Thrift Style Thursday - Show your Stripes

Told you all it was like fashion week on the blog!  Today is Thrift Style Thursday and this week's theme was chosen by Miche of Buttons and Birdcages - Show Your Stripes!  Stripes and I have a pretty good relationship, I own many, MANY striped things.  Today the challenge for me was not if I'd have something stripey to wear, but instead, what stripey thing should I wear?  I pulled out one of my newer thrifted goodies for today and decided to highlight that.

A few weeks ago when I showcased a recent thrift haul, I mentioned that this sweater was an accidental purchase, I had meant to leave it behind, but somehow still had it at checkout, so I just went with it.  In the end, I am so glad I did.  I have actually already worn this guy several times!  I added a striped cami that I adore - it's still a nursing cami and is probably one of the only ones I have left at this point, but I love the colors and it still fits, so I figure even if I don't need it for that purpose, might as well still wear it!  And then I also wore my favorite striped shoes - not thrifted, but they're just so darn fun I had to include them!

Dress - Cliche Mpls (from friend), Peach cami - Motherhood

Sweater - Mossimo (thrifted), Necklace - Camy Couture 

Shoes - DSW

I was going to include Ollie in my post today too, I also dressed him in stripes today, but he's such a flash these days that getting a picture proved a challenge this morning.  So you'll all just have to take my word for it that he's playing along too!

I really do enjoy stripes.  I still think my favorite pattern is plaid, but stripes are a close second for sure.  And I still have a soft spot for polka dots.  There was a song when I was a kid by a kids group called Parachute that was titled "Polka Dots, Checks and Stripes" - about a girl who wore all three at once.  I don't think I would do that, but I do love my patterns, that's for sure!
Make sure to check out the other Thrift Style Thursday gals and how they're showing off their stripes!

Thrift Style Thursday - Bloom Where You Are Planted

Welcome to another installment of Thrift Style Thursday!  This week's theme was chosen by Brittany of The B Life, it's all about florals.  Florals and I have a bit of a love/hate relationship.  I'm pretty girly in that I do like feminine things, but sometimes with floral I feel the patterns can be too bold for me at times - but I like a nice subtle floral pattern and I really love mixing it with another pattern, such as stripes.

Today I went with a floral blouse I thrifted last year.  It might be it's last wear though, it's rather large on me at this point (first world problems I know).  It's too bad, I actually really like the pattern, not only does it have floral, it has tiny polka dots on it too.  And I love the colors!

Today I am also proud to say that every item I'm wearing is either thrifted or gifted.  For as many thrifted items as I own, that doesn't always happen, so it's kind of exciting when it does!

Floral blouse - Maurices (thrifted), Sweater - Merona (thrifted)
Skirt - Unknown (thrifted), Necklace - via giveaway

Shoes - Xhiliaration (from friend)

We had some rain last week that has helped the grass start to green up a bit and their are buds on the trees - I'm sure actual flowers won't be too much longer!  I can't wait for it to be as colorful outside as is reflected in my outfit today!
Make sure to check out the other Thrift Style Thursday gals at their blogs below for other floral fun!

Thrift Style Thursday - Color Pop

I was all over this week's theme for Thrift Style Thursday, brought to us by Kristi from Delightfully Kristi - Color Pop!  What a wonderful and awesome way to brighten up these long final winter days! And let me tell you, winter sure has been showing it's ugly head round here these last few days! Another reason I was excited about this week's theme is that I've been working on putting more color into my wardrobe over the last couple of years and I finally feel like I'm getting there.  I used to wear so many neutrals, especially in winter, and I've really worked to change that.  Today I have two outfits to share.

This first look highlights some more colored pants I was lucky to find.  Both the pink top and pants I found at the very awesome local consignment shop b. (a resale shop).  If you're local to Minneapolis and you haven't been to this store, you need to go.  Anyway, I bought these things at the same time and didn't even intend to wear them together, but they ended up looking nice together, so I decided to make them into an outfit!

Shirt and pants - b (a resale shop), White sweater - Stitch Fix

Boots - Target, Necklace - Stella and Dot 

This next look also features some colored pants of mine that are not thrifted, but I paired them with some items that are thrifted.  I had shoved these mint pants into a storage bin for the winter but then thought about it and decided, why not wear them in winter?  They'll give a nice fresh feeling!  And I couldn't believe how nice they paired with this sweater I got at a swap a while back.  It makes the sparkle in the sweater pop I think!  Added my favorite thrifted jean jacket for extra warmth and I was good to go!

Sweater - Love21 (from swap), Jacket - White House, Black Market (thrifted)

Pants - JCPenney, Boots - Target, Necklace - Stella and Dot 

These bright colors may have me longing for spring, but they're definitely brightening up winter for sure!  What are your favorite ways to add color to an outfit?  And make sure to check out my fellow Thrift Style Thursday friends at their blogs below for more colorful looks!