Button decorated pumps

Firstly I must apologise for the absence of new posts on my blog. After moving house I have been without an adequate Internet connection to continue my regular blog posts, but now I am back :)

As I have mentioned before my friend Mac loves buttons so buttons tend to feature in some way in the gifts I give her for Birthdays or Christmas. This Christmas was no exception. I had a tight budget this year (as I am sure many people did!) so I was really pleased when I was inspired by a pinner on pintrest to create these button covered pumps.

First I got the plain pumps from Primark and then pulled out my collection of buttons and just began selecting a range of buttons I thought would work. Then I simply began sewing them on. Now I admit I struggle with being totally random so I couldn't go all out and just let the buttons take over but I did manage to stop myself trying to match all the buttons on one shoe with the other (small victory for me!). I slightly overlapped some of the buttons to give them some depth and stuck to a area on the front of the shoe to give it a high street look.

What do you think? I was very pleased and by all accounts so was my button mad friend who wore them on Christmas Day :)

Thrifty outfit No. 2 - eBay bargains

I had been after a dress I has seen while out shopping with my cousin and foolish didn't take her advice when she told me to buy it as it was in the sale and would be unavailable soon. Anyway I took to eBay in my usual fashion when I can't afford something from the shop but still want it and searched for the object of my dress shaped affections. I did come across a quite a few in my travels but all sold for more than I wanted to pay so I waited a little longer, until last weekend that is. Sitting in McDonald's with my fiance having out Sunday treat (yes McDonald's is a treat to me) I bid and won the dress I had been after for a mere £8.27 + £3.50 postage. the dress is brand new and I love it! It will be perfect for a night out or one of those dress up extra special days at work :)



Warehouse animal/leopard print shift dress RRP £65

 

I urge you all to see eBay as your friend, be patient, be clever and set yourself a limit. You wont be disappointed!

Thrifty outfit No.1 - Carboot and charity shop finds

This part of my blog will aims to illustrate some of the fab things you can find in charity shops and at jumble and carboot sales. I love to rummage through clothes and get a bargain so second hand shopping is ideal for me! However I know it isn't for everyone so I thought I would share my finds so that people can possibly be inspired to give second hand/vintage/reused/recycled items a go.


Thrifty outfit No. 1 - Work wear

Thrifty outfit No. 1 - Chiffon blouse & Tweed Style skirt
This outfit is great for work as it is my typical "uniform" of choice. The blouse came from a carboot sale and was 50p (I can tell where it is from as the label is faded) I had been looking for something similar for ages as the shops were full of pretty chiffon blouses and shirts which I couldn't justify spending the money on when I knew I had seen similar things in the charity shops so I figured it was just a case of biding my time!

 

The skirt is originally from next and was £3.50 from the PDSA charity shop in Colchester, Essex. The great thing about this skirt is it was brand new and had the belt that originally came with the skirt.

 

So an outfit, fit for work for £4.50! You can't argue with that!

 

Worn here with a white vest underneath the shirt and lovely brown suede Monsoon heels (which I purchased in the sale one year for £22.50)