Meet My New Guitar Love...

Resonator Guitar, eBay (gift from hubby)

Remember the beautiful resonator guitar that got away? Well, my absolutely wonderful hubby found me one of eBay for much, much less than that one!!! I am so in love with it! Everything sounds so great on a resonator guitar- it has a bit brighter, more electric, happy sound than regular guitars.

While this wasn't a thrift find, the hubby's great deal on it deserves some kudos, and I couldn't help but showing you guys something I'm so in love with. :)

Have a great Wednesday, everyone!!

Always,
Amanda

My Thrifted Holiday Outfit: Christmas Eve Sunshine

It's so weird to look at this outfit photo from just two days ago, because it was so sunny then! Now, it's snowing outside and looking a lot more like the holidays :)

Here's what I wore for a day of gingerbread house making (and accidentally destroying-woops!), Christmas lights looking, A Christmas Story watching, board game playing and late-night church service attending- a pretty cool Christmas Eve:

Shirt, Goodwill; Jeans, Goodwill; Vintage Camel Coat, eBay; Shoes, AJ Wright; Purse, TJMaxx; Vintage Gucci Sunglasses, eBay ($12!)

Oh yeah, and to almost top the awesome vintage coat eBay find, I scored these vintage Gucci sunglasses for twelve bucks! Just when I was about to give up on eBay, two great finds in a row have convinced me that it's still pretty great :)

I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas and holiday :)

Always,
Amanda

My Thrifting Outfit: Ray Bans and Sunshine

I got some vintage Ray Bans on eBay for seven bucks, and I couldn't wait to try them out! Yesterday was hot and sunny, so it was the perfect opportunity :) The verdict? I love them! (Can you tell?)

Vintage Ray Bans, eBay ($7); Shirt, Goodwill ($3); Jeans, TJMaxx ($14); Fringe Sandals, Goodwill Outlet ($2); Leather Backpack, Goodwill Outlet ($2); Vintage Cameo Necklace, Heritage Antiques ($10)

Since I'm wearing quite a few new things, I thought I'd do a cost breakdown. I've stopped doing it lately because it's so hard to remember the prices of most of my thrifted stuff :)

I hope everyone's having a great weekend! Today, I'm going to be cleaning and then relaxing. Ahhh, Sundays :)

Always,
Amanda

PS: Nope, that's not my truck in the background :) If it was, I'd have a sweet vintage bike by now!

The Tale of the Justin Boots

I have had one heck of a time with Justin boots. It started when they kept popping up on my favorite bloggers' feet. The black vintage ones with fringe. They were everywhere! Everywhere but my thrift stores.

Then, miraculously, I found a pair at Family Thrift. Black, check. Fringe, check. Women's size 8? No check.

Of course they were a women's size 7- just big enough to squeeze my feet into, but not to be able to move. At all. Plus, they were $25.

After that, I told my hubby exactly what I wanted, and showed him pictures. He said he'd find some on eBay. Unfortunately, the ones he found there were new and more cowboy than cool- plus they were at least a women's size 10.

Unwearable. Ugh. So I went back to eBay and found my current pair, above, for $8. They are cool and everything, but no black. No fringe.

So, this story's not over yet. I will, someday, find my perfect pair of Vintage Justin roper boots. And you can bet that I'll tell you all about it!

Have a super Thursday, everyone! It's almost the weekend!!!!
Always,
Amanda

Saying Goodbye to D&B

Since I found a perfect vintage Dooney & Bourke bag yesterday, I decided it was time to let my other Dooney go. Since it's not vintage, I've listed it on eBay here if you're interested!

Have a great evening! Giveaway info tomorrow!

Always,
Amanda

Goodwill Shopping...Online?

Just recently, I discovered that Goodwill has an online auction site.

Um, how did I never know this?

Apparently, Goodwills from all over the U.S. list their fanciest things on the shopgoodwill.com auction site and bidders have at it. It's sort of like a thrifting eBay...for too lazy/tired/not-willing-to-deal-with-others people!

I looked through the clothing options and found this really cute vintage purse (why purses are under clothing, I have no idea) that I would love to have. If only the layout of the site made it as user-friendly as my beloved eBay.

Photo via Shopgoodwill.com

Anyway, if you can figure out how to use it, you should check out the site! And if not, it's still kind of fulfilling just to look through all the random stuff. :)

Always,

Amanda