My Thrifting Outfit: Warm(ish) Winter!

I totally loved the weather yesterday! It was sunny and 52 degrees and absolutely beautiful :) I threw on my peacoat with a funny t-shirt with bears playing guitar hero, and jeans, and I was comfy and warm. I was feeling the purple accessories yesterday, too- with a purple beaded necklace and my new purple bag. I got the vintage Dexter shoes while thrifting yesterday! Everything I wore was thrifted (as per usual). :)

I found a bunch of cool things too- including a Sega Dreamcast for the hubby that he's fixing up right now. I'll be sure to show you all the great new goods this week :)

I hope that everyone has a great Sunday!

Always,
Amanda

What I'm Wanting: For Spring!

A little groundhog's shadow decided that it's still winter for awhile, but I'm going to have to pass on accepting that :) With weather upwards of 50 degrees (Yessss!) this weekend, let's pretend that spring's right around the corner.

I am super-stocked-up on long-sleeves and cardigans for the transition to warmer months, but I am lacking a couple things to get me through until summer. Today's thrift search includes: a collection of awesome t-shirts, spring-y florals, and a short-sleeve cardie like this one from etsy:

Can't you just imagine how wonderful it will be to skip along in the warm sunshine, with a straw hat on your head and a cute, short-sleeved cardie on? Well, I can! And that's exactly what I plan on doing- just as soon as all the snow melts!

Always,
Amanda

PS: Please excuse the frequent layout changes! I would love to have a pretty 3-column layout, but I am sorely lacking in HTML skills. I do plan on keeping the current header for a long while, though :)

The New Four Dollar Love of My Life

After work yesterday, I decided to pop into the local Goodwill to see if I would have any luck. (It's pretty hit-or-miss.) I didn't see anything I wanted at first, but when I was glancing at the purse wall, I saw a pretty purple strap near the back.

When I grabbed it, it was the most perfect, buttery leather purse of all time! Even nicer than my thrifted Dooney and Bourke bags! For a whole $4, I got this beauty:

When I got home, I googled the brand, B. Makowsky, and it turns out that these bags cost up to $340 dollars! Oh, my! (Can you tell I am absolutely in love with this bag?)

Anyway...happy Friday everyone! I can't wait to go thrifting tomorrow :) Who knows what treasures are in store.

Always,
Amanda

PS: If you ever have any questions for me or are looking for something that you think I can find for you, let me know! I love getting emails from readers- it really makes my day :) Email me at: isanotherstreasure@hotmail.com

Flowers in the Snow

Is anyone else waiting and hoping for spring to come? It needs to come as soon as possible, thank you! Maybe it's just this crazy, snowy weather we've been having, but I am going to dance for joy when it's 65 and sunny outside!

Lately, I've been picking up little things that remind me of spring, like the outfit from the other day (trench and floral shirt and rain shoes). When I saw this cute little sunglasses holder at Goodwill Outlet, it easily made it's way into my basket :)

A sign that it is still, unfortunately, winter? I took this picture on a huge pile of snow which has turned into rock-solid ice in our parking lot. Yup. Apparantly, that's how we roll here in Richmond, Virginia.

Thanks for cheering me up yesterday! It always makes me smile to read your comments, and I am so thankful for each and every one of you that reads this little blog :)

Have a good one!

Always,
Amanda

I Get a Kick Out of You!

On Monday, the hubby and I went on a little adventure and ended up at an antique store about 30 minutes away from us called Smashapenny! Seriously! And it lived up to it's great name, too.

Full to the brim with treasures, including a really cool Woodstock Music and Art Fair pin, a box of random vintage treasures, and this awesome vintage shoe printing plate:

Isn't it fantastic? I had the hardest time choosing which shoe to pick, as there were eight or so. But this was the shoe I most likely would wear daily. I love the tassels, the shape, the soft brown color...

I'm not really sure what to do with it, though! Right now, it's perched on my desk by my little glass dog. It sure is pretty to look at :) For $4, I couldn't pass it up!

Do you have any ideas for it? Hope you all have a great week!

Always,
Amanda

PS: I had a really bad day yesterday, so it would be amazing if you all could comment and cheer me up! You're the best!

Not Even Creepy-Cool. Creepy-Awesome!

It's been a couple days, but I had to make sure that my Creepy Crawlers maker worked before I did a post on it! And oh. my. gosh. It's awesome :)

I was at Goodwill Outlet Saturday, with all the crazies, and they were putting out new boxes of misc. stuff. I managed to nudge my way into the crowd and waited for something to catch my eye. That's when the lady next to me picked up a Creepy Crawlers box! I held my breath as she contemplated buying it...and about three seconds after she put it down, it was mine :)

When I got out of the crowd and looked in the box, it was a complete set! Even the plasti-goop is in there! (Can you tell I'm excited about this?)

Anyway...here's my treasure, to which I added a 1964 tray to yesterday. It works, and it's just so much fun!

Creepy Crawlers Set, Goodwill Outlet (<$1)

I also added some new things to the shop, including a bakelite-handled corkscrew :)

Always,

Amanda

A Snowman and a Peacoat

Yesterday, the hubby was supposed to work a 12-hour shift. Yup, on Valentine's Day. No biggie, though, since we were just going to celebrate today. But my poor hubby pulled a muscle in his back at work and was home and on muscle relaxers by noon! Poor thing!

When he called, I was at an estate sale, were I found a neat old hat for a dollar and then came home to make sure he was okay.

Old Straw Hat, Estate Sale ($1)

By dinner time, he was feeling good enough to go out, so we went to Long Horn for dinner and then to Goodwill. In addition to the chocolates and roses he got me for Valentine's Day, he said I could pick out whatever I wanted! (Sounds pretty sad, but for me, this was awesome!!!)

I found this great Old Navy peacoat, which I absolutely love :) When we got home, I took a couple pictures with 'ol Mr. Snowman and called it a night. All in all, a pretty great Valentine's!

Shirt, Goodwill; Peacoat, Goodwill; Jeans, Goodwill; Shoes, Goodwill Outlet

Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day!! And happy President's Day, too!

Always,

Amanda