Last week, I decided to head to Goodwill for a little shopping spree. My goal was to find some items to complete my wardrobe: printed pants, anything camo, skirt or dress and graphic tees. This is the only Goodwill and thrift store in town. Goodwill is actually not my favorite thrift store because I find it to be expensive so I made sure to be selective. Thankfully I was able to shop without any children which made the experience more enjoyable. I browsed down the aisles and picked up items that I found interesting. Sadly there were no camo! And sadly since I am not imposing a spending freeze till…

This was my second time participating in the thriftedchicstylechallenge and it is always fun to create outfits from my thrift store finds. This was a shorter challenge so I have 3 outfits to share. And I would like to thank the ladies who host the challenge for choosing me as the winner of the May challenge! Outfit #1 I wasn’t sure about this tank top when I purchased it but I really like the material and the pattern. Turns out it is very comfortable and it can be worn with a variety of bottoms. This day I paired it with a thrifted pair of cropped wide leg jeans and my…

While I may change a few of these, these are the outfit combinations I am planning for our 2 weeks in Spain/France. I deliberatly chose items that would work with each other and could be used in a variety of ways. Travel day outfit: Our flight over is overnight so I will be wearing that  day one and two. Day 1/2/15 : joggers, grey tee, grey sneakers Day 3: white pants, heathered tee, scarf, sandals Day 4: white pants, pink peasant, brown sandals Day 5: joggers, stripes, black sandals Day 6: we are planning to visit a monastery: striped dress Day 7: jeans, black peasant top, scarf, black sandals Day…

A couple weeks ago, on a cooler spring day we decided to spend a day window shopping downtown before having lunch and hiking. Since I knew where we were hiking, I decided I wanted to wear my hiking boots. The cooler weather warranted my leggings and long sleeve tunic. But I wanted to make the outfit cuter and more dressy for walking around town so I added a scarf. The scarf adds a splash of color and the spring colors and tassels brings the outfit up a notch. I have been wanting to take pictures in front of this mural for a while now so while we waited for my…

Whenever you buy a new piece of clothing, you want to have a variety of ways to wear it in mind. You may choose to change up accessories, different bottoms or layers to create new outfits. In this post, I am using a blush peasant blouse I found on the clearance rack at Target. Since the blouse has interesting details such as the tassels and the details at the collar and sleeves, I created different outfits by changing shoes and bottoms. With joggers and brown sandals I love these joggers! I can dress them up for a date or down for a casual outfit. This particular pair from JCpenney is…

Once again another blogger, Jodie from Jodie Touch of Style (and her moms) has sparked my interest with her theme for the week. During the last week of March, they styled black and white with bright colors, pastels and. In my case, I went with a simple combo of black and white with black and white. The shirt is from Shein which right now is only is plus sizes. This ruffle short sleeve tee is now $9 which is close to the price I paid for it. This is the only time that I have bought from Shein but I will say that the shirt has really held up to…

Look # 1 Today I am sharing with you 2 outfits featuring olive and navy. Those are not colors that I usually combine but after seeing it on another blogger (Jaymie Ashcraft), I got inspired to see what I could create from my closet. As most of my post, I do not have links for my clothes because most of them are not new and also because my aim is to help you take advantage of what you already own and what you may want to add to your closet to help you create more outfit combinations. Use the colors or the type of clothing as your inspiration just as…

Since I often find myself replicating outfits that I have seen, I decided that I would share them with all of you. Since I am trying very hard to stick to my shopping freezing (oops, I did buy a dress I had been eyeing since last year, but I promise, no more till this summer!), I am finding inpiration through the different bloggers I follow while shopping my closet. The following look was inspired by Jo-Lynne Shane and I really love how it turned out! Both the shirt and the white jacket were thrifted a few years back but I had never worn them together. One of my favorite jeans…

Well, this outfit might not be outstanding but it definitely becomes more interesting and stands out more with its improvements. How do you transform an outfit from basic to pretty? A week or so ago, I was getting ready for church but I was not sure what to wear. I knew I wanted to wear something different that would go with my gray boots because while it was not too cold, it was overcast and probably would rain. I decided to build from a plain black dress. Basic black dress and boots One of my very versatile accessory in my closet,  these boots have been worn many times since I…

This week I am participating in a challenge on Instagram called #thriftedchistylechallenge. While I have known about this challenge for a while, I never took the step to participate. So this week is the week! My son has been helping me with my photos so that I do not post just a bunch of selfies and we have been trying to be creative with where we can take our pictures whithout leaving the neighborhood. While they are some cool places in town where I would like to take pictures, bringing my 4 boys with me would not be conducive to a smooth photoshoot. But as we learn, we will become…