Where I've Been and Thrift Updates

I wish that I could say I've been on vacation to an exotic island, however, that's not the case. Long story short -- nothing serious -- I have an old neck injury that will occasionally cause me grief. When that happens, I need rest and that includes very little time on any of my electronic devices (computer, phone, tablet). Right now, I've been on my computer for about 10 minutes and I'm already experiencing neck discomfort, so this will be a very short post. To the bloggers I follow, please forgive my absence. I hope to visit your blogs again very soon. Norma VanV

Quick thrift finds

Vintage suede handbag, suede pumps (never worn), houndstooth jeans, and a silver, blue and green necklace. I replaced the old worn strap on the handbag, but I need to track down a more substantial gold chain strap to replace the current thin gold metal chain strap I'm using.

Dark cherry red leather handbag, blue paisley scarf, and purple/lavender/gold striped scarf. (Yeah, I finally found scarves!) I bought the handbag just because of the great color!

Oversized wool jacket with silver metal trim, slightly askew on dress form. Is it dark purple or dark blue? In reality, it's really hard to say.

  Your standard leopard cowl neck sweater, poorly displayed on dress form, sorry.


The correct color of this 3/4 sleeve cardigan with black pick-stitching is dark cherry red. Sorry it is not aligned on the dress form!

 Again, this short sleeve wool turtleneck sweater is dark cherry red.

 This vintage dark brown coat does not photograph well -- it's really awesome!

Sorry, that's lint on the coat. I've already had it drycleaned, but it seems to attract lint. In this photo, I've attempted to show the back pleating. I did not need another winter coat, but I could not leave Goodwill without this incredible coat. I wish my pictures did this justice.

The details:
Vintage suede handbag: Unmarked, I think 60's, $9.00
Suede pumps: Nine West $12.99
Houndstooth jeans: Pure Color $9.99
Necklace: Unmarked, $4.97
Cherry red leather handbag: Aigner $19.99
Blue paisley scarf: Unmarked $5.00
Purple/gold striped scarf: Unmarked $5.00
Oversized wool jacket: Doncaster $14.99
Leopard cowl sweater: Jones New York $9.99
Red cardigan: Ann Taylor Loft $6.49
Red t-neck sweater: Talbots $6.50
Vintage wool coat: Lilli Ann (early 60's label) $8.00

Thanks for stopping by! Forgive my absence.

Norma VanV

Thrift Haul -- It Was a Black and White Day

When thrift shopping, I have a list of items I'm looking for. Right now the list includes: anything leather or suede (preferably trousers and skirts), bright color blouses, a black skinny belt, a brown plaid or print shirt. However, the selection for shorter women like me is limited and alterations just don't make sense for a number of reasons. So, I keep an open mind and buy what fits and will work with my current wardrobe.

Even though I'm shopping at four different and unique thrift stores, last week most of the items that worked for me seemed to be black, white/ivory, or a combination. I did manage to find a few pieces of jewelry.

An ivory on ivory print blouse and a black/ivory plaid wool skirt.

An ivory lace 3/4 sleeve shirt. I've already worn this shirt and will post pictures, probably tomorrow.

A black/white large paisley print t-shirt with rhinestone buttons.

A black sweater coat.

A black short knit jacket with ruffles. I've already worn this jacket and will post pictures, probably tomorrow.

A black suede jacket. This is the most I've paid for an item at the regular Goodwill store.

A blue suede jacket. Finally, no black or white/ivory. Since this jacket was so cheap, I don't feel so bad about the amount I paid for the above black suede jacket. I'm not familiar with the brand of this blue jacket, but the quality of the suede is superior to the quality of the black suede jacket.

Red/black plaid shirt.

A vintage black patent leather handbag, two necklaces, and two bracelets.

The details:

Ivory on ivory print blouse: Coldwater Creek $2.99

Ivory lace 3/4 sleeve shirt: Coldwater Creek $1.99

Black/white paisley t-shirt: Sportelle $1.49

Sweater coat: DKNY $3.49

Short knit jacket: INC Petites $9.99

Black suede jacket: Style & Co. $24.97

Blue suede jacket:  Doncaster Sport $3.99

Plaid shirt: Talbots $3.49

Vintage handbag: Unknown maker $9.99

Turquoise stretch bracelet: Unknown maker $12.49

Turquoise diamond shape bracelet: Unknown maker $9.99

Green necklace: Unknown maker $3.99

Orange/green/clear necklace: Unknown maker $3.99

Thanks for visiting! Happy (thrift) hunting.

Norma VanV