Thrifting has been a habit of ours for a long time. Basically as soon as Elsie got her drivers license we would go thrifting a couple times a week. We learned to see past a little dust or a missing button—that could all be easily fixed. It's amazing the kinds of deals you can find at a thrift store! We don't get to go quite as often anymore but we still own lots of clothes, home goods and items we use for projects you see here on the blog from thrift stores. We are probably going to be life long thrifters.
Emma's Wearing: dress c/o ModCloth, tights/Target, shoes/MinnetonkaElsie's Wearing: jacket/Target, jeans/Jessica Simpson, scarf/A Beautiful Mess for ModCloth, boots/FRYE
We love thifting! Have you found any treasures recently? xo. Emma + Elsie
I was the same way when I got my license. I would grab my buds (I'm an only child so I never had a born and bred friend) and we would hit the markets on Summer in Memphis! Love those days. I don't get to do it as much but went recently with my kids. We picked up some great treasures and saw a couple things we had donated which was kind of neat.
Posted by: Leigh Ann | January 11, 2013 at 08:06 AM
My mom always took me to second hand stores growing up and I remember dreading it because all the ''cool'' kids had clothes from the big department stores! But now I thank her because I have a love for vintage and thrift shop finds. It is funny the things you repel in your adolescence that end up being a huge part of who you are!
Posted by: Melanie | January 11, 2013 at 08:14 AM
Hey Elsie and Emma, you have a very lovely blog and I am always happy when reading your posts :) It makes me so much fun and inspires me a lot. Thanks :)
You look both very pretty! I love thrifting as well and have so many pieces from thrift stores in my closet. They are so unique and have their own story. That's what I love so much.
Bye, Melmo
Posted by: Melmo | January 11, 2013 at 08:14 AM
I LOVE thrifting as well! I find little treasures all the time. Our Goodwill thrift stores carry items that Target can't sell as well. So it's awesome!
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Posted by: jenny stokes | January 11, 2013 at 08:19 AM
we called it "thrift hopping" when we would go around to stores all over our city in one day. Still love them! half my house is furnished with thrifted items.
Posted by: Kathleen | January 11, 2013 at 08:20 AM
Those moccasins are the real deal! Where did you get them?
CELIAROSE :{)
Posted by: CELIAROSE | January 11, 2013 at 08:20 AM
I'm recently a big fan of thrifting and I love it! In fact, you guys have been my main inspiration for it. I've been getting lots of compliments from clothes I've found in Thrift stores and I'm always proud to tell them how much I actually paid for it. And lets be real here... it has also been wonderful for my budget.
Posted by: Jessica Hebert | January 11, 2013 at 08:27 AM
I LOVE Elsie's boots!!
♥, Katharina from → c'est l'instant
Posted by: Katharina | January 11, 2013 at 08:28 AM
I just bought 3 pairs of never worn bass shoes at my favorite thrift store when I was home visiting my mother. I looked online afterwards and it turns out I saved $240!
Posted by: april joy | January 11, 2013 at 08:31 AM
That's how I pretty much got my entire wardrobe. Me and my boyfriend would go. At first he was bored now he has a very impressive book collection (he had to adapt!). I still make it a point to go thrifting at least once a week. (p.s. you ladies are adorable!)
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Posted by: Sarah | January 11, 2013 at 08:32 AM
I have and always will love thrifting! I wish everyone understood the beauty behind it!
-Amy
http://theblankpagesblog.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Amy | January 11, 2013 at 08:34 AM
I LOVE Thrift Haven! That place is the bomb!
Posted by: Danielle | January 11, 2013 at 08:35 AM
I love Emma's Jacket <3
Posted by: Jami | January 11, 2013 at 08:38 AM
I love your boots Elsie. they're fantastic!
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Posted by: Margherita | January 11, 2013 at 08:39 AM
I am a total addict. I have been thrifting for most of my life. It started off as a necessity (the only way to find sth cool and affordable in the post-Soviet country was to go to church sales etc), but over the years it has become an addiction. I just can pass a good deal and a thing with an old soul. Now I live in Madrid, Spain and here thrifting is not popular at all, so I miss it a bit (well, there are some second hand/vintage stores, but not many). However I did find a West German peplum dress not long ago and I adore it. :)
Ps. Have these photos been taken with the new camera (Canon EOS 5D mark III if I remember correct)?
Posted by: Kaisa | January 11, 2013 at 08:42 AM
oh my god, thrifting is my favoriiiite!!
Valentina
http://valentinaduracinsky.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Valentina | January 11, 2013 at 08:43 AM
Yes...just did a Goodwill Haul yesterday! I love it, and now that we have two little ones growing out of things left and right, it is an amazing way to fill in the blanks every season!
Posted by: Ariel W. | January 11, 2013 at 08:44 AM
Love Emma´s dress. I love thrifting too, but I live at a place where there are hardly any thrift or second hand stores.
Posted by: Malina | January 11, 2013 at 08:46 AM
In Europe thrifting is not that easy but I love to get to fleemarkets with my sister!
It's like a big family experiencce... we take our old VW Bus ans stuff it with as many chairs (I have a thing for chairs... dont ask why.... ) and stuff we can find!My last great find was a big Oriental carpet that is now covering my apartment
Posted by: franziska | January 11, 2013 at 08:46 AM
I love thrift shopping! I think my best finds lately have been silk blouses. I have one in navy blue with an adorable necktie-like pattern. I love it!
Jeanne
http://makingmade.com
Posted by: Making Made | January 11, 2013 at 08:52 AM