Thrifty Thursday : New Obsession

Surfing the internet, you can find tons of blogs where these people find wonderful things in thrift stores.  I've always wanted to explore some and see what treasures I could find.  Sadly, our last apartment was the first time I'd ever lived near one - I found a few things that I wanted, but I went with no cash.  Sadly, that was my last trip to that thrift store.

We moved last month, and I knew of one big thrift store in the area because a local friend donates stuff every month.  When I learned that my bus goes right past there, I went one afternoon after work.  There's also a Goodwill retail store even closer - so I went the next day.  I found some wonders, and I will start sharing my weekly finds here on my blog.




The top 3 are from Goodwill :
1 // A great teal polka-dotted cardigan.  I need to rip out the shoulder pads, and want to find new buttons that actually match.  The current buttons have a blue ring that are no where near the same color as the teal.  ($5)

2 // A cute little sundress.  I need to fix the one strap as it looks like the previous owner sewed it in and now it's off center from the other strap.  Not a big deal.  ($7)

3 // I was looking for a dress with some cute little sleeves and here we are.  I need to bring the bottom hem up quite a bit - it's far too long.  ($6)

The rest are from the larger thrift store, which is now my favorite place to go!
4 // Loafers.  ($7)

5 // Green Blazer.  Sides need to be brought in juuuust a tad.  ($4)

6 // White cardigan with yellow polka dots.  ($3)

7 // Mid-length skirt.  ($4)

8 // This was my treasure!  This ladies and gents is a saddle stapler.  It's brand new and they retail for $100+ ... I paid $3!!


Needless to say, I'm going to have a hard time staying out of thrift stores after that saddle stapler.

Did you go thrift shopping this week? Find anything fun?