Poladroid

I forgot how much fun a garage sale can be.
My mom and I went to our first sale of the season. We've been doing it for years. When I was kid I went to look for vintage Fisher Price toys. (I probably have the largest collection ever) Then as I got in my teens it was all about sweet clothing finds! And now.. it's a little bit of everything, but I'm starting to get into looking for junk. The show I work on, on YouTube is always in need of random, cool things. Today I purchased a Polaroid One Step 600 instant camera. (camera - $1) I've been reading lately about how Polaroid is bringing back the film for this camera, which is wonderful, but it's also expensive.. that shouldn't be a problem if you really love pictures, right?!I've been interested in photography since I was 14. I've studied and inhaled books about photography, Googled many big wigs in the business, favorited many photography sites on my computer, and of course actually went out and got some great shots. I'm very weak in the actual knowledge of cameras. But I know how to take a great picture (as well as some neat-o tricks)! In my senior year of high school, I felt sure I was destined to be a photographer. I considered taking classes and such at the local tech school and wanted to get involved as an assistant at a photo place here in town. I was even offered a job taking pictures/selling things on Ebay for a local antique store. (didn't work out, and it wasn't my fault!)
But.. God had other plans for me. I don't know what it is yet, but that's ok. I'm still young!
Anywho.. I just wanted to talk about this nifty camera and look at me! Totally spilling out my dream guts from high school. (which was soo long ago.. not!)I recently read an article from a Life magazine published in the 1960's about how the Polaroid camera came to be, it was a magazine I snagged from great Grandma's house when she moved out. It was really fascinating. I think it's good to know the history of cameras and photo and art before actually going out and attempting it. I would really love to scan the article for you all to see. Also, the entire magazine was a good read, I felt like it was a fresh issue and I was inside 1960, or whenever it was.

I am completely looking forward to what other great finds I will discover this season at garage sales. I hope you all have an AWESOME weekend!!

(not taken on the camera as I don't have film for it yet, this is just the Poladroid edited effect, I thought it was neat)

Birds of a Feather Flock Together

My friend Sarah and I went to the park on Tuesday for a bit of a photo shoot. This is Sarah down here. We like to make fun of cheesy senior pictures.
We then came back to my house, had soup on my fort deck and made feather jewelry. I'm going through a phase.. ever since I made this sweet blue feather earring the other day. hahaWhat I wore on.. Saturday. We ran some errands. It's a new Michael Jackson tee I ordered from Torrid. The first thing I ever ordered. I was a bit disappointed in the size and would love just ONE size bigger, but it was unfortunately on clearance, so I can't do anything. :/ I'll live. HEY! Straight hair. :)


Park Picture Outfit -
Gray Tank - 2 for $1, Wal-Mart
White V Neck - $2.99ish, Target
White Sweater - $1, Wal-Mart
Jeans - $4, St.Vinny's
Flip flops - $1, Wal-Mart

Weekend outfit -
MJ Tee - $8.99, Torrid (splurge)
Sweater - $7, Vanity
Scarf - gift, Wal-Mart
Jeans - $3, St.Vinny's
Necklace - $1, BD
Bangle - <$1, thrifted Sweet kicks - $11, Wal-Mart

You Belong With Me

Todays St.Vincent's find - glasses for 50 cents. They're almost the exact pair that Taylor Swift wore in her "You Belong With Me" music video. (it's super cute and I love it). They also closely resemble the shape of talk show diva, Sally Jesse Raphael. (watched a ton of her as a kid since my mom made us watch all "her shows")The lenses are sadly going to need to be punched out. They are horrible bi-focal like and make my eyes do crazy things. (I have perfect vision and to not intend on ruining it!)
I think it looks tacky when people (ahem, teens) punch the lenses out of there "cool" glasses. Like what was up with EVERYONE punching out the lenses of their 3d glasses?!Really? REALLY?! What are you views of these geek chic glasses?

Hey Girl! Feed Your Drama to a Llama

LL stands for LoftlandIt seemed like I kept running away from the camera. I thought.. gorgeous day, random people at the park, neighbors seem to be inside. So I run out to capture the photos and BAM, out of nowhere walks my neighbor through our backyard and he of course has to make some comment, "Say Cheese!". I walked indoors and that is where I will remain for rest of the day. I am completely camera shy in front of others!
These photos were taken today, not yesterday - the day of the HUGE Loftland concert (but it's what I wore to the concert). It was awesome! A lot of people showed up, lots of new faces and such.

Outfit -
Pink Dress - <$5, Wal-Mart
Grey Sweater - $3, Shop-Ko
Jeggings - $20, Miley&Max, Wal-Mart
Scarf - $2.49, Shop-Ko
Necklace - $0, something I picked from great grandma's jewelry collection
Earrings - $10, gift from mom from Shop-Ko
Bangles - <$1, thrifted
Concert experience - Priceless.

I've Got a Feeling

Birthday party today. This was completely not ideal for playing outdoors. It was gorgeous and windy. But we managed to jump rope and play Ninja.

Outfit:
Black tee - $1, Sears
Sweater - $7, Vanity
Jeans - $10, Steve & Barry's
Scarf - <$5, Plato's Closet
Necklace - $2, Vinny's
Wooden Bracelets - $1, Claire's (it's actually a set of 3 and I gave one away)
Gladiators - .75, Wal-Mart

I'll do a post tomorrow about what happened after the party (Loftland concert) and of course pictures of what I wore!

You Gotta Have Faith

Today's sunglasses....I bought these today at Vinny's. (50 cents)"Faith" was tattooed on the side of these shades.

I also picked up Faith by George Michael. I already own it and have actually been listening to my copy all week (it's been competing with Billy Joel in my cd player), but I feel like the sound has faded. Just my luck that Vinny's had a few copies for a whole quarter!! Jackpot!I saw this at Vinny's and thought it was fabulous, but it was $2, and that was all I had in my pocket. So my mom went back and helped me pay for it. Is it sad that some day's I can't even afford a thrift store?!
These sunnies are just like my mini yellow ones! But this is over sized and in a bright red. (25 cents)
Today I had Puppet Show practice. I have been a puppeteer for 9 years. I was one of the original puppeteers at our library. Waaay back in the day! The new kids always ask me how long I've been there. It's all a bunch of homeschool kids. We are doing such a neat show, The Emperor's New Clothes. Guess who I am? Town Crier! I get to be the one who shouts about what the emperor is wearing. Lovely green velvet, blah blah blah.. it's a perfect part for me. I get to ham it up like an annoying infomercial. :)
After puppets, as I call it, I went down to Vinny's and hit the accessories jackpot!

Outfit:
Gray tee - 25 cents, Vinny's (Hanes brand)
White vest - $4.40, Shop-Ko
Jeans - $4, Vinny's
Scarf - 50 cents, Vinny's
Key Necklace - $1, BD

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy

The stripe detail on the white collared top.
I stuff my chubby feet in these cute gladiators, how can I not? :PThese earrings totally remind me of the boxes from Mario Kart Racing, right?!

A friend of mine wore them all the time (it was a signature item like me and key necklace!) and I wanted them for the longest time but was unable to find them. 3 years later and look what I found!
Today was an Awana night. It was also about 80-90 degrees and freakin' NICE! So I broke out the white. I don't like wearing white, but I figured I outta wear it once in awhile.
I wasn't wearing shoes in the pictures because I only put shoes on right before leaving. So that clears that up. ha

Outfit:
Pink tank - .25 cents, Vinny's (box sale)
White V neck - $2.50??, Target
Striped top - .25 cents, Vinny's (box sale, and it's vintage! J.F.1 brand or something like that)
Jeans - $5, Wal-Mart
Gladiators - .75 cents, Wal-Mart (our Wal-Mart moved to a bigger store and had MAJOR markdowns!)
Earrings - $10, Shop-Ko (that is a splurge, but my momma splurged on me. we saw them and then she went back and bought them as a surprise! sweet!)
Key Necklace - $1, BD

11Eleven

The pattern on my skirt. It has a pretty neat cut on the back.. maybe I should have taken a picture of it! ha
It bothers me that this makes it look like my feet/legs are bulging out of the shoes, I swear these feel quite comfy and roomy when I'm wearing them.
(psht, I know I'm late to the tights party, don't judge me! :P)
This was my outfit for April 11. It was my mom's birthday. I only wore this part of the day. The other part of the day I was in "teen clothes" trying to scalp tickets to teenagers. Ok ok, not quite. But it didn't work out anyways. Friday we went to the big town and I got this skirt at K-Mart. (seriously not a Big K.. it's a small-big town. lol) They had $1.99 clearance racks and I found this. I can't move in it without it ripping, but it sure is fun to wear!

Outfit:
Tee - 25 cents, Vinny's box sale. (I believe it's Maurices brand)
Sweater - $1.00, Wal-Mart!! (love that WM has $1 racks!! great stuff on them too :) )
Tights - $4.50, Wal-Mart (George brand)
Skirt - $1.99, K-Mart
Black heels - $15-20?, Payless (I bought them in fall for the purpose of a few weddings, I looooooooove them! best black heels ever)
Owl Necklace - $2.50ish, Garage sale.. had to have it as soon as I saw it! (it was worth the splurge, and by splurge I mean.. I don't usually pay more than $1 for accessories if you have noticed)

April Showers

Last night/today was full on storming. Thunder, lightning, rain. It was magical. Then about 2:30, the whole sky cleared and the sun came out and it got hot! So I quickly went out and got some photos why it was still dry. (I would have had more photos, but I didn't know my camera battery was completely dead, so this is all I got)

Outfit:
Vintage Floral Shift Dress - $0, made it really late to a Free garage sale and it was one of the last things available, I thought it was awesome for free!!
Gray Short Sleeve Sweater - $3, Shop-Ko
Jeggings - $20, Max&Miley
Bangles - peanuts
Studs - also peanuts, I think the double earring came from a gumball machine!
Flip flops (ha!) - $1, Wal-Mart (who would pay more for dumb, little flip flops?!)
Purple Necklace - $1, Bargain Depot

Look! No key necklace!

Easter Eggs

A few of my eggs I decorated! :)



My Sheldon Egg
R2D2 and C3PO