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Thrifty Thursday Fall Fashion!

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Fall is more than football games, pumpkin spice lattes and leaves changing. Although I love all three of those things, just like most, my favorite thing about fall is the fashion. I love vests, knee high boots and feeling a little chilly.

On Sunday, I went to Value Discount Outlet in Akron, Ohio and they were having the best deals! Just like Goodwill, Value Discount Outlet has various color tags attached to the clothing, which lets the store’s staff know when the clothing came into the store. …This also allows for fun things like having certain color tags be a certain price that day!

For example, this Sunday was any green-tagged item was only $1, yellow-tagged items were 50% off and I also received 20% off because I had my student ID! It was a really good thrifting day.

Lets see what I bought!

Right as I walked into Value Discount Outlet (VDO), this yellow vest popped out at me from the 1000s of racks of clothing! My absolute favorite color is yellow.

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The vest had a small patch that was sewn on it, but I knew it wouldn’t be an issue to remove it with a seam ripper! This vest is honestly perfect for Kent State football games. I paired the vest with one of my favorite Kent State shirts!

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I then found this gorgeous pink shirt! This shirt can totally be work with jeans, as pictured or I can definitely wear this to my sorority’s chapter meetings, where we have to dress up. I love to thrift things that can work in my wardrobe for many occasions.

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I was a little worried that this shirt was a little too much of a summer color, but then I just said “ehh, I’ll make up my own rules!” and bought it anyways. 🙂 This shirt only cost me $8, and it was brand new with tags on it! It was originally around $35!

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This next outfit features two purchases! I bought both of these times for only $1!

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I can definitely see this sweater becoming a staple in my wardrobe! I cannot wait to wear it with my black vest and pearls, which will make for a super fall outfit!

I love fall so much! I cannot wait for later October when it comes time for Halloween outfit shopping. Keep your eyes out for upcoming Halloween thrifting adventures! Happy fall!

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P.S.: My amazing friend, Mara did an awesome job taking these photos for me this week! Thanks you so much!

Event in Kent, Ohio!

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Hi everyone! There is a really fun event coming up this Friday from 6-8! I am hosting this event along with a few friends!

The event is called “Thrift Night Out”! Remember that really adorable Goodwill boutique that I wrote about last week? Well, that’s where the event is!

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An Easy 4 Step DIY For Your Dorm

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I live in an apartment-style dorm.  I decorated a little in the beginning of the school year, but last night (at 2 a.m. of course) I realized I had a lot of things with my monogram on it, but, nothing with any sayings on it! I came across a quote on Twitter that I absolutely fell in love with- so it had to be painted and put on my walls! 🙂

First Step:
I used this owl-shaped piece of wood that I bought at Michael’s craft store over the summer that I hadn’t done anything with. Then, I painted it with two coats of white paint.
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Second Step: 
I decided to use the quote: “She needed a hero so that’s what she became” because a little girl power is ALWAYS needed!  I used my favorite gold paint that I also bought at Michaels’s craft store. Make sure that when you’re using a gold paint, to buy the metallic gold paint! It will shimmer, and look GORG (just like all of you!).
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Make sure to go over the words at least twice, so the paint isn’t transparent!

Third Step: 
At first, I was thinking I liked the board with just the words, and no bedazzles, but I wouldn’t be Danie without any extras on my crafts! So, I decided to look in my crafting bin for something cute I had to put on it, and I found two pretty fake flowers!

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I just magically had two flowers left- so, it was meant to be for this craft! I just hot glued them on, and they stayed perfectly.

Fourth Step: 
Now it’s time to hang up your masterpiece! I used a command hook and hung it up in my living room!

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I hung it up underneath of one of the many monograms that are in my apartment!

These small things make your dorm room have personality! I would love to see some of your DIYs that are in your dorms! 

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April 19, 2015, A New Day in History

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No, there isn’t an election, a wedding or my birthday. It is the day that Lilly Pulitzer is coming to Target! 

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You read that correctly, LILLY. PULITZER. IS. COMING. TO. TARGET. I am so excited! They are going to have a 250-piece collection featured in their 15 different patterns!

What I am wondering is, what are their prices going to be like?

Target, is known for being somewhat affordable, and Lilly Pulitzer, although I love it, is not. Will they have affordable prices, or is it still going to be $80 for the bag that I have been wanting for forever?!

But, look how cute the collection is going to be:

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Ugh, look at how adorable those place settings are… they are a must for me! I mean, even the Target symbol next to Lilly’s is adorable!

Let me know your thoughts on LP coming to Target,

xodanie2

My Apartment!

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Hi guys! So, in my Thrifty Thursday I pinky swore that this post would be up this weekend… and today is Monday, but hey it was a long weekend! 🙂 

I decided to show you all my apartment-style-dorm in a video. I am sorry this is my first video I have EVER edited so it is a little shaky, but I am taking a Course on this type of thing this semester, so if you like this style of post please comment below and let me know! It was super fun making it! I hope you all like it! I am still not completely finished decorating! If you have any ideas for me let me know! For those of you who follow my Thrifty Thursdays, you will notice some of the items that I have bought in the past placed all around my apartment! 

 

I hope you all had a nice weekend! 

XO,

Danie 

 

Thrifty Thursday Time!

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It is that time of the week again! I just got home from an amazing thrifting trip that I took with one of my best friends, Shawna! I bought seven items for $20! I am so proud of myself! I am still getting everything situated in my apartment and I needed a few more things so I decided that I would wait until today so I could thrift those items! 

I finally have a kitchen, and I am so happy about that because I do love to cook. But, how was I supposed to cook without any pots or pans? So, today I went to Goodwill and they had a few pots and pans but I found the two in the picture above for $6! At full price at even Target or Walmart, I would at least have to spend around $20 for the two of them. I am excited about the steal that I got! Next is the adorable Bohemian-esc purse. I love this bag! it was funny I was already in the process of purchasing everything and the Goodwill that I went to today had their purse section next to check out, so of course I had to browse while the cashier was waiting for me to pay! Haha! 

I am from Maryland for those of my readers who do not know and I was going through the T-shirt section and LOOK WHAT I FOUND… a University of Maryland Terrapins Tee! Guess how much it cost me! $1! YUP. At Goodwill they have certain days that are marked certain colors tags and you will get a certain percentage off of that colored tag! Today it happened to be a blue tag day, making my T-shirt 50% off! The next picture is this adorable polka-dotted shirt! I know the print of the shirt is hard to see, I’m sorry :(. But, the shirt is black with beige polka-dots, and it is SO comfortable!

My apartment (which is actually an apartment style dorm room) came fully furnished, which is AMAZING, but the furniture is not favorite. So, I decided that I am going to put a cute table cloth on my table where I eat. As I was browsing I found this section of fabric and table cloths! I actually did not know that Goodwill sold that! The table cloth that I bought for also only $1 is actually just a large piece of fabric that I am sure someone had laying around their house, but it doesn’t matter to me, it matches and I love that it is patterned! 

Finally, I know you are asking me in your head, Danie, why did you buy a bag of pom-poms? I can explain that to you! This weekend I am making DIY coasters! They are going to be adorable and I will share them all with you! 

I am so sorry I have not posted in a week, this week I started my classes (17 credits worth) and have been so busy! BUT, I know this is no excuse so this week I PINKY PROMISE that I am going to be putting up my apartment tour and my DIY coasters up! 

Thank you all for reading this weeks’ Thrifty Thursday 🙂 

XO,

Danie

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PS: Here is Shawna and I thrifting our little hearts away!