Heyyyyyy! (Outfit Post)

So I'm back from my "vacation", lol. There's a lot going on and since I've been preggie I haven't had as my outfit updates....I basically spent the majority of the 1st 3 months sick, nauseated, and in bed sick. : \ Not one of the best times of my life....But that's over & now I'm 4 & 1/2 months preggie. Yay! So you know what that means- OUTFITS! Here's one I took at RA Sushi place here in our new city, Houston. :-)


I was about 3 months preggie in these pics. Notice the blazer and belt??? They're my fave thrift store items...well so far. :D I got that skirt from Forever21 in Memphis. It was on sale for $11. All I can say is I'm soooooo glad it's stretchable or else I wouldn't be able to wear it, lol! It was the last item I bought before I found out I was preggie.

Have a great weekend! I wore this bangin' black dress to a holiday party a couple of weeks ago and tomorrow we're attending another one. So I'll be posting both outfits on Monday.

-K.D.

2010 Birthday Outfit :-)

So here's my birthday outfit! Yesterday, I turned 28 (i'm getting so old) and the hubs took me to Texas De Brazil. We hadn't gone in a year so this was a very nice treat. ;-) To prepare, we didn't eat hardly any food all day. It's basically all you can eat yummy Brazilian steak.


Before you ask, yes that's a rust spot over my toe, lol! #ohwell I wanted you guys to see the shoes. I put lotion on my feet, but that spot is my "problem area".

Check out my birthday finger nails! :-) I wear this necklace soooooooooo much.

Most of the items in this post you've already seen. The brown dress was a dress, but I mostly wear it as a skirt.

Blazer- My favorite blazer (thrift store)-$1

Dress- Purchased years ago for $10

Belt- Liz Claiborne-$2.90 (thrift store)

Bracelets- Same beauty supply store bracelet and my Leo bracelet. ;-) The bss bracelet goes with so many outfits!

Necklace-Which is actually 3 necklaces together. My sis bought this for me for $3.

Shoes- Free from my sis. ;-)

Spy Bag- Free from the hubs.

That's it! Now I'm preparing for the hubs birthday this weekend. Yes, our birthdays are 5 days from each other. 2 Leos, lol! Off to take a bubble bath.

-K.D.

$1 Thrifty Blazers Pt. 1

Behold...this has become my favorite blazer. I love it so much! I wear it with so many things. The best part about it was the price....I picked this up for $1 at a local thrift store. You like? :-)

-K.D.

Sleeves Cut On My African Jacket!

So I cut the sleeves on the African printed jacket I bought from Thrift Store Baritillo the other day. I had to....they were literally swallowing my frame. : \ I really wanted to keep them, but they just didn't work with my body. Here's the finished product......

I tucked the shoulder pads under the sleeve part....

You can see the shoulder pad on the right poking out. :o

And here the shoulder pads are all out willie nillie....lol.

I don't know what I'm going to do with the should pads. I may cut them....or sew them under to make a cute little puff. Any ideas? -K.D.

P.S. I went to Thrift Store Baritillo today....yes again. ;-) Can't wait to show you the new finds!

My $2 Thrift Store Shopping Spree!

Hey thrift store lovers! ;-) I went to 2 new thrift stores today!!! Yeah!!! If you read this post you know that I was beginning to think the Village Economy Thrift Store was getting just tad bit too expensive. I went on a hunt for some cheaper thrift stores today! Sidenote: I forgot to tell ya'll on Saturday after going to the carnival I went into the 2nd thrift store featured today and it was closed. There just so happened to be another one in the same plaza. :-) And that's the 1st one I'll talk about.

I almost didn't see this one....it was kind of in the cut.

This was probably the smallest thrift store I've ever been in, but it had potential. I really enjoyed their collection of baskets. They also had a lot of women's blazers. 2 racks were 50 cents and another was a $1! :D That's what I'm talking about! Village Economy who?
When I got to the register, I discovered my total for 2 blazers was $2! But....I had only one $1 and change in cash and they didn't accept debit cards : \.The manager was so sweet. She let me have BOTH blazers for $1! :D I was so happy. Oh I will definitely be back to the Thrift Store Baratillo!

Here are the blazers....this one is actually a little lighter than this. Both had shoulder pads in them...I'm still not sure how I feel about them. I like them for now though.
It's not showing, but this blazer is actually more red if anything. Sorry for the dirty mirror! :0

So by this time I'm literally on a thrift store high. :-) I head on over to the other thrift store in the same plaza. I believe it's called Acts Thrift Store, but I didn't see a sign that said Acts. Maybe it's the little emblem next to the words "thrift store".

One thing I noticed about this store was that it had an amazing book collection. Everything was so organized. For those of you who shop in thrift stores regularly you know what I mean. Sometimes organized is the last thing thrift stores are.... I made a mental note to come back and check out the book section thorougly. I was about to leave because I didn't see any clothing that caught my eye until......

I browsed some more and saw this jacket. It actually comes with a long skirt. I believe it's African & handmade. There was no tag or label in the inside. I didn't know what size it was so I tried it on in one of the mirrors and it fit! Well....almost.

I don't know if this is the back or front....I love, love, love anything peplum. The little "skirt" at the waist makes me feel so girly. lol On another note, I'm thinking about cutting off the sleeves...I think that would look hot. And the whole set was just a $1. I don't know what I'm going to do with the skirt.

So afterwards I felt GREAT. Got in my car smiling looking at my new thrifty finds. :-)

Oh and I forgot to mention while I was at the 2nd thrift store, I tried on a belt and it got stuck on me. Meaning it would not come off! I asked one of the associates and she "half way" tried to take it off of me. Then, she said, "You can have it for free." lol Here's the belt that wouldn't budge....

And here's my new toenail polish. :-) It's Sinful Colors:"Rise and Shine." This was definitely something new for me because I usually stick to reds and pinks. I like it though. The summer is definitely bringing out my playful side. :-)

In case you're wondering both thrift stores are in Woodbridge, VA. Have a great night ya'll!-K.D.