bopped til we dropped...

... at Michelyn's graduation party. It was a "Rock Around the Clock" affair and everyone dressed in 50s, 60s and 70s costumes. Have you every done the Cha Cha Slide? It looks like so much fun.

The group was mostly fit for the 50s, including me. I wore black capris, black sleeveless shirt and the shoes my mom always calls "springolators". In my day they were Candies, but now I think they're just called mules? Anyway, mine looked a bit like this, but lower heels.

The finishing touch for my outfit was supposed to be chiffon scarf, but after coming up empty handed after two trips to different thrift stores, I finally made a stop at Vintage Dreams, a cool little boutique near my home. I didn't find chiffon, but there were lots of scarves to choose from so I went with a red poka dot one and a dotty bracelet to match.

It is such a cool little shop. I wish I'd had more time to browse. I'll have to stop by again one day soon.

thrifting

I made a quick stop at the thrift store trying to find one last item for my costume for tonight's party. This is a different store than the one I checked in at earlier in the week. Time was tight, but I took a quick cruise down a few aisles and found some goodies. A brand new box of curly ribbon from IKEA (love the colors); a metal pedestal bowl; silver plated cake serving untensils, a crystal relish dish and a gorgeous turquoise shell dish.

The true test of a good purchase is if I like it even better once I get it home. Happy to say, that I like all of these plenty now that they're in the house.

can we talk?

(Yup, that's me.)

Okay, so the thing with blogs is it turns out there are some very cool and interesting ones out there. There are blogs on style, decor, food... you name it. The ones that seem to have caught my eye are those with a retro/vintage flair.

There is a whole tribe of people out there who call themselves "thrifters" or who talk of "thrifting" and who post the most delightful photos of their awesome finds at flea markets, estate and yard sales, as well as antique and thrift stores. Some of these bloggers have an incredible eye for finding treasures. They totally make me want to drop everything and go on a treasure hunt. I love vintage, lived in, shabby chic stuff.

Here are a few of the fun blogs I've been enjoying:
Nostalgia at the Stone House
Apron Thrift Girl
Daisy Cottage

So with all this talk of thrifting and with a costume party to go to this weekend, I decided to drag the kids to our largest local thrift store today. The idea was to just pop in and out, but it is such a large store that our quick visit took longer than planned. It's amazing how long it can take to flip thru long racks of clothing even when you have a good idea of what you are looking for.

Since we were mainly there for costumes I didn't look at much else. I did manage to find a couple of useful items, tho I can't call them treasures. Oh, and we found costumes too. So time well spent.

(PS~ does anyone have an idea of where I might find some Keds canvas oxford tennies in black? I need them before Saturday, so hoping one of my local peeps has a lead for me.)