brooching out.

this weeks thrift shop finds are small but pretty.  i found some cute little brooches, and one which had a matching bracelet. i just thought they were kind of sweet and i'd like the wear brooches more to jazz up a plainer outfit.

but the question i always think about:

how can i pull off wearing a brooch?

here's some brooch wearing inspiration.

in your hair (source)

on a dress (source)

 or attached to a pretty scarf ( source- wendy's lookbook)

 how do you wear brooches?
and as usual this week im linking up with her library adventures and apron thrift girl. x

i drove an hour to buy candle wax.

this weeks thrift shop finds have only been made possible by the fact that i was desperate for candle wax to complete a craft project. i'd scoured my town and failed to find any so i drove an hour to the nearest town and stocked up.

however the 2hrs worth of driving in total were made more worthwhile by the fact i stopped by their op shops and scored some serious thrifting bargains. so much so that i actually briefly considered doing what i did back in 2007 and only buying thrifted clothes as a goal for the year (excluding shoes, pjs etc). but i'm not sure. in 2007 i was a poor student and while i convinced myself that i was doing it to promote recycling and not being wasteful, the fact that my bank account was dismal also helped. however now i'm working full time, can op shops really provide enough professional clothes for work?

could you go a year with only buying thrifted clothes?

and now to share my other finds..

now when you see my rocking these skirts and dress you'll know i got them from a thrift shop and i'm one mighty proud thrift bargain hunter. all for $15!
and as usual im linking up with her library adventures and apron thrift girl