever21. Their clearance section is jam packed right now and Tom, my husband, actually found this sweater as I was searching another section. It was only $11.80 and a perfect fit for my wardrobe! Up near the register they had a bin full of belts and I snagged three, the brown croco shown here, a grey croco and a super skinny black with brass studs double wrap belt. All for only $2.50 each! Even my husband was impressed. *smirk*



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Next stop was Target and there I went straight to Hosiery. I was looking for tights but unfortunately they had none. What they did have was a clearance on over the knee and thigh high socks! I nearly swooned! I have been having "sock dreams" for a while now but couldn't afford to pay the prices on some of the websites. Here were adorable socks and they were only $2.48 to $2.98 a pair! I felt like I had died and gone to sock heaven. I filled my arms full and the husband thought I had lost my mind. Of course once I tried them on he agreed that they were tres adorable. I am thinking of all the ways I will style them! So much fun *grin*

***Coming Up***
Don't miss next week. Coming Monday I will be doing a series of posts on making a skirt! What better way to be stylish on a shoestring than to make your own clothes? See how it is done and enter to win enough fabric to make your own skirt!

Channeling Alice

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With the new Tim Burton movie set to come out next year it seems that all I can think about is Alice. The trailer just whetted my appetite for her gothic blue sweetness. I picked up this silk cotton blouse from Forever21 to help stave off the hunger for all that is Alice blue. It's puffed sleeves and shirred waist evoke another time and seem so very right. I paired it with a full black skirt, spectator oxford shoes and a little antique tapestry purse that belonged to my great-grandmother. My cat is a shoo in for Dinah *grin*


Artfire has a few shops that offer items that have an Alice in Wonderland theme. Maybe you can pick up some gothic goodness of your own.



Alice in Wonderland White Leather Charm Bracelet by Sunny Beach Jewelry


Gothic Black Lace Cuffs by maryandangelika


Poppy Longstockings Nautical Stripe by Poppy Clothing Creations


Quietly Waiting Hand Painted Accent Table by MadTeaPartyFurniture

The last is not clothing, but this shop is full of the most wonderfully Alice in Wonderland style furniture that all I could do was squeal with delight as I looked at each item! I want EVERYTHING!

Let me know how you have expressed your "inner" Alice. I am sure I am not the only one captivated by this trend.

Friday Finds July 31

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This shopping trip found me at Forever 21. As it was hot I was looking for some cool styles that were budget friendly and cute. I can definitely say that I was in the right place. While I was ostensibly looking for camis, I was drawn to this gorgeous black bustier. It was all beaded and covered in lace and ribbons. So flirty! And at $22.50 not a pursebreaker. I snatched it up gleefully and headed to the cami section.

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In the cami section I was greeted with a head turning display of colors. I swear a unicorn threw up a rainbow! *giggle* It was very hard restraining myself. Every color imaginable was there and the basic cami was only $2.50. Yes, that is right. You are not misreading this. Two dollars and fifty cents a piece. Is it no wonder I wanted them ALL? But restrain myself I did and I walked away with a mere armload.



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Now that my shopping for basics was done I needed a little bling. I found just what I needed at Aldo in this set of silver-tone bracelets. There are 14 of them in the set and at only $15.00 they were quite a bargain. Nice and heavy they tinkle sweetly at my wrists. No cheap, thin metal are these! I liked them so much I bought two sets :)

Exhausted I needed lunch so the husband and I had Mongolian BBQ, Yummers! Then he took me to see the new Harry Potter movie. It was not as good as I had hoped it would be, but not as bad as people had said it was. All in all a good day out.

Nautical Inclinations

Every Spring nautical designs turn up in runway collections like clockwork. It is so stereotypical that I have so far resisted any type of nautical theme until now. I don't know if it was nostalgia for that old Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra movie Anchors Aweigh, or just plain whimsy one my part. Or maybe it was the really cute options I have been seeing in the shops and online that finally whetted my appetite for the nautical look. Either way, I caved. Here you can see how I put together two looks.

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Here I have styled a tank top from Hollister that was hand me down from a friend. The skirt was on sale from Anthropologie for $70.00 and I just couldn't resist it. Shoes from Payless for $15.00 and finally to finish the look a bracelet from Wet Seal for $2.00. A cute and casual nautical style that is playful and fun!



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This look is a more subtle play on the nautical theme. More retro in style, I took a blouse from Kimchi Blue that I bought on ebay for 19.00, sailor style pants from Express that I also bought on ebay for $24.99 and added my favorite shoes from Aldo on that were on sale for $59.00 with 10% off coupon on top of that!! Yeah! The total outfit looks polished and sophisticated. I feel like a 1940's movie star when I wear it! Who thought waiting for the fleet to come in could look so awesome *grin*


*Note This was written before I fell ill.

Friday Finds July 24

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Marshall's was an unexpected treasure trove for me this week. I found this gorgeous silk satin dress by Oleg Cassini for only $29.00. But the best deal was the basket clutch by Micheal Kors. I was walking past the display and caught it out of the corner of my eye. My heart literally stopped in my chest when I saw it. It was perfection! Only $39.00! Originally $140.00! Wow! I had to pare down my hand bag quite a bit, but who cares! I feel so chic when I carry this lovely clutch. It is worth only having a lippy, credit card and drivers license now.

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Dollhouse Spectator Oxford shoes from DSW. Only $10.00! These awesome shoes are perfect now and also for the Fall and Winter. Totally retro and totally cool. The original DSW price was $49.50 and the receipt said I saved an additional $15.50 off the retail price! Yowzah! This was an amazing week for Bargains.

Sidelined By Illness

The past couple of months I have been ill and not able to post due to that and the many doctors and emergency room visits. Luckily I found a great surgeon and had my gallbladder removed in June. I am recovering nicely and will be posting again! I have a couple articles I started before I was ill that I will finish and post well as new articles and features. I will fix the links and freshen up the site all the rest of this week. It will be good to be back :)