Dining room chair redo!

While looking for a new dining room set I stumbled upon a near mint MCM dining set for $100. I had to convince my Mom and Stepdad to drive me to Middle of Nowhere, North Dakota with their truck. Turns out that was a six hour roundtrip. The last half of the trip was pretty tense because I was terrified the chairs were going to fly out of the pickup bed. We didn't bring near enough tie down materials. Lesson learned=ALWAYS bring extra tie downs. I knew I didn't want to touch the bones of the piece but I definitely wanted to update the chairs in some way. The upholstery was not original so I didn't feel guilty changing it up. I had never tackled upholstery before, but my husband decided he was up for the challenge! It turns out upholstering chair seats is incredibly easy, ANYONE can do it! All you will need is a screwdriver to remove the seats a few yards of fabric, a good pair of scissors and a staple gun. We began by removing the seats, set them down on the fabric and then started cutting. We followed up by pulling the fabric taut and started stapling. Our results were surprisingly successful considering how non technical our technique was! It really is THAT easy.

Thrift find Thursday!

It's been many months since I made a blog post. I have a lot of time on my hands now that I am no longer working outside of the home and the weather is a bit harsh for my hobby of choice, photography. I decided it's about time I get my blog up and running again, and there is no better way than to dive in head first. Luckily the break has given me a while to accumulate a big stockpile of items for Thrift find Thursday. :)

Today's item isn't anything of real value, there was just something about this piece that made me need it. Well, that and it only set me back fifty cents. I think what I like about this piece is that it is charming. It's something someone painted by hand and it has an undeniable pin up vibe, plus I had the perfect place for it on the bookshelf in my office. :)

Jean Paul Gaultier at Target!

I can't say I love every piece in the collection, but there are a few items worth checking out! I will definitely be taking a peek in person next week!

Go see it for yourself!

Really, Mattel????

While roaming the toy section in Wal-Mart I spotted these Barbies. I was so excited and I loved everything about them until I saw the little quotations above their heads. I don't know I was so disappointed and offended by these quotes. The quotation over the teacher's head is 'I chalk it up to my Ph.D. in fashion' and the Nurse's quote is 'Get new shoes and call me in the morning!'. I was so mad, really irritated that Mattel thought those quotes were even remotely funny??? Perhaps, I am being overly sensitive, but I thought we had come far enough in society to know that women are JUST as smart as men and in my opinion those quotes are absolutely patronizing. I don't know why they couldn't have just done these reproduction Barbies and left me with the impression that they were smart, successful women with college educations? Is it really that much to ask Mattel? Readers, do you think I am being oversensitive????

Lock it Necklace at Modcloth

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I love this locket. It is so inexpensive too! Go see for yourself!

Forever 21 Twist! Limited edition vintage inspired pieces.

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Forever 21 has a limited edition line of vintage inspired pieces! I swear I want to buy one of everything!!! Go check it out!!!

Oh Deer! shoes 70% off at 6pm.com

I am a sucker for a cute pair of shoes. I have coveted Oh Deer! shoes for a few years now. Quite honestly, I am cheap. I refuse to part with more than $30 for a pair of shoes. Luckily for me, being cheap means I can get great deals on adorable shoes because I wait until they are on clearance. I love these shoes (and the Marilyn, Garbo, and Katherine style). Truthfully, if I had an extra couple hundred dollars just laying around I would probably order all of them.




(Photo from 6pm.com)

Dorothy by Oh Deer! Now: $18.74, go see for yourself by clicking!

Oh Deer! shoes feel half a size SMALLER than the size they are, so order your pair half a size BIGGER than you would normally wear. :)