Friday Fashion: New Shoes

I hung out with my friend Marie the other day.  We went to all the thrift stores on the Ave, because I needed to find some plain colored sneakers and flats.  I ended up buying patterned sneakers, but they aren't nearly as clashy as my rainbow plaid sneakers.  Also, they're awesome and brand new looking so it's cool.  My rainbow plaid Airwalks somehow have an orange stain on the toe that I cannot get off no matter how hard I try.  Also I have no idea how I got an orange stain on them.  I didn't rub Cheetos all over my shoes or anything.  I also bought some really cool boots.  I saw them last time I was at Crossroads Trading Company, but I didn't buy them.  After not buying them, I repeatedly wished that I had.  They were still there this time, at least two weeks later, so I tried them on and they fit perfectly and I bought them.  We also went to this amazing store that sells vintage and things by local artists, and YOU GUYS, if you're ever in Seattle, you need to go to this store!  It is the best store ever and the owner is the nicest lady.  I might be able to sell some of my own jewelry there, which would be pretty much the coolest thing ever.  The store is called Valley of the Roses Boutique.  I commented to Marie that I loved this one pair of shoes (bright orange heels with orange and white striped bows on the toes) and the owner told me that if I wanted to buy them, she would put them on sale for me.  Talk about customer service!  They were way too small for me though, because I have big feet, so big that G likes to call me Bigfoot.  Anyway, here is the outfit that I wore for thrifting.

This outfit is mostly thrifted/free.

I won the arrow necklace in a blog giveaway, bought the deer necklace for cheap off eBay,
made the earrings, and got the bracelet from the Oregon Coast years ago.

And here are the shoes I bought.

Studded straps are one of my favorite shoe features.
These cost me $15 at Crossroads Trading Company.
They are just like new. I don't think they were actually worn.

These work as neutrals.  Even though they have a print, it's subtle.
I really like the not-quite-glitter not-quite-sequins.
For some reason I was very drawn to shiny shoes that day.
These cost me $10 at Goodwill and they are pretty much brand new.

Goodwill Haul

G took me to Goodwill today to look for a dresser and a jigsaw puzzle.  We didn't find a dresser but I did manage to find 11 spools of ribbon and 1 of lace that will be awesome for jewelry making and were 1 dollar each for a bag of 3 or 4, a shower caddy which I really need since my roommates take up all the shower space with their stuff and I'm left carrying my stuff into the bathroom with me every time I shower then back to my room when I'm done, and two jigsaw puzzles that may or may not have all the pieces still, all for $10.  I also found a second purse for 13 bucks.  I needed another one for when it rains so my stuff won't get soaked like it would in the super cute fabric one.  This one is a sort of mustard yellow color only with a little more brown in it than yellow and in really good shape, with lots of pockets and plenty of room for all of my stuff.  There was also some really weird stuff at Goodwill.  One thing that I would have definitely purchased and then mailed to thrift store pen pal Woody if I had more money, was what I can only assume was a torch holder.  It was designed to be mounted on a wall and had a bowl on the bottom part to place a torch in then a chain higher up with a handcuff type support to hold the torch.  It was pretty cool looking to be honest, but I don't live in a castle, so it might be a bit extravagant.

I'm So Excited!

Did I tell you guys my new camera arrived? Because it did. Yesterday.  And today I got three long sleeved shirts and two short sleeved shirts at Goodwill, as well as a cute skirt and headband on sale at a store called Pitaya.  They have so many cute things there.  And when I got home, my purse I ordered had arrived in the mail, as well as two wallets (I needed a new one and found one online with a buy one get one free deal).  The purse is one of the most adorable things I have ever seen.  It's from this girl's Etsy shop. She also has a wonderfully funny blog, located here.

And guess what else? Tomorrow I am starting to make jewelry for my Etsy shop as an actual job.  I am so excited about that too!  You guys, I am literally so excited right now that I can hardly function.  I meant to eat my lunch finally and open my mail, but instead I wrote this.  Oops.

And this is going here because I'm writing my first sponsored post today, I would like to welcome my 27th follower, Woody, from Woodn't Ya Know It...  He likes thrift stores and he's funny so make him feel welcome and check out his blog.